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Primary Area of Expertise

Pharmacy

Expert Witness Profile

Over 35 years of experience as an expert witness in health care law pertaining to Clinical and Forensic Pharmacology and Toxicology and health care practice management. Dr. Buffington performs timely, objective, and comprehensive review of case information and provides technical guidance on the strengths and weakness of cases. He has experience in a wide range of courts (criminal, civil, family, mediation, regulatory) and court jurisdictions (State, Federal, Military). His specialty is critical in diverse topics (see list below).

In addition to providing expert case review and testimony he provides expert consultant services to clinical and forensic laboratories, medical examiners, healthcare licensing boards, law enforcement, local, military, state and federal health care agencies.

He is on the faculty at the University of South Florida's Colleges of Health Sciences and supports the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy as well as maintaining faculty affiliations with several other colleges and universities. He routinely publishes and lectures on his specialty topics for professional conferences, seminars, and continuing education events.

Areas of Testimony

• Clinical and Forensic Pharmacology & Toxicology
• Std of Care Pharmacy and Medical (prescribing and medication management)
• Health care Practice Management
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Malpractice
• Clinical Causation (related to pharmacology and toxicology)
• Capital Crimes (aggravating & mitigation factors)
• DUI & Substance Use Disorders
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Laboratory Testing
• Psychopharmacology
• Pharmacogenomics
• Divorce & Child Custody
• Marketing, Intellectual Property & Patents
• Civil, Criminal, Family, and Military Courts
• Ambulatory, Hospital, Managed Care, Mail Order, and Long-Term Care

Education & Licenses

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); Master of Business Administration (MBA); Pharmacy Practice Residency, and Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship