Occupational and Environmental Medicine Expert Witnesses in Kentucky

This double board-certified expert has over 30 years of experience in preventive medicine, specifically aerospace and occupational medicine. He received a M.D. from the University of Kansas and finished a fellowship in Space Medicine at NASA and the Johnson Space Center in Houston. A Senior FAA Medical Examiner, he has been elected as a Fellow to the American College of Preventive Medicine, the Aerospace Medical Association, and the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. He is currently very active in academic and clinical positions. He serves as a Medical Consultant to various companies including a major airline. He holds professorships at three different medical universities where he teaches preventive medicine and also teaches aerospace medicine at a military school.

This expert received his medical degree from Wayne State University and an MSc in Environmental Health from the City University of New York. He completed his residency at Brown University and the Mayo Clinic, and he is board-certified in Internal Medicine and in Occupational Medicine. In his current clinical role, he provides diagnostic and intervention advice to patients concerned with exposure to toxins. He also collaborates with clinical laboratory scientists and clinicians to create comparative effectiveness research for laboratory utilization practices. In the past, this doctor served as Interim Founding Dean, School of Public Health, at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center. He was also the chair of the WVU Department of Community Medicine for 15 years, and director of WVU's Occupational Medicine residency program. His national leadership history includes service as Chair, Residency Review Committee in Preventive Medicine, and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He has also served as Chair, of the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Environmental Health Center and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He frequently acts as a consultant to industry, government, nonprofit organizations, and patient or community groups regarding occupational and environmental health, and public health interventions. He has served as a member of the West Virginia Governors Advisory Council on Substance Abuse, as well as to the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health.

This highly qualified expert has extensive experience in occupational medicine and is board-certified in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. He earned his BA in biochemistry from Canisius College, his MS in immunology from Roswell Park Cancer Institute, his JD from Case Western Reserve School of Law, his MS in aerospace medicine from the NASA Grant Program, and his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. After finishing his general medical internship at Cook County Hospital, this expert went on to complete his residency in aerospace medicine from Wright State University. He is an active member and past president of the Midwest Chapter of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society and has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles. Formerly, he has served as a physician on the homeland security medical team and a professor of occupational medicine at Wright State University. In addition to his work as a medical professional, he is also a licensed attorney, having owned a private legal practice for 15 years and served as a partner of Fisher Broyles LLP. Currently, this expert serves as a physician at multiple hospitals, in private practice, and is an actively practicing attorney in Ohio.