Michael Pollanen

Biography

Michael Pollanen BSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, DMJ, FRCPC Professor Contact information Ontario Forensic Pathology Service 25 Morton Shulman Ave. Toronto Ontario M3M 0B1 Phone: 647-329-1914 Fax: 647-329-1389 Email: michael.pollanen@ontario.ca Research location: Other (e.g. government, industry, etc.) Primary Research Area: Brain & Neuroscience Secondary Research Area: Molecular & Cell Biology                 Michael Pollanen BSc, MD, PhD, FRCPath, DMJ, FRCPC Professor Contact information Ontario Forensic Pathology Service 25 Morton Shulman Ave. Toronto Ontario M3M 0B1 Phone: 647-329-1914 Fax: 647-329-1389 Email: michael.pollanen@ontario.ca Research location: Other (e.g. government, industry, etc.) Primary Research Area: Brain & Neuroscience Secondary Research Area: Molecular & Cell Biology                

Research Interest

1.  Development of experimental models in forensic pathology. This includes developing a studying the human cadaveric model of postmortem hypostatic hemorrhage, and the biomechanics and neuropathology of an experimental model of shaken baby syndrome.   2.  Clinicopathologic studies on trauma and unexpected death. This includes case reports and retrospective cases series on a variety of topics including cerebrovascular pathology, child abuse, death in policy custody, genetic factors in forensic entities (e.g., traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage) and issues at the interface of medicine and law (e.g., wrongful conviction).