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IALM Scientific Committee (2013 – 2015)
Professor Michael Sven Pollanen (Canada)
A. NAME
Michael Sven Pollanen, BSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, DMJ (Path), FRCPC
Chief Forensic Pathologist for Ontario, Ontario Forensic Pathology Service
Director, Centre for Forensic Science and Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Forensic Pathology Residency Program, University of Toronto
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of
Toronto
B. DATE
March 4, 2013
C. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
1. Address
Ontario Forensic Pathology Service
26 Grenville Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M7A 2G9
Tel: 416-314-4040 Fax: 416-314-4060
E-Mail: [email protected]
2. Degrees
1992
BSc University of Guelph Biological Sciences
1995
PhD University of Toronto Pathology
1999 MD University of Toronto Medicine
3. Professional Designations
2001
FRCPath* Royal College of Pathologists Pathology
2002
DMJ (Path) Society of Apothecaries Forensic Pathology
2003 FRCPC Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Canada
Anatomical Pathology
* Published works
4. Education
1988-1992
College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph
1992-1995 Graduate Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology (Neuropathology),
University of Toronto
1995-1999 Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
1999-2003 Anatomical Pathology: University of Toronto Teaching Hospitals
Forensic Pathology (2001-2002): Visiting Medical Examiner, Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA &
Forensic Pathology Unit, Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario, Canada
5. Employment and Appointments
Government
2006- Chief Forensic
Pathologist
Ontario Forensic Pathology Service
University of Toronto
2011- Member Appointments and promotion committee,
Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory
Medicine
2008- Director Centre for Forensic Science and Medicine
2008- Director Forensic Pathology Residency Training Program
2006- Associate Member Faculty of Graduate Studies
2003- Associate Professor Department of Pathobiology and Laboratory
Medicine
Previous
2003–2006 Staff Forensic Pathologist Forensic Pathology Unit, Office of the Chief
Coroner (Medical Director, 2004-2006)
1995–1999 Research Assistant
Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto
International consulting (selected)
Mission
Location
Dates
Assessment for Disaster
victim identification
In Amenas, Algeria
(Sponsored by the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade Canada)
February 18-22,
2013
Expert Group Meeting -
development of forensic
science and forensic
West Bank
(Under the auspices of CIDA and UNDP)
November 26-29,
2012
capacity
Inaugural International
Forensic Science
Conference in Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
May 26-28, 2012
External Stakeholders
Meeting
Inaugural International
Forensic Science
Conference
Kingston, Jamaica
February 29 - March
3, 2012
External Forensic Advisors
Meeting
International Committee for
the Red Cross
Geneva, Switzerland
November 22-25,
2010
Inaugural Forum on
Forensic Medicine in Africa
(Teaching mission)
Gaborone, Botswana
(Under the auspices of the Victorian
Institute of Forensic Medicine)
May 18 &19, 2010
Forensic pathology
observation mission on
bodies recovered from
Tivoli Garden in May 2010
Kingston, Jamaica
(Under the auspices of the Office of the
Pubic Defender of Jamaica and the
UNDP)
June 14-21, 2010
April 24- May 6, 2011
Assessment for Disaster
victim identification
(Post-earthquake)
Port au Prince, Haiti
(Under the auspices of INTERPOL and
Government of Canada)
January 17-25, 2010
Assessment mission for
development of forensic
science and forensic
pathology facilities for the
Palestinian Authority
West Bank
(Under the auspices of CIDA and UNDP)
January 11-28, 2009
November 15-23,
2009
Standard operating International Criminal Court, February 2007
procedures for forensic
medicine
(Policy and standards
development)
Office of the Prosecutor, The Hague
Disaster victim identification
(Indian Ocean Tsunami in
Southern Thailand)
Krabi site, Phuket, Thailand (Under the
auspices of Department of Foreign Affairs
of Canada)
December 3, 2004–
January 9, 2005
Human rights pathology
(Observing pathologist for
autopsy of Canadian
submariner, Republic of
Ireland)
Collaboration between Canadian Armed
Forces and the Coroner for County Sligo,
Ireland
October 8–9, 2004
Forensic aspects of torture
(Teaching mission to
Uzbekistan)
Collaboration between the US State
Department and Ministry of Health in
Uzbekistan
Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
Dec 13–17, 2004
Human rights pathology
(Observing pathologist for
second autopsy of alleged
torture victim in Uzbekistan;
participant in Uzbek
Commission of Inquiry)
Collaboration between Canadian and
Uzbekistan governments via Freedom
House (USA)
Tashkent and Gazalkent, Uzbekistan.
May 26–June 3,
2004
Human rights pathology
(Observing pathologist for
second autopsy of alleged
torture victim in
Kazakhstan)
Collaboration between Canadian and
Kazakhstan governments
Dec 8–14, 2002
War crimes pathology
(Cambodia)
Collaboration between Documentation
Centre of Cambodia and Coalition for
International Justice (non-governmental
March 15–April 1,
2002 & June 12–23,
2003
organizations)
War crimes pathology
(East Timor)
United Nations Transitional
Administration in East Timor and
Coalition for International Justice (non-
governmental organizations)
Feb 27, 2000–April
12, 2000, July 1–
October 3, 2000,
April 1–25, 2002 &
June 25–July 1,
2003.
