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Medical & Scientific Expert Team
At ConsumerLab.com, our mission is to help consumers and healthcare professionals find the best quality health and nutrition products through independent testing and evaluation. Our Medical & Scientific Expert Team supports this mission by contributing expert insight drawn from years of relevant clinical, scientific, analytic, public health, and industry experience.
Team members help ensure that our testing methods, product reviews, and health content are scientifically accurate and aligned with the latest research. Their review helps maintain the high standards of clarity, transparency, and independence that define ConsumerLab.com's work.
With their support, we translate complex scientific findings into clear, evidence-based guidance that empowers consumers to make informed decisions about dietary supplements, foods, and other health and wellness products.
Tod Cooperman, M.D.
President, Founder, and Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Tod Cooperman is a nationally recognized and respected researcher, writer, and speaker on consumer healthcare issues. Dr. Cooperman is a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine, receiving his M.D. in 1987. He also received his Bachelor's degree from Boston University with a major in Medical Sciences and a minor in Economics. Recognizing a lack of quality standards and oversight in the U.S. dietary supplement industry, Dr. Cooperman founded ConsumerLab.com in 1999, guiding it to become the leading independent evaluator of dietary supplements and nutritional products. Dr. Cooperman has been called as an expert witness by committees of U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to give testimony regarding the quality and regulation of dietary supplements and has been regularly invited to speak about dietary supplement quality at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Cooperman is a member of the Board of Directors of The NVLD Project, which is dedicated to helping those with Non-Verbal Learning Disability, a developmental visual-spatial disorder.
Mark L. Anderson, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Dr. Anderson has over 20 years of experience in dietary supplement research in addition to 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical and biotechnology drug development. He has been actively involved in analytical testing, utilizing methods such as HPLC, ELISA, CPC, GC, GC/MS, SEC, IEF, LC/MS/MS and has developed and validated qualitative and quantitative assays in accordance with GLP/GMP regulations. Dr. Anderson has authored over 10 peer-reviewed publications in pharmacology and analytical chemistry and is an active member of AOAC International, serving as an elected member of the Executive Committee in the Technical Division on Reference Materials. He was previously the Director of Research & Development at Triarco Industries. Earlier in his career, Dr. Anderson held positions as Analytical Laboratory Director at Emisphere Technologies, Associate Senior Scientist at Purdue-Frederick Pharmaceutical Co, and a Clinical Laboratory Technologist in Toxicology at Metpath Laboratories. Dr. Anderson received his Ph.D. in Pharmacology/Toxicology from St. John's University.
Meredith A. Worthington, Ph.D.
Executive Editor
Dr. Worthington joined ConsumerLab.com in 2020, from Therapeutic Research Center, where she was a director and associate clinical editor. Since 2012, Dr. Worthington been actively involved in critically reviewing literature related to dietary supplements in an effort to provide clear and concise information for healthcare providers and patients about the safety and effectiveness of dietary supplement ingredients. She began her career in dietary supplement research with Natural Standard Research Collaboration and later joined Natural Medicines following acquisition of Natural Standard Research Collaboration by Therapeutic Research Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Texas A&M University in 2009 and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Boston University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2011. Dr. Worthington has published over 15 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
Jillian Kubala, MS, RD
Product Review Editor
Jillian Kubala is a Registered Dietitian who works with ConsumerLab to research, review, write, and edit its reviews of foods and dietary supplements. She holds a master's degree in nutrition from Stony Brook University School of Medicine as well as an undergraduate degree in nutrition science. Ms. Kubala maintains a private practice and has worked as a freelance writer and editor and has written hundreds of articles on nutrition and wellness for other top digital health publishers such as Healthline, mindbodygreen, Sports Illustrated, Greatist, and Health. In her practice, Ms. Kubala specializes in autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto's disease, as well as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and women's health, including prenatal and postnatal nutrition. Ms. Kubala and her husband have a backyard farm where they grow their own food and keep chickens. She runs a small cut flower business specializing in organically grown dahlias.
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