Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Expert Witnesses in New York

This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in Infectious Diseases. He earned his MD at Columbia University. He went on to complete an Internship and a Residency in Internal Medicine at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. He then completed a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at SUNY Health Sciences Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is active in his community at a Fellow in several medical societies, including the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and a member of several medical associations such as the American Society for Microbiology. This expert has given over 300 lectures, authored over 100 publications, written 6 books, and written 10 book chapters on topics relating to his field. He has held the position of Chief of Infectious Diseases at Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens and Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, and has also served as the President and CEO of St. Joseph Hospital. He has also held positions as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and SUNY Health Science Center at Stony Brook. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and a Hospital Epidemiologist at a Major Hospital in New York, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at a Medical School in New York.

This extremely qualified healthcare administrator has received his medical training at among the top ten medical institutions in the country, and has been appointed to numerous high ranking positions in healthcare administration including Medical Director of one of the largest hospitals in the country.

This expert has over 15 years of experience in occupational health and safety. His expertise includes construction safety, accident investigation, OSHA and ANSI standards, fall protection, ladders, scaffolds, aerial and scissor lifts and excavation. For the past seventeen years, he has taught for the Region II OSHA Education Centers & currently serves as course chairperson for eleven different courses. During his career, he has worked as an auditor, project manager and trainer, addressing health and safety issues, developing written safety and health programs and site-specific procedures, as well as the developing & delivering industry-specific training.

This double board certified expert has been practicing for over 20 years. He completed his Infectious Disease fellowship at Cornell University as well as a research fellowship at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Awarded the honor of Fellow of both the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American College of Physicians, he holds membership in a multitude of other prestigious medical organizations and serves as a reviewer for over 40 medical journals. He is also extensively published with over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts. Currently, this expert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases at a major medical university, where he is also the Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases. His specific infectious disease experience includes tuberculosis, hepatitis, lyme disease, fungal infections, diseases of travel, infections in transplant recipients, bone and joint infections, and infections associated with targeted immunotherapy.

In the field of Epidemiology, this expert is exceptionally innovative and decorated for her contribution to cancer research. She began her career at SUNY Buffalo, graduating summa cum laude with a BS in Psychology. She continued on at SUNY to complete her Master and PhD in Epidemiology with her thesis and dissertation respectively focusing on gynecological cancer. She has maintained an unparalleled track-record of peer-reviewed publications, over 200 to date. She has coauthored four book chapters and has a vigorous research portfolio supported by millions of dollars in grant funding for cancer research. She is currently a Distinguished Professor, Professor of Tumor Immunology, professor in the department of Social and Preventive Medicine and Professor of Oncology at a national cancer research institute. She is currently the Chair for a committee in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Exposure and Human Health committee with the EPA.