Biography – Janice Ophoven, MD

Dr. Janice Ophoven is a pediatric forensic pathologist with extensive clinical, administrative and quality improvement experience. She is board certified in Pathology, Forensic Pathology, Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. Dr. Ophoven has focused her clinical practice on understanding child abuse and injury to children.

Dr. Ophoven is an internationally recognized and court-certified medical expert in pediatric forensic pathology. She has consulted and/or testified in civil and criminal cases in the United States and abroad for both defense and prosecution when injury or death to a child has occurred.

She is also a consultant, speaker and educator on forensic pathology and quality improvement of health care systems. Her work has involved physicians, clinicians, hospitals and health systems.

In 1981, Dr. Ophoven founded her firm specializing in pediatric forensic pathology services. Her work has included cases involving inflicted injury, accidental injury, infant death and complex medical-legal questions.

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