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Erin Barnhart, MD
Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology
Chief Medical Examiner, Galveston County
Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office
6607 Hwy 1764
Texas City, TX 77591
Phone: (409) 935-9274
Fax: (409) 935-8305
Email: eabarnha@utmb.edu

  • BS Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas   1999
    MD University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Texas   2005
    Residency University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Anatomic and Clinical Pathology 2009
    Fellowship Miami-Dade County Miami, Florida Forensic Pathology 2010
    Fellowship University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Surgical Pathology 2011
    Certification Diplomate, American Board of Pathology    
    Certification Forensic Pathology   9/16/2010 – 12/31/2020
    Certification Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
    7/24//2009 - 12/31/2019
    Licensure State of Texas Q5757 Exp: 8/31/2019
  • 2008-09 Chief Resident, University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Pathology
    2009 Photographer of the Year, University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Pathology
    2007 Resident Researcher of the Year, University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Pathology
    2006 George Dock Research Scholarship
  • National

    American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, faculty mentor, social media/communications task force
    2006 - 2008 College of American Pathologists, Residents’ Forum, UTMB delegate
    State
    2016 - present Galveston County Local Emergency Planning Committee, Emergency Response and Hazardous Materials/Transportation Committee
    2011 - 2015 Mississippi Child Death Review Panel, State Team Member
    2008 - 2010 Texas Medical Association, Resident and Fellow Section Executive Council, Member at Large
    2007 - 2009 Texas Medical Association, Resident and Fellow Section Executive Council, Secretary
    2007-08 Texas Medicine, Editorial Board
    2006 - 2008 Texas Medical Association, Council on Socioeconomics
    UTMB
    2017 - current University of Texas Medical Branch, Institutional Safety and Security Active Shooter Subcommittee
    2008 - 2009 University of Texas Medical Branch, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Member at Large
    2006, 2007, 2009 University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Pathology, Resident Recruitment and Rank committee

    Scientific Societies and Professional Organizations

      American Academy of Forensic Sciences

    National Association of Medical Examiners

    College of American Pathologists
  • Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

    “Comparative Flow Immunophenotypic Features of the Inflammatory Infiltrates of Hodgkin Lymphoma and Lymphoid Hyperplasia,” S. David Hudnall, Eve Betancourt, Erin Barnhart, and Jyoti Patel. Clinical Cytometry 74B: 1-8 (2008).

    Poster Presentations and Abstracts:

    “Man Versus Machine: An 8 Year Review of Manual CPR, Automatic Compression Devices, Bystander CPR, and Patient Factors.” Brooke Blake, M.D.; Yu Yang, M.B.B.S.; and Erin Barnhart, M.D., poster presentation, Texas Society of Pathologists and American Association of Forensic Sciences, annual meetings, 2017.

    “Fatal Pulmonary Fat Emboli Following First Trimester Elective Abortion; is this amniotic fluid embolism?” Erin Barnhart, MD, Briza Walter, MD and Kenneth D. Hutchins, MD, poster presentation, American Academy of Forensic Sciences annual meeting, 2011.

    “Inflammatory Cytokine Genes in Hodgkin Lymphoma,” S.D. Hudnall, T. Chen, E. Barnhart, R. Konig, podium presentation, United States and Canadian Association of Pathologists annual meeting, 2009.

     “Galactosemia and Falsely Elevated Glucose Values by Point of Care Testing,” Erin Barnhart, MD, Anthony Okorodudu, PhD, Diana Dehoyos, MS, MT, John Petersen, PhD, poster presentation, College of American Pathology annual meeting, 2007.

    “Intravascular Lymphoma Presenting as Rapidly Progressive Dementia,” Erin Barnhart, MD and P.L. DiPatre, MD, PhD, poster presentation, College of American Pathology annual meeting, 2007.

    “Correlation between Numbers of Regulatory T Cells and Cytotoxic T Cells in Hodgkin Lymphoma,” Erin Barnhart, MD and S.D. Hudnall, MD, poster presentation, United States and Canadian Association of Pathologists annual meeting, 2007 and Texas Society of Pathologists state meeting, 2007.

    “Hydrocephalus: A fatal complication of neurosarcoidosis,” Erin Barnhart, MD and Gerald Campbell, MD, PhD, poster presentation, College of American Pathologists annual meeting, 2006. 

    Invited Lectures:

    Introduction to Criminal Justice, College of the Mainland, Invited Lecturer, “Forensic Pathology: Fatal Injuries,” October 24, 2017.

