Roger Jones, MD
NASHVILLE, TN 37205
Office: 615-753-7966
Fax: 615-915-3436
Dr. Jones is board-certified in addiction medicine and emergency medicine, and has treated more than 70,000 patients during a 20-year career. He is a graduate of the Emergency Medicine Residency at University of Mississippi Medical Center and Addiction Medicine Fellowship in the Department of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Jones provides medical expert services to the legal community on issues related to addiction medicine and emergency medicine.
Areas of interest: expert witness retention & litigation, consultative reviews/case clinics, certificates/affidavits of merit, cannabis, capacity, independent medical examinations, alcohol and drug use, drug testing, medical malpractice, addiction medicine, co-occurring legal issues such as intoxication, cognitive effects of drugs, wrongful death, violent crime, inappropriate use of prescription medications, gambling addiction, disease model of addiction, food addiction, Internet addiction, marijuana, psychoactive substance, withdrawal, dual diagnosis, detoxification, rehabilitation, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, buprenorphine, impaired professionals (lawyers, physicians, business executives, etc.).
Special skills include proficiency in communicating the interplay between law, brain science, and the art of medicine, and communicating complicated issues to the layperson.
- Addiction Medicine
- Alcohol
- Alcohol, Drug & DUI Testing
- Analytical Testing Labs
- Drug Abuse
- Emergency Medicine
- Laboratory Medicine
- Marijuana
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Board Certification:
2023 American Board of Addiction Medicine
2011, 2022 American Board of Emergency Medicine
Certificates:
2020 Addiction Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
2010 Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Licenses:
2015 Texas Medical License (Texas Medical Board)
2013 Tennessee Medical License (Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners)
2008 Mississippi Medical License (Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure)
2005 Advanced Trauma Life Support
2005 Advanced Cardiac Life Support
2005 Pediatric Advanced Life Support - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: American Society of Addiction Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians - Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No.
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 12
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: addiction medicine, emergency medicine
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
- A: 50%
- Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 50%
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 8
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: May 7, 2024
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 14
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: I offer a broad range of medical expert services related to emergency medicine and addiction medicine, including chart review, expert medical opinion, deposition preparation, trial preparation, forensic reports, and site inspection.
Areas of interest include: expert witness retention & litigation, consultative reviews/case clinics, certificates/affidavits of merit, independent medical examinations, alcohol and drug use, addiction, gambling, drug testing, medical malpractice, addiction medicine, co-occurring legal issues such as intoxication, cognitive effects of drugs, wrongful death, violent crime, inappropriate use of prescription medications, gambling addiction, drug testing, disease model of addiction, food addiction, Internet addiction, compulsive drug use, psychological dependence, compulsion, neurobiologic disease, craving, physiological dependence, psychoactive substance, withdrawal, sex addiction, dual diagnosis, proficiency in communicating the interplay between law, brain science, and the art of medicine, detoxification, rehabilitation, co-occurring psychiatric disorders, buprenorphine, chronic pain, drug testing, impaired professionals (attorneys, physicians, business executives). - Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: Available on request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: Available on request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: Available on request
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: Available on request
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: All travel expenses and fees paid by client.
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