6. Honours (selected)
2011 Founder, subspecialty of Forensic Pathology, Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada
2010 Ovation Award for Leadership, Government of Ontario
2007 Honorary member, College of Forensic Pathologist, Sri Lanka
2007 Danny Ghazarian Resident Teaching Award, Department of Laboratory
Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto
2006 Canadian Medical Association Award for Young Leaders, Canadian Medical
Association
1999 Morrison Finlayson Award, Canadian Association of Neuropathologists
William J. Deadman Prize in Forensic Medicine, Canadian Society of Forensic
Science
1995 Gold Medal of the Governor General of Canada, Government of Canada/University
of Toronto
Harvey Harnick Scholarship, University of Toronto
1994 Chisholm Memorial Fellowship, University of Toronto
1993 Parke-Davis Award in Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Toronto
Trainee Award, Clinical Research Society of Toronto
M. Neveren Memorial Award, University of Toronto
1992 Morrison Finlayson Award, Canadian Association of Neuropathologists
1991 John Cole Memorial Award (jointly), University of Toronto
1990 Morrison Finlayson Award, Canadian Association of Neuropathologists
1989 Honorable Mention for Mary Tom Award, Canadian Association of
Neuropathologists
1988 Canadian National Railway Undergraduate Entrance Scholarship, Canadian
National Railway
Governor General’s Gold Medal: “The Academic Medals were created in 1873 to encourage
academic excellence across the nation and have become the most prestigious award
students in Canadian schools can receive”. This medal was for outstanding scholastic
achievement in doctoral studies at the University of Toronto – explanatory statement from
official website.
Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) Doctoral Studentship: Competitive national
multi-year research scholarship for research in the biomedical sciences; ranked first in the
country on year of application.
7. Professional Affiliations and Activities
Memberships
Canadian Association of Pathologists
Ontario Association of Pathologists
Ontario Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Journal Editorial Boards
Forensic Science International
Forensic science, medicine and pathology
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Medicine, Science and Law
Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (IAFM)
Ad hoc reviewer for journals
Forensic Science International
Forensic Science Reviews (Guest Editor, volume 16)
Journal of Clinical Pathology
Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology
American Journal of Pathology
Journal of Neurochemistry
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Cardiovascular Pathology
CRC Press (Forensic series)
Brain Research
8. Committees
Current
2010 –
Member
International Committee of the Red Cross, Forensic
Advisory Group, Geneva, Switzerland
2009 –
Member
Death Investigation Oversight Council, Ministry of
Community Safety and Correctional Services
2008 –
Member
Senior Management Committee, Ministry of
Community Safety and Correctional Services
2007 –
Founding Chair Forensic Pathology Section, Canadian Association
of Pathologists
2007 –
Member Forensic Pathology Specialty Committee, Royal
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
2009 –
Chair Forensic Services Advisory Committee, Ontario
Forensic Pathology Service and Office of the Chief
Coroner (Member, 2003-2009)
2004 – Member Advisory Committee, Centre of Forensic Sciences
Previous (selected)
2011 –
2012
Member
Pathology Services Expert Panel, Ministry of Health
and Long term Care
2008 –2011
Member
Shaken Baby Death Review Team, Ministry of the
Attorney General, Ontario
2006-7 Chair Subcommittee of Forensic Services Advisory
Committee on review of Dr. Charles Smith, Office of
the Chief Coroner
2004-2007 Member Laboratory Medicine Committee, Ontario Medical
Association
1999 Resident member Ad hoc committee to establish Forensic Pathology
as a specialty, Royal College of Physicians &
Surgeons of Canada (Pathology)
D. ACADEMIC HISTORY
1. Research Interests
• Evidence-based forensic medicine (diagnosis and expert opinion in forensic medicine;
forensic knowledge translation in the justice system)
• Forensic neuropathology (pediatric head injury and vertebral artery injury)
2. Research Awards
Training Awards
1996 Visiting Scholar Terry (skeletal) Collection, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
1993-95 Studentship Medical Research Council of Canada
1992 Scholarship Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Research Grants
1999-
2000
Sharp Force Trauma to Ribs: A Porcine Model, $500.00, Forensic
Science Foundation (USA), American Academy of Forensic Science
1999-
2000
Immunohistochemical Characterization of Cytoskeletal Epitopes in
Diffuse Axonal Injury, $500.00, Forensic Science Foundation (USA),
American Academy of Forensic Science
1993-4 Isolation of human cortical Lewy bodies, Scottish Rite Charitable
Foundation
$5,000.00.
1994-5 Composition of paired helical filaments, Scottish Rite Charitable
Foundation
$5,000.00.
1997-8 Characterization of tau in Parkinsonism, Parkinson Disease
Foundation (USA) $16,000.00.
3. Patents Awarded
None.
E. PUBLICATIONS
1. Books
1 Pollanen MS: Forensic Diatomology and Drowning. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, 1998 (ISBN 0-444-82844-3).
2 Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences, 2nd Editors in Chief: Jay A. Siegel and Peakka
Suakko. Section Editor: Michael S. Pollanen
2. Dissertation
1 Pollanen MS: Extraction and Assembly of Human Cortical Lewy Bodies and Experimental
Murine Mallory Bodies, University of Toronto, Doctoral Dissertation, 1995.
3. Journal Articles
1 Pollanen M, Butany J, Chiasson D: Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava.
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 1987,111,1085-1087.
2 Pollanen MS, Deck JHN: Directed embolization is an alternate explanation for cerebral
watershed infarction. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 1989, 113,1139-
1141.
3 Bergeron C, Pollanen MS: Alzheimer's disease with Lewy bodies - One disease or two?
Alzheimer's disease and Associated Disorders, 1989, 3, 197-204.
4 Catz-Biro L, Chin W, Pollanen MS, Hayes MA, Archer MC: Toxicity of N-
nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine in
isolated rat hepatocytes. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1990, 102, 191-194.
5 Pollanen MS, Brody BA: Fetal globoid cell leukodystrophy. Archives of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine, 1990, 114, 213-216.
6 Pollanen MS, Wollenberg GK, Quinn BA, Hayes MA: Reversible mitochondrial
swelling in cultured rat hepatocytes exposed to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine. Experimental
Molecular Pathology, 1990, 52, 170-178.
7 Pollanen MS, Deck JHN: The mechanism of embolic watershed infarction: Experimental
Studies, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1990, 17, 395-398.
