Dr. Allen Burke. MD. Professor and Cardiovascular Pathologist. Joint Pathology Center. Defense Health Agency, USA. Dr. Burke graduated from University of California at Los Angeles, BA, Microbiology, 1975 and University of California at Los Angeles, MD, 1979. Dr. Burke served as Vice Chair of Cardiovascular Pathology Division at Armed Force Institute of Pathology, Director of Autopsy and thoracic pathology, University of Maryland Medical School. Dr. Burke is an international leading academic pathologist with primary specialty expertise in thoracic pathology. His clinical research has involved the pathology of coronary atherosclerosis, sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy, cardiac tumors, carcinomas of the lung, interstitial lung disease, and mesotheliomas of the peritoneum and pleura. Dr. Burke has been forensic cardio-pathology consultant for almost 40 years. He is the author of over 200 peer-reviewed publications in these areas. Dr. Burke is Editorial Board Member, Pathology, 2004- present. Editorial Board Member, AJSP Reviews and Reports, 2016-present. Editorial Board Member of Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine.