Drug Abuse Expert Witnesses

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Please locate the drug abuse expert witness you are searching for by clicking on the following links. Drug abuse experts found on this page may consult on issues involving substance abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, and addiction. These consultants may provide reports regarding drug dependence, prescription drug abuse, and excessive use of drugs. The experts found here may also testify on DUI, DWI, intoxication, chemical dependence, illicit drugs, and marijuana, as well as related issues.

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Jessica Chaudhary
Harvard and Yale trained Board Certified psychiatrist with treating conditions such as anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, attention deficit disorders, women's mental health issues, substance use disorders, psychosis, and dementia with behavioral... Learn More ›

Leonard J. Weiss, M.D. (Leonard J. Weiss, M.D., Psychiatry Austin, PLLC)
Dr. Weiss is Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Internal Medicine, and Brain Injury Medicine based in Austin, Texas. He is uniquely qualified to address the complicated relationship between mental illness, physical... Learn More ›

Sanjay G. Adhia, MD (Adhia & Associates, Forensic Psychiatry)
Dr. Adhia is a triple Board-Certified Forensic Psychiatrist based in Houston, TX. He testifies nationally. He is uniquely Board-Certified in Forensic Psychiatry and Brain Injury Medicine in civil, criminal, and military jurisdictions. Adolescent &... Learn More ›

Drug Abuse Experts
Elite Medical Experts is a physician-based firm that finds and aligns practicing, top-tier, Board Certified professors of Addiction Medicine as expert witnesses with legal professionals. These nationally recognized drug abuse experts not only know the standard of care - they define it. Learn More ›