8 Pollanen MS: Behaviour of Suspended Particles at Bifurcations: Implications for
Embolism.Physics in Medicine and Biology, 1991, 36, 397-401.
9 Pollanen MS: A Hempelian explanatory shift in neuropathology: a study in the
history and logic of medicine. Bulletin on Canadian History of Medicine, 1991,8, 65-76.
10 Pollanen MS, Deck JHN, Boutilier L, Davidson G: Lesions of the tunica media in
traumatic rupture of the vertebral arteries: Histologic and biochemical studies, Canadian
Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1992, 19, 53-56.
11 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Detergent-insoluble cortical Lewy body fibrils share
epitopes with neurofilament and tau. Journal of Neurochemistry, 1992, 58, 1953-1956.
12 Pollanen MS, Deck JHN, Blenkinsop B, Farkas EM: Temporal Bone Fracture with
Exsanguination: Pathology and Mechanism. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences,
1992, 19, 196-200.
13 Pollanen MS: Dimensional optimization at different levels of the arterial hierarchy.
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 159, 267-270, 1992.
14 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Deposition of detergent-resistant neurofilaments
into Lewy body fibrils. Brain Research, 603, 121-124, 1993.
15 Pollanen MS, Dickson DW, Bergeron C: Pathology and biology of the Lewy body.
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 52,183-191,1993.
16 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Absence of protease-resistant prion protein in
dementia with neuronal loss and status spongiosus, Acta Neuropathologica, 86, 515-
517, 1993.
17 Pollanen MS: A mathematical theory of embolism. Acta Biotheoretica, 41, 191-197, 1993.
18 Pollanen MS: On Balzer’s small set solution to Russel’s paradox. Journal of Value
Inquiry, 27, 541, 1993.
19 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Bergeron C, Goh MC: Fine structure of abnormal filaments
isolated from Alzheimer's diseased brain: An application of atomic force microscopy.
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 87, 213-216, 1994.
20 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Bergeron C, Goh MC: Twisted ribbon structure of Alzheimer
paired helical filaments revealed by atomic force microscopy, American Journal of
Pathology, 144, 869-873, 1994.
21 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Comparison of a shared epitope in Lewy body fibril
and paired helical filament proteins, Acta Neuropathologica, 88,1-6, 1994.
22 Lang AE, Bergeron C, Pollanen MS, Ashby P: Parietal Pick's disease mimicking
corticobasal ganglionic degeneration, Neurology, 44, 1436-1440, 1994.
23 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Bergeron C, Goh MC. Mallory body filaments become
insoluble after normal assembly into intermediate filaments, American Journal of
Pathology, 145, 1140-1147, 1994.
24 Pollanen MS, Bulger B, Chiasson DA. Location of hyoid fracture in strangulation revealed
by xeroradiography. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 40, 303-305, 1995.
25 Gale M, Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P , Goh MC: Sequential assembly of collagen
revealed by atomic force microscopy, Biophysical Journal, 68, 2124-2128, 1995.
26 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Bergeron C, Goh MC: Alzheimer paired helical filaments:
Comparison with the Twisted Ribbon Model, Acta Neuropathologica, 90, 194-197,1995.
27
Pollanen MS: Rigid deformations of Alzheimer paired helical filaments- A novel substrate
for fabricating nanostructures, Nanotechnology, 6, 101-103, 1995.
28 Pollanen MS, Chiasson DA. The shape of hyoid bones in strangulation: Comparison of
fractured and unfractured hyoids from victims of strangulation, Journal of Forensic
Sciences, 41, 110-113, 1996.
29 Bergeron C, Petrunka C, Weyer L, Pollanen MS. Altered neurofilament expression does
not contribute to Lewy body formation, American Journal of Pathology, 148, 267-272,
1996.
30 Pollanen MS, Deck JHN, Blenkinsop B: Injury of the tunica media in fatal rupture of the
vertebral artery. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 17, 197-201,
1996.
31 Pollanen MS, Chiasson DA, Cairns J, Young JG: Sudden unexpected death in Southeast
Asia immigrants to Canada: Recognition of the syndrome in Metropolitan Toronto,
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 155, 537-540, 1996.
32 Pollanen MS: The diatom test for drowning in Ontario, Journal of the Canadian Society
of Forensic Sciences , 29,205-211, 1996.
33 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Goh MC: Paired helical filaments are twisted ribbons
composed of two parallel and aligned components: Image reconstruction and modeling
of filament structure using atomic force microscopy. Journal of Neuropathology and
Experimental Neurology, 56, 79-85, 1997.
34 Pollanen MS, Cheung C, Chiasson DA: The diagnostic value of the diatom test for
drowning. I. A retrospective study of 771 cases of drowning in Ontario, Canada, Journal
of Forensic Science, 42, 281-285, 1997.
35 Pollanen MS: The diagnostic value of the diatom test for drowning. II. A comparison of
diatoms recovered from bone marrow and drowning medium, Journal of Forensic
Science, 42, 286-290, 1997.
36 Bergeron C, Pollanen MS, Weyer L, Black SE, Lang AE: Unusual clinical presentation of
cortico-basal ganglionic degeneration. Annals of Neurology, 40, 893-900, 1997.
37 Pollanen MS, Ubelaker DH: Forensic Significance of the Polymorphism in Hyoid Bone
Shape. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 42, 890-892, 1997.
38 Bergeron C, Pollanen MS, Weyer L, Lang AE: Cortical Degeneration in Progressive
Supranuclear Palsy. A comparison with cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration, Journal of
Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 56, 726-734, 1997.
39 Pollanen MS: Diatoms and homicide, Forensic Science International, 91, 29-34, 1998.
40 Pollanen MS, McAuliffe DN: Intracartilaginous laryngeal hemorrhages and strangulation,
Forensic Science International, 92, 13-20, 1998.
41 Pollanen MS, Chiasson DA, Cairns J, Young J: Unexpected death related to restraint
for excited delirium: a retrospective study of deaths in police custody and in the
community. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 158, 1603-1607, 1998.
42 Pollanen MS: A Triad of Laryngeal Hemorrhages in Strangulation: A Report of Eight
Cases, Journal of Forensic Science, 45, 614-618, 2000.
43 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C: Modeling of a Periodic Instability in Paired Helical Filaments
Reveals an Axial Repeat, Acta Neuropathologica, 99, 534-538, 2000.
44 Gruspier KL, Pollanen KG: Limbs Found in Water: Investigation using Anthropological
Analysis and the Diatom Test. Forensic Science International, 112, 1-9, 2000.
45 Pollanen MS: Subtle Fatal Manual Neck Compression. Medicine, Science, and the Law,
41, 135-140, 2001.
46 Borio L, Frank D, Mani V, Chiriboga C, Pollanen M, Ripple M, Ali S, DiAngelo C, Lee J,
Arden J, Titus J, Fowler D, O'Toole T, Masur H, Bartlett J, Inglesby T. Death due to
bioterrorism-related inhalational anthrax: Report of 2 patients. Journal of the American
Medical Association, 2001, 286(20), 2554-9.
47 Pollanen MS, Smith CR, Chaisson DA, Cairns JT, Young J: Fatal child abuse-
maltreatment syndrome: A retrospective study in Ontario, Canada, 1990-1995. Forensic
Science International, 2002, 6, 101-4.
48 Pollanen MS. Torture by excision and ingestion of ear helix. Journal of Clinical Forensic
Medicine, 2002, 9, 184-184.
49 Pollanen MS: A Variant of Incaprettamento (Ritual Ligature Strangulation) in East Timor.
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Science, 2003, 24, 51-54.
50 Fornazzari L, Pollanen MS, Myers V, Wolf A. Solvent abuse toluene
leukoencephalopathy: Case report. Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 2003, 10, 93-
95.
51 Pollanen MS. Alleged lethal sorcery in East Timor. Forensic Science International,
2004, 139, 17-19.
52 Pollanen MS. Deciding the cause of death after autopsy – revisited. Journal of Clinical
Forensic Medicine, 2005, 12, 113-121.
53 Srigley JA, Pollanen MS. Sudden death from clinically undiagnosed pulmonary
hypertension. Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 2005, 12, 264-267.
54 Perera C, Pollanen MS. Sudden death from sickle cell crisis during law-enforcement
restraint. Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine, 2007, 14, 297-300.
55 Paranitharan P, Parai JL, Pollanen MS. Pseudo-gunshot wound injury from perforating
rib fracture: a cautionary case report. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology,
2008;4(2):113-5. Epub 2007 Sep 9. PubMed PMID: 19291481.
56 Tanguay J, Pollanen M. Sudden death by laryngeal polyp: a case report and review of
the literature. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2009;5(1):17-21
57 Pollanen MS, Perera C, Clutterbuck. Hemorrhagic lividity of the neck: Controlled
induction of postmortem hypostatic hemorrhages. American Journal of Forensic Medicine
and Pathology. 2009 Dec;30(4):322-6. PubMed PMID: 19901802.
58 Paranitharan P, Pollanen MS. The interaction of injury and disease in the elderly: a case
report of fatal elder abuse. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 2009 Aug;16(6):346-
9. Epub 2009 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 19573847.
59 Dickson BC, Pollanen MS. Fatal thromboembolic disease: a risk in physically restrained
psychiatric patients, J Forensic Leg Med. 2009 Jul;16(5):284-6. Epub 2009 Feb 7.
PubMed PMID: 19481713
60 Kitulwatte I, Pollanen MS. Electrical injury of the neck and cardiac air embolism: a novel
mechanism of death. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2009;5(1):32-5. Epub 2008 Sep 20.
PubMed PMID: 19291433.
61 Kepron C, Somers GR, Pollanen MS. Sickle cell trait mimicking multiple inflicted injuries in
a 5-year-old boy. J Forensic Sci. 2009 Sep;54(5):1141-5. Epub 2009 Jun 29. PubMed
PMID: 19570047.
62 Kepron C, Cusimano M, Pollanen MS. Fatal hemorrhage following trans--sphenoidal
resection of a pituitary adenoma: a case report and review of the literature. Forensic Sci
Med Pathol. 2010 Dec;6(4):282-7. Epub 2010 Mar 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 20306333
63 Kitulwatte ID, Kim PJ, Pollanen MS. Sudden death related myocarditis: a study
of 56 cases. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2010 Mar;6(1):13-9. Epub 2009 Nov 29.
PubMed PMID: 20091145.
64 Pickup MJ, Pollanen MS. Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and the COL3A1 gene:
emergence of a potential causal link. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2011 Jun;7(2):192-7. Epub
2010 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 21086191.
65 Pollanen MS. Subdural hemorrhage in infancy: keep an open mind. Forensic Sci Med
Pathol. 2011 Apr 11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21479950.
66
Pollanen MS. Histology in forensic practice. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2011 Jun 15. [Epub
ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21674235
67 Kodikara S, Pollanen MS. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: A retrospective analysis
of 24 adult cases. 2012 Mar:8(1):19-22 Epub 2011 Jul 29.
68
Kodikara, S, Paranitharan P, Pollanen MS. The role of the Armanni-Ebstein lesion,
hepatic steatosis, biochemical analysis and second generation anti-psychotic drugs in
fatal diabetic ketoacidosis, J Forensic Legal Medicine.
69
Parai, JL, Kodikara S. Milroy CM, Pollanen MS. Armanni-Ebstein lesion and alcoholic
ketoacidosi. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2012 Mar;8(1):19-22. Epub 2011 Jul 31.
