PERSONAL DATA :
Birthdate: June 12, 1956
Birthplace: La Mesa, California
PROFESSIONAL POSITION:
Heartland Forensic Pathology, LLC (private practice)
12717 Oakmont Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64145
ACADEMIC RECORD:
College: Loma Linda University
College of Arts and Sciences
Riverside, California
October 1974 - June 1977
Medical School: Loma Linda University
School of Medicine
Loma Linda, California
September 1977 - November 1980
Bachelor of Science (Human Biology) and
Medical degrees awarded on November 30, 1980
Internship and Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Loma Linda University Medical Center and Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital
Loma Linda, California
January 1981 - December 1984
Fellowship: Forensic Pathology
Office of the Medical Examiner, Fulton County (Program affiliated with Emory University, School of Medicine)
Atlanta, Georgia
July 1988 - June 1989
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Diplomate-National Board of Medical Examiners
January 2, 1982
Diplomate-American Board of Pathology
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology - May 31, 1985
Forensic Pathology - September 25, 1989
MEDICAL LICENSURE:
Missouri-MD108989
Kansas-04-32417
Georgia-030931 (inactive)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Heartland Forensic Pathology, LLC (private practice)
Kansas City, Missouri
January 2007 -- Present
Jackson County Medical Examiner
Kansas City, Missouri
July 1995 - December 2006
Medical Examiner, Platte County Missouri
July 1995 - December 2006
Medical Examiner, Clay County Missouri
April 1996 - December 2006
Medical Examiner, Cass County Missouri
January 2004 - December 2006
Director, Office of the Jackson County Medical Examiner Forensic Pathology Training Program
July 2002 - December 2006
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
September 1997 - December 2006
Forensic Pathologist, National Disaster Medical System
(DMORT - 7)
United States Department of Homeland Security
October 1996 - March 2006
Participated in Federal Disaster Response involving
Korean Airlines Flight 801, Guam
August 1997
Associate Medical Examiner, Fulton County
Atlanta, Georgia
July 1989 - June 1995
Assistant Professor of Pathology,
Emory University School of Medicine
August 1994 - June 1995
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology,
Emory University School of Medicine
July 1991 - August 1994
Medical Examiner for Division of Forensic Sciences,
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Decatur, Georgia
July 1989 - June 1995
Chief, Anatomic Pathology
Ehrling Bergquist Strategic Hospital
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
January 1985 - May 1988
Medical Director, Phase II
Laboratory Technician Training Program
Ehrling Bergquist Strategic Hospital
Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
January 1985 - May 1988
Major, Active Duty
United States Air Force Medical Corps
January 1985 - May 1988
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SOCIETIES:
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (1980)
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (1983; Fellow 1985)
College of American Pathologists (Fellow 1985)
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (1989; Fellow 2003)
National Association of Medical Examiners (1989)