Background
She was born in 1943 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
forensic pathologist neurologist pathologist
She was born in 1943 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
She specializes in criminal cases regarding the death of children, especially those resulting from shaken baby syndrome. She has also served as a consultant in neurology at Saint John Mercy"s and Saint Luke"s hospitals in Saint Louis, Missouri. She remained in her home state for both her bachelor of arts in 1965 and Doctor of Medicine in 1969 at the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University School of Medicine, respectively.
Following completion of medical school, Doctor Case began residencies in both pathology and neuropathology as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke at her alma mater.
Upon completion of this work in 1973, she began teaching pathology and was appointed a full professor in 1999. Doctor Case went on to become a consultant in neuropathology for Saint John"s Mercy and Saint Luke"son
In 1977, she became an assistant medical examiner of Saint Louis County before becoming the chief Master of Engineering of Saint Louis, Jefferson, and Franklin counties in 1980.
A member of many editorial review boards, Doctor Case has been a contributor to Archives of Internal Medicine, the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, and the Quarterly Child Abuse Medical Update. She is also a prominent member of the American Academy Forensic Sciences as well as the American Society of Clinical Pathology. She is also a board member of the National Association of Medical Examiners.