70
Kodikara S, Pollanen MS. Sudden death due to hemoperitoneum following rupture of
cirrhosis-related mesenteric varices. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences 2011; 1: 77-
79.
71
Kodikara S, Pollanen MS. Fatal pediatric head injury due to toppled television: Does the
injury pattern overlap with abusive head trauma?: Legal Medicine 2012 July: 14(4):197-
200
72
Kodikara S. Cunningham K, Pollanen MS. Excited delirium syndrome”: Is it a cause of
death? Leg Med doi.org/10.1016/ Legal Medicine 2012.04.003.
73 Salvatori M, Kodikara S, Pollanen MS. Fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage following
traumatic rupture of the internal carotid artery. Legal Medicine
4. Book Chapters
1 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C: Quantitative analysis of Lewy bodies in Alzheimer’s disease.
In Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. K Iqbal, HN Wisniewski and B Winblad
(eds.), Alan R Liss Inc., New York, 1989, pp 485-492.
2 Goh MC, Markiewicz P, Gale M, Pollanen MS, Goh MC: Direct visualization of complex
biological structures by atomic force microscopy. In The Interplay of Genetic and
Physical Processes in the development of biological form D. Beysens et al (eds.),
Springer-Verlag, 1996.
3 Bergeron C, Pollanen MS: Chapter 6. Pathogenesis of the Lewy body. In Dementia and
Lewy bodies. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
4 Kumar R, Bergeron C, Pollanen MS, Lang AE: Chapter 14. Cortico-basal Ganglionic
Degeneration. In Parkinsons disease and Allied Disorders. Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
5 Pollanen MS: Chapter 13. Forensic Osteology of Strangulation. In Forensic
Osteological Analysis – A Book of Case Studies. Charles Thomas Press, 1999.
6
Pollanen MS: Asphyxia (‘rapid anoxial death’), Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences,
Academic press, in press
7
Pollanen, MS: Legal and Forensic Medicine – a Sri Lankan perspective. Handbook of
Legal and Forensic Medicine. Springer; Germany
8 Kodikara, S. Pollanen M. Shaken Baby Syndrome. Handbook of Legal and Forensic
Medicine. Springer; Germany
5. Published Abstracts
1 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C: Lewy bodies in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease
and associated disorders, 1988, 2,247. (First International Alzheimer’s disease and
Associated Disorders Symposium).
2 Quinn BA, Crane TL, Kirby GM, Pollanen MS, Hayes MA: Affinity of hepatic glutathione
S-transferases for DNA-binding metabolites of aflatoxin B1, The Toxicologist,1989, 9,354.
(FASEB Meeting).
3 Pollanen MS Quinn BA, Wollenberg GK, Hayes MA: Reversible prelethal mitochondrial
swelling in rat hepatocytes exposed to 1,2-dimethylhydrazine, FASEB Journal, 1989,
3,587. (FASEB Meeting).
4 Pollanen MS, Wollenberg GK, LaMarre J, Hayes MA: Differential effects of
Transforming Growth Factor beta and Epidermal Growth Factor on the cytocidal effects
of aflatoxin B1 in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. The Toxicologist , 1990,10,263.
(FASEB Meeting).
5 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L, Ramjohn SA: Ultrastructure of Isolated Lewy
bodies, Neurobiology of Aging, 1990,11,289. (International Alzheimer’s disease and
Associated Disorders Symposium).
6 Pollanen MS, Deck JHN: An embolic mechanism for watershed infarction: Experimental
Studies, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1990,178,348. (Canadian
Association of Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
7 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L, Ramjohn S: Bulk isolation of cortical Lewy bodies.
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1992, 19, 91-92. (Canadian Association of
Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
8 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Detergent-insoluble cortical Lewy body fibrils are
composed of a 68 kDa species which shares epitopes with neurofilament and tau.
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 1992, 51, 325. (American
Association of Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
9 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Microtubule associated protein tau is a component of
the detergent-insoluble Lewy body fibril. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences,
1992, 19, 408-409. (Canadian Association of Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
10 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: What are the structural subunits of the Lewy body
fibril? Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1993, 20, 75. (Canadian Association
of Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
11 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Proteolytic fragments of neurofilament proteins in
detergent-insoluble cortical Lewy body fibrils, Journal of Neuropathology and
Experimental Neurology, 1993, 52, 291. (American Association of Neuropathologists’
Annual Meeting).
12 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Comparison of a shared epitope in Lewy body fibril
and paired helical filament proteins. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts,1993, 19, part 1,
p. 192. (Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting).
13 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Bergeron C, Goh MC: Twisted ribbon structure of paired
helical filaments revealed by atomic force microsopy. Neurobiology of Aging, 1994, 15,
S20. (American Association of Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
14 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Weyer L, Goh MC, Bergeron C: Reassembly of Mallory
body filaments in vitro: Implications for inclusion body pathogenesis. Clinical and
Investigative Medicine,1994, 17 (Suppl.) , B104. (Canadian Association of Pathologists;
Annual Meeting).
15 Pollanen MS, Markiewicz P, Goh MC, Bergeron C: Hierarchical assembly of
intermediate filaments revealed by atomic force microscopy. Molecular Biology of the
Cell, 1994, 5 (Suppl.), 299a. (Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting).
16 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C, Weyer L: Distribution of phosphorylated tau in Pick’s
disease, corticobasal degeneration, and frontal lobe dementia. Journal of
Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology, 1995, 54, 446. (American Association of
Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting)
17 Pollanen MS. The diagnostic value of the diatom test for drowning, Journal of the
Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences 1995, 28, 238. (Canadian Society of Forensic
Science Annual Meeting).
18 Pollanen MS. Skeletal factors that determine hyoid fracture in strangulation, Journal of
the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, 1995, 28, 238. (Canadian Society of
Forensic Science Annual Meeting).
