Bruce A Goldberger, Ph.D.

Dr. Bruce Goldberger is a Professor and the former Chief of the Division of Forensic Medicine in the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Goldberger is the Director of the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine and the former Program Director of the Florida Emergency Mortuary Operations Response System (FEMORS).

Dr. Goldberger is the former Technical and Administrative Director of the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory at the University of Florida which provides toxicological services to Medical Examiner Offices and State and local law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Florida. Dr. Goldberger has been qualified as an expert witness more than 430 times in Federal, State, Military and Canadian courts of law.

Dr. Goldberger is the Principal Investigator of the Florida Drug-Related Outcomes Surveillance and Tracking System (FROST) and Co-investigator of the National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS). Dr. Goldberger is a consultant/advisor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Overdose Mortality Team, and the National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics. Dr. Goldberger is a member of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Emerging Threats Committee.

Dr. Goldberger received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Zoology from Drew University in Madison, New Jersey and Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Goldberger is a Fellow of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology.

Dr. Goldberger is the emeritus editor-in-chief of the Journal of Analytical Toxicology. Dr. Goldberger is the past president and Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the American Board of Forensic Toxicology, the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board, and the Society of Forensic Toxicologists. Dr. Goldberger has published numerous articles, reviews and chapters related to forensic toxicology and is co-editor of the Handbook of Workplace Drug Testing, 1st and 2nd editions, On-Site Drug Testing and Garriott’s Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol, 6th Edition, and Karch’s Drug Abuse Handbook, 3rd edition.

In recognition of his student research achievements in forensic toxicology, Dr. Goldberger was presented with the first annual Sunshine Award from the Toxicology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 1988. In addition, he was the 1994 recipient of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry’s Outstanding Scientific Achievements by a Young Investigator Award. In 2004, Dr. Goldberger was the recipient of The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists’ Mid-career Achievement Award for Excellence in Forensic Toxicology. Dr. Goldberger also received the Alexander O. Gettler Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field and profession of forensic toxicology from the Toxicology Section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in 2006, the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Florida Association of Medical Examiners in 2008, and the Achievement in the Sciences Award from Drew University in 2012. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of alcohol- and drug-related traffic safety, Dr. Goldberger was the recipient of the National Safety Council’s 2017 Robert F. Borkenstein Award. Further, in recognition of his exceptional, sustained service and contributions to the field of forensic toxicology and the society itself, Dr. Goldberger was the recipient of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists’ Distinguished Service Award in 2022.