Molecular Pathology Expert Witnesses in New Mexico

This expert is trained and board certified in radiation oncology. Currently a professor at a major medical center, he continues to treat patients and conduct research projects. He also serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. His clinical interests include pediatric cancers, breast cancer and sarcoma.

Al Barqawi, MD, FRCS, is an Associate clinical Professor and Lecturer in the Division of Urology at University of Colorado School of medicine. Dr. Barqawi also serves as Director of Research in the Section of Urologic Oncology. He has expertise in urologic oncology and general Urology primarily in prostate disease, early detection, novel imaging and treatment applications and epidemiology. He is interested in men’s health research, particularly sexual function and testosterone effect on general health. He also acts as the Principal Investigator for several national research projects. He pioneered 3D imaging of the prostate gland and focal targeted therapy for prostate cancer. He performed the first focal interstitial laser therapy of the prostate in the US. He also initiated the first phase I study for intra-prostatic injection of Botox for the treatment of BPH. He published more than 100 peer reviewed articles and book chapters. He presented at many national and international meetings. He is also an elected member of the Editorial Board for several national and international medical journals. He serves regularly on the scientific committees for National science foundation and department of defense grant meetings.

This incredibly well credentialed expert is widely heralded as the utmost authority on gynecological pathology. He has over 30 years of experience at some of the most prestigious clinical and academic positions in the country. He is board certified in both anatomical and clinical pathology with an emphasis on gynecological pathology. He was a former professor and attending pathologist at USC medical school and Yale University Medical school as well as the associate director of the Pathology and Immunohistochemical lab at USC. He then moved on to the be director of both the gynecologic pathology department and director of the gynecologic fellowship program at Yale. He is currently a tenured full professor of pathology and gynecology, the director of the gynecological pathology program, and attending pathologist at a major university medical center, as well as the co-director of the tissue acquisition and cellular/molecular analysis shared service at a major cancer treatment center where he has published a plethora of peer reviewed journal articles, a book and many book chapters, and abstracts on the various topics in the field of gynecologic pathology and gynecologic oncology.

This board-certified and fellowship-trained expert has 16 years of experience in forensic pathology. After receiving her M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, she finished a fellowship in Anatomic Pathology at the University of North Carolina and a fellowship in Forensic Pathology at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. A member of the National Association of Medical Examiners and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, she has experience working at various offices, including Galveston County, Indiana University School of Medicine and the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office, as a medical examiner and forensic pathologist. Her primary practice is as a consultant in forensic pathology. She is President and Consultant for a forensic pathology consultation company, providing expertise in all types of death cases.

This highly qualified expert earned his MD from the University of Pretoria and completed his Orthopedic Surgery residency at Pretoria Academic Hospital and Kalafong Hospital. He then went on to complete a fellowship in Orthopedic Oncology at the University of Florida and a fellowship in Tumor Surgery and Tissue Banking at Cornell University. He is Board Equivalent Certified in Orthopedic Surgery. This expert has published over 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and has Co-authored 12 books and manuscripts. He is a reviewer for several national and international journals such as, The Orthopedic Review Journal, the Journal of Bone Surgery ,Current Oncology, and the SA Orthopedic Journal. This expert currently serves as Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Unit at a major university affiliated medical center.

This expert is highly qualified and board certified. He obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree from Duke University and pursued a Doctorate in Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia. He completed an Internship in General Surgery at Temple University Hospital and a residency in General Surgery at the same institution. He further sub-specialized in General Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is heavily involved in research and has published over 10 books and non-peer reviewed articles, over 98 publications, and more than 100 abstracts. He has been an invited lecturer more than 135 times. He is constantly contributing to his field by teaching, and is currently serving as a Professor of Surgery at a major medical university. This is in addition to his clinical work at various leading medical centers.

This expert has been in practice for over 30 years and has visiting professor appointments in multiple countries. He obtained his MD from the Medical University of Lubeck and completed a couple of internships in Medicine, Gynecology, and Surgery in Germany. Stateside, he completed an internship in Internal Medicine at West Suburban Hospital and residency and fellowship at the University of Illinois. He is a member of many academic and specialty related associations, serves on numerous committees for Hematology and the advancement of the research.

This experienced expert earned his BS in medical technology from Creighton University, his MA in health services management from Webster University, and his MHA from Capella University. He is a certified laboratory manager through the American Medical Technologists and is a member of the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Formerly, he was a laboratory manager at Walls Regional Hospital, an administrative director of laboratory services at Dallas Southwestern Medical Center, a senior medical technologist at Kindred Hospital of Dallas, the director of laboratory services at Lake Granbury Medical Center, a medical technologist at Carter Bloodcare, and a laboratory supervisor at the Medical Center of Mesquite. Currently, this expert is an adjunct professor at three local TX colleges, as well as a program director of the medical laboratory technology program and the department chair of the allied health program at a regional TX college.

This highly-qualified expert has more than 20 years of experience in radiation oncology. She earned her MD from Shiraz University in Iran before completing her internship at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and her residency and fellowship in radiation oncology at Washington University, St. Louis. This expert is board certified in radiation oncology and is active in her field as a member of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. She formerly served as an assistant professor at Loyola University Medical Center, a partner at Greater Houston Radiation and Oncology, and the director of radiation oncology at Mid Florida Hematology and Oncology. She is currently the associate medical director of a radiation oncology practice in TX.

This qualified expert graduated from Dartmouth College with his AB in neurobiology before earning his MD from New York University. He subsequently completed a pediatrics residency at the University of Colorado and a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in pediatrics with a sub-specialization in pediatric hematology-oncology. As a pediatrician and pediatric oncologist, this expert specializes in the treatment and management of pediatric brain tumors and other cancers. He is active in his field as a member of the Children's Oncology Group and as an author of several scientific articles. He has formerly served as a pediatrician focused on neuro-oncology at Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Currently, this expert is an assistant professor of pediatrics at a university in Colorado and an attending physician of pediatric hematology and oncology at a children's hospital, also in Colorado.