Name Mary Case | Role Forensic Pathologist | |
KETC | Science Matters | Forensic Pathology
Dr. Mary E. Schmidt Case (born 1943) is a renowned forensic pathologist and medical examiner. She specializes in criminal cases regarding the death of children, especially those resulting from shaken baby syndrome. She has also served as a consultant in neurology at St. John Mercy's and St. Luke's hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Early life and education
She was born in 1943 in Jefferson City, Missouri. She remained in her home state for both her bachelor of arts in 1965 and MD in 1969 at the University of Missouri and St. Louis University School of Medicine, respectively.
Career
Following completion of medical school, Dr. Case began residencies in both pathology and neuropathology as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke at her alma mater. Upon completion of this work in 1973, she began teaching pathology and was appointed a full professor in 1999.
Dr. Case went on to become a consultant in neuropathology for St. John's Mercy and St. Luke's. In 1977, she became an assistant medical examiner of St. Louis County before becoming the chief ME of St. Louis, Jefferson, and Franklin counties in 1980.
A member of many editorial review boards, Dr. Case has been a contributor to Archives of Internal Medicine, the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, and the Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update. She is also a prominent member of the American Academy Forensic Sciences as well as the American Society of Clinical Pathology. She is also a board member of the National Association of Medical Examiners.
Honors
Dr. Case was recognized by the Young Women's Christian Association with its Special Leadership Award for the Professions in 1990. St. Louis University named her Faculty Woman of the Year in 2001.