Prashant Naresh Samberkar

Biography

Dr Prashant Samberkar is a qualified Pathologist from Mumbai University. He has more than 18 years experience in the field Forensic Pathologist. In his capacity as an Associate Professor to the Department of Forensic Pathology, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), he conducts autopsies, crime scene examinations and gives evidence in the courts of Malaysia. As an academician he is profoundly occupied in lecturing and training undergraduate and post graduate medical student. As a respected clinician his contribution to Forensic Pathology was recognized in Fiji Islands and he was awarded the Excellent Service Certificate for two consecutive years. He is on the Organ Transplant Committee at the UMMC and recently has joined as a member with the Malaysian Medical Association. He is also a life member with the Indian Medical Association. He has interest in Research, has publications in International Academic Journals and very recently has contributed photographs to the latest edition of Modi's Textbook of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology. During this tenure spanning nearly two decades he had the opportunity to execute more than 5000 autopsies, numerous crime scene examinations and court appearances as an expert witness. This has allowed him to acquire a better understanding of the legal systems around the globe and sharpen his skills in providing reliable, impartial and evidence based opinions on numerous criminal cases, medico-legal documents and issues related to Iatrogenic Hospital Deaths leading to litigations.

Research Interest

Forensic (Requests to conduct Second Post Mortem Examinations will be considered on a case-specific basis.) Forensic (Opinion on Prepared Expert Witness Reports and Statements) Forensic (Opinion on Forensic Scientist Examination Reports) Forensic (Opinion on Histology slides) Forensic (Opinion on Toxicology Reports) Forensic (Opinion on Photographs of the Post Mortem Examination) Forensic (Opinion on Post Mortem Examination Reports) Forensic (Opinion on Reports on Death Scene Examinations) Forensic (Opinion on Copies of Medical Records) Forensic (Opinion on Transcripts of Witness Evidence) Forensic (Opinion on Transcripts of Police Interviews of Suspects) Forensic (Opinion on Witness Statements) Forensic (Opinion on Prepared Case Summary Documents) Forensic (Accurate sub-classification of an Unnatural Manner of Death (Homicide, Accident, Suicide, Undetermined)) Forensic (Determination of the Manner of Death (Natural vs Unnatural)) Forensic (Understanding the Mechanism of Death) Forensic (Determination of the Medical Cause of Death) Forensic (Role/Contribution of other Ancillary Investigations) Forensic (Role/Contribution of any Positive Toxicological Findings) Forensic (Role/Contribution of Underlying Natural Diseases) Forensic (Injury Interpretation (classification, mechanism of causation and age)) Forensic (Forensic Pathologist)