Axis is pleased to recognize the four Forensic Medicine Fellows that recently completed Axis’  toxicology rotation.  The rotation  is a week-long virtual program where participants reviewed many aspects of a modern forensic toxicology operation, including the instrumentation and methods, critical processes, and a survey of major illicit and pharmaceutical drugs and emerging compounds, their action upon the body and relevance to cause of death.

The 2025 follows were:

• Kesley Green, MD, from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Medical Examiner’s Office, is a graduate of the Howard University College of Medicine with continuing medical training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham where she completed a combined Anatomical Pathology and Clinical Pathology Residency.  Dr. Green has not yet sought a position for the conclusion of her fellowship.
• George Kostanian, MD, from the Jackson County, MO, Medical Examiner’s Office, completed his pathology residency training at the Kansas University Medical Center. He will be returning to California at the conclusion of his fellowship.
• Kevin Richard Ginnebaugh, MD, from the Hillsborough County, FL, Medical Examiner’s Office, is a graduate of the Wayne State University School of Medicine and is already a board-certified pathologist with expertise in anatomic and clinical pathology.  He will be returning to Michigan at the conclusion of his fellowship and taking a position with Michigan Forensics.
• Ann Bucholtz, MD, is a practicing forensic pathologist and author working on the second edition of Death Investigation, a basic teaching and training manual about how to approach cases.  She audited the fellowship to ensure that her toxicology chapter reflected the most accurate and up to date material.

Our fellows were very engaged in the presentations and topics.  We are confident that they will serve our industry well and we wish them the best in their careers!

Axis is pleased to be able to offer this program to its clients in support of a well-functioning death investigation system.  The rotation is typically offered each Spring.  If you have or anticipate having a Fellow in your office and would like to participate, please contact our toxicologists at [email protected].