Curriculum Vitae
LICENSURE
State of Ohio License to practice Medicine and Surgery
EDUCATION
Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, Cleveland, Ohio. Forensic Pathology Fellow, 1999 - 2001.
Institute of Pathology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1995 - 1999.
Case School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. MD, 1995. Emphasis on biomedical ethics, geriatrics, and the neurosciences.
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. BS, Biology, 1990. Advanced course work in medieval history and physiological psychology.
HONORS
Best Contributions in Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve University, 2004; Scholar Collaborator for Teaching and Learning 2004-2005; First prize University Hospitals of Cleveland Psychiatry Research Day 1998;
Hartford Foundation Scholar, 1991; College Club Inductee 1990; Purinton Scholar 1990; Dana Research Apprentice 1988-89
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Chairman, Content Committee on Medical Education, Office of Student Services, Medical School, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland OH. Standardized the tutoring and remediation efforts for the first and second year students in the
School of Medicine. Established standards for recruitment of medical student, graduate student, and resident tutors,
I have recruited a cadre of tutors in a variety of disciplines, and I have revised and standardized their pay structure.
In 2000-2001, reduced the failure rate on the comprehensive exam by 85%, and 100% of the failing students passed the
remediation examination. 2003-Present
Instructor, Department of Anatomy, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH. Taught microscopic and gross anatomy
to the first and second year medical students of Case Western Reserve University. Taught elective classes.
Interviewed applicants for graduate school. 2000-present
Director, Golden Lion Education Associates, Cleveland, OH. Designed and implemented programs for continuing legal education credit for local law firms.
Designed and implemented programs for first responders in bioterrorism. 2003-present
Interviewer, School of Medicine Admissions Committee, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH.
Interviewed applicants for medical school 2003
Deputy Coroner and Forensic Pathologist, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, Cleveland, OH. Lecturer and autopsy prosector. 1999-2002
Pathology House Officer, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH. Taught three committees in the pre-clinical years and
directly taught sophomore, junior and senior medical students in the hospital laboratories. 1995-1999.
Teaching Coordinator, Dental School, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. Recruited and supervised three physician-teachers
teaching general pathology to second year dental students (75 students.) 1998-1999
MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Deputy Coroner and Forensic Pathologist, Lake County Coroner's Office, Painesville, OH.
Sole forensic pathologist in the Lake County Coroner's Office. This office has jurisdiction over
approximately 1,800 deaths and autopsies over 100 cases per year. Accepted as an expert in Forensic
Pathology by Cuyahoga, Crawford, and Geauga County Courts of Common Pleas.
Have performed over 900 forensic autopsies 2002-present
Bioterrorism Consultant, Lake County Emergency Management Agency, Painesville, OH. Serves as the technical
and educational advisor to the Lake County Emergency Management Agency. The EMA is the organization responsible for
safeguarding Lake County from hazardous materials, bioterrorism, nuclear threats, and severe weather. Obtained, catalogued,
and maintained a specialized library of materials for the emergency responders of Lake County. 2002-present.
Deputy Coroner and Forensic Pathologist, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, Cleveland OH. Served as Deputy Coroner
for Cuyahoga County, in an office that has jurisdiction over approximately 17,000 deaths and performs 1,800
autopsies a year. Particular emphasis on violent deaths. 1999-2002
Pathology House Officer, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH. Served as Surgical Pathology,
Autopsy, and Anatomic Pathology coordinator for 15 months. Made the duty schedule, coordinated the Morbidity
and Mortality conference with the Department of Medicine, liaised with outside physicians to correct requisition
deficiencies under CLIA'88 and was the interface between ancillary, resident, and senior staff to ensure the
smooth running of the service. Revised the Anatomic Pathology Coordinator's notebook, and maintained the gross
photographic archives. Performed 120 post-mortems, evaluated over 3,500 surgical specimens, 850 bone marrow biopsies,
and 1,380 laboratory tests. Oversaw more than 1,800 transfusions, 2,880 blood donations and 140 therapeutic
aphaeresis procedures. 1995-1999.