    Fort Bend District Attorney’s Office, “Topics in Forensic Pathology for Prosecutors,” Invited Speaker, October 20, 2017.

    Kappa Chi Delta, UTMB Medical Sorority, Invited Panelist, October 3, 2017

    Introduction to Criminal Justice, College of the Mainland, Invited Speaker, October 24, 2017.

    University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Preventative Medicine and Community Health, Invited Speaker, “Fatal Injuries,” February 7, 2017.

    University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology, “Topics in Infant and Child Death,” March 31, 2016.

    Kappa Chi Delta, UTMB Medical Sorority, Invited Panelist, September 13, 2016

    Missing in Harris County Day, Invited Speaker, May 14, 2016.

    Kappa Chi Delta, UTMB Medical Sorority, Invited Speaker, November 23, 2015.

    Prentiss Lions Club, Invited Speaker, Medicolegal Death Investigation in Mississippi, May 9, 2013, Prentiss, Mississippi.

    University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pathology Grand Rounds, Invited Speaker, “When is a heart attack a homicide?” April 22, 2013, Jackson, Mississippi.

    6th Annual Coroner Forensic Collaborative of Louisiana, Invited Speaker, March 2013, Lafayette, Louisiana.

    University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology Grand Rounds, Invited Speaker, “Urothelial Neoplasia,” February, 2011, Galveston, Texas.

    Houston Society of Clinical Pathology, Invited Speaker, “Regulatory and Cytotoxic T-Cell Subsets in Hodgkin Lymphoma,” March, 2007.

    Texas State Society of American Medical Technologists, Invited Speaker, “Renal Function and Practical Applications of the GFR Formula,” October, 2005.

  • Televised appearances, Interviews, and Consultations

    The Eleven, S01E04, November 2, 2017
    www.aetv.com/shows/the-eleven

    TMC Pulse Magazine, “A Rather Peaceful Place.” Vol 4/No 9, Oct 2017. http://www.tmc.edu/news/2017/10/rather-peaceful-place/

    New York Times, September 2, 2017, “Human Toll of Harvey Comes into View as Waters Recede.”
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/us/harvey-victims-death-toll.html

    New York Times, August 29, 2017, “Stalled Over Gulf, Harvey Deepens Texans’ Soggy Misery.”
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/us/harvey-texas-louisiana.html

    KHOU Houston, February 17, 2016, interviewed by reporter Larry Seward regarding exhumation of unidentified Galveston County decedent

    WBTV Jackson, August 20, 2014, interviewed by reporter Jessica Bowman regarding sudden infant death and safe infant sleep environments

    Consultant, literary fiction, “Murder Under Boley Creek Bridge,” Jim Luke, 2013.

    Consultant, literary fiction, “Skeleton’s Key,” Stacy Green, 2012.
  • Court Testimony