19 Pollanen MS, Ksiezak-Reding H. The emerging molecular pathology of Corticobasal
Ganglionic Degeneration, Movement Disorders, 1996, 11, 350. (Invited Satellite
Symposium of the American Neurological Congress).
20 Pollanen MS, Cheung C, Chiasson DA: Recovery of diatoms from the femoral bone
marrow of victims of drowning correlates with seasonal diatom blooms: A retrospective
analysis of 771 cases of drowning in Ontario, Canada, Proceedings of the American
Academy of Forensic Sciences, 1996, 2, 135. (American Academy of Forensic Science
Annual Meeting).
21 Pollanen MS: The utility and validity of the diatom test for drowning: Review of diatoms
in bone marrow and putative drowning medium in 738 cases of freshwater drowning,
Proceedings of the 14th Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic
Sciences, 1996, 132. (International Association of Forensic Sciences).
22 Pollanen MS, Gruspier K: Legs Found in Water: Diatom and Anthropological Analyses.
Journal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, 1996, 29, 187-188. (Canadian
Society of Forensic Science Annual Meeting).
23 Pollanen MS: The distribution of homicidal stab wounds and defensive wounds. Journal
of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, 1996, 29, 190. (Canadian Society of
Forensic Science Annual Meeting).
24 Bergeron C, Pollanen MS, Weyer L, Lang AE: Cortical Degeneration in Progressive
Supranuclear Palsy, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 56, 590,
1997. (American Association of Neuropathologists’ Annual Meeting).
25 Pollanen MS, McAuliffe DN: Intracartilaginous Laryngeal Hemorrhages: A new lesion of
strangulation, Proceddings of the XVIIth Congress of the International Academy of Legal
Medicine, 1997. (International Academy of Legal Medicine).
26 Pollanen MS, Smith CR, Deck JHN: Intracranial hemorrhages in the Child abuse-
maltreatment syndrome: A retrospective study, Canadian Journal of Neurological
Sciences, in press, 1999, Canadian Journal of Neruological Sciences, 26:341. (Canadian
Association of Neuropathology Annual Meeting).
27 Pollanen MS, Bergeron C: Paired Helical Filaments: A New Twist, Canadian Journal of
Neurological Sciences, in press, 1999 (Canadian Association of Neuropathology Annual
Meeting).
28 Gruspier K, Pollanen MS: Identification of the Individual in Human Rights
Investigations. Presented and abstracted in the Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of
the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Seattle, Washington, February, 2001
(American Academy of Forensic Sciences).
29 Pollanen MS, Gruspier K: Human Skeletal Remains from Mass Graves in Cambodia.
Presented and abstracted in the Proceedings of the Triennial Meeting of the
International Association of Forensic Sciences, Hong Kong, August 2005 (International
Association of Forensic Sciences).
30 Pollanen MS: New Developments in Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Re-
examining the Role of the Extracranial Vertebral Artery. Presented and abstracted in the
Proceedings of the Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic
Sciences, Hong Kong, August 2005 (International Association of Forensic Sciences).
31 Pollanen MS: Pitfalls at Medicolegal Autopsy: Effects on Criminal Justice. Presented at
the Wrongful Conviction Symposium and abstracted in the Proceedings of the Triennial
Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences, Hong Kong, August 2005
(International Association of Forensic Sciences).
32 Kodikara S, Pollanen MS. A comparative analysis of the injury pattern in homicidal
pediatric head injury deaths in two groups: those with and without a history of trauma.
Accepted for an oral presentation at the 22nd Annual Conference of the International
Association of Legal Medicine, 5-8 July 2012, Istanbul, Turkey.
6. Commissioned Reports (selected reports)
1 Forensic Survey of Human Skeletal Remains in Memorial Sites in the Kingdom of
Cambodia. Coalition for International Justice, 2002. (with Dr. Kathy Gruspier).
2 Mass Killing in East Timor, 1999: Report of the United Nations Forensic Death
Investigation System. United Nations, 2003. (with Dr. Kathy Gruspier).
3 Forensic medicine in the West Bank, Forensic Services Assistance Program. Canadian
International Development Agency, April 26–May 9, 2009 (with Professor Stephen
Cordner).
4. Committee Report to the Attorney General: Shaken Baby Death Review, March 4, 2011
(with Justice Ebbs, Dr. Dirk Hyer, Marie Henein, Mary Nethery)
5. Strengthening Forensic Pathology in Jamaica and the Caribbean, 2011 (with Dr. Nadia
Williams and Professor Carlos Escoffery)
6. For The Defense, Vol.32, No 7 – December 2011,Ten Questions about Forensic
Pathology You Were Embarrassed to Ask (with Dr. Toby Rose)
F. INVITED PRESENTATIONS (selected presentations since 2003) 1 “2003 Cold case homicide symposium (panel)”, Ontario Provincial Police, November 17-
21, 2003.
2 “Pitfalls for the pathologist and investigator”, Ontario Provincial Police (C-region) crime
conference, September 14, 2004.
3 “Forensic pathology workshop”, Major Crime Investigative Techniques Course,
Canadian Police College, February 2004.
4 “Forensic pathology workshop”, Senior Forensic Identification Course, Canadian Police
College, June 2004.
5 “Forensic pathology and human rights”, 3rd annual homicide conference, Ontario
Provincial Police, September 15, 2004.
6 “Anthrax, prions and viruses: the pathologist and the hazardous autopsy”, Ontario
Association of Pathologists Annual meeting, May 2004.
7 “Forensic pathology and bloodstains”, Advanced Bloodstain Training, Ontario Police
College, November 2004.
8 “Forensic pathology of custodial death and torture (1 ½ day workshop)”, US Department
of Justice/US Embassy, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
9 “Death in custody”, SIU investigators’ training session, Special Investigations Units,
Toronto, Ontario, February 2005.
