Marie A. Russell
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine and LAC+USC Medical CenterDirector, Center for Life Support Training and ResearchDirector, Clinical Forensic Medicine Program
Expertise
- soft tissue wounds and infections – gunshot wounds, stab wounds, patterned wounds
- wound ballistics
- dog bites, law enforcement and civilian
- gang violence
- nonverbal gang communication –
the forensic significance of tattoos,
graffiti. hand signs and dress (“colors”) - forensic significance of gang graffiti,
dress and tattoos - domestic violence – elder abuse,
child abuse - homicide and serial homicide
- gunshot, stab and patterned wounds
- correctional (jail) medicine
- police abuse
- police procedures and techniques –
pepper spray, restraint procedures,
Taser - forensic pathology
- clinical forensic medicine
Additional Information
- Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians
- Consultant, Los Angeles Regional Poison Control Center