    • MS District 15 Circuit Court, Marion County, MSME11-0643, February 5, 2012
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME11-1262, February 14, 2012
    • MS District 20 Circuit Court, Rankin County, MSME12-0123, February 26, 2012
    • MS District 8 Circuit Court, Newton County, MSME11-1059, December 4, 2012
    • MS District 12 Circuit Court, Perry County, MSME11-1388, February 11 and 12, 2013
    • MS District 9 Circuit Court, Warren County, MSME11-0649, June 25, 2013
    • MS District 13 Circuit Court, Covington County, MSME12-1003, July 22, 2013
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME11-0831, August 7, 2013
    • MS District 11 Circuit Court, Coahoma County, MSME12-0915, August 7, 2013
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME11-0090 and MSME11-0091 (1st defendant), August 14, 2013
    • Sworn deposition, Jackson, MS, civil litigation, MSME12-1302, August 23, 2013
    • MS District 1 Circuit Court, Tishomingo County, August 28, 2013
    • MS District 9 Circuit Court, Warren County, MSME11-1324, September 11, 2013
    • Sworn deposition, Jackson, MS, civil litigation, MSME11-1373, September 12, 2013
    • MS District 5 Circuit Court, Attala County, MSME12-0959, September 16, 2013
    • MS District 3 Circuit Court, Lafayette County, MSME12-1409 et. al., September 25, 2013
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME11-0090 and MSME11-0091 (2nd defendant), September 26, 2013
    • MS District 1 Circuit Court, Lee County, November 5, 2013
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME11-0389, November 12, 2013
    • MS District 15 Circuit Court, Pearl River County, MSME11-1198, April 15, 2014
    • MS District 10 Circuit Court, Wayne County, MSME12-1353, May 6, 2014
    • MS District 22 Circuit Court, Claiborne County, MSME11-0904, May 6, 2014
    • MS District 10 Circuit Court, Wayne County, MSME13-0074 and ME13-0075, May 12, 2014
    • US District Court, Northern District of MS, MSME12-1302, July 25, 2014
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME12-0620 and MSME12-0638, September 10, 2014
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME12-0878, September 24, 2014
    • MS District 11 Circuit Court, Bolivar County, MSME12-0108, November 10, 2014
    • AL 1st Judicial Circuit Court, Choctaw County, MSME11-0998, November, 2014
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME12-1048, December 10, 2014
    • MS District 9 Circuit Court, Warren County, MSME11-0749, December 10, 2014
    • MS District 14 Circuit Court, Pike County, MSME13-0889, January 20, 2015
    • MS District 13 Circuit Court, Covington County, MSME14-0232, January 29, 2015
    • MS District 14 Circuit Court, Lincoln County, MSME13-1190, February 11, 2015
    • MS District 11 Circuit Court, Coahoma County, MSME13-0887, February 18, 2015
    • MS District 3 Circuit Court, Marshall County, MSME12-1004, March 3, 2015
    • MS District 12 Circuit Court, Forrest County, MSME13-0810, March 4, 2015
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, MSME11-1188, March 18, 2015
    • MS District 11 Circuit Court, Bolivar County, MSME12-1185, April 8, 2015
    • MS District 17 Circuit Court, Yalobusha County, MSME12-1189, April 14, 2015
    • MS District 20 Circuit Court, Madison County, MSME14-0557, May 13, 2015
    • MS District 4 Circuit Court, Washington County, MSME14-0522
    • FL Circuit Court, Duval County, State of FL vs. Paul Edwards, Case number: 10006708CF10A, MDMEO2009-03124, July 24, 2015
    • MS District 3 Circuit Court, Marshall County, MSME12-1004, August 19, 2015
    • MS District 6 Circuit Court, Adams County, MSME14-0589, August 20, 2015
    • MS District 16 Circuit Court, Lowndes County, MSME14-0569, August 25, 2015
    • MS District 9 Circuit Court, Warren County, MSME14-0573, August 25, 2015
    • Sworn deposition Galveston, TX, civil litigation, MSME13-1126, November 11, 2015
    • Harris County, 179th District Court, State of TX v. Mervin Richard Haye, Cause number: 141629101010-3, GCMEO03-2014-027, December 8, 2015
    • MS District 11 Circuit Court, Bolivar County, State of MS vs. Dontorius Ware, Cause number: 2012-085-CR2, MSME11-1397, May 5, 2016
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, State of MS vs. David Thomas, Cause number: 12-0-585, MSME12-0229, May 10, 2016
    • MS District 17 Circuit Court, Desoto County, State of MS vs. James Derrick Kirkwood/Roderick Gilliam, Cause number: CR2014-0180RCD, MSME13-0894, May 18, 2016
    • MS District 12 Circuit Court, Forrest County, MSME13-0810, October 12, 2016
    • MSMS District 12 Circuit Court, Forrest County, State of MS vs. Tamira Yvonne Peoples, Cause number: 13-515CR, MSME12-1202, January 17, 2017
    • Brazoria County, Texas, Grand Jury, ME02-2016-242, March 1, 2017
    • Harris County, 208th District Court, State of TX v. Brian Campbell, Cause number: 147262 701010-3
    • Sworn deposition Galveston, TX, civil litigation, MSME14-1395, Julia Brisendine and Melanie McCrary v. Greenwood Leflore Hospital, May 24, 2017
    • Sworn deposition, Brazoria County, ME02-2016-122, June 8, 2017
    • Sworn deposition Houston, TX, civil litigation, MSME15-0944, Goode v. The City of Southaven et. al., September 20, 2017
    • MS District 2 Circuit Court, Panola County, State of MS vs. Quentin Tellis, Cause number: CR2016-05GCP2, October 12, 2017
    • Galveston County, 122nd District Court, State of TX v. James Ramone Daniels, November 9, 2017
    • MS District 11 Circuit Court, Bolivar County, State of MS v. Jamie Acuff (2014-100-CR2), December 5, 2017
    • MS District 7 Circuit Court, Hinds County, State of MS v. Javondus Beasely (14-0-004), December 13, 2017