Richard A Stripp (American Scientific Consultants Corp)
With internationally recognized experts, ASC delivers impartial scientific evaluation of the role of drug and chemical exposure in civil and criminal litigation. ASC expert toxicologists have extensive expertise in the toxicological exposure, effects,... Learn More ›
Jonathan J. Lipman (Neuroscience Consulting Inc)
Location: Tennessee
Areas of Expertise: Providing clinical, research, industrial and forensic consultation in all areas of neuropharmacology and neurotoxicology, Dr Lipman has over 30 years experience of providing expertise to attorneys in...
Mr. Ronald G Janota (Expert Witness)
Location: Illinois
Areas of Expertise: Retired Lieutenant Colonel, from the Illinois State Police, Ronald Janota, has over 28 years of progressive law enforcement experience. He has written, drafted and staffed policies for one of the leading...
David S Abend (Central New Jersey Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, LLC)
Location: New Jersey
Areas of Expertise: I am a veteran Osteopathic physician who is double board certified in both Family Medicine as well as Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine. I mention this because it is very rare for any Osteopathic Physician...
Michael J. Whitekus Ph.D., DABT (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Whitekus is a board certified toxicologist and applies his broad expertise in drug safety evaluation and toxicology (over 25 years) to his forensic practice involving adverse drug and alcohol events...
Edwin Peng, MD (Expedient Medicolegal Services)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Edwin Peng, MD, MBA, QME has been a board-certified psychiatrist since 2006. He has accumulated a breadth of experiences across a variety of clinical, cultural, and forensic settings reflective of his...
Linda Bernard, RN, CCHP-RN (Linda Bernard Consulting)
Location: Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise: Linda Bernard Consulting provides an array of independent consulting services to attorneys, jails, prisons and insurance carriers. Services include development and/or review of Correctional Health Care, ...
James Armontrout, MD (Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Armontrout is a forensic psychiatrist who is a member of Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corp (www.fpamed.com) a national forensic psychiatric and psychological consulting practice. Dr....
Kristen Rawlett, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, CNE (KER Healthcare Consulting)
Location: Maryland
Areas of Expertise: Professor Rawlett is a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) and Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) with an active clinical...
Robert J. Marcello, Ph.D., LCP, CCHP (Evidence Solutions, Inc. )
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Marcello is a Correctional Healthcare Professional (CCHP) with over 30 years of clinical, administrative, and forensic experience in a variety of healthcare and behavioral health settings. As a Licensed...
Scott L Hambleton, M.D., D.F.A.S.A.M. (Hambleton Consultancy PLLC)
Location: Mississippi
Areas of Expertise: Thought leader on physician impairment, improper prescribing, opioid addiction and overdose death. Medical Director, Molina Healthcare, Mississippi Health Plan. Past Medical Director, Mississippi Physician...
American Medical Forensic Specialists
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: MEDICAL EXPERTS FOR MALPRACTICE & PERSONAL INJURY CASES AMFS is America's premier medical expert witness and consulting company. We are a trusted partner with the legal community and provide a superior method of retaining medical experts.
Martin H Williams (Williams Forensic Mental Health Services (Offices in Northern and Southern California))
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Martin H. Williams has offices in San Jose, Los Angeles, Orange County, Sacramento and San Diego. He has never failed to qualify as an expert in any Criminal, Civil or Administrative matter. He is...
Tyler M Durns, MD (Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Tyler Durns graduated with Honors from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology and minors in Psychology and Chemistry. He then went on to earn his Medical...
Medilex Inc.
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: MEDICAL EXPERTS IN 180 SPECIALTIES, FREE INITIAL TELEPHONE ANALYSIS BY OUR DIRECTOR, A COST-CONTROL GUARANTEE...AND NO EXPERT SEARCH FEES–ALL MONIES ARE APPLIED TO THE EXPERT'S ACTUAL WORK. Medilex...
Kimberly Brooks, Psy.D. (Expedient Medicolegal Services)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Brooks is a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist who specializes in developmental psychology, psychological assessment, and therapy in both forensic and non-forensic environments. Dr. Brooks...
Roderick C Stoneburner
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Mr. Stoneburner received his Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation/Vocational Evaluation from the University of Arizona and completed additional graduate work in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology at the...
Mariann F. Cosby DNP, MPA, RN, PHN, CEN, NE-BC, LNCC, CLCP, CCM, MSCC, CSN, FAEN (MFC Consulting)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: MFC Consulting provides an array of independent consulting services to attorneys and insurance carriers. Services include development and /or review of Life Care Plans, Medical Cost Projections, Medical...
Matthew E Masters (Austin Addiction Medicine Associates)
Location: Texas
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Masters is board certified in Addiction Medicine and has practiced in the field for 17 years. He has experience in: outpatient and inpatient rehab, Methadone clinics, and in the administrative oversight...
Andrew Levine, Ph.D., ABPP, QME (North Coast Neuropsychology)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Levine is a clinical neuropsychologist who is board-certified through the American Board of Professional Psychology. He has been involved in clinical and medico-legal practice and consultation since...
Jonathan D de Olano MD, MAT
Location: Georgia
