Expert No. 318986 – FL / IL / MI / NY
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Expertise Description: M.D., J.D., M.P.H., M.S., C.I.H. - Physician, attorney, industrial hygienist, and biomedical engineer licensed to practice medicine in New York, Michigan, and Illinois. Board certified in the medical specialties of internal medicine, occupational medicine, and public health and general preventive medicine. Additional expertise in epidemiology, toxicology, and biomedical engineering. Certified as an Industrial Hygienist (C.I.H.). Assistant clinical professor of internal medicine, family medicine, and public health at one of the largest universities in Michigan. Has served as Medical Director of the City of Detroit and of the Detroit Health Department. Expertise includes vehicular crashes and whether the resulting forces were sufficient to cause particular injury. Qualified to opine to the likely exposure levels due to air toxins including molds and industrial chemicals. More than 15 years expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Mold.
- Water intrusions.
- Automobile, car, and truck accidents.
- Slip and falls.
- Meticillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections.
- Building related disease.
- Carbon monoxide.
- Asbestos.
- Lead exposure.
- Food poisoning.
- Radiation exposures.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Forensic expert services.
Licenses & Certifications:
| Medical License in Michigan, Illinois, and New York |
| State Bar in Michigan and Illinois |
| Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Occupation and Environmental Medicine, and others |
| Residential Builder, Michigan |
| Certified Industrial Hygienist |
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences | Wayne State University | |
| MS | Threat Response Management | University of Chicago | |
| MS | Biomedical Engineering | Wayne State University | |
| JD | Law | Wayne State University | |
| MD | Medicine | Wayne State University |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Faculty at Wayne State University
- Faculty at two Chicago-based law schools.
- State Bar of Michigan
- Royal Society of Medicine (U.K.)
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society
- Chicago Bar Association
Awards & Honors:
| 1st Place Presentation, Providence Hospital Clinic Day |
| Oakland Health Program Award |
Other Career Highlights:
| Former medical director of a major city's health department. |
| Former chief medical director of a not-for-profit nursing care organization. |
| Published 3 books and 7 journal articles, and has given countless lectures and presentations. |
