Specialists, by name.
NAAG’s physicians and scientists practice together under one roof. Every examination is performed, documented and defended by the specialist whose name is on the report.
Dr. Evan Matshes, MD, FRCPC
Dr. Matshes is a general and pediatric forensic pathologist, board certified in anatomic and forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology and in diagnostic and molecular pathology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He is an Associate Professor of Medical Education (Pathology) at California University of Science and Medicine.
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He trained at the University of Calgary, the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department and the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office, and served as Assistant Chief Medical Examiner for Alberta and Director of Pediatric Forensic Pathology at the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator. He co-edited Forensic Pathology: Principles and Practice, co-authored Medicolegal Neuropathology: A Color Atlas, and has testified more than 250 times for prosecution and defense in the United States, Canada and abroad.
- Board certified AP/FP (ABP)
- FRCPC
- Pediatric forensic pathology
- 250+ court testimonies
Dr. Deirdre Amaro, MD
Chief Forensic NeuropathologistForensic neuropathology · forensic pathologyDr. Amaro is board certified in anatomic, clinical and forensic pathology and in neuropathology. She directs NAAG’s forensic neuropathology service.
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She previously served as Chief Medical Examiner at the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner and at the Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiner’s Office, where she was also Director of Autopsy Services at the University of Missouri. She trained at UC San Diego and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, and teaches forensic pathology in California’s POST homicide investigation course.
Dr. Madeleine Hinkes, PhD, D-ABFA
Chief Forensic AnthropologistForensic anthropologyDr. Hinkes has practiced forensic anthropology since 1983 and has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology since 1988. She directs NAAG’s forensic anthropology and osteology service.
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From 1985 to 1992 she recovered and identified U.S. war dead at the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii, and served on identification teams after the USS Stark and USS Iowa disasters. She served on the boards of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology and the Forensic Specialties Accreditation Board.
Dr. Sam Andrews
Senior Forensic Pathologist · Director of Forensic ImagingForensic pathology · forensic imagingDr. Andrews has practiced forensic pathology since 2006 and has been board certified in forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology since 2006. He has performed thousands of autopsies and directs NAAG’s forensic imaging services.
Dr. Emma Lew
Senior Forensic PathologistForensic pathology · gunshot wounds · deaths in custodyDr. Lew spent nearly her entire career at the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department, including as its Chief Medical Examiner. She is a widely recognized expert in gunshot wounds and deaths in custody, and serves as a Senior Forensic Pathologist at NAAG.
Dr. Casem Ballouk, MD, MPH
Forensic PathologistForensic pathology · emerging drug threatsDr. Ballouk trained in anatomic and forensic pathology at Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center, where he was Chief Resident, before serving as an Assistant Medical Examiner with the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Holding a Master of Public Health, he has researched and presented nationally on emerging drug threats such as xylazine, and serves as a Forensic Pathologist at NAAG.
Dr. Leslie Hamilton
Pediatric Forensic NeuropathologistPediatric forensic neuropathologyDr. Hamilton is board certified in anatomic pathology, forensic pathology and neuropathology, and practices full time as a pediatric neuropathologist.
Dr. Leah Auchter, PhD
Pediatric Forensic AnthropologistPediatric forensic anthropologyDr. Auchter completed NAAG’s fellowship in pediatric forensic anthropology and is an Assistant Professor of Medical Education–Pathology at California University of Science and Medicine.
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Her research centers on the growing skeleton, including validated methods for estimating sex and age from the juvenile pelvis, and she contributed to A Visual Atlas of Skeletal Growth and Development.
Forensic odontology is provided by NAAG’s consulting forensic dentist. Portraits are illustrations.
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