Expert Details
Cardiovascular and Cancer Epidemiology, Women's Health, Diseases of Aging
ID: 728830
Wyoming, USA
Expert has testified in federal and state courts, and provided a variety of expert reports, affidavits and depositions in litigation related to hormone replacement therapy. Expert has provided expert reports in intellectual property/patent matters for pharmaceutical products.Expert has provided expert opinions with regard to potential harms related to the use pharmaceutical products.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1988 | Degree: MD, MPH and Fellow of the American Board of Preventive Medicine | Subject: Residency in Preventive Medicine with Specialty in Epidemiology and Public Health | Institution: University of California, San Diego |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: Internship in family medicine, subsequent Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians | Subject: Family Medicine | Institution: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Year: 1978 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: University of Illinois Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine at Chicago |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: BA | Subject: English with minors in Political Science and Music | Institution: Tufts College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: Jackson Hole Center for Preventive Medicine | Title: Principal Scientist and Medical Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert is the founder and principal scientist for this center that conducts epidemiologic research in the prevention of chronic diseases and provides clinical services focused on the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and cancers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2005 to 2007 | Employer: Geisinger Health System | Title: Director, Outcomes Research Institute | Department: Center for Health Research |
Responsibilities:Expert was responsible for developing a longitudinal epidemiology database extracted from an electronic medical record system for use as a resource in a wide range of studies. He was the initial Principal Investigator representing this large integrated health system that serves an area of approximately 2.5 million people for national collaborative studies of cancer and cardiovascular diseases . |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1988 to 2005 | Employer: University of California, San Diego | Title: Professor | Department: Family and Preventive Medicine |
Responsibilities:Expert was a highly successful and productive Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator for clinical trials and observational studies of cardiovascular disease, cancer, aging, osteoporosis and dementia. He was an active mentor and teacher in family medicine and epidemiology. His expertise was recognized with appointments as a Senior Investigator in the UCSD Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the Stein Institute for Research in Aging. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1986 | Employer: The Center for Health | Title: Physician | Department: |
Responsibilities:Physician in prevention-oriented solo family practice. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Fellow of the American Board of Preventive Medicine, Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Fellow of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Member of the Society for Epidemiologic Research |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| MD (licensed in California, Wyoming, Pennsylvania), MPH, FABPM, FAAFP, FAHA |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, University of Nevada, Adjunct Scholar in Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego (retired) |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has more than 150 publications in the peer-reviewed medical literature. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Post-Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Hormone Replacement Therapy Litigation including: court appearances, depositions, expert reports and affidavits. Jurisdictions: federal MDL (multi-district litigation), several states. Intellectual Property matters involving pharmaceutical patents |
| Training / Seminars |
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| For more than 18 years Expert has lectured extensively nationally and internationally on hormone replacement therapy, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, prostate cancer and dementias. |
Fields of Expertise
cancer epidemiology, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular drug therapy, chronic disease epidemiology, clinical study, coronary heart disease, drug therapy, epidemiology, estradiol, estrogen, estrogen replacement therapy, health effect, hormone replacement therapy, human-health risk assessment, medical causation, medical research, menopause, pharmacoepidemiology, preventive medicine, progestational hormone, progesterone, public health, public health epidemiology, General Medicine, disease reservoirs, disease outbreaks, medical informatics, carcinogenic, disease control, cardiovascular physiology, medical product, cancer, sex hormone, gynecology, geriatrics, environmental epidemiology, carcinogen