Prosector, Alzheimer's Disease Registry, Department of Neuropathology, Case Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, OH. Harvested brains for Alzheimer's brain bank 1996-1999.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Deputy Coroner and Forensic Pathologist, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, Cleveland OH. Obtained
hippocampi for metabolic studies of Alzheimer disease. Conducted research on tattoos attempting to correlate
type of tattoo with cause and manner of death. Harvested post-mortem tissue for several research projects.
1999-2002
Research Scientist, Division of Biological Psychiatry, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH. Under
the direction of Craig Stockmeier Ph.D. studied the distribution of the serotonin transporter in the dorsal
raphe nucleus of suicides. Obtained human tissue for these studies from the Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office.
This effort is part of a continuing, collaborative research enterprise looking for anatomic abnormalities in
the brains of patients with depression, alcohol abuse, and schizophrenia. Our partners are in Jackson, MS and
New Orleans, LA. Results have been published in Science, The Journal of Neuroscience and Brain Research. These
studies funded by National Institutes of Mental Health and National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and
Depression. 1996-2002
Research Assistant, Psychiatry Division,
Brecksville V.A. Medical Center, Brecksville, OH.
PERSONAL
Singer (t2). Collector of medical antiquities,
Mutoscope cards, and cufflinks. Skilled with 35mm
photography equipment.
References, writing samples, and portfolio available
upon request.
PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Bligh-Glover WZ, Miller FP, Balraj EK. Two Cases of
Suicidal Electrocution American Journal of Forensic Medicine
and Pathology September, 2004
Perry G, Nunomura A, Raina AK, Aliev G, Siedlak SL, Harris PL,
Casadesus G, Petersen RB, Bligh-Glover W, Balraj E, Petot GJ, Smith MA.
A Metabolic Basis for Alzheimer Disease Neurochem Res. October, 2003
Bligh-Glover W, Kolli T, Friedman L, Shapiro-Kulnane
L, Dilley GE, Balraj E, Rajkowska G and Stockmeier, C.
Subregional Distribution of Serotonin Transporters in
the Midbrain of Suicide Victims with Major Depression.
Biological Psychiatry 47: 1015-1024, May 2000.
Educational Presentations
The Sam Sheppard Case, New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, August 2005
Lemierre's Syndrome, New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, August 2005
Forensic Aspects of Ethanol, University Hospitals Psychiatry Residents, April 2005
Forensic and Psychiatric Aspects of Body Modification, Primary Care Interest Group,
Case Western Reserve University Medical School March, 2005
Forensic and Psychiatric Aspects of Body Modification, University Hospitals Psychiatry
Residents, March 2005
Cause and Manner of Death, Primary Care Grand Rounds, Case Western Reserve University
Medical School, January 2005
Dead Man Talking, Cleveland Museum of Natural History Explorer Lecture, December 2004
One in a Million Shot New England Academy of Forensic Sciences, August, 2004
Forensic and Psychiatric Aspects of Body Modification, University Hospitals Psychiatry
Residents, April 2004
Forensic Aspects of Body Modification, Anatomy Department Seminar, Case Western Reserve
University, February 2004
Introduction to the Coroner's Office, Wickliffe Public Library, October 2003
Introduction to the Coroner's Office, Lake County Rotary, July 2003
Forensic Aspects of Tattooing, New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, August 2003
Alcoholic Neuropathology, University Hospitals Psychiatry Residents, March, 2003
Forensic Aspects of Body Modification, New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, August 2002
Introduction to the Coroner's Office, Reminger and Reminger LLP, July 2002
Introduction to the Coroner's Office, Wooster College Chemistry Department, March 2002
An Introduction to Firearms, University Hospitals Pathology Residents, March 2002
Alcohol and Trauma, MetroHealth Medical Center Trauma Department, March 2002
Sharp Force Trauma, University Hospitals Pathology Residents, February 2002
Alcohol and Trauma, Hillcrest Hospital Trauma Department, November 2001
Unusual Projectiles, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office September 2001
Pathology and Life, CWRU Prematriculation Students, August 2001
