Dr. Thomas Deering
Assistant Medical Examiner

February 26, 2001 to present - Forensic Medical Management Services, PLLC (Davidson County, Tennessee),
Assistant Medical Examiner

University of Tennessee , Memphis ; Department of Pathology and concurrently University of Tennessee Medical Group (UTMG)

July 1997 to February 2001 -
Assistant Professor of Pathology,

July 1997 to January 2000 -Regional Forensic Center , Memphis
Assistant Medical Examiner, appointed

July 1999 to February 2001 -
Pathology Course Director, appointed

February 2000 to February 2001
Hospital Autopsy Director, appointed

Bellin Hospital , Green Bay , Wisconsin -
Locum Tenens Pathologist

August 1995 - Northwest General Hospital , Milwaukee , Wisconsin
Locum Tenens Pathologist

September 1971 - June 1975, St. Ignatius High School , Cleveland , Ohio

September 1975 - July 1977, John Carroll University , Cleveland , Ohio
Pre-medical major

August 1977 - May 1979, The University of Iowa , Iowa City , Iowa
B.S. Psychology with Distinction, June 1979

August 1983 - December 1986, January 1988 - May 1988
The University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
Doctor of Medicine degree

January 1987 - December 1987, University of Iowa , Dept. of Pathology, Anatomical Pathology
Pathology Externship

June 1988 - June 1989, Blodgett Memorial Medical Center , Grand Rapids , Michigan
Internal Medicine Internship

July 1989-July 1992, US NAVY, Naval Hospital Jacksonville , FL Branch Clinic Albany , GA
General Medical Officer

August 1992 to June 1996, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee , Wisconsin
Pathology-AP/CP Residency

July 1996 to June 1997, University of Tennessee , Memphis ; Regional Forensic Center; Memphis , Tennessee
Fellowship in Forensic Pathology

August 1992 - May 1996, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Laboratory Instructor in Pathology

• Case Based Laboratory Sessions [12 - 13 students in weekly small groups, open sessions for gross organ labs]
• Yearly Total Teaching Hours: 1st year - 6, 2nd year - 34, 3rd year - 60, 4th year - 60

August 1996 - May 1998, University of Tennessee
Laboratory Instructor in Pathology

• (12 teaching hours [6 labs] in 1996, 18 teaching hours [9 labs] in 1997)

August 1998 - 2001, University of Tennessee
Laboratory Instructor in Pathology

• Path elective: Pathology at the Autopsy Table (28 teaching hours, 24 students)

July 1997 - February 2001, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
Assistant Professor of Pathology

• Lecture Hours: 10 (1997-98), 11 (1998-99), 8 (1999-2000)

1999-2000, 2000-2001, University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Course Director of M2 Pathology

Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Dept. of Pathology, April 2002 to present
Clinical appointment

September 1999 (Marianne Saitz M4)
Assistant Director, Senior Rotation in Forensic Pathology

July 1988 - June 1989, Blodgett Memorial Medical Center Hospital and Clinics, Grand Rapids , Michigan ,

July 1989 - July 1992, U.S. Naval Hospital, Jacksonville , Florida ,

August 1992 - June 1996, Milwaukee County Medical Center Hospitals and Clinics, Milwaukee , Wisconsin ,

Regional Medical Center (now University Hospital ), Memphis , Tennessee

Spring Meeting, 1995, Wisconsin Resident representative, National Residents Forum ASCP/CAP

August 1995, Autopsy Instructor for first year Pathology resident, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin

October - December 1995, Chief Resident, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin

August 1996, CAP Inspector, inspection team for Cook County Memorial Hospital (Anatomic Path - Autopsy),

1989-1992, General Medical Officer (GMO) for US NAVY

1990-1992, Senior Medical Officer for US NAVY
Other duties: Quality Assurance Physician Advisor, Independent Technician (IDT) Program Director, Primary Care Dept. Head

January 11 to March 21, 1991, Emergency Medical Officer
US MARINE CORPS: 1st Field Service Support Group, 1st Medical Battalion, Alfa Company, in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM, .

April - May 1988, Officer Indoctrination School, Newport, Rhode Island, Completed with Distinction

Board Certified

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology - November 19, 1997
Forensic Pathology-November 19, 2001

Medical Licensure

Iowa #27343 - November 1989 (Inactive)
Wisconsin #33251 - June 1992 (Inactive)
Tennessee #28369 - September 1996
Mississippi #17005 - November 2000 (Inactive)

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