Expertise Description
I have more than 30 years experience in Pharmaceutical Economics. My areas of expertise include health economics, pharmaceutical economics, government health care programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act), health care market organization, drug legalization policy, cost effectiveness & cost/benefit analysis, comparative effectiveness and outcomes research, hospital costs, treatment selection bias, microeconometrics, health care demand estimation, vaccine policy, HIV/AIDS medical costs and epidemiology, health insurance reform and consulting, evidence-based disease management, and economic assessment of medical technology.Areas of Expertise
Consulting Experience
My consulting services include matters related to Pharmaceuticals, Economics, and Health Care.
Professional Experiences
My professional experience working as a Senior Policy Analyst and Health Economics Consultant at health centers. I have also worked as a Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor, and Full Professor in the School of Pharmacy at a university.
Relevant Experiences
I am a Professor of Health Policy and Economics.
I have conducted numerous health care marketing, industry, and economics research projects and contributed several scientific articles and presentations on these topics. I have provided legal expert testimony dozens of cases involving health care providers and alleged damages.
I served as Health Economics Expert Consultant to the State Attorneys General Working Group on Pharmaceutical Benefits Management (PBM) Market Competition Issues. I am a founding member of the Board of Directors for two professional organizations that promote excellence in health economics research.
I have substantial experience in legal expert consulting, deposition and trial testimony on many issues relating to health care reimbursement and damages. I have testified at trial in over 20 cases, written over 100 legal expert reports and testified in over 70 depositions under oath.
I have conducted several research projects on hospital markets, costs and economic performance. I have numerous scientific publications on hospital economic issues, including a study of hospital costs for the a national insurer. This report was published in two peer-reviewed scientific publications and discussed in several national media outlets.
I have provided legal expert testimony dozens of cases involving hospitals, medical devices, pharmaceuticals and the health care industry. I have substantial experience in legal expert consulting, deposition and trial testimony on many issues relating to damages calculations, profitability and breach of contract issues in medical markets.
Education
| Degree | Subject | Institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.A. | Amherst College | |||
| M.A. | Economics | Yale University | ||
| M.Phil. | Economics | Yale University | ||
| Ph.D. | Economics | Yale University |
Licenses Certifications
Awards & Affiliation
| Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy |
| American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy |
| American Economics Association American |
| International Health Economics Association |
| International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research |
Primary Affiliation
International Health Economics Association
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