EXPERT WITNESS SPECIALTY INDEX

Drug Expert Witnesses

Our drug expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including pharmacology, toxicology, clinical trials, and drug development. Some of the most common drug expert witness specialties also include drug abuse, drug testing, and drug interactions. They have opined on the effects of drug use, drug side effects, drug overdose, drug addiction, drug manufacturing, and drug labeling.

Common procedures performed by drug experts:

  • Drug testing and analysis
  • Toxicology screening
  • Pharmacokinetic analysis

Example cases an attorney might need a drug expert witness:

  • A wrongful death case involving a drug overdose
  • A product liability case involving a dangerous drug side effect
  • A criminal case involving drug trafficking
  • A medical malpractice case involving improper drug administration
  • A pharmaceutical patent dispute case

Expert Institute can help an attorney find the perfect drug expert witness for their case by leveraging its extensive network of industry professionals and utilizing cutting-edge technology to match the attorney’s specific case needs with the right expert.

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Psychopharmacology and Anxiety Expert Witness | MassachusettsView profile

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Psychopharmacology and Anxiety Expert Witness | Massachusetts

This highly qualified and board certified psychiatrist has been practice for 33+ years. He earned his BS at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and MD at Emory University. He completed residency training in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. This expert is a member of several professional organizations including the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of...

DEA Investigation Expert Witness | PennsylvaniaView profile

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DEA Investigation Expert Witness | Pennsylvania

This expert has served the Drug Enforcement Administration for 21 years before entering the private sector. He gained a BA in law enforcement administration from Youngstown State University and was a state trooper for the Maryland State Police for 7 years before joining the DEA. At the DEA, he investigated international and domestic crime organizations, seizing millions of dollars in drug-related...

Drug Development & Gene and Cell Therapy Expert Witness | MassachusettsView profile

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Drug Development & Gene and Cell Therapy Expert Witness | Massachusetts

This highly-qualified expert has 14 years of experience in the field of biopharmaceutical development, having earned her BS in biology from the University of North Carolina and her PhD in genetics from the University of California at San Francisco. Her work focuses on drug development with a particular focus on gene and cell therapies, including those with the following elements: AAV, Adenovirus,...

Food and Drug Expert Witness | New YorkView profile

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Food and Drug Expert Witness | New York

This qualified expert has been involved in the field of medical technologies for over forty years and is experienced with matters concerning FDA compliance on which he has authored several articles and papers and given talks on FDA compliance worldwide. He is also the vice president of a private medical technologies firm, making him intimately qualified to comment on the case at hand.

Security and Risk Management Expert Witness | TexasView profile

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Security and Risk Management Expert Witness | Texas

This highly-qualified expert has 45 years of experience in the field of security and risk management. His areas of expertise include premises liability, nightclub security, security guards, apartment properties, retail loss prevention, negligent hiring/retention and cargo losses due to inadequate security. He earned his BA in sociology with an emphasis in criminology from Louisiana State...

Drug Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology Expert Witness | AlabamaView profile

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Drug Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology Expert Witness | Alabama

This expert isProfessor and Head of the Department of Health Outcomes Research and Policy at a major university school of pharmacy. He holds a bachelors degree in pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in Social, Administrative, and Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining Auburn University he was Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and...

Police Procedures Expert Witness | CaliforniaView profile

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Police Procedures Expert Witness | California

This expert has over 30-years of experience in law enforcement, primarily with the Drug Enforcement Administration. He has written three criminal justice textbooks. He currently serves as a Criminal Justice consultant and expert witness with extensive experience in litigation support.

Law Enforcement Expert Witness | MassachusettsView profile

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Law Enforcement Expert Witness | Massachusetts

This expert has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement with 20 of those years in the Drug Enforcement Administration. At the DEA, he worked in various positions including Resident Agent in Charge and Inspector. He currently owns a consulting & investigative services firm and works as a Private Investigator specializing in Consulting and Private and Executive Securities.

Pharmacology & FDA Drug Safety Expert Witness | ArizonaView profile

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Pharmacology & FDA Drug Safety Expert Witness | Arizona

This expert is a pharmacist and a pharmacologist and a former professor at Yale University and Georgetown University. He is also a former FDA Medical Officer/Senior Medical Analyst, who is an expert in the areas of drug Safety, drug development, regulatory affairs and FDA policy. He as also served as an advisor on the 2016 Ted Cruz presidential campaign, and has also been invited to testify in...

Drug Safety Expert Witness |View profile

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Drug Safety Expert Witness |

This expert's research career has been focused in the area of drug safety. As a clinical epidemiologist and pharmacologist, he uses large administrative databases in Canada and the United States as the main data source for his research. In the last ten years he has made significant contributions to this area quantifying rare drug adverse events with popular prescription drugs. His research has...

Animal Drug Testing Expert Witness | West VirginiaView profile

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Animal Drug Testing Expert Witness | West Virginia

This highly qualified expert has years of experience in using animal models to study diabetes. He received his PhD degree from Ohio State University and completed his fellowship training in physiology and biophysics at the University of Illinois. He has published 98+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewer for 26+ renowned medical journals. He has been listed in "Who's Who in...

Sedative and Hypnotic Drugs Expert Witness | TexasView profile

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Sedative and Hypnotic Drugs Expert Witness | Texas

This highly qualified psychiatric pharmacology expert received a BS in Bacteriology from the Univeristy of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and earned his doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) at the University of Southern California (USC). He had a National Institute of Mental Health (NMH) training fellowship in Psychiatric Pharmacy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, and was recruited...

Pharmacology & Drug Development Expert Witness | ArizonaView profile

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Pharmacology & Drug Development Expert Witness | Arizona

This highly qualified expert earned his BS from George Fox University and PhD from University of California- Los Angeles. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at The Scripps Research Institute. He is actively involved in research and education; to date he has 60+ original peer reviewed articles/ abstracts. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at a major university affiliated...

Mark L Westerman, MBAView profile

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Mr. Mark L Westerman, MBA

Mr. Mark Westerman has over 20 years of experience in Project Management and Compliance for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, and Insurance industries. He earned his AA in Business Transfer Studies from Polk State College, BA in Business Administration and Management from the University of Central Florida, and MBA from Indiana State University. Today, this expert is Scrum Master Certified as...

Stephen test Amato, MBA, PhDView profile

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Dr. Stephen test Amato, MBA, PhD

Dr. Stephen Amato has over 24 years of experience in Healthcare: Pharmaceuticals and Law & Legal: FDA & Drug Safety. He earned his BA in Biochemical Sciences from Harvard University, his Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Boston College, and his MBA in Marketing from Boston College. Today, this expert has Regulatory Affairs Certification by the Regulatory Affairs Professional Society...

Nancy Jo Linck, JD, PhDView profile

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Dr. Nancy Jo Linck, JD, PhD

Dr. Nancy J Linck has 51 years of experience in the fields of Trademark and Intellectual Property and Property Management. She earned her BS in Chemistry from the University of California Berkeley, and her MS and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of California San Diego. She also earned her JD in Law from Western New England University and her MS in Biotechnology from Johns Hopkins...

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