Autopsy Expert Witnesses in Pennsylvania

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Autopsy expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including forensic pathology, clinical pathology, and medicolegal death investigation. Some of the most common specialties include cause of death analysis, injury pattern interpretation, toxicology correlation, and time-of-death estimation. They can opine on the effects of trauma, disease, drugs, medical errors, and environmental factors on mortality.

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $400/hr
    Court Fee $500/hr

    This accomplished expert is a highly experienced pathologist who completed medical school in India and went on to complete a residency in Pathology at The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The expert has examined about 25000 liver, kidney and gastrointestinal biopsies in his career.He has been invited to speak over 200 times on topics ranging from hepatitis C, diseases of the kidney, and viral infections in transplant patients.internal fluid illnesses following organ transplants to viral infections. He is experienced in writing reports and testifying for medicolegal cases.

    Professor, A University in PA

    Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Delhi University

    Pittsburgh,

    Pennsylvania

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  • Review Fee $600/hr

    This senior pathologist is Board Certified in neuropathology and anatomic pathology, and trained in forensic pathology. He earned his M.D. and a Ph.D. in Experimental Pathology from the University of Chicago. The expert spent the major part of his career in academia including positions as a professor of pathology and vice chairperson of the department of pharmacological and physiological sciences at the University of Chicago, as the chair of the department of pathology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and as an endowed professor of pathology and neurology at Emory University. he has coauthored over 140 publications and is a member of several relevant medical associations, including the American Association of Investigative Pathology, the American Association of Neuropathologists, and the International Academy of Pathology. Since 2010 this expert practiced forensic pathology in several major metropolitan offices. He has been qualified as an expert and testified in numerous criminal and civil trials. He currently works privately as an expert consultant in anatomic, neuropathology and forensic pathology.

    Consultant, Neuropathology, Forensic Pathology, General Pathology, PA

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Chicago

    Columbus,

    Pennsylvania

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  • Review Fee $225/hr
    Deposition Fee $350/hr
    Court Fee $400/hr

    This expert specializes in infection control. He earned his PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and pursued a fellowship focused on diagnostic imaging at the Temple University School of Medicine. For two decades, he worked for a firm manufacturing automated endoscope reprocessors, serving as the Director of R&D and the Chief of Infection Control. He currently owns a consultancy focused on healthcare quality and safety; he is also a prolific writer on these issues.

    President, A healthcare quality and safety consultancy in PA

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Pennsylvania

    Montgomeryville,

    Pennsylvania

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  • Review Fee $400/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr
    Court Fee $600/hr

    This board certified expert has been practicing for over 40 years. A former Fellow of the College of American Pathologists, he is currently an Associate Editor for the Atlas of Pathology - Non-Tumor Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, as well as a member of the Editorial Board of both Modern Pathology and Fetal and Pediatric Pathology. Currently, this expert is a Professor in the Department of Pathology at a major medical university, where he has been a full professor for 18 years.

    Emeritus Professor, A Medical University in MD

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Northwestern University

    Bethesda,

    Maryland

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  • Review Fee $250/hr
    Deposition Fee $250/hr

    This expert is board certified in internal medicine with a subspeciality in transplant hepatology. He earned his BS from Indiana University and his MD from the University of Chicago. He completed residency training at the University of Pennsylvania and St. Luke's Hospital, and fellowship training in liver diseases at Mount Sinai Hospital. He has authored more than 20 publications in the hepatology and liver disease fields, and belongs to a number of prestigious societies in the space, including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Currently, this expert serves as the Clinical Director of Hepatology and Co-Director of Transplant Hepatology at a top university medical center.

    Co-director of Transplant Hepatology, Major NY Medical Institution

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), The University of Chicago Pritzker

    New York,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $500/hr
    Deposition Fee $500/hr

    This board certified expert has been practicing for over 20 years. He completed his Pathology residency at the Holy Mercy Hospital of Sao Paulo and a second Pathology residency at the University of Texas - Houston prior to completing a Fellowship in Surgical Pathology at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and a Gastrointestinal Pathology fellowship at Yale University. He is widely published in journals such as "World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology", "The International Journal of Gynecological Pathology" and "The American Journal of Surgical Pathology" and holds membership in multiple distinguished pathological societies. He has received the 'Attending of the Year in Anatomic Pathology" award multiple times. A former Assistant Clinical Professor of Pathology at Yale University, he is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology and the Surgical Pathology Director at another major medical university.