10 “Forensic pathology”, Toronto Police Service Forensic Identification Course, March 6,
2005.
11 “Vertebral artery injury”, Department of Pathology, University of Manitoba, March 15,
2005.
12 “Forensic aspects of mass disaster: the Boxing day tsunami”, Ontario Association of
Pathologists Annual meeting, May 2005.
13 “Forensic pathology workshop”, Senior Forensic Identification Course, Canadian Police
College, June 2005.
14 “Emerging risks and challenges for the expert witness (panel)”, Expert evidence in
criminal proceedings, Professional development program, Osgoode Hall Law School,
December 3, 2005.
15 “Forensic aspects or mass disaster: the Boxing day tsunami”, special session: “mass
disasters: natural and man made behind the scene of unthinkable situations: how do the
scientists do that? American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 21, 2006.
16 “The pathologist at the scene”, York Regional Police Service, May 24, 2005.
17 “Forensic pathology workshop”, Senior Forensic Identification Course, Canadian Police
College, June 2006.
18 “The death scene”, special 24/7 lecture series, Toronto Police Service, June 1, 2006.
19 “Forensic pathology”, Ontario Crown Attorney’s expert witness course, London, Ontario,
July 13, 2006.
20 “Hemorrhagic lividity”, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, September 1, 2006.
21 “Pathology of war”, Department of Pathology, University of Western Ontario, October 11,
2006.
22 “Explosion-related injuries in Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan”, Blast and IED health
effects and injury mitigation conference, Vaughan Estates, Toronto, Ontario, November
10, 2006.
23 “Special dissections in forensic pathology”, Toronto and District Funeral Directors Inc.,
November 21, 2006.
24 “Pathology of war”, Canadian Forces Surgeon General, Toronto, Ontario, November 30,
2006.
25 “Forensic pathology workshop”, New Brunswick Coroner’s service, Saint John, New
Brunswick, January 9, 2007
26 “Mass killing in Cambodia: Pol Pot’s forensic legacy”, International Criminal Court, The
Hague, Netherlands, February 23, 2007.
27 “Forensic pathology of death in custody”, Atlantic Canada Death Investigation Seminar,
Halifax, Nova Scotia, March 2007.
28 “Forensic pathology unknown conference”, Department of Pathology and Molecular
Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, March 7, 2007.
29 “The ethical pathologist”, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of
Calgary, April, 2007.
30 “Pathology of war”, Department of Pathology, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
March 16, 2007.
31 “An unusually difficult case”, Evidence based forensic medicine symposium, Chicago,
USA, May 2007.
32 “Forensic Pathology for Prosecutors”, Crown Summer School, London, Ontario, 2007.
33 “Ethical issues in forensic investigation and pathology”, Ontario Association of
Pathologists Annual meeting, 2007.
34 “Plenary lecture”, 9th Indopacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, July
2007.
35 “The globalization of forensic pathology”, Medicolegal Society of Sri Lanka, University of
Colombo, December 18, 2007.
36 “Experimental forensic pathology”, Resident and fellow research day, Department of
Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, April 16, 2008.
37 “Death on a Painted Lake: The Thomson Tragedy”, Greater Unsolved Mysteries in
Canadian History, Hart House, university of Toronto, April 2, 2008.
38 “Forensic Pathology Update”, 22nd annual educational conference, Forensic Identification
Conference – Toronto Police Service, April 2008.
39 “Resurrection of the Medical Autopsy”, Continuing Medical Education Rounds, University
of Calgary, February 19, 2009.
40 “Demonstration of voir dire into Admissibility of Expert Evidence of Temporary Brittle Bone
Disease”, Preventing Wrongful Convictions Part I, National Judicial Institute, Victoria,
British Columbia, March 5, 2009
41 “Pediatric forensic pathology”, “Human right’s pathology” and “Forensic pathology of
Outbreaks”
Pathology Update in conjunction with XXV WASPaLM, the Royal College of Pathologist’s
of Australia, Sydney Australia, March 13, 2009.
42 “Ethics of Infanticide”, Bioethics Lecture Series, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
43 “Evolution of Pediatric Forensic Medicine: Implications of the Goudge Inquiry”,
Association des Medecins en Protection de L’Enfance du Quebec Symposium, Montreal
Quebec, April 30. 2009
44 “Forensic Pathology”, Major Crime Course, RCMP Police College, Ottawa, Canada, June
8, 2009.
45 “Bioethics I & II”, Anatomical Pathology Academic Half-Day, Anatomical Pathology
Residency Training Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, June 22 2009.
46 “Forensic Pathology/Neuropathology Symposium, Introductory Remarks and New
Developments”, Canadian Association of Pathologist’s Symposium, Halifax, Nova Scotia,
July 14, 2009.
47 “Goudge Inquiry & Pediatric Deaths”, University of Western Ontario Crown School,
Ministry of the Attorney General – Crown Attorneys, London, Ontario, July 23 2009.
48 “Forensic Pathology”, Homicide Crown School, Ontario Crown Attorneys Association &
Ministry of the Attorney General, London Ontario, August 19, 2009.
49 “Panel: The Goudge Inquiry: Report into Pediatric Forensic Pathology”, Crown Defense
Conference, Crown Attorneys from Canada, Winnipeg Manitoba, September 17, 2009.
50 “Response to the Goudge Inquiry”, Center of Forensic Sciences Conference, Centre of
Forensic Science, Toronto Ontario, September 24, 2009.
51 “Bioethics III”, Anatomical Pathology Academic Half-Day, Anatomical Pathology
Residency Training Program, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario October 5, 2009.
52 “Forensic Pathology”, Preventing Wrongful Convictions Part II”, Ontario Court of Justice,
Kingston Ontario, October 7, 2009.
53 “Update on Development of Forensic Pathology in Ontario”, Ontario Association of
Pathologists Annual Symposium, Collingwood Ontario, October 16, 2009.
