B.A.
Chemistry -
Ph.D. Biochemistry/Biophysics -
Clinical
Resident, Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology
-
NYSDOH Laboratory Director Certificate of
Qualification, Forensic Toxicology
Diplomat,
American Board of Clinical Chemistry.
Full
Member, Society of Forensic Toxicology
EXPERIENCE
Director,
Associate
Director,
Maintain
laboratory certification and compliance with NYSDOH inspection and proficiency
program for urine and hair drugs of abuse testing. Certify all results and
maintain quality assurance and control. Supervise laboratory personnel and
operations. Develop, validate, and implement analytic methods on GC/MS,
GC/MS/MS and LC/MS/MS instrumentation.
Laboratory Director, Northeastern Toxicology Laboratory: Forensic Toxicologist. 1996-2006
Established and maintained laboratory
certification and compliance with NYSDOH inspection and proficiency program. Developed,
validated, and implemented urine drugs of abuse EMIT screening and confirmation
methodology with GC/MS. Developed,
validated and implemented Hair testing for Amphetamines, Opiates, Cocaine
metabolites, Phencyclidine, and THCA and a highly-sensitive Ethylglucuronide
method.
Chemistry Supervisor,
Supervised
chemistry and toxicology section of laboratory, including quality control and
quality assurance and NYSDOH proficiency compliance.
Clinical Chemist, Dept. Clinical Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine,
Responsible for supervision of stat lab, blood
gas section, satellite and decentralized testing,
Clinical Chemistry Fellow, Dept. Clinical Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine,
Assistant Professor, Clinical Chemistry, Department of Health
Sciences,
Taught
clinical chemistry and toxicology for medical technology students. Supervised Graduate Program.
Clinical Chemistry Resident, Clinical Pathology and Toxicology, School of
Medicine,