COMPANY PROFILE

Dr. Andrew is Board certified in Pediatrics, Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Pathology. Services offered include autopsy examination, review of previously performed autopsies and/or medical records. Expert opinion may be provided as appropriate.

Dr. Andrew is currently Chief Medical Examiner for the State of New Hampshire. He is a graduate of the University of Dayton (1978) and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1982). Dr. Andrew completed a residency in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center in 1985 and served as co-chief resident of pediatrics in 1985-1986. He then joined a six-person private practice until 1991 when he returned to the University of Cincinnati for a residency in anatomic pathology. This was followed by a fellowship in forensic pathology with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in New York City under the tutelage of Dr. Charles S. Hirsch.

While in New York, Dr. Andrew served in the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn before being named Acting Deputy Chief Medical Examiner of Richmond County (Staten Island) where he served until September of 1997 when he was named New Hampshire’s Chief Medical Examiner. He is board certified in pediatrics, anatomic pathology and forensic pathology, and has performed over 3000 autopsies for purposes of investigating sudden, unexpected or violent death. He is a member of the National Association of Medical Examiners, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs and the College of American Pathologists.

Board Certification

• Forensic Pathology - 1992 (SQ-92-042)
• Anatomic Pathology - 1991 (#91-145)
• Pediatrics - 1985 (#34738)

Professional Organizations

• National Association of Medical Examiners
• Sub-committee on Education
• Board of Directors 9/03-present
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Subsection on Child Abuse and Neglect
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs
• College of American Pathologists
• Ad Hoc Committee on Tissue and Organ Procurement (12/2000-08/2003)
• New Hampshire Medical Society
• New Hampshire Public Health Association

Local, State and National Committee Appointments

• New Hampshire Child Fatality Review Committee
• New Hampshire Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee
• Teen Motor Vehicle Legislation Task Force
• New Hampshire Coalition to Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Vital Records Improvement Committee
• Attorney General’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect
• New Hampshire Pediatric Society Child Abuse and Neglect Committee
• Crash Outcome Data Evaluation Systems (CODES) Governing Board
• Board of Directors (ex officio) New Hampshire Public Health Association
• New Hampshire Injury Prevention Advisory Council
• New Hampshire Youth Suicide Prevention Advisory Assembly
• New England HIDTA Heroin Advisory Committee
• National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Advisory Board

Courtroom Testimony

• New Hampshire Superior and/or District Courts
• Belknap County
• Cheshire County
• Grafton County
• Hillsborough County
• Merrimack County
• Rockingham County
• Strafford County
• Sullivan County
• Middlesex County (Massachusetts) Superior Court
• Criminal Court
• Manhattan
• Brooklyn
• Bronx
• Staten Island
• State Supreme Court
• Brooklyn
• Staten Island
• Family Court
• Brooklyn
• Staten Island
• Federal District Court
• New Hampshire District
• Massachusetts District
• Eastern District, Brooklyn
• Eastern District, North Carolina

Publications

Andrew, TA. Medicolegal death investigation in the Granite State. New Hampshire Bar Journal, 45(1): pp. 14-20, Spring 2004. (Invited manuscript – not peer reviewed)

Andrew, TA, Fairweather, RB. Prothrombin G20210A mutation and sudden death. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 24(4): pp.377-380, December 2003

Acerno, T, Andrew, T, Twitchell, N, Pellitier, A, Ramsey, L. Deaths among drivers of off-road vehicles after collisions with trail gates - New Hampshire, 1997-2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 52(3): pp. 45-46, January 24, 2003

Andrew, TA. When you suspect abuse. Advance for Administrators in Radiology & Radiation Oncology, 10:2, pp. 46-50, February, 2000. (Invited manuscript - not peer reviewed)

Regular contributor to The Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update, Robert Reese, MD, Executive Editor. Reviews published: October 2001, April 2002, October 2002, April 2003, July 2003, January 2004, October 2004 (2), January 2005 (2) 

Useful Links

• National Association of Medical Examiners
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect

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