Asphyxia Expert Witnesses

Toronto, Ontario

Forensic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology - forensic pathology, medical examiner, autopsy, sudden cardiac death, wrongful death, cause of death, homicide, child abuse, trauma, gunshot wounds, strangulation, asphyxia, blunt force injuries, sudden death, cardiovascular pathology, toxicology, manner of death, hospital autopsy, perinatal pathology, anatomic pathology

Dr. Steven White is a forensic pathologist and cardiovascular pathologist with more than 15 years of experience. He is board-certified in Forensic Pathology and Anatomic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. He has personally performed approximately 6000 forensic and hospital autopsies. He also has additional experience in perinatal pathology, examining placentas and performing fetal autopsies. He actively practices forensic pathology in a busy, urban office (Ontario Forensic Pathology Service in Toronto). In Chicago, Dr. White served as an Assistant Medical Examiner at one of the busiest ME offices in the U.S., gaining experience in complex death investigation and teaching numerous trainees. Dr. White is uniquely qualified as a cardiovascular pathologist, examining hearts from autopsies (sudden death and complications of heart disease), as well as surgical specimens from hospital patients. He currently practices cardiovascular and hospital autopsy pathology at Toronto Gen...

Charlottesville, Virginia

Speech-Language Pathology - dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive-linguistic deficits, swallowing, swallowing disorders, stroke, aspiration, aspiration pneumonia, choking, swallow strategies, aspiration precautions, tracheostomy, brain injury, TBI, asphyxia, hospice

Kristine Carlson is an ASHA-certified and Virginia-licensed medical Speech-Language Pathologist currently working in the acute care setting at University of Virginia with over 20 years of experience. Over the course of her career, she has also worked in the skilled nursing, sub-acute, long-term acute care, acute rehab, and outpatient settings with adults 18+ with primary focus on dysphagia, aphasia, cognitive-linguistic disorders, and dysarthria. As an acute care speech-language pathologist in an academic medical center, Kristine conducts comprehensive swallowing evaluations on medically complex patients patients to determine the safety of PO intake while minimizing aspiration risk. She possesses strong clinical decision-making skills with critically ill patients with a myriad of diagnoses including but not limited to lung/heat/lung transplant, stroke, TBI, acute respiratory failure. Her expertise also extends to patients with speech, language, or cognitive deficits. She has wo...