When Medical Conditions Muddle Forensic Casework
- Various types of medical scenarios that can potentially cause confusion
- Interpretation and reporting difficulties experienced when medical conditions have the potential to influence forensic casework results
Summary
While no case is without its challenges, medical conditions such as chimerism and genetic outliers (e.g., identical twins) add wrinkles to the analysis and interpretation of the DNA profiles obtained in the case. Medical procedures such as bone marrow transplants can also confuse the results, affecting the legal, social and ethical deliberations of the case.
Speaker
Dr. Ashley Anderson
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Anderson is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He began his postgraduate training at Northwestern University in General Surgery and completed his training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Anderson holds a Master’s degree in Preventive Medicine from the University of Wisconsin. For the past 10 years he has limited his medical practice while serving as Chief Medical Officer at Promega. He is also Medical Director at the City of Madison Police Department. Dr. Anderson is an avid pilot, biker and runner. Earlier this year, he published his first book, Perfect Child, a medical, sci-fi thriller.