As a Professor of Medicine and former Chief of a Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, this board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism applies extensive clinical, research, and leadership experience to expert witness engagements involving endocrine and metabolic disorders. His career encompasses extensive clinical practice, academic leadership, and research in diabetes, lipid disorders, and metabolic disease. He holds a Doctor of Medicine degree and has served in senior academic and clinical leadership roles, including Professor of Medicine and Chief of a Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, as well as Chief of Endocrinology within a major health care system, with responsibilities in patient care, research oversight, medical education, and institutional governance. His clinical expertise includes diabetes mellitus, lipid metabolism disorders, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, obesity, and gerontology. His research focuses on cellular lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, cholesterol and triglyceride regulation, and mechanisms of metabolic disease. He has directed diabetes and metabolism clinics and has participated in quality-of-care and medical executive committees. He has more than 30 years of expert witness experience providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in matters involving endocrine and metabolic disorders, and he does not perform independent medical examinations.