Death Expert Witnesses
Death expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on death. The death expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Chiropractic, Disability Evaluation, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Forensic Pathology, Hospitalist, Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Meteorology, Occupational Medicine, Police Practices & Procedures, Preventive Medicine, and Slip Trip & Fall.
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Marie Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine - Forensic Medicine Physician
San Gabriel, California
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology
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homicide, strangulation, motor vehicle accident, correctional medicine, overdose, death, gunshot wound, dogbite, jail or prison medicine, urgent care, domestic violence, stab wound, fall, police abuse, trauma, child physical abuse, assault, fracture, deliberate indifference, infection
Emergency Medicine (Board Certified), Forensic Pathology, Correctional Healthcare, autopsy review.
29 yrs. physician experience at a Level 1 trauma center, retired faculty member USC Keck School of Medicine, taught physicians and medical students for over 20 years.
Former California Medical Board in-house medical consultant - 7 yrs
CDCR Chief Medical Executive - Retired, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional
Former full time police officer x 7 yrs.
Fellow – National Assoc of Medical Examiners, Fellow - American Academy of Forensic Science
> 500 autopsies performed
Testified in multiple state courts, federal district court, numerous trials
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Richard K Skala, DC
Paradise, California
Chiropractic, Disability Evaluation
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manipulation and stroke, Cervical adjustment stroke, disc injury and chiropractic adjustment, stroke, death, permanent disability and chiropractic manipulation, neck, vertebrobasilar stroke, disability
Education:
Chiropractic School:
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Davenport, IA
Doctor of Chiropractic Degree
1972 - 1976
Postgraduate:
Diplomate National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
1976
California Chiropractic Association
Certified Disability Evaluator Course
300 Hours 1990
California Chiropractic Association
Qualified Medical Evaluator Course
300 Hours 1992
Academy of Applied Spinal Biomechanical Engineering
Spinal Biomechanics Course & Fellow Exam
300 Hours 1988
University of Florida School of Medicine
Spinal Musculo-Skeletal Rehabilitation Certification
Gainesville, FL
200 hours & Certification Exam
1989
AMA Spinal Impairment Rater
Medical Legal Consultants Association
Clearwater, FL
Certification
1994
AMA Impairment Rater
5th Edition
Academy of Forensic Chiropractic Consultants
Redondo Beach, CA
2004
Manipulation Under Anesthesia
California Academy of MUA
Certified MUA
2002
Neuro Electrodiagnostic Certification Program
Palmer College of Chiropractic
150 H...
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Nelson Andreu, EdD
Police Practices Expert – Homicide specialty
Andreu Experts, LLC
Miami, Florida
Law Enf & Criminal Justice, Police Practices & Procedures
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Homicide, Homicide Defense Consultant, Murder, Police Practices & Procedure, Death, Case Review & Strategy, Police procedures, Homicide investigation, False arrest, Police shooting, Death Investigation Expert, Medicolegal Death Investigator, Case Review & Strategy
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
To provide expert opinion and testimony in all aspects of Law Enforcement. With over 45 years
of governmental and law enforcement experience; homicide investigation, including serial
killer investigation, and all types of death investigations. Thoroughly understands the
investigative process and works hard to adapt innovative methods and uses various
investigative styles; in addition to firmly establish investigative techniques. Fully Bilingual Chief
of Police (retired) and adjunct university professor; offering skills in communication, leadership
and organization. More than 30 years in college-level law enforcement instruction. Exceptional
presentation, interpersonal and communication skills. Committed to law enforcement, public
education and community service.
SKILLS
* Extensive knowledge of all aspects of Law * Criminal law knowledge
Enforcement * Court testimony
* Clear communicator of complex ideas * Exceptional communicator
* Culturally-sensitive * Strong ...
