Laboratory Medicine Expert Witnesses

Walnut Creek, California

Pathology, Forensic Pathology - Pediatric Pathology, Placental Pathology, Perinatal Pathology, Pathology/Products Liability, Products Liability/Pathology, Birth Injury, Autopsy Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Nuclear Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Administrative Medicine, Medical Malpractice, Shaken Baby Debunked

Dr Waters has four Board Certifications: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Pediatric Pathology & Nuclear Medicine. Dr Waters is experienced in Forensics, Medical Legal Consultation as well as Expert Witness Work. Birth Injury is of particular interest. Other areas of Pediatric and General Pathology have included Tumors (Pediatric and Adult) and Lethal diseases such as Pulmonary Embolism and Sub-Dural Hematoma. She is familiar with the Science which debunks many of the tenets of Shaken Baby "Syndrome". Product Liability has included various drugs, laboratory testing and chemical substances. Criminal and Child Custody cases have included Motor Vehicle Accidents, Murder, Poisoning and Munchhausen's by Proxy. Pathologists have an understanding of disease processes and can be helpful in a wide variety of situations, primarily in Causation. Dr Waters' consultation includes examination of placental, autopsy, and surgical slides, medical records, depositions and legal documents. In...

La Jolla, California

Pathology, Forensic Pathology - Motor Vehicular Accidents, Drug Overdose, Toxicology, Homicide, Opiates/opioids, DUI/DWI, Molecular Diagnostics, Immunology, Forensic Pathology, Autoimmune Diseases, Drugs of Abuse, Transfusion reactions, Laboratory medicine, Anatomic pathology, Clinical pathology, Immunopathology, Breast Cancer, Kidney, Liver, Blood Banking

48 years providing expert testimony in pathology cases. Extensive experience in deposition and courtroom testimony. Autopsy experience coroner's office. 37 years of experience directing clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories in hospital and outpatient settings. Special focus on blood banking, cancer diagnosis, toxicology, immunology, pharmacology, including drugs of use and drugs of abuse.

Carol Stream, Illinois

Anatomic Pathology, Laboratories & Testing - Histology, Slides, Neuromuscular Pathology, Histopathology, Immunohistochemistry, In Situ Hybridization, Special Stains, Immunofluorescence, Tissue Processing, Specimen Handling, Enzyme Histochemistry, Cryostat Sectioning, Laboratory Safety, Microtomy, AP Lab Operations, Laboratory Quality Assurance, Biopsies, Laboratory Medicine

Board-certified histotechnologist with over a decade of experience across major academic medical centers, including the Cleveland Clinic, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Children's Wisconsin, University of Washington Medical Center, and Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Holds advanced ASCP certifications in histotechnology (HTL(ASCP)CM), immunohistochemistry (QIHC(ASCP)CM), and laboratory safety (QLS(ASCP)CM). Clinical expertise spans all tissue types and encompasses the full spectrum of histologic techniques including routine tissue processing and embedding, microtomy, special stains, immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence, in situ hybridization (ISH), and enzyme histochemistry. Subspecialty expertise in neuromuscular pathology, including skeletal muscle and peripheral nerve evaluation using advanced enzyme histochemical and immunofluorescent techniques — a highly specialized area with few credentialed experts nationally. Direct experience with medicolegal matt...

Bethesda, Maryland

Pathology - Clinical Pathology, Blood banking and Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory medicine

Richmond, Texas

Forensic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology - Autopsy, Death investigation, Cause of death, Manner of death, Trauma, Injury, Pain and suffering, Medical examiner, Homicide, Survivability, Time of death, Forensic, Coroner, Toxicology, Overdose, Laboratory Medicine, Drug-related, Forensic Toxicology

- Board certified in Anatomic, Clinical, and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology - Actively practicing Deputy Chief Medical Examiner - Active medical licensure in 10 states - Retired Lieutenant Colonel, US Army with over 23 years of Active Duty Service - Former Director,Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner - Personally performed over 3000 autopsies, including over 400 homicides - Court experience with over 60 trials, hearings, and depositions - Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners - Recipient of the "A" Proficiency Designator, Order of Medical Military Merit (O2M3), FBI Director's Award for Outstanding Criminal Investigation (2022), and National Association of Medical Examiners Outstanding Service Award (2025).