Smokefree Medical Review Team
Smokefree’s clinical and drug content is medically reviewed by our team of medical professionals and fact-checked by professional medical writers to ensure accuracy. Our medical review team covers a wide range of medical specialities, with extensive experience in clinical practice, research, and patient advocacy.
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Dr. David Busby, MBChB
MEDICAL ADVISOR
MBChB – Bristol University (UK)
Dr. David Busby is a senior hospital clinician with extensive experience in general medicine, paediatrics, emergency and intensive care. He has special interests in public health, smoking cessation, telehealth and clinical systems. Dr. Busby is the Medical Director of Liber Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Autumn Bernal, PhD
TOXICOLOGY ADVISOR
PhD, Genetics, Genomics, Integrated Toxicology & Environmental Health – Duke University (USA) | BSc. Biology, Psychology – University of Oregon (USA)
Dr. Autumn Bernal is the Founder & Principle Scientist at ToxCreative, LLC. Dr. Bernal is a toxicologist with over 15 years of experience in toxicology study design, exposure assessment, and human health risk assessment. Her focal areas include safety assessments for product development and integration of non-clinical and clinical studies to evaluate potential human health risk. Dr. Bernal has provided consulting services to Liber Pharmaceuticals.
All content and media on the Smokefree website is created and published for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be relied on as health or personal advice.
All content and media on the Smokefree website is created and published for informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice and should not be relied on as health or personal advice.