Dr. Cohen's areas of expertise include:

• Psychiatric diagnosis and treatment
• Adverse drug reactions, adverse drug events
• Medical errors, medication errors, pharmacy errors
• Medical negligence, malpractice
• Pharmaceutical product liability
• Inadequate warnings in product labeling
• Imprecise dosing guidelines in package inserts
• Failure to provide informed consent to patients

In his forensic analysis, Dr. Cohen employs skills similar to those of his own research and authoring: thorough literature reviews, comparative analyses of methods, in-depth scrutiny of the events, and clear, concise writing. Because he covers every facet of each case, his opinions are strong, evidence-based, comprehensive, and compelling. Attorneys have commented on the quality and depth of Dr. Cohen's opinions.

Dr. Cohen has testified in depositions and in court. He usually works with plaintiffs' attorneys, however he has helped defend doctors whose actions were medically appropriate. The cases involving Dr. Cohen's expert opinions have resulted in high rates of success.

Dr. Cohen is an Adjunct (voluntary) Associate Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, and of Psychiatry, at the University of California, San Diego. He is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine. He practiced general medicine and psychopharmacology until 1990, when he decided to undertake research on the underlying causes of the extremely high incidence of adverse reactions, hospitalizations, and deaths, from prescription drugs. His subsequent publications have attracted widespread attention, including the FDA. Dr. Cohen was the keynote speaker at a major FDA conference and at other conferences.

Attorneys interested in consulting with Dr. Cohen, please call Leslie at the office: 858-345-1760.