Washington medical legal expert witnesses translate clinical records and standards of care into clear, defensible opinions for disputes. Many are physicians, nurses, and administrators from UW Medicine and major Puget Sound health systems, with subspecialties in emergency medicine, orthopedics, and hospital operations. They commonly evaluate causation, documentation, informed consent, and treatment appropriateness.
Toxicology and Risk Assessment Expert Witness
Toxicology and Risk Assessment Expert Witness
- Review Fee
- $600/hr
- Deposition Fee
- $700/hr
This highly qualified expert is a nationally renown authority in toxicology. He received his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Kansas Medical Center. He has served as Toxicology Program Director in the Department of Environmental Health at the University of Washington, then as Associate Chairman of the Department, as Associate Dean for Research in the School of Public Health, and Associate Vice Provost for Research. He is currently Dean and Vice Provost of the Graduate School at the University of Washington. This expert continues his academic appointment as Professor Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, and Public Health Genetics. He has served as the founding director of the Center for Ecogenetics & Environmental Health, an NIEHS Core Center of Excellence. Nationally, he has served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer of the American Board of Toxicology, and as President of the Society of Toxicology. He has also served on the Board of Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Sciences /National Resource Council, as a member of the Board of Directors and Vice-President of the Toxicology Education Foundation, and on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. He is an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Academy of Toxicological Sciences. This expert was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He has published over 150 scientific articles and book chapters in the field of toxicology and risk assessment. He is the sole author of a widely used Law Review article titled on scientific judgment and toxic torts.
Dean and Vice Provost, A Major University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Kansas Medical Center
Seattle,
Washington