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Daniel S. Isenschmid
Daniel S. Isenschmid is currently the Chief Toxicologist at the Office of the Wayne County Medical Examiner. In addition, he is a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology at Wayne State University and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Wayne State University, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions.
Dr. Isenschmid received his B.S. degree in Biology from Adelphi University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in pathology and forensic toxicology, respectively, from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine. Dr. Isenschmid was the recipient of several Educational Research Awards from the Society of Forensic Toxicologists and the Irving Sunshine Award and Alexander O. Gettler Award from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences for his doctoral research on cocaine.
He has published and/or presented many papers on topics related to postmortem forensic drug testing including medical examiner case reports, the interpretation of postmortem cocaine concentrations, the stability and analysis of cocaine and its metabolites, and the effects of cocaine on human performance. Dr. Isenschmid has given many lectures in various topics related to forensic toxicology to graduate and undergraduate students, pathologists, law enforcement personnel and attorneys. He regularly gives lectures on the forensic toxicology of cocaine including the Borkenstein course on the effects of drugs on human performance and behavior at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Dr. Isenschmid is Diplomate and Secretary of the American Board of Forensic Toxicology. In addition to being Treasurer of TIAFT, he is a member and Past President of the Society of Forensic Toxicologists and a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences where he also served on its Board of Directors. Dr. Isenschmid is an Inspector for the National Laboratory Certification Program and has served on the Drug Testing Advisory Board for the Department of Health and Human Services.
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