Credentials
Dr. Arden has over twenty years of experience as a government medical examiner in Suffolk County, New York, Delaware, New York City, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the State of West Virginia. He has performed more than 2,300 autopsies and appeared over 500 times as an expert witness.
In addition to his work as a medical examiner, Dr. Arden has participated in numerous task forces related to emergency preparedness, bio-terrorism, local health policies, domestic violence, and fatality review. He has served on related committees including:
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Bio-terrorism Task Force
- Government of the District of Columbia’s Emergency Preparedness Task Force and Committee
- Environmental Clearance Committee for the Curseen-Morris Postal Facility in the District of Columbia (part of the 2003 anthrax clean-up effort)
- National Institute of Justice’s Identification of the Missing focus group, representing the National Association of Medical Examiners
Dr. Arden is an active member of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME). He was elected to NAME’s Board of Directors (2003-2008), and to the NAME Board’s Executive Committee (2006-2008).
Dr. Arden received his MD degree from the University of Michigan. He completed training in anatomic pathology at the New York University Medical Center, and in forensic pathology at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Maryland. He was certified in both anatomic and forensic pathology by the American Board of Pathology in 1985. Dr. Arden is currently licensed to practice medicine in five states.
In 2006, Dr. Arden established Arden Forensics, PC, which provides consultation and expert witness services in civil and criminal cases, for the plaintiff, prosecution, and defense.
1980 – MD degree, University of Michigan
1983 – Completed training in anatomic pathology, New York University Medical College
1984 – Completed training in forensic pathology, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the State of Maryland
1985 – Certified in both anatomic and forensic pathology – American Board of Pathology
1985 - 2006???
2006 – Established Arden Forensics, PC, to provide consultation and expert witness services in civil and criminal cases, for the plaintiff, prosecution.
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