Friday, October 2, 2009

USA Professor Keynote Speaker at International Forensic Conference


Dr. Gil Brogdon, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Radiology with the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, was the keynote speaker at an International Association of Forensic Radiographers conference in Manchester, England, on Sept. 12, 2009. More than 100 association delegates attended that lecture, some of them from as far away as Australia.

Dr. Brogdon’s lecture at the conference was titled “Forensic Radiology: Past, Present & Future.” His talk covered the history of forensic radiology since the late nineteenth century to th e present day and also discussed advanced forensic radiology practices that are becoming more mainstream and how these developments will affect the field in the future.

Dr. Brogdon, who chaired the USA department of radiology from 1985 to 1992, has authored and co-authored more than 300 scientific publications and received numerous awards for his work, including the Hunt Award and the Distinguished Fellow Award and Medal from the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.