Expert Opinion: Interpreting Cutting and Stabbing Injuries
In this article, Dr Andrew explains that the correct interpretation of stabbing injuries can significantly affect the outcome of a trial. Evaluation of cutting and stabbing injuries may appear straightforward, but this viewpoint can lead to assumptions which in turn, lead to interpretive errors. This, of course, may have significant ramifications in legal proceedings. Cutting […]
Expert Opinion: The Importance of Timing
Dr Andrew offers examples where the timing of injuries offers more insight into the cause of death than the time of death alone. Much is made in fictional accounts of forensic science of time of death determinations. In actual practice, these are estimates with associated ranges. It is a process made difficult by many physical […]
Expert Opinion: A Cause of Death versus The Cause of Death
Dr Andrew explains that a forensic pathologist is best trained to offer an expert opinion on the ACTUAL cause of death. At first glance, “cause of death” seems to be a simple and straight-forward issue. Often it is, but on those cases where cause of death is in dispute, it is important to know that […]
Expert Opinion: Why Autopsy Badly Burned or Charred Remains?
Dr. Andrew offers four examples how forensic pathology can offer expert opinion rather than speculation, even when the body has been burned. Among the classical mistakes in forensic pathology as outlined by Dr. Alan R. Moritz in his Ward Burdick Award Address presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists […]
Dr Andrew offers his expert opinion on baby’s death case.
An autopsy blamed the child’s death on the sleeping situation and the mother was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but perhaps the case is not so certain The article is published at theappeal.org, please click this link for more. “The science around infant deaths has evolved in recent years, said Thomas Andrew, a forensic pathologist and […]
Gunshot Wound Puzzles and their Solution at Autopsy
Dr Andrew provides answers to gunshot mysteries using the Forensic Consultant’s expertise. As a forensic consultant Dr Andrew relies on decades of experience and thousands of post-mortem examinations to provide a medical opinion regarding the manner and cause of death and injury. In this article we offer a few examples of how an apparent mystery […]
Dr Andrew Recommends a Formal Review of the Situation in Pierce County, WA.
Dr Andrew was recently interviewed by KIRO in Seattle, regarding the concerns on some of Pierce County Medical Examiner’s conclusions. Dr Andrew was brought in as an expert witness by a whistle-blower and was providing his expertise on the case. Click the image for the full article including the interview. “There are some standards issues, […]
Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID)
In this article Dr Andrew provides a review of the current understanding of sudden unexplained infant death (SUID) including SIDS, a term rapidly falling out of common usage and the positive affect of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ “Back to Sleep” program. SUID occurs in previously healthy babies, suddenly (typically during sleep) and without obvious […]
Expert Testimony by a Forensic Consultant
Dr Andrew has extensive experience as an expert witness providing testimony, expert reports and literature review to jurors, prosecutors and defense attorneys. Dr Andrew’s has provided expert testimony in many cases that require the explanation of complex medical issues. He is able to present to jurors in a manner that is both relevant and easy […]
Craniocerebral Trauma and Interpretation of Head Injuries
External Injuries to Face and Scalp – Dr Andrew has several decades of experience examining and interpreting head injuries. Below he outlines the many forms that head injuries can take. Abrasions – tangential application of force resulting in scraping of superficial layers of skin Lacerations – direct force applied to a more defined area of […]
