James W., MD, MPH, JD
James W., MD, MPH, JD
OB/GYN, Reproductive Endocrinology & Clinical Epidemiology Expert Witness
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Board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist with more than 35 years of clinical practice, former medical school faculty at two major academic medical centers, a master of public health in biostatistics, and a law degree. He brings three disciplines to one opinion: the clinical standard of care, the epidemiology behind general and specific causation, and an attorney's understanding of how expert methodology is tested under Rule 702 and Daubert.
Specialties: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Gynecologic Surgery
Specialty focus: Hormonal contraception and pharmaceutical causation (including Depo-Provera), dose, duration and label history analysis, general and specific causation methodology, review of epidemiologic studies and opposing expert literature, labor and delivery causation, gynecologic and laparoscopic surgery, endometriosis, infertility and assisted reproduction, menopause and hormone therapy, drug and device litigation
Board certification: Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (since 1989), maintenance of certification current
Licensure: Physician, Texas (active); licensed attorney, Texas
Location: Texas (available nationwide)
Education: Doctor of Medicine; residency in obstetrics and gynecology (administrative chief resident); fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility; Master of Public Health, major in biostatistics, awarded distinction; Juris Doctor, concentration in health and insurance law; BA magna cum laude
Research and publications: More than 50 published articles, including multicenter trial results on depot hormonal therapy, the epidemiology of endometriosis and infertility, oral contraceptive studies, and articles on causation and epidemiologist testimony in drug and device litigation. Peer reviewer for leading obstetrics, fertility and epidemiology journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine.
Medicolegal experience: Medical record review, causation analysis, deposition and trial preparation, continuing legal education in expert testimony and depositions, and formal mediation training.
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