Dr. Chris Coggins is a Board-Certified Toxicologist, a qualification he has held since 1986. He is a Principal in Carson Watts Consulting, with special expertise in Inhalation Toxicology, General Toxicology, Toxicological Pathology and Epidemiology.

Dr. Coggins' services include technical assistance in various aspects of Inhalation Toxicology, including Study Design, Exposure Methods, Study Monitoring, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, and Collation of such data into Reports and Publications in the peer-reviewed Scientific Literature. He provides similar services in the Disciplines of General Toxicology, Toxicologic Pathology, and Epidemiology. Dr. Coggins also provides Testimony as an Expert Board-Certified Witness in the Toxicology Disciplines.

Dr. Coggins has published extensively on the Toxicology of Tobacco Smoke. In addition to Publishing, he has also acted as a Reviewer for many Scientific Journals, including several of the journals in which Studies on Tobacco Toxicology are Published.

Dr. Stella Fitzgibbons, MD, FACP is a Physician board certified in Internal Medicine with fellowship training in Emergency Medicine. She has over twenty eight years of experience in Primary Care and Hospital Practice. For the past seven years, Dr. Fitzgibbons has been a Hospitalist with IPC, a national practice group, and is experienced in hospital care of patients including preoperative clearance and postsurgical care. She also spends time as a professional writer for laypeople on medical topics.

Dr. Fitzgibbons is available for prelitigation case review, depositions and courtroom testimony.

Licenses and Certifications:

Texas license, 1981 #F9423

Certified by American Board of Internal Medicine #096143

Recertified by examination 1994 and 2004

Fellow of American College of Physicians July 1999

ACLS certified (exp. 11-10)

Member, American Medical Writers Association

Dr. Shannon John Johnson has over ten years of experience as a Licensed Pharmacist in the State of California. Dr. Johnson has experience in Clinical Pharmacy (inpatient acute care), Clinical Information Systems, Safe Medication Practice, Quality Improvement, and Project Management. He has advised and led projects on a number of start-up initiatives in healthcare and information systems marketplaces.

Dr. Johnson offers expert litigation consulting services in areas related to Pharmacy, Medical Legal, Regulatory, Technology Implementation / Strategy, and overall Healthcare Related Issues. He provides expert witness testimony for both Plaintiff and Defense.

Medical and Pharmacy Related Cases, include but are not limited to:

Drug Injury Causation

Pharmacy Standards of Practice

Pharmacy Malpractice

Drug-Related Medical Malpractice

Medication Error Event Reconstruction

Drug Product Liability

Drug-Related Civil Defense

George O. Waring, III is an Ophthalmic Surgeon with 30 years of experience in Vision Correction Surgery, RK, LASIK, Intraocular Lens Implants, and Cataract and Corneal Surgery. Dr. Waring is Board Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), of the Royal College of Ophthalmology (FRCOphth, Britain), and of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Waring is Editor-in-Chief (since 1990) of The Journal of Refractive Surgery, and has served on 15 other Editorial Boards, including the American Journal of Ophthalmology. He has published over 250 peer reviewed original articles, 60 book chapters, and 250 brief communications. Dr. Waring His authoritative 1300-page textbooks, Refractive Keratotomy for Myopia and Astigmatism, and Corneal Disorders: Diagnosis and Management (with Howard Leibowitz, MD) are standard references. He has been active in public communication concerning ophthalmology and has appeared on Nightline with Ted Koppel, the McNeil/Lehrer News Hour, the ABC 20/20 News Show, Good Morning America, ABC Nightly News, and frequently on CNN.

Dr. Waring serves as a Medical Consultant to multiple ophthalmic companies. He serves as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases – for both defendants and plaintiffs.