54 “The New Strategic Direction in “Ontario Death Investigation”, “Ancillary Testing & Organ
Retention”
“Ontario Forensic Pathology Service, Recent Developments in Forensic Pathology”, “The
Register of Pathologists in Ontario”, Annual Education Course for Coroners and
Pathologists, Toronto Ontario, October 29, 2009.
55 “Experiences from Outside the UK”, Meeting to discuss the interpretation of pathological
changes in cases of suspected ‘shaken baby syndrome’ (SBS), royal College of
Pathologists, London England, December 10, 2009.
56 “Forensic Pathology”, Osgoode Hall Lecture, Osgoode Students, Toronto Ontario,
February 5, 2010.
57 “Update on Traumatic Vertebral Artery Injury”, “Update on Shaken Baby Syndrome”, “DVI
in the Aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake”, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine,
Australia, February 11, 2010.
58 “Shaken Baby Syndrome”, Neuroscience in the Courtroom: What Judges Need to Know,
Goudge, National Judicial Institute, Halifax, Nova Scotia, February 24, 2010.
59 “Forensic Death Investigation for Police, Coroners and Pathologists”, Centre for Forensic
Science and Medicine Conference, Toronto, Ontario, May 13-14, 2010.
60 “General Problems with Forensic Pathology”, National Association of Criminal and
Defense Lawyers, Atlanta, Georgia, April 15-16, 2010.
61 “”Truth: Roles and Responsibilities of the Forensic Pathologist”, Australian Federal Police
Forum on Forensic Pathology, Gaborone, Botswana, May 18-19, 2010.
62 “Expert’s point of view” (on expert evidence), Preventing Wrongful Convictions, National
Judicial Institute, St. John’s, Newfoundland, October 28, 2010
63 “Emerging issues and controversies in forensic pathology” and “Demonstration of the
dissection of the neck and face in strangulation”, Servicio Medico Legal, Santiago, Chile,
November 8, 2010
64 “Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage and the vertebral artery” and “Demonstration of the
dissection of the posterior neck and exploration/removal of the vertebral arteries”, Servicio
Medico Legal, Santiago, Chile, November 9, 2010
65 “Evidence based Forensic Medicine” and “Deciding the cause of death: What to do when
it is not clear”, VII Latin American Congress of Medical Law, Santiago, Chile, November
10, 2010
66 2011 Medical Examiners’ Bi-Annual Symposium, March 20, 2011
67 “Combat-related traumatic brain injury”, Annual meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric
Association, Denver, Colorado, March 24, 2011.
68 “Forensic pathology”, Capital Case Defense Seminar, California Attorneys for Criminal
Justice and the California Public Defenders Association, Monterey, California, February
20, 2011
69 “Forensic Pathology”, Major Case Management Course of the Canadian Police College,
April 13, 2011.
70
“Evidence-based forensic pathology”, Southern Alberta Criminal Bar Association, Criminal
Justice subsection (videoconference), April 15, 2011
71 “Controversial Topics in forensic Pathology” and “Pediatric Forensic Pathology with
emphasis of ancillary testing” and “Demonstration of the dissection of the posterior neck
and exploration/removal of the vertebral arteries”, Servicio Medico Legal, Santiago, Chile,
June 20-24, 2011.
72
“Quality Assurance in Forensic pathology” and “How would you deal with… Providing
capital city forensic services for remote First Nations Communities”, The International
Forensic Summit , Madeira, Portugal, September 15, 2011
73
“The Forensic Pathology of Elder Abuse and Neglect”, The Ontario Network for the
Prevention of Elder Abuse and the Personal Support Network of Ontario joint conference
“Leading the Way:The Conversation Continues”, Mississauga, Ontario, November 15,
2011.
74
“Clinicopathologic Correlation”, Annual Educational Course for Coroners and
Pathologists, Toronto, Ontario, November 17, 2011.
75
“Forensic Pathology and the Miscarriage of Justice” and “Overview of forensic pathology
in Ontario”, Vietnam National Assembly Judicial Mission to Canada: Criminal
Investigation, Criminal Procedure and Judicial Examination, Toronto, Ontario, December
6, 2011.
76 “Humanitarian Forensic Science: The Forensic Investigation of Human Remains From
Armed Conflicts and Catastrophes", American Academy of Forensic Sciences 64th Annual
Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 22, 2012
77 “The Fear of Science: Scientific Method vs Legal Method” National Judicial Institute
Science Seminar, Vancouver, British Columbia , March 20, 2012
78 “Foundations of Forensic Pathology” Examining Forensic Pathology: Distinguishing
Medicine from Myth. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in collaboration
with the Innocence Network.
Kansas City, Missouri, March 29, 2012
79 “Pathology of Explosion Death on Land, Air and Sea”, Annual Ontario Coroner’s
Association – Annual Spring Conference, Niagara-on-the-lake, ON, April 28, 2012
80 Lecture: "Post-Goudge era" and organization of the forensic pathology/forensic sciences
in Ontario”, Montreal, QC, Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale,
June 4-5, 2012
81 “Research Methodology - Case Studies: and “Strengthening SUDEP Research: A Shared
Responsibility”, Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy”, Chicago, IL, June 22, 2012
82. “Immersion Deaths” workshop, Congress of the international Academy of Legal Medicine,
Istanbul, Turkey, July 4-5, 2012.
83. “Expert Opinion Evidence: An Expert’s Opinion”; and “Expert Opinion and New Scientific
Evidence: What are the dangers?” 39th Annual National Criminal Law Program, Victoria,
British Colombia, July 9-13, 2012.
84. “Preventing Wrongful Convictions”, Joint Conference of the BC Supreme Court and the
Provincial Court, Trial Courts and the Rule of Law, Vancouver, British Colombia,
November 15-16, 2012.