As a pharmacy expert witness, Dr. Berndt provides clear, objective, and evidence-based pharmacy expertise to support fair legal resolution, promote patient safety, and elevate standards of pharmaceutical care. Dr. Berndt has provided reviews, written reports, depositions, and testified with over 20 engagements. Her case work is evenly split between plaintiff and defense engagements.

Professional Summary

Dr. Berndt is a board-certified pharmacist with extensive experience in medication safety, clinical therapy optimization, and pharmacy practice standards across retail, long-term care and managed care settings. She has served as a pharmacy expert witness in civil matters involving alleged medication errors, pharmacy operations, and drug therapy management, providing unbiased, fact-driven evaluations and testimony.

With over two decades of pharmacy practice and advanced knowledge of medication protocols, regulatory requirements, and pharmacy standard of care, Dr. Berndt delivers precise, defensible analysis rooted in clinical evidence and real-world workflow knowledge.

Areas of previous expert witness work include:

• Medication errors & dispensing accuracy

• Standard of pharmacy care & workflow procedures

• Drug therapy management & clinical appropriateness

• Patient counseling & documentation practices

• Controlled substance compliance

• Prior authorization & insurance review processes

• Long-term medication management & chronic disease therapy

• Medicare Set-Aside & claims evaluation

Expert Witness Services:

• Case review & expert opinion reports

• Affidavits & declarations

• Deposition testimony

• Trial testimony

• Plaintiff & defense support

• Consultation on pharmacy procedure and safety standards

Credentials

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

• Medicare Set-Aside Certified Specialist

• 20+ years clinical & dispensing pharmacy experience

• Experience in retail, hospital, and health-plan pharmacy practice

• Proven track record as expert witness in pharmacy-related litigation