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Jonathan de Olano is a highly respected medical professional, dual-board certified in both emergency medicine and medical toxicology. With extensive experience in these fields, Dr. de Olano is recognized...
Richard J Frances MD
Location: New York
Areas of Expertise: Richard Frances, MD, is an expert in addiction psychiatry and psychiatry. He was the founding president of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Past President and Medical Director of Silver Hill...
Suzanne Rodriguez, Ed.D., M.S.W., P.P.S.C., C.P.S.I. (Robson Forensic)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Suzanne Rodriguez, Ed.D., M.S.W., P.P.S.C., C.P.S.I. School Administration & Social Work Expert Dr. Suzanne Rodriguez is an expert in school administration and social work. Having worked in both a...
Naren T. Vellanki, MD
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Naren Vellanki is a double board certified psychiatrist who has board certification in general psychiatry as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. He is currently working as an inpatient psychiatrist...
Michael Borecky
Location: New York
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Borecky is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. He retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons after 20 years of service as a medical officer. Prior to that he worked at...
Alice R Berkowitz (A Professional Psychology Corporation)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: For over 20 years, Dr. Berkowitz has specialized in forensic psychology, neuropsychology and clinical/diagnostic assessment and court evaluations and trainings. She is a licensed Clinical Psychologist...
The Kupiec Group
Location: Oklahoma
Areas of Expertise: Thomas C. Kupiec, Ph.D. and Philip Kemp, Ph.D. have over 50 cumulative years experience as experts in the fields of forensic toxicology and pharmaceutical sciences. Drs Kupiec and Kemp have significant...
Ernest A. Kendrick (Ernest A. Kendrick, M.D., PA)
Location: Texas
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Ernest A. Kendrick, a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in private practice in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kendrick is Board Certified in Psychiatry, Child...
Gabor Vari, MD (Gabor Vari MD Inc)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a double Ivy League trained and two-time Jeopardy! champion general adult psychiatrist with over 15 years experience in the pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment of a broad spectrum of psychiatric...
Samuel Miles (Samuel I. Miles, MD, PHD)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Miles provides consultations, reports, and expert testimony to both plaintiffs and defendants in litigated civil and criminal matters. He has qualified as expert in state and federal courts to provide...
Steven H. Berger, MD (Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Berger is a forensic psychiatrist who is a member of Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corp (www.fpamed.com) a national forensic psychiatric and psychological consulting practice. Dr. Berger...
MaryEllen Eller, MD (Expedient Medicolegal Services)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: MaryEllen Eller, MD is a board-certified psychiatrist through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is also certified as a master psychopharmacologist by the Neuroscience Education Institute.  Dr....
Douglas F Watt (Clinic for Cognitive Disorders)
Location: New Hampshire
Areas of Expertise: I am a senior clinical Neuropsychologist, presently on the faculty of the Boston University School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Boston Institute for the Study of Violence. I have been...
Charles Saldanha, MD, FAPA (Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Saldanha is a forensic psychiatrist who is a member of Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corp (www.fpamed.com) a national forensic psychiatric and psychological consulting practice. Charles...
Rodney G Richmond (The Mackenzie Group, LLC)
Location: Arkansas and West Virginia
Areas of Expertise: As an expert pharmacist, Dr. Richmond provides expertise on medication use (medication errors, overdosage/toxicity, underdosing, adverse reactions, drug interactions) for attorneys, insurers, patients,...
Mark Wolkenhauer, PsyD (Expedient Medicolegal Services)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Mark Wolkenhauer, Psy.D., Q.M.E. is a forensic psychologist with extensive experience in treating and evaluating sexual offenders and individual with severe mental illness. He continues to serve as an...
Roger Jones, MD (Belle Meade AMP)
Location: Tennessee
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Jones is board-certified in addiction medicine and emergency medicine, and has treated more than 70,000 patients during a 20-year career. He is a graduate of the Emergency Medicine Residency at University...
Elite Medical Experts
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Elite Medical Experts is a physician-based firm specializing exclusively in medical litigation. Our one goal is to align top-tier university professors with the legal community. We secure experts for medical litigation from every medical and surgical speciality.
Patrick T. Ronaldson, PhD, FAAPS
Location: Arizona
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Patrick Ronaldson is an expert pharmacologist and researcher with extensive experience in pharmacology and toxicology including specific areas such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug metabolism,...
Dominic Saladino, Pharm.D, CPPS, CPHQ (Medication Safety Consulting Solutions)
Location: Oregon
Areas of Expertise: My name is Dominic Saladino, and I am the owner of Medication Safety Consulting Solutions LLC. I have 30 years of cumulative pharmacy experience in various facets of pharmacy practice. I have extensive...
Matthew W. Myers, MS, MPA (7 Arrow Forensics)
Location: Georgia
Areas of Expertise: Matt Myers integrates scientific education (clinical toxicology) and field law enforcement experience to provide practical, evidence-based expert testimony on drug & alcohol impairment, DUI, dram shop...
