Provides Opinion & Testimony In:
Pathology, Forensic, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Medical Examiner, Police Custody, Police Shootings, Jail Deaths, Traffic Industrial Fatalities accidents, Drownings, Electrocutions, Fire Deaths, Autopsy, Autopsies, Toxicology Pharmacology involved in deaths, Pediatric Adult, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Smoke Inhalation, fire deaths, poisoning, drug related deaths, toxicology, Toxicological Pathology, Blunt Force Trauma, infant death, child death, prescription overdose, narcotic overdose, asphyxiation
SCHOOL
W.B. Ray High School High School Diploma 1977
Corpus Christi, Texas
Del Mar College Associate Degree in Applied Science Radiology 1980
Corpus Christi, Texas
Del Mar College Associate Degree in Liberal Arts 1981
Corpus Christi, Texas
University of Texas Bachelor of Arts Biology Degree 1984
At Austin
University of Texas Medical Doctor Degree 1989
Medical School at
San Antonio
Frankford Hospital,Transitional Internship Degree 1990
Philadelphia
University of California Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Degree 1994
Irvine
Miami-Dade County Forensic Pathology Degree 1995
Medical Examiner Department
Miami, Florida
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
1977-1978
Memorial Medical Center
Corpus Christi, Texas
Portor, Housekeeping
1979-1981
Memorial Medical Center
Corpus Christi, Texas
Radiologic Technologist
1981-1984
University of Texas
Student Health Center
Austin, Texas
Radiologic Technologist
1984-1985
St. David’s Hospital and South
Austin Community Hospital, Texas
Radiologic Technologist
1986
Radiologic Technologist
Humana Hospital & Northeast Hospital
San Antonio, Texas
1989-1990
Frankford Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Transitional Internship
Six Months Internal Medicine
Six Months General Surgery
1990-1994
University of California, Irvine
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Residency
1994-1995
Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department
Miami, Florida
Fellowship (Forensic Pathology)
1995-2002
Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department
Miami, Florida
Medical Examiner
2002-2003
Institute of Forensic Sciences
Dallas County Medical Examiner Department
Medical Examiner
2003-Present
Chief Medical Examiner
Nueces County Medical Examiner Department
Corpus Christi, Texas
CONSULTANT FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST
2003
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences,
Houston, Texas
2006
Travis County Medical Examiner Office,
Austin, Texas
2009
Lubbock County Medical Examiner Office,
Lubbock, Texas
2009-2011
Washoe County Medical Examiner Office,
Reno, NV
2009-2011
Clark County Coroner’s Office,
Las Vegas, NV
2017
Hidalgo County Forensic Pathology Services
TEACHING APPOINTMENT(S) ACTIVITIES
1995-2002
University of Miami School of Medicine
Clinical Professor
Forensic Pathology
1998-2003
United States Department of Justice
(ICITAP) International Criminal Investigative
Training Assistance Program,
Forensic Pathology Instructor
2002-2003
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Clinical Professor, Forensic Pathology
2014 to Present
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
Department of Life Sciences,
Clinical Professor, Forensic Pathology
LICENSE(S)
- Texas Medical Licensure, 1990 to Present
- Florida Medical Licensure, 1995 to Present
- Nevada Medical Licensure, 2009 to Present
BOARD CERTIFICATION(S)
- The American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Specialty, 1997.
- The American Board of Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Subspecialty, 1998.
ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP(S)
- Nueces County Medical Society
- Texas Medical Association
- American Society of Clinical Pathology
- American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- National Association of Medical Examiners
AWARDS, CERTIFICATES, AND LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
- Citizens Certificate of Merit, Corpus Christi Police Department, 3/1977
- Certificate of Commendation, Corpus Christi Memorial Medical Center, 2/1981
- The Rotary Club of Hialeah-Miami Spring, Certificate of Appreciation, 7/1995
- Miami Dade Police Department, Exceptional Service Award, 9/1996
- Miami Dade Department of Public School, Certificate of Appreciation, 10/1996
- United States Department of Justice Certificate of Appreciation, 3/1998
- Costa Rican Association of Forensic Medicine, Certificate of Appreciation, 8/1999
- Institute of Legal Medicine, Republic of Nicaragua, Letter of Appreciation, 10/1999
- Appreciation Award, Miami Dade County Medical Examiner Department, 7/2002
- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Certificate of Appreciation 4/2006
- Travis County Commissioner’s Court, Letter of Appreciation 7/2006
RESEARCH
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Treatment with plasma, Hemacare Corporation, 92-94