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Pat Leung, MD PharmD MPH
Physician/Pharmacist Expert
Medical Physicians Group PLLC
Jacksonville , Florida
Family Medicine, Preventive Medicine
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Accident, death, malpractice, correctional medicine, prison, jail, pharmacy, pharmacist, wrongful death, negligence, occupational medicine, COVID vaccine, medical medication error, patient safety, work related injury, preventive medicine, pharmacotherapy
Dr. Leung possesses double doctorates as he has a Medical Doctorate (M.D.) and a Pharmacy Doctorate (Pharm.D.) graduae Summa Cum Laude and ranked #1 in his PharmD class throughout the whole curriculum. Dr. Leung is experienced at finding medical errors as he has been working for over 15 years in finding and preventing medical errors. He is currently working at Medical Physicians Group PLLC where he works at urgent care and outpatient clinics and sees telemedicine patients. He previously worked as a Senior Medical Physician for the Northeast Florida State Hospital, and as a Correctional Medicine Physician at the Baker County Jail which housed inmates from the Georgia and Florida Marshals and ICE patients as well. He also worked in occupational medicine and emergency medicine at the federal facility for two years. As a pharmacist, Dr. Leung was a pharmacist-in-charge for an HIV pharmacy. He has worked in multiple settings as a pharmacist including hospital pharmacy, CVS, Walgree...
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Mark D. McGinnis, CCM, CBM
Weather Related Personal Injury/ Property Expert
Fair Skies Consulting
Illinois
Meteorology, Slip Trip & Fall
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Slip and Fall, Hail Damage, Wind Damage, Doppler Radar Analysis, Flooding, Rainfall, Ice, Rain, Snow Removal, Lightning, Visibility, Roof Damage, Roof Collapse, Insurance Claims, Death, Sidewalk, Parking Lot, Damage, Weather Preparedness, Weather Demonstratives
Mark McGinnis, CCM is the owner of Fair Skies Consulting, LLC and one of a very small group of meteorologists to have earned the Certified Consulting Meteorologist and the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designations from the American Meteorological Society. Mark has over thirty years of experience forecasting, analyzing and communicating complex meteorological data including, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and derechos, to the public in a calm and friendly manner. Mr. McGinnis handles weather related cases in the Midwest and across the United States. Cases include but are not limited to slip and falls, hail damage, wind damage, flooding, rainfall, boating accidents, auto accidents and roof collapses. Mark still fills in as a broadcast meteorologist at WLS-TV ABC 7 in Chicago.
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Kevin Qiwei Zhang, MD, PhD
Boston, Massachusetts
Hospitalist, Family Medicine
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inpatient, critical care, consumer compliance, pharmaceutical, complain, unprofessional, death, injury, loss, consultation, expert witness, drug safety, adverse reaction, incompetence, outpatient, urgent care, patient safety, malpractice, medical device, case review
Board certified hospitalist and family medicine practitioner with full license in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, I have had extensive clinical experience in inpatient, critical care, and outpatient practice in the tertiary academic medical centers and community hospitals in multiple states. I obtained PhD in Medical Oncology and Pharmacology at Indiana University School of Medicine with tremendous experience in pharmacology and pharmaceutical research, drug safety and adverse reaction research and management with more than 20 publications in top-notch medical journals. I have comprehensive experience in case review, peer review, and expert witness consultation.
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Marie Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine - Forensic Medicine Physician
Massachusetts
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology
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homicide, strangulation, motor vehicle accident, correctional medicine, overdose, death, gunshot wound, dogbite, jail or prison medicine, urgent care, domestic violence, stab wound, fall, police abuse, trauma, child physical abuse, assault, fracture, deliberate indifference, infection
Emergency Medicine (Board Certified), Forensic Pathology, Correctional Healthcare, autopsy review.
29 yrs. physician experience at a Level 1 trauma center, retired faculty member USC Keck School of Medicine, taught physicians and medical students for over 20 years.
Former California Medical Board in-house medical consultant - 7 yrs
CDCR Chief Medical Executive - Retired, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional
Former full time police officer x 7 yrs.