Mark I. Levy, MD, DLFAPA (Medical Director of Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P., a nationwide expert witness firm)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P. (fpamed) is a national consulting firm with offices in California, Nevada and North Carolina assisting litigating attorneys. The firm includes 15 board certified forensic...
Marc A LeBeau (LeBeau Forensic Toxicology Consulting)
Location: Virginia
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Marc LeBeau is an internationally recognized, board-certified expert toxicologist offering consultation services and testimonial support in civil cases. With nearly 35 years of experience, he specializes...
Robyn Caruso, MA, LMFT, CEDS-C (Park Dietz & Associates, Inc., a nationwide, interdisciplinary forensic expert firm)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: With over a decade of experience in the field of clinical psychology, Robyn Caruso, MA, LMFT, CEDS-C specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. Currently, Ms. Caruso serves as a clinical faculty...
David E. Hartman PhD MS ABN ABPP (Medical and Forensic Neuropsychology   [cell phone contact may provide more rapid response, see phone numbers below])
Location: Illinois
Areas of Expertise: David E. Hartman PhD. MS ABN ABPP is an internationally known, board-certified neuropsychologist and clinical psychologist whose office is in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to being a licensed doctoral...
ForensisGroup, Inc. (The Expert of Experts)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: For over 30 years, ForensisGroup has provided the nation’s top law firms, businesses, insurance companies, government entities with highly qualified expert witnesses and consultants. Experts referred by...
Matthew Madaus
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 30 years of experience leading behavioral health executives and agencies. I have been providing expert witness services for seven years, consulted on 73...
John R Puls, LCSW, MCAP (Puls Forensics )
Location: Florida
Areas of Expertise: John Puls is a licensed psychotherapist, master's certified addiction professional, and qualified expert witness located in Florida. Mr. Puls specializes in substance abuse, mental health, addictions treatment...
David Y. Kan, M.D., D.F.A.S.A.M. (Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Kan is a forensic psychiatrist who is a member of Forensic Psychiatric Associates Medical Corp (www.fpamed.com) a national forensic psychiatric and psychological consulting practice. Dr. David Kan...
Consolidated Consultants
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Consolidated Consultants (CCc) continues to deliver high quality expert witness and medical expert witness referrals nationwide since 1995. CCc is the only referral service where you can view the full,...
Steven G Oakes (PharmJustice.com)
Location: Wisconsin
Areas of Expertise: Steven Oakes, Ph.D., delivers scientific analysis of drug-related cases. Dr. Oakes is a pharmacologist, knowledgeable toxicologist and an experienced witness. He has delivered written analysis in more...
Shreya Mandal, JD, LCSW (Mitigation Specialist/ Social Work Expert Witness)
Location: New York
Areas of Expertise: Shreya Mandal JD, LCSW has been contracting as a capital mitigation specialist with the Military Commissions Defense Organization (MCDO) since May, 2020. She provides capital defense mitigation for a high-value...
KENNETH E DINELLA
Location: Georgia
Areas of Expertise: Duke trained, board certified psychiatrist with over 25 years of experience including chief of staff and medical director. Experienced expert witness in malpractice, child custody, civil and criminal matters.
Richard H. Gabel, MD, PC, DLFAPA (Expedient Medicolegal Services)
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Richard Gabel, MD, DLFAPA, is a psychiatrist licensed in New York State with over 40 years of experience in private practice since 1980. He holds the position of Clinical Assistant Professor at New...
Pogos H. Voskanian, M.D. (General and Forensic Psychiatry)
Location: Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Voskanian is a Clinical and Forensic Psychiatrist certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry, who specializes in applications of scientific and...
Takeo Toyoshima, MD (Forensic Psychiatric Associates, L.P.)
Location: Multiple Locations
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Toyoshima is a general, addiction, and forensic psychiatrist practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his B.S. from Yale and his M.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He...
Rania Khan, MD, DABOM
Location: California
Areas of Expertise: Rania Khan, MD, DABOM is board certified in family medicine and obesity medicine. She practices primary care for all ages (pediatrics, women's health, geriatrics) and urgent care for over 7 years. She...
Drug Abuse FAQs

What is a drug abuse expert witness?

A drug abuse expert witness is typically a medical doctor who specializes in the field of addiction and substance abuse. This expert witness has experience treating patients with drug abuse violations, alcohol and drug abuse, and unspecified drug abuse.

What is the role of a drug abuse expert witness?

The role of a drug abuse expert witness is to provide testimony related to drug addiction, substance abuse, and drug-related behaviors, among related topics.

How much can a person make as a drug abuse expert witness?

Drug abuse expert witnesses can earn income in the potential range from $200 to $400 per hour or greater, depending on the circumstances. The fee arrangmen, will be determined by the retaining attorney and the expert.

What are the qualifications of a drug abuse expert witness?

To be a wrongful termination expert witness, one needs to have expertise in employment law, wrongful termination, and human resources management.

What type of evidence is gathered in a lawsuit by a drug abuse expert witness?

A drug abuse expert witness may gather evidence such as medical records, drug test results, witness statements, and their own professional opinion to support their testimony in a lawsuit.

In what type of cases might expert testimony be heard from a drug abuse expert witness?

Expert testimony from a drug abuse expert witness may be heard in cases involving drug-related crimes, addiction treatment, drug testing, drug policy, and the effects of drugs on individuals and society.