ICTM - Key Persons

Ronald E. Gots, MD, PhD received his A.B. in chemistry and his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Since 1975, he has devoted his professional activities to solving clients' problems in environmental medicine, toxicology, causation analysis, and risk communication. Dr. Gots has focused on the scientific methods for assessing causation of diseases allegedly associated with chemical and biological agents. He has assisted hundreds of clients in analysis, strategy and testimony in chemical and mold injury claims, regulatory matters, mass tort claims, environmental and workplace exposure issues, and risk communication. He has provided medical oversight for chemically exposed and mold-exposed individuals and has overseen numerous mold remediation projects. He has shared his expertise with workers and community groups in dozens of toxic exposure matters across the country. He has been consulted for indoor environmental and air quality assessments for numerous office buildings, schools, and manufacturing facilities. He has lectured at numerous national meetings of claims executives, attorneys, policy makers, and physicians in the fields of medicine and science, toxicology, regulation, and claims resolution. He has testified in congressional subcommittee hearings concerning victim compensation legislation. Dr. Gots has chaired two international symposia on "Multiple Chemical Sensitivities: the State of The Science." He sat on a committee convened by the International Programme on Chemical Safety (UNEP-ILO-WHO) to evaluate the "chemical sensitivity" issue (Berlin, Germany, February 1996).