Three international forensic pathologists have been identified as the team that will be conducting the post-mortem examination (PME) on the body of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge today.
Distinguished forensic pathologist of the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, Dr Glenn A. Rudner, will join Barbadian pathologist, Dr Shubhakar Karra Paul, who was brought in by the Guyana Government, and Dr Gary L. Collins, the Chief Medical Examiner of the State of Delaware, who was selected by the Younge’s family, for the autopsy.
Dr Glenn A. Rudner
Dr Glenn A. Rudner is a forensic and anatomic pathologist from Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City; he has over three decades of experience spanning academic medicine, clinical practice, and investigative pathology.
Currently serving as a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology at Mount Sinai Hospital and School of Medicine in New York City, Dr Rudner has held esteemed faculty and staff appointments across the US, including Tulane University, Oregon Health Sciences University, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
Board-certified in both Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Pathology, Dr Rudner has held numerous academic positions and served as a consultant for both private and governmental institutions, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID), and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
His academic interests and clinical work have focused on pulmonary and mediastinal pathology, forensic trauma, aviation pathology, and the pathology of substance-related deaths.
Dr Gary L. Collins
Dr Gary L. Collins has worked extensively in the field of forensic science, overseeing many forensic and pathology testing functions. He has performed thousands of autopsies, certifying the manner and cause of death in more than 4,000 cases.
Dr Collins, a graduate of the University of West Indies (UWI), completed his pathology residency at the University of South Florida, and his forensic pathology residency at the Drexel University College of Medicine. He is also board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and forensic pathology.
Dr Shubhakar Karra Paul
Dr Shubhakar Karra Paul is currently serving as Consultant Forensic Pathologist at the Forensic Sciences Centre under the Office of the Attorney General (AG) in Barbados, a position he has held since 2021.
He holds an MBBS, MD, and DNB, and is a Member of the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine (MFFLM) of the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom (UK). He is registered with the Barbados Medical Council and has previously been registered with both the UK’s General Medical Council and the Indian Medical Council.
With over 23 years of experience in forensic pathology, Dr Paul brings a wealth of expertise in conducting autopsies, visiting crime scenes, analysing skeletal remains, preparing comprehensive forensic reports, and providing expert testimony in court. He has managed a wide range of complex forensic cases, including homicides, drug-related deaths, and suicides, and has worked collaboratively with legal and medical authorities across jurisdictions.
Dr Paul has a notable academic background, primarily in forensic medicine. In fact, he had previously assisted local forensic experts with the identification of the nearly two dozen persons who died in the May 2023 Mahdia Dormitory fire.
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