Professor David Harrison
David Harrison is the current Professor of Pathology and Head of the Division of Pathology at Edinburgh University. He graduated MBChB and obtained his MD from the University of Edinburgh. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is Honorary Consultant of the Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry of the University of Florida. Previously, David held Senior Lecturer and Reader posts in the Department of Pathology at Edinburgh and he presently teaches both undergraduates and postgraduates in the College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. David's research interests focus on cell injury and the genetic regulation of injury response. He is a member of two UK Government scientific committees, and is also a member of scientific advisory committees of grant funding bodies. David is currently engaged with the Crown Office of Scotland to explore the opportunities to develop forensic services in order to improve the quality of investigation and justice for the community.
Dr Colin Smith
Colin Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Pathology at the University of Edinburgh and an
Honorary Consultant in Neuropathology. He graduated in medicine at Glasgow University
then carried out his general pathology training before qualifying in neuropathology.
Colin's main interests lie in forensic neuropathology; in particular, traumatic brain
injury, the subject of his MD, and he has international collaborative research activities
in this field. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks on the
subject of neuropathology and is currently involved in collaborative research with Penn
University and Dartmouth College, USA to look at the response of the developing brain to
traumatic injury, and has continued research which began in Glasgow looking at adult head
injury.
Forensic neuropathology services for the bulk of Scotland are delivered from Edinburgh,
and Colin provides a lead in this service. In addition Colin is the lead consultant for
all NHS services related to forensic pathology.
Dr Tim Squires
Tim Squires is the programme director for forensic medicine. He has worked within the Division since 1990 and has extensive experience of the socio-legal aspects of the discipline. Tim has specific responsibility for undergraduate medical students who are attached to the section and he has been actively involved in developing education programmes and courses. His research interests include fire deaths, drug use, suicides and, recently, the role of the autopsy in the investigation of death.
Dr Alex Graham
Alex Graham has taught on Distance Education Programs since 2003 within the Division of Pathology (Forensic Medicine) at the University of Edinburgh. She read Natural Sciences (Pathology) at the University of Cambridge before completing her PhD in the field of molecular genetics, molecular biology and cell biology under the supervision of David Harrison at the University of Edinburgh. Alex also has an MSc in Management of Intellectual Property Law from the University of London. Her practical forensic experience comes from part time consultancy with The Forensic Institute, a private consultancy firm and she is a Member of the Forensic Science Society. She has been involved with a variety of research projects within Forensic Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Juan Carlos Arango
Carlos Arango is a consultant pathologist in Forensic Medicine for NHS Lothian - University Hospitals Division in Edinburgh. He graduated in Colombia with a Bachelor's degree in Medicine then qualified as a pathologist, following which he worked in neuropathology departments in London and Edinburgh. He has worked as a consultant and Senior Lecturer in Colombia at various times during his career. Carlos was awarded his PhD on HIV neurodegeneration from the University of Edinburgh and is particularly interested in researching the forensic aspects of brain trauma.
Emeritus Professor Tony Busuttil
Tony Busuttil OBE, MOM, MD, FRCPath, DMJ (Path), FRCPE, FRCPG, FRCSE was the Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine at the University of Edinburgh until his retirement in 2006. He is also a Forensic Medical Examiner to Lothian and Borders Police, Scotland. He has been involved in coordinating, directing or participating in the pathological aspects of a number of high profile investigations including the 1988 Lockerbie disaster, the shooting incident at Dunblane Primary School and the air disaster in Amsterdam in October 1992. Tony's research interests include the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), fatal house fires, suicidology and the effects of HIV infection on the nervous system and he has many publications on an extensive range of pathology and forensic medicine topics in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks.
Professor Dr Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton
Gerhard Kernbach-Wighton is a consultant pathologist in Forensic Medicine for NHS Lothian - University Hospitals Division in Edinburgh, and Head of the Forensic Medicine Section. He graduated in medicine at the University of Munster, Germany. Gerhard worked as a Scientific Director at the University of Munster before becoming Assistant Scientific Medical Director at the Institute of Legal Medicine at the University of Goettingen and subsequently was appointed Vice-Director of the Institute. Prior to taking up his post at the University of Edinburgh Gerhard carried out numerous examinations for the police and the legal authorities in Lower Saxony, Germany. He is interested in road traffic collisions research, including their reconstruction, factors affecting a driver's ability and cause of death. Gerhard has published widely in peer-reviewed journals.
