Expert Details
Biomedical Engineering, Biomechanics, Industrial Hygiene, Toxicology, Epidemiology, Occupational Health
ID: 725067
Illinois, USA
He is a graduate of Kalamazoo College, Wayne State University School of Medicine and Law School as well as Harvard University School of Public Health.
He also has a Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Wayne State University with a focus on impact injuries from vehicular crashes. The Biomedical Engineering program at Wayne State University in Detroit is famous as a center for the study of biomechanical engineering as it relates to vehicular injury.
He is board certified in internal medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, as well as in public health and general preventive medicine. He is also a Certified Industrial Hygienist. He has served as the Medical Director of the Detroit Health Department, the Medical Director of the Police and Fire Pension Boards of the City of Lansing, and as the Chief Medical Director of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Michigan. He currently serves as the Medical Director of the Charter Township of Clinton Fire and Police Pension System. He has an active legal practice in toxic tort law and serves as the Vice Chairman of the Environmental Litigation and Administrative Practice Committee of the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
He has also been elected to serve on the Environmental Law Council of the State Bar of Michigan. He also currently serves as the President-Elect of the Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society which was the first industrial hygiene organization established in the United States.
Expert also maintains a medical practice in occupational and environmental medicine and has active admitting privileges into the Henry Ford Health System.
Expert has also served as a consultant to Goodrich Corporation (formerly known as B. F. Goodrich) concerning avian influenza as it may impact the international operations of Goodrich.
International adviser to Goodrich Corporation in their preparation for avian (bird) influenza.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1983 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Wayne State University School of Medicine |
| Year: 1986 | Degree: JD | Subject: Law | Institution: Wayne State university Law School |
| Year: 1989 | Degree: MPH | Subject: Public Health | Institution: Harvard University School of Public Health |
| Year: 2007 | Degree: MS | Subject: Biomedical Engineering | Institution: Wayne State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1989 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Physician-Attorney-Industrial Hygienist-Biomedical Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provision of medical, legal, industrial hygiene, and biomedical engineering services. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1995 | Employer: City of Detroit | Title: Medical Director | Department: Detroit Health Department |
Responsibilities:Chief physician in charge of public health and medical services for citizens and visitors to the City of Detroit (Over one million persons). |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1993 to 1995 | Agency: Detroit Health Department | Role: Medical Director | Description: Overall responsibility for protecting the public health of over one million persons. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine American Industrial Hygiene Association American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan Chicago Bar Association Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Medicine-Michigan and Illinois Law-Michigan and Illinois Residential Builders License-Michigan Certified Industrial Hygienist Graduate Biomedical Engineer (M.S.) |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Public Health at Wayne State University School of Medicine President of the Michigan Industrial Hygiene Society |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Board certification in internal medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, and public health and general preventive medicine as well as certification in industrial hygiene. Graduate biomedical engineer. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Multiple publications in issues of toxic tort law as well as publication of two books on toxic tort law. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| German | Fluent |
| Chinese | Moderate |
| Italian | Minor |
| Arabic | Minor |
Fields of Expertise
accident analysis, accident investigation, accident reconstruction, air-pollutant environmental effect, arsenic environmental effect, asbestos environmental effect, chemical plant environmental cleanup, chemical product environmental effect, chlorofluorocarbon environmental effect, electric power plant environmental impact, environmental air quality, environmental analytical chemistry, environmental cleanup, environmental compliance, environmental exposure assessment, environmental forensics, environmental health, environmental impact assessment, environmental impact statement, environmental medicine, environmental microbiology, Environmental Protection Agency regulation, environmental regulation, environmental risk assessment, environmental safety, environmental site assessment, environmental site auditing, environmental testing, environmental toxicology, environmentally hazardous-chemical analysis, federal environmental regulation, forensic chemistry, forensic medicine, forensic toxicology, industrial chemical toxicity, industrial chemical toxicology, industrial development environmental impact, industrial hygiene, industrial solvent toxicity, industrial toxicology, international environmental regulation, materials safety data sheet, National Environmental Policy Act, state environmental regulation, tort law, toxic tort, injury reconstruction, health care provider, occupational exposure, chemical toxicology, medical malpractice, international operations, auto accident investigation, vision testing, industrial medicine, nuclear weapon safety, nuclear safety, expert witness, industrial chemistry, multiple chemical sensitivity, decontamination equipment, environmental benchmarking, environmental waste, environmental water sample, environmental science, electroplating-related forensic science, nuclear, biological, and chemical personal protection equipment, nuclear, biological, and chemical contamination survivability, heavy metal toxicity, low-light-level human vision analysis, medical malpractice evaluation, forensic electrical engineering, forensic engineering, environmental protection, land use environmental impact regulation, environmentally friendly product, biological death, industrial gas, forensics, environmental code, avian influenza, insecticide environmental effect, paternity testing, nuclear biological chemical defense, industrial solvent, industrial chemical, environmental modeling, land use environmental impact, environmental engineering, aluminum environmental effect