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Dr Ryan Blumenthal is an academic based in South Africa.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Published works 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Career

Summary of University Qualifications
1998-MBChB(Pret)
1999-ATLS
1999-ACLS
2002-Dip For Med(SA)
2003-CML(UNISA) (with distinction)
2005-MMed (Med Forens)(Pret) (cum laude)
2005-F C For Path(SA)

Professional Experience

1999 (Jan-Dec)-Internship-Somerset Hospital-Cape Town
2000 (Jan-Dec) - Community Service - ML Malatji Hospital-Phalaborwa
2001 (Jan-May)- Senior House Officer - St Lukes Hostpital - Bradford, UK.
2001 (June)- Registrar training in Forensic Pathology - Pretoria.
2005 (June)- Qualified in Forensic Pathology - Pretoria
2006 (to present moment) - Working as a specialist Forensic Pathologist for the Department of Health and the University of Pretoria.

[edit] Published works

• The Seed (Athena Press, 2007)

Peer-reviewed journals and textbook chapters:

• A Retrospective Review of 1018 Suicide Cases from the Capital City of South Africa for the Period 1997-2000. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Volume 25, Number 1 March 2004
• Lightning Fatalities on the South African Highveld: A Retrospective Descriptive Study for the Period 1997-2000. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. Volume 26, Number 1, March 2005.
• 'When thunder roars - go indoors!' Lightning Autopsy guidelines. South African Medical Journal. January 2006, Vol.96, No.1.Pp 38-39.
• Suicidal gunshot wounds to the head - a retrospective review of 406 cases. The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. December 2007.
• Chapter 43. Forensic Perspectives in Electrical Injury: Guidelines for Investigators. Medical and Bioengineering Aspects of Electrical Injuries. Raymond M.Fish.Leslie A. Geddes & Judges Publishing Comapany, Inc.Tucson, AZ.

[edit] Awards

Marquis Who's Who in Medicine and Health care Candidate 2006

The Cambridge Blue Book of Foremost International Health Specialists - Candidate 2007

[edit] References

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

South African Medical Journal.

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.

[edit] External links