Expert No. 11073 – Medical Expert – CA(N)
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Expertise Description: M.D., M.P.H. - Consulting expert specialized in neurotoxicology and environmental and occupational medicine with more than 20 years experience in the field. Expertise includes neurological illness and injuries from the workplace and chemical exposure. Experienced with clinical evaluations and treatment, including electromyography, and disability and independent medical evaluations. Board Certified Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Board Certified Diplomate, American Board of Preventative Medicine (Occupational and Environmental Medicine). California Qualified Medical Examiner. Licensed in Medicine in California, Massachussetts, and New York. Has authored and coauthored numerous publications in his field. Experienced lecturer and presenter in his field. More than 13 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
BloodHazardous MaterialsOccupational Medicine
Chemical ExposuresMedicalOccupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
ChemicalsMedical ToxicologyOccupational and Environmental Health
DiseaseNeurologyOccupational and Environmental Medicine
ElectrodiagnosticNeuromaPathology
ElectromyographerNeuromascular DisordersPoison Control
ElectromyographyNeuromuscularPreventative Medicine
EnvironmentalNeurophysiologyPublic Health
Environmental ChemicalsNeuropsychologyToxic Exposure
Environmental MedicineNeurotoxicologyToxicology
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:

Department of Labor, OSHA, Washington, DC
  • Participated in three projects
  1. The impact of the OSHA's Blood Borne Pathogens Standard on the incidence of Hepatitis B virus in health care workers
  2. Mercury toxicity in a Nevada gold mine
  3. The use of neurophysiological endpoints as a means to consider lowering the permissible exposure limit for carbon disulfide, mercury, manganese, toluene and other neurotoxins
NEOMA. Offices in SF, Richmond, Petaluma, Sacramento and Eureka
  • Consulting to industry and legal organizations, academic writing and research
Concentra Occupational Health.  San Francisco, CA
  • Independent Consultant Neurologist and Electromyographer
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Center for Disease Control, Cincinnati, OH
  • Consultant to government agency on human health hazard evaluations
World Joint Distribution Committee
  • Studied and proposed program to improve a health care system for a dwindling population of Jews; urban and rural areas of third world country

Licenses & Certifications:
American Board of Preventative Medicine - Board Certified Diplomate
American Board of Psychiatry - Board Certified Diplomate
California Qualified Medical Examiner
California Medical License
Massachusetts Medical License
Education:
DegreeSubjectInstitution
Doctor of MedicineMedicineHahnemann Medical College
MastersPublic HealthBoston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Bachelor of ArtsColombia College in the City of New York
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
  • Clinical Fellowship in Environmental and Occupational Neurology
  • Clinical Fellowship in Environmental Medicine
  • Fellowship at the H. Houston Merritt Muscle Research Center
  • Assistant Professor. Department Medicine. University of California at San Francisco
  • Visiting Scientist, International Poison Control Service (IPCS).  World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Adjunct Clinical Instructor, Department of Neurology. Boston University, School of Medicine
  • Lecturer, Department of Environmental Health. Boston University, School of Medicine
  • Lecturer, Department of Environmental Health. Colombia University, School of Public Health, Boston
  • Clinical Fellowship in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.  The Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Emergency Room Technician. Veteran's Administration Medical Center
  • Physician-Researcher. Neurentox, International, Inc. Washington DC
  • General Medical Officer. US Public Health Service, Anchorage Area Indian Health Service
  • Laboratory Researcher. Colombia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Residency Training in Environmental and Occupational Medicine
  • Internship; Office of Occupational Medicine
  • Corporate medicine internship
  • Clinical Executive: Department of Environmental Medical Services
  • Electromyography training





Awards & Honors:
Dean's Honor List
Other Career Highlights:
"Heavy Metals and Industrial Dementia"
The Occupational Medicine Physician's Guide to Neuropathy in the Workplace
Screening Welders for Parkinsonism. Abstract and Oral Presentation

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