Burns and Explosions, University Hospitals Pathology Residents, June 2001
Forensic Aspects of Tattooing, University Hospitals Dermatology Residents, April 2001
Two Cases of Suicidal Electrocution, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, March 2001
Alcoholic Neuropathology, University Hospitals Psychiatry Residents, February 2001
Forensic Aspects of Tattooing, Cleveland Society of Histologists, December 2000
Forensic Aspects of Tattooing, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, December 2000
Blood Lipid Profiles & Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Cuyahoga County Coroner's
Office, October 2000
Pathology and Life, CWRU Prematriculation Students, August 2000
Hanging, Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office, June 2000
Dead Man Talking, Rowfant Club Lecture, March 2005
Research Presentations
Sayers B, Lazebnik R, Bligh-Glover WZ. Bird Watching Techniques Improve Medical
Student Pattern Recognition in Histology and Histopathology. Poster presented at
the Association of Medical Educators in Europe meeting, Amsterdam September 2005
Sayers B, Lazebnik R, Bligh-Glover WZ. Bird Watching Techniques Improve Medical
Student Pattern Recognition in Histology and Histopathology. Poster presented at
the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Educational Retreat February 2005
Rhode, DE, Bligh-Glover WZ, Rizzo S, Englehart, DA, Jenkins AJ, Suicide by Acute
Cyanide Ingestion in a 40 Year Old Male. Poster presented at the American Academy
of Forensic Sciences Annual Meeting, New Orleans LA, February 2005
Bligh-Glover WZ et al. Subregional Distribution of
Serotonin Transporters in the Midbrain of Suicide
Victims with Major Depression. Poster presented at
the Society for Neuroscience, Los Angeles, CA 1998.
Bligh-Glover WZ, Jaskiw GE Withdrawal
Supersensitivity to Apomorphine: A Comparison of
Clozapine and Low Doses of Haloperidol, Poster
presented at the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA
1995.
Jaskiw GE, Bligh-Glover WZ, Ubogi D, Meltzer, HY
5HT-2 Receptor Antagonists Can Attenuate Submaximal
Haloperidol-Induced Catalepsy In Rats Poster
presented at the International Congress on Schizophrenia
Research, Hot Springs, VA April, 1995.
Bligh-Glover WZ, Lowy MT, Further Investigations
in Pharmacological Regulation of Spectrin Proteolysis in
the Hippocampus: Implications in Senile Dementia of the
Alzheimer's Type, Poster presented at the American
Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA 1993.
Lowy MT, Bligh-Glover WZ, Pharmacological
Regulation of Spectrin Proteolysis in the Hippocampus:
Implications in Senile Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type,
Poster presented at the American Geriatrics Society
Annual Meeting, Washington D.C. 1992.
Synergistic Corrosion Fatigue of Fine Wires Used
for Neuro-Stimulating Electrodes, Bates- Bowdoin-Colby
Research Conference, Brunswick, ME May, 1988.
Departmental Materials
Coroner's Corner A monthly contribution to the Department of
Pathology Newsletter 2002-2003
Educational Materials
Perinatal Anoxia A continuing education
teaching case distributed by the College of American
Pathologists', Northfield, IL, Neuropathology Committee
in 1999.
Purulent Meningitis A continuing education
teaching case distributed by the College of American
Pathologists', Northfield, IL, Neuropathology Committee
in 1999.
Alexander Disease A continuing education
teaching case distributed by the College of American
Pathologists', Northfield, IL, Neuropathology Committee
in 1999.
Manuals and Reports
Transfusion Medicine, A Resident's Manual A
handbook for resident physicians running the transfusion
medicine service of University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Cleveland, OH 1997
Alzheimer's Disease Registry Prosector's Manual
A handbook for prosectors for the Alzheimer's Disease
Brain Bank. Department of Neuropathology, Case Western
Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 1998.
Works in Progress
Saben the Woodfitter A Maine fisherman takes his last voyage and retires. With Pamela Bligh Glover, illustrator
One In A Million Shot A case report of a BB gun fatality and a literature
review of non-powder firearms
Colchicine Poisoning A case report of a suicidal colchicine overdose and review
of the literature, with Doug Rhode, Lake County Crime Laboratory Toxicologist
Lemierre's Syndrome A case report and review of the literature of supperative
jugular thrombophelbitis
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