    Associate Professor of Pathology, Major Medical University

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Pernambuco (Brazil)

    New York,

    New York

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  • Review Fee $600/hr
    Deposition Fee $700/hr
    Court Fee $700/hr

    This extremely qualified expert is board certified in pathology and has been practicing for 20+ years. He completed his internship training at Rohtak Medical College, India, and his residency training at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia University, where he also pursued further postdoctoral training focusing on breast pathology. He is a member of multiple professional associations, including the American Association for Cancer Research, the Cancer and Leukemia Group and the US and Canadian Academy of Pathology. He has published 60+ peer-reviewed journal articles and serves as a reviewed for 6+ renowned medical journals. He lectures both nationally and internationally and was honored for his teaching by Georgetown University in 2002. He is a current professor of pathology at a major university and the current director of surgical pathology, immunohistochemistry and breast pathology at a major hospital in New York.

    Director, Major Hospital

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), All India Institute of Medical Sciences

    New York,

    New York

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  • This qualified expert of Gynecology and Obstetrics Pathology obtained his MD from Taipei Medical University and his PhD in Pathology from University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Endowed Chair position of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Directorship of the Gynecologic Pathology Research Program, and the Co-directorship of the Breast and Ovarian Cancer Program at a top university school of medicine. He completed his Post Doctorate in Cancer Biology at The Wister Institute and his Residency in Pathology, his Fellowship in Gynecologic Pathology, and his Research Fellowship in Oncology at Johns Hopkins University. He is Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology and is a member of the prestigious Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Investigative Pathology, and the International Association of Gynecologic Pathologists. He has 300+ Publications on Gynecology and Obstetrics Pathology and is currently a distinguished Professor of Gynecology/Obstetrics, Pathology and Oncology. He has been a consultant for legal cases for many years.

    Co-Director, A Top Medical School in MD

    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Pennsylvania

    Baltimore,

    Maryland

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    This highly qualified expert has over 30 years of experience in Infectious Diseases. He earned his MD at Columbia University. He went on to complete an Internship and a Residency in Internal Medicine at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center. He then completed a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at SUNY Health Sciences Center. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is active in his community at a Fellow in several medical societies, including the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, and a member of several medical associations such as the American Society for Microbiology. This expert has given over 300 lectures, authored over 100 publications, written 6 books, and written 10 book chapters on topics relating to his field. He has held the position of Chief of Infectious Diseases at Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn & Queens and Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers, and has also served as the President and CEO of St. Joseph Hospital. He has also held positions as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and SUNY Health Science Center at Stony Brook. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine and a Hospital Epidemiologist at a Major Hospital in New York, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine at a Medical School in New York.

    Hospital Epidemiologist, A Major Hospital in New York

    Doctor of Medicine (MD), Columbia University

    Woodmere,

    New York

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Related Specialties

What Can an Autopsy Expert Witness Opine On?

External Examination

Visual inspection of the body surface.

Internal Examination

Dissection to assess internal organs.

Tissue Sampling

Collecting samples for histological analysis.

Cause of Death Determination

Identifying the primary cause of death.

Documentation and Reporting

Recording findings for legal purposes.

Toxicology Analysis

Testing for substances in bodily fluids.

FAQs for Autopsy Expert Witnesses

What is a autopsy expert witness?

An autopsy expert witness is a forensic pathologist who analyzes postmortem findings to determine cause and manner of death. They assist by reviewing autopsy records, preparing reports, and testifying to clarify medical and forensic issues.

What types of cases can an autopsy expert witness provide assistance with?

An autopsy expert witness assists with homicide, suspicious death, medical malpractice, wrongful death, toxicology, trauma, child abuse, and in-custody death cases.

How can an autopsy expert witness strengthen causation arguments in wrongful death litigation?

An autopsy expert witness strengthens causation arguments in wrongful death litigation by linking medical findings to the death, clarifying mechanisms of injury, and rebutting alternative causes.

What credentials should attorneys prioritize when retaining an autopsy expert witness?

Attorneys should prioritize an autopsy expert witness with board certification in pathology, extensive autopsy experience, clear testimony history, and strong medico-legal credentials.

How does an autopsy expert witness evaluate consistency between injuries and alleged mechanisms?

An autopsy expert witness evaluates consistency by comparing injury patterns, internal findings, and medical records with the alleged mechanisms using forensic pathology principles.

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