He is a pediatrician and expert witness with over 35 years of experience, this expert has more than 10 years of experience providing expert witness services in matters involving child health, injury, and standards of pediatric care. Their work includes consultations, expert reports, deposition testimony, and courtroom testimony addressing medical, developmental, and forensic issues in pediatric populations. The expert holds a Doctor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Arts in biology. Credentials include board certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and designation as a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Licensure includes authorization to practice medicine in California, with prior licensure in another U.S. jurisdiction. Professional affiliations include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, reflecting involvement in pediatric standards, child protection policy, and court-related practice.

The expert’s clinical and forensic focus includes childhood physical and sexual abuse, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, along with lead poisoning and pediatric injury and product liability. Their experience also encompasses child and adolescent growth and development, autism and other developmental disabilities, and custody-related evaluations involving medical and developmental considerations. This work involves assessment of complex pediatric cases in both clinical and legal contexts, including evaluation of alleged abuse, developmental conditions, and standards of care.

Their professional background includes extensive involvement in pediatric consultation and evaluation for legal and governmental settings, including service on court-approved expert panels providing expertise to prosecutors, defense attorneys, and court-appointed matters in dependency and custody proceedings. The expert has provided independent medical examinations, diagnostic opinions, and care recommendations in complex cases involving foster children and court-involved populations. Additional experience includes leadership roles in pediatric clinical settings, including service as a medical director and senior physician, as well as academic appointments and participation in interdisciplinary committees addressing child welfare, psychotropic medication use, and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.