Pathology Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.738

New York

Education

1953-1957, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania. Bachelor of Arts Degree, Elected to Beta Beta Beta (Biology Honorary Society) Chapter

1957-1963, University of Basel School of Medicine, Switzerland M.D. Degree

Awards and Special Recognition

1989, Plaque and Special Recognition from the City of Warren (Ohio) Police Department "for outstanding contribution to the law enforcement community."

1989, Mayoral Proclamation from the City of Warren (Ohio): In recognition of activities in forensic pathology and community service

1991-2000, Physicians Recognition Award, Medical Society of New Jersey

Medical Licensures and Certifications

Medical Licensure, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Emeritus)

Medical Licensure, State of New York (active)

Medical Licensure, State of Ohio (Emeritus)

Medical Licensure, State of New Jersey (Emeritus)

Bio-Analytical Laboratory Director Licensure, State of New Jersey

Professional Certification in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology

Professional Recertification in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology

Professional Certification in Subspecialty of Cytopathology by the American Board of Pathology

Professional Certification by The American Board of Forensic Examiners

Professional Certification by the American Board of Forensic Medicine

Experience

1973-Present, Nationally Recognized Medical Consultant

1991-Present, Forensic Consultant to Eyewitness News

2005 – On screen interviews for documentary on The Murders of the DeFeo Family in Amityville for presentation

2004, Interview and Consultation for the movie: The Amityville Horror released in April 2005 by MGM

1989-2000, hospital in New Jersey, Director of Laboratories

1991-2000, As President of Pathology Consultants, P.A. , set up courier system to service outside physicians' offices and surgi-centers

1989-2000, Member of the Medical Laboratory Advisory Committee of Felician College

1980-1989, St. Joseph Riverside Hospital in Ohio, Director of Laboratories

1980-1989, Forensic Consultant to the Coroner's Office, Prosecutor's Office in Ohio and to Private Attorneys

1985-1987, Designed and sold decorative wood mounted brass plaque for medical confidentiality, "Autopsy Oath" and marketed by J.A.D Butler Corp

1977-1979, medical laboratory in New York, Owner and Director

1972-1979: Office of the Medical Examiner of Suffolk County in New York: Deputy Chief Medical Examiner and Medical Director of Toxicology Laboratories. At the Office

of the Medical Examiner, I supervised four other full time pathologists and two part time pathologists covering our workload of more than 1,300 autopsies per year including

35-40 homicides (non vehicular). Cases included a wide spectrum of forensic autopsies and investigations including decomposed bodies (both from water and land),

skeletal remains, exhumations, animal deaths and cemetery desecrations, scene investigations and courtroom testimony. As Deputy Chief Medical Examiner of Suffolk

County, New York, I consulted with many attorneys, both private and affiliated with malpractice insurance companies, in cases of alleged malpractice, questions of double

indemnity, workmen's compensation and other medicolegal questions including investigation of the American Airlines Crash in Chicago.

1972 – 1979, St. John's Episcopal Hospital. Smithtown, New York Consultant Pathologist

1972 – 1979, State University of New York (SUNY) Department of Mortuary Science. Farmingdale, New York Instructor of Pathology Course

1971-1972, Massapequa General Hospital, New York, Director of Laboratories

1971-1972, Hempstead General Hospital, New York, Associate Pathologist

1971-1972, Central General Hospital, New York, Associate Pathologist

1969-1971, U.S. Army Hospital at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Director of Laboratories. Army Rank, Major (Honorable Discharge)

1969-1971, Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, Massachusetts, Consultant Pathologist

1969, The Mount Sinai Hospital Medical School, New York, Instructor in Pathology

Internship and Residency

1964-1965, Germantown Hospital, Pennsylvania, Rotating Internship

1965-1966, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, Ohio, First year Pathology

Residency

1967-1969, The Mount Sinai Hospital of New York and City Hospital Center at Elmhurst, New York, Combined Residency Program in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology

with Special Rotation for three months at the Chief Medical Examiner's Office

Present Professional Societies and Organizations

Fellow College of American Pathologists (FCAP)
Fellow American Society of Clinical Pathologists (FASCP)
New York Pathological Society
New York Pathology Club
American Society of Cytopathology
New Jersey Association of Cytotechnologists
Greater New York Association of Cytotechnologists (GYNAC)
National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME)
Fellow American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS)
Fellow The American Board of Forensic Examiners (ABFE)
Valley Pathologist Association
American and Canadian (International) Academy of Pathology
International Academy of Cytopathology (IAC)
New York State Society of Pathologists
New York Pathology Club
New York Pathological Society
SAG (Screen Actor’s Guild)
Ohio State Medical Society
Trumbull County Medical Society
Public Relations Committee Chairman Trumbull County
Editor in Chief Trumbull County Medical Society Newsletter
Co-Chairman of Trumbull County AIDS Task Force
New York Chapter of the National Foundation for Sudden Infant Death
Disaster Planning Committee of Suffolk County
Pathologists Association
Suffolk County Medical Society

Publications

Available upon request

Category 1 Cme Medical Lectures, Seminars and Speaking Engagements

Available upon request

Significant Forensic Cases

Available upon request

Legal Recognition

Recognized as a medical expert in the courtrooms of New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Oklahoma and New Jersey.