Expert Opinions
The forensic medical and scientific experts at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine are regularly engaged by both prosecution and defence teams within the criminal justice system throughout Australia and overseas. We also provide a range of specialist expert opinions in civil and administrative jurisdictions.
The medico-legal and expert scientific opinions we provide cover the fields of forensic pathology, clinical forensic medicine forensic odontology and forensic anthropology as well as a number of forenic science disciplines including toxicology, molecular biology and entomology.
The medical and scientific staff of the Institute are able to undertake private consultations in a range of areas, (see table below) and can be contacted via email at: enq.medicolegal@vifm.org
| Clinical Forensic Medicine Expert Opinion: cfm@vifm.org | The Division of Clinical Forensic Medicine is able to provide medico-legal advice and opinions on a range of fields. These include:
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| Forensic Pathology Expert Opinion: enq.medicolegal@vifm.org | The Institute employs a range of specialist forensic pathologists who in addition to routine forensic pathology work provide medico-legal opinions covering issues such as injury interpretation, cause of death and the reconstruction of events surrounding a death. Our forensic pathologists are particularly engaged in circumstances of homicide or suspicious deaths evaluation.Forensic pathologists also provide advice in a number of civil matters relating to workplace disease, death and injury.
A number of the pathology staff of the Institute have areas of special interest as follows:
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| Toxicology Expert Opinion toxicology@vifm.org | Toxicology is able to provide medico-legal advice and opinions on a range of fields relating to toxicology. These include:
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