Forensic, Clinical, and Anatomical Pathology Expert Witness

EDUCATION

High School Diploma, 1977
W. B. Ray High School, Corpus Christi, Texas

Associate Degree in Applied Science Radiology, 1980
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Associate Degree in Liberal Arts, 1981
Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Bachelor Biology, 1984
University of Texas At Austin

Medical Doctor, 1989
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio

Transitional Internship, 1990
Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1994
University of California, Irvine

Forensic Pathology, 1995
Miami-Dade County, Medical Examiner Department, Miami, Florida

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1977-1978
Memorial Medical Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
Portor, Housekeeping

1979-1981
Memorial Medical Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
Radiologic Technologist

1981-1984
University of Texas, Student Health Center, Austin, Texas
Radiologic Technologist

St. David's Hospital and South, Austin Community Hospital, Texas
Radiologic Technologist

1986
Humana Hospital & Northeast Hospital, San Antonio, Texas
Radiologic Technologist

Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Transitional Internship
Six Months Internal Medicine
Six Months General Surgery

University of California, Irvine
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Residency

Hemacare Corporation, West Los Angeles, Torrance & San Diego, California
Medical Director (Part Time)

Miami-Date County Medical Examiner Department, Miami, Florida
Fellowship (Forensic Pathology)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1995-2002
Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, Miami, Florida
Associate Medical Examiner

University of Miami School of Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pathology

Consultant Forensic Pathologist to United States Department of Justice
(ICITAP) International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program

Institute of Forensic Sciences
Dallas County Medical Examiner Department
Medical Examiner

University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Assistant Clinical Faculty
Professor of Pathology

2003
Chief Medical Examiner
County Medical Examiner
Texas

LICENSES

Florida Medical Licensure, 1995 to Present

Texas Medical Licensure, 1990 to Present

BOARD CERTIFICATION

The American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Specialty, 1997

The American Board of Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Subspecialty, 1998

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Academy of Forensic Sciences

National Association of Medical Examiners

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING

Supervisor Certification Program Complete, 2001

AWARDS

City of Corpus Christi Certificate of Commendation, 1977
Citizens Certificate of Merit, Corpus Christi Police Department, 1977
National Dean's List, 1980
Certificate of Commendation, Corpus Christi Memorial Medical Center, 1981
Exxon Scholarship, 1981
Mexican-American Fellowship Award, 1985
The Rotary Club of Hialeah-Miami Spring, Certificate of Appreciation, 1994
Miami Date Police Department, Exceptional Service Award, 1996
United States Department of Justice Certificate of Appreciation, 1998
Barry University, Teaching Award, 1999
Costa Rican Association of Forensic Medicine, Certificate of Appreciation, 1999
Chilean Legal Medicine, Appreciation Award, 2000
Mexican Attorney General's Office, Certificate of Appreciation, 2000

LECTURES

IN U.S.

Local schools on drug abuse hazards (Red Ribbon Week)

Medicolegal Death Investigation
Miami, Florida 1996-2002

Medicolegal Death Investigation
For Forensic Nurses
Miami, Florida 1997-2002

Forensic Clues to Substance Abuse
Texas Probation Association
2004 Conference
Corpus Christi, Texas

Forensic Pathology
Corpus Christi Bar Association
Law Seminar 2004

Forensic Pathology
Corpus Christi Bar Association
Law Seminar 2006

OUTSIDE U.S.

National Conference, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Medellin, Columbia, 1996

Cuban-American Doctor's Association, Miami, FL, Domestic Violence, 1997

National Conference, Medicolegal Death Investigation, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1998
(Consultant for U.S. Dept. of Justice)

National Conference, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, 1999

National Conference, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Managua, Nicaragua, 2000
(Consultant for U.S. Dept. of Justice)

National Conference, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Iquique, Chile, 2000

National Conference, Medicolegal Death Investigation, Mexico City, Mexico, 2000
(Consultant for U.S. Dept. of Justice)

Lecture Activities Presented in English and Spanish Languages

PUBLICATION

Available upon request.

KEYWORDS

Pathology Expert Witness, Forensic Expert Witness, Antomic Pathology Expert Witness, Clinical Pathology Expert Witness, Forensic Pathology Expert Witness, Medical Examiner Expert Witness, Police Custody Deaths Expert Witness, Biomechanics and Biomedical of Traffic and Industrial Fatalities Expert Witness, Drownings Expert Witness, Electrocutions Expert Witness, Fire Deaths Expert Witness, Autopsy Expert Witness, Autopsies Expert Witness, Toxicology and Pharmacology involved in deaths Expert Witness

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