Coroner’s Office

EDUCATION:

ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

St. Louis, Missouri

M.D. – 1995

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

San Jose, California

09/1977 - 12/1979 and 08/1991 - 12/1990

B.S. in Biology: Medical Microbiology and Immunology; Minor in Chemistry

POST GRADUATE Training:

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER, New York, NY, 07/2000 – 06/2002

Forensic Pathology Fellowship (PGY 6); Forensic Neuropathology Fellowship (PGY 7)

World Trade Center Terrorist Attack – 09/11/2001

American Airlines Flight 587 Plane Crash – 11/12/2001

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FORENSIC PATHOLOGY, Sacramento, CA, 07/1999 – 06/2000

Forensic Pathology Fellowship (PGY 5)

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, Dallas, TX, 07/1995 – 06/1999

Combined Anatomical and Clinical Pathology Residency (PGY 1-4)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

SACRAMENTO COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE, 07/01/2002 - Present

Forensic Pathologist

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

College of American Pathologists – 1995 - Present

American Society of Clinical Pathologists – 1995 - Present

American Academy of Forensic Sciences – 2001 - Present

National Association of Medical Examiners – 2001 - Present

American Medical Association – 2001 – 2002

BOARD CERTIFICATION:

AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY

Combined Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, 09/2001

Forensic Pathology, 11/2002

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:

ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR

UC Davis School of Medicine, Dept. of Pathology, 04/2003 – present

ADJUNCT LECTURER

University of New Haven, School of Public Safety & Professional Studies Masters Study in Forensic Science – Medicolegal Investigation – Spring Terms 2005 and 2006