Fellow – National Assoc of Medical Examiners, Fellow - American Academy of Forensic Science
> 500 autopsies performed
Testified in multiple state courts, federal district court, numerous trials
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Joel L. Goldberg, MD, FACEP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Goldberg Medical Consulting
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Emergency Medicine, Occupational Medicine
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Stroke, Pneumonia, Congestive Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Sepsis, Obstetrical Emergencies, Foreign Bodies, Orthopedic Injuries, Gynecologic Emergencies, Trauma, Cellulitis, Cardiac Arrest, Pneumothorax, Pericardial Tamponade, Death, Hypoxia, Brain Damage, Hypoxic Encephalopathy, Fractures
Board Certified Emergency Physician (ABEM),
Veteran of the United States Air Force, Rank of Major,
Full time active clinical practice,
Faculty of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine,
Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians,
Member of Michigan State Medical Society,
Former Medical Director of EMS, Franklin County, North Carolina,
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Marie Russell, MD
Emergency Medicine - Forensic Medicine Physician
New York
Emergency Medicine, Forensic Pathology
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homicide, strangulation, motor vehicle accident, correctional medicine, overdose, death, gunshot wound, dogbite, jail or prison medicine, urgent care, domestic violence, stab wound, fall, police abuse, trauma, child physical abuse, assault, fracture, deliberate indifference, infection
Emergency Medicine (Board Certified), Forensic Pathology, Correctional Healthcare, autopsy review.
29 yrs. physician experience at a Level 1 trauma center, retired faculty member USC Keck School of Medicine, taught physicians and medical students for over 20 years.
Former California Medical Board in-house medical consultant - 7 yrs
CDCR Chief Medical Executive - Retired, Certified Correctional Healthcare Professional
Former full time police officer x 7 yrs.
Fellow – National Assoc of Medical Examiners, Fellow - American Academy of Forensic Science
> 500 autopsies performed
Testified in multiple state courts, federal district court, numerous trials
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Jeffrey Morgan
Emergency medicine physician
Moseley, Virginia
Emergency Medicine
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Emergency medicine, Medical malpractice, Chest pain, Pulmonary embolism, Trauma, Emergency department, Missed diagnosis, Myocardial infarction, Aortic dissection, Traumatic injury, ER physician, Delay in diagnosis, Stroke, Abdominal pain, Death, Standard of care, Failure to diagnose, sepsis, Head injury, Disability
Jeffrey David Morgan, MD
Board-Certified Emergency Physician | Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship-Trained
Richmond, Virginia
(502) 468-3872 | jeffrymorgan224@gmail.com
Dr. Jeffrey David Morgan is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician with over 10 years of experience in high-acuity emergency care. He maintains an active full-time clinical practice in a community emergency department and brings extensive leadership experience as a former Emergency Department Medical Director.
Dr. Morgan provides independent, objective medical-legal consultation for both plaintiff and defense attorneys. His expertise includes emergency department standard of care, missed or delayed diagnosis, sepsis, trauma, point-of-care ultrasound, and emergency department systems and throughput issues.
He is experienced in peer review, patient safety, and emergency department operations and provides clear, well-supported opinions grounded in current emergency medicine practice.
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Mark D. McGinnis, CCM, CBM
Weather Related Personal Injury/ Property Expert
Fair Skies Consulting
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Meteorology, Slip Trip & Fall
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Slip and Fall, Hail Damage, Wind Damage, Doppler Radar Analysis, Flooding, Rainfall, Ice, Rain, Snow Removal, Lightning, Visibility, Roof Damage, Roof Collapse, Insurance Claims, Death, Sidewalk, Parking Lot, Damage, Weather Preparedness, Weather Demonstratives
Mark McGinnis, CCM is the owner of Fair Skies Consulting, LLC and one of a very small group of meteorologists to have earned the Certified Consulting Meteorologist and the Certified Broadcast Meteorologist designations from the American Meteorological Society. Mark has over thirty years of experience forecasting, analyzing and communicating complex meteorological data including, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards and derechos, to the public in a calm and friendly manner. Mr. McGinnis handles weather related cases in the Midwest and across the United States. Cases include but are not limited to slip and falls, hail damage, wind damage, flooding, rainfall, boating accidents, auto accidents and roof collapses. Mark still fills in as a broadcast meteorologist at WLS-TV ABC 7 in Chicago.