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Ryan Blumenthal

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Ryan Blumenthal..[1][2] is a forensic pathologist and associate professor at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Forensic Medicine.

His chief field of interest is the pathology of trauma of lightning, which forms part of wilderness medicine.

He has published widely in the fields of electrocution, suicide, barotrauma and other areas involving the pathology of trauma.

Born

22 June 1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Education

Obtained his MBChB - from the University of Pretoria in1998. He received his Dip For Med (SA) in Forensic Medicine from the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa in 2002. He obtained his Certificate in Medicine & Law from the University of South Africa in 2003 (With distinction). His MMed (Med Forens) in Forensic Pathology was obtained from the University of Pretoria in 2005 (With distinction). He obtained his FC For Path (SA) in Forensic Pathology from the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa in 2005. He obtained is PhD from the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand in 2015.

Publications     

Published widely in the fields of lightning injury, electrocution and suicide.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Books

Blumenthal authored four fiction books, (The Seed[37], MMA[38], The Rain Beetle[39], and The Butterfly[40]) and two non-fiction books, (Autopsy - Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa[41] and Risking Life for Death - Lessons for the Living from the Autopsy Table[42]). The non-fiction books became bestsellers in South Africa.

Book Chapters

Contributed lightning and electrocution chapters to six international textbooks[43][44] [45] [46] [47] [48]

Known for

- Author of the non-fiction books Autopsy[49] and Risking Life for Death[50]

- Lightning Pathologist, the eight-part documentary.

- Winner of the National Research Foundation Award for 'Public Engagement in Research' 2023.

- Winner of the ABSA Professional Excellence Award 2023.

- Upping the public's understanding of science[51]

Thesis

- 'On the Sixth Mechanism of Lightning Injury'[52]

References

  1. ↑ Hilton-Barber, Bridget (2023-04-30). "What the dead can teach the living". timeslive.co.za. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  2. ↑ Seger, Sue (5 July 2023). "#WhatItsLike: Top forensic pathologist on his career at the autopsy table". Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Scribante, L; Blumenthal, R; Saayman, G; Roos, J L. (March 2004). "A Retrospective Review of 1018 Suicide Cases From the Capital City of South Africa for the Period 1997–2000". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 25 (1): 52–55. doi:10.1097/01.paf.0000113862.03302.1d. ISSN 0195-7910. PMID 15075690. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (March 2005). "Lightning Fatalities on the South African Highveld: A Retrospective Descriptive Study for the Period 1997 to 2000". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 26 (1): 66–69. doi:10.1097/01.paf.0000154115.12168.46. ISSN 0195-7910. PMID 15725779. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (December 2007). "Suicidal Gunshot Wounds to the Head: A Retrospective Review of 406 Cases". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 28 (4): 288–291. doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e318148bdca. ISSN 0195-7910. PMID 18043013. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (September 2009). "A retrospective descriptive study of electrocution deaths in Gauteng, South Africa: 2001–2004". Burns. 35 (6): 888–894. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2009.01.009. hdl:2263/11093. PMID 19442447.
  7. ↑ Bernitz, Herman; Bernitz, Zephné; Steenkamp, Gerhard; Blumenthal, Ryan; Stols, Gerrit (May 2012). "The individualisation of a dog bite mark: a case study highlighting the bite mark analysis, with emphasis on differences between dog and human bite marks". International Journal of Legal Medicine. 126 (3): 441–446. doi:10.1007/s00414-011-0575-4. ISSN 0937-9827. PMID 21538224. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (March 2012). "Secondary Missile Injury From Lightning Strike". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 33 (1): 83–85. doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e31823a8c96. hdl:2263/18997. ISSN 0195-7910. PMID 22104330. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Jandrell, Ian R.; West, Nicholas J. (September 2012). "Does a Sixth Mechanism Exist to Explain Lightning Injuries?: Investigating a Possible New Injury Mechanism to Determine the Cause of Injuries Related to Close Lightning Flashes". The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 33 (3): 222–226. doi:10.1097/PAF.0b013e31822d319b. hdl:2263/19400. ISSN 0195-7910. PMID 21952103. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  10. ↑ Olckers, Antonel; Blumenthal, Ryan; Greyling, Arnold (2013). "Forensic science in South Africa: Status of the profession". Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series. 4 (1): e146–e147. doi:10.1016/j.fsigss.2013.10.076. ISSN 1875-1768.
  11. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert (September 2014). "Bone Marrow Embolism to the Lung in Electrocution: Two Case Reports". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 35 (3): 170–171. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000100. hdl:2263/42446. ISSN 0195-7910. PMID 24918953.
  12. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (October 2014). "Lightning medicine in rural practice". Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice. 05 (4): 325. doi:10.4103/0976-3147.139961. ISSN 0976-3147. PMC 4173225. PMID 25288830.
  13. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (March 2016). "The Explosive Effects of Lightning: What are the Risks?". Academic Forensic Pathology. 6 (1): 89–95. doi:10.23907/2016.008. ISSN 1925-3621. PMC 6474511. PMID 31239875.
  14. ↑ du Plessis, Marna; Hlaise, Keven Khazamula; Blumenthal, Ryan (November 2016). "Ethanol-related death in Ga-Rankuwa road-users, South Africa: A five-year analysis". Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 44: 5–9. doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2016.08.006. PMID 27589378.
  15. ↑ Silva, Lynette Mary Ann; Cooper, Mary Ann; Blumenthal, Ryan; Pliskin, Neil (2016-08-10). "A follow-up study of a large group of children struck by lightning". South African Medical Journal. 106 (9): 929–932. doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i9.10564. ISSN 2078-5135. PMID 27601121. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert (June 2017). "Case Report: Lightning-Induced Pneumomediastinum". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 38 (2): 94–96. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000299. hdl:2263/61154. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 28114174. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ Engelbrecht, Cornelia; Blumenthal, Ryan; Morris, Neil K; Saayman, Gert (2017-07-28). "Suicide in Pretoria: A retrospective review, 2007 - 2010". South African Medical Journal. 107 (8): 715–718. doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i8.12034. ISSN 2078-5135. PMID 28809622.
  18. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Hänert-van der Zee, Brigitte (June 2018). "A Fire Extinguisher Death: The Macklin Effect". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 39 (2): 103–105. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000374. hdl:2263/65151. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 29278538. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  19. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (March 2018). "Lightning and the Forensic Pathologist". Academic Forensic Pathology. 8 (1): 98–111. doi:10.23907/2018.007. ISSN 1925-3621. PMC 6474460. PMID 31240028.
  20. ↑ Morobadi, K.; Blumenthal, R.; Saayman, G. (2019-11-01). "Thermal fatalities in Pretoria: A 5-year retrospective review". Burns. 45 (7): 1707–1714. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2019.05.007. hdl:2263/73138. ISSN 0305-4179. PMID 31174970. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Scholtz, Pieter Evelyn Pienaar; Shuttleworth, Jenna-lee (December 2019). "Black Mamba Death: Venom Versus Antivenom?". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 40 (4): 356–360. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000496. hdl:2263/73383. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 31318708. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (May 2021). "Injuries and deaths from lightning". Journal of Clinical Pathology. 74 (5): 279–284. doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206492. ISSN 0021-9746. PMID 32796053 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ Hunt, Hugh G.P.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Nixon, Ken J.; Gomes, Chandima (December 2020). "A multidisciplinary forensic analysis of two lightning deaths observed in South Africa". International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 51: 101814. Bibcode:2020IJDRR..5101814H. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101814. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Barbara Roth, Lisa (September 2021). "An Illustrated Forensic Pathology Case: Bilateral Putaminal Hemorrhages After Methanol Ingestion". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 42 (3): e61–e63. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000666. hdl:2263/83673. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 33491947 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  25. ↑ Rampul, Ashlin; Nagel, Susanna E.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Potgieter, Johan; Pillay, Tahir S. (2021). "Postmortem Hyperglycemic Dilemma". The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. pp. 1360–1365. doi:10.1093/jalm/jfaa228. PMID 34468762 Check |pmid= value (help). Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  26. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Hoosen, Anwar; Skosana, Lebogang Busisiwe; Weyer, Jacqueline (September 2021). "A Fatal Case of Rickettsiosis From South Africa". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 42 (3): e57–e58. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000671. hdl:2263/83674. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 33788777 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Rowbotham, Samantha K.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Delabarde, Tania; Legrand, Laurence; van der Walt, Elizabeth; Sutherland, Tom; Lockhat, Zarina; Arthurs, Owen J. (June 2021). "An evaluation of the differences in paediatric skeletal trauma between fatal simple short falls and physical abuse blunt impact loads: An international multicentre pilot study". Forensic Science International. 323: 110788. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110788. hdl:2263/87012. PMID 33915490 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (June 2022). "Glass Penetrating Skull Injury Mimicking Projectile Injury". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 43 (2): e10–e11. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000724. hdl:2263/89905. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 34739407 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  29. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Roth, Lisa Barbara (June 2022). "Transdermal Fentanyl Death Pact". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 43 (2): e18–e20. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000732. hdl:2263/86695. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 34802011 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  30. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Mabotja, Seduma Suzan; Soul, Bathabile (December 2022). "Double Death Electrocution in the Bathtub". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 43 (4): e88–e92. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000755. hdl:2263/87013. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 35