Forensic Science Profile

Zvi Herschman, MD

CUNY Graduate Center, centered at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Campus, PhD Student, Forensic Science/Criminal Justice, 2001-Present

Program Director 2008-Present: Thomas Kubic, JD/Ph.D.; Mentor: Richard Stripp, Ph.D.
Program Director 2001-2007: Peter R. De Forest, D.Crim.; Mentor: Peter R. DeForest, D.Crim.
Classes to Date: Advanced Criminalistics I, II, and III, Instrumental Analysis I and II, Advanced Polarized Light Microscopy, Scientific Fire Investigation, Criminal Law / Criminal Procedure, Forensic Toxicology, Spectroscopy, Crime Scene Reconstruction, Computer Forensics, Forensic Imaging, Chemical Separations, Forensic Firearms and Toolmark Examination, Analytical Spectroscopy
Case Studies involving single and multiple shootings, various weapons including handguns and long guns, gunshot injuries, evidence evaluation/collection and crime scene reconstruction.
Research: Blood Spatter from Gunshot Wounds (see Bibliography)
Capture of Exemplar Bullets (see Bibliography)
Dispersion/Deposition of Gunshot Residue: in Progress

Related Forensic Experience:

Life Member New York Microscopical Society
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)
ACLS Instructor, 1996
Basic Life Support (BLS) Instructor, 1996
Completed certified computer forensics training courses
Consultant in Toxicology - New York and New Jersey Poison Centers

Click here to read Dr. Herschman’s paper, Forensic Medical Data Studies. Forensic computing as applied to the current practice of Medicine, “a studied application of computer related theory, legal aspects of handling digital evidence, and investigative theory and tools to situations that arise when the fields of Law and Computer Science are applied to the current practice of Medicine.”

For a complete CV, including a list of publications, please contact Dr. Herschman at 516-486-7384 or 866-PFC-4111, or Hesh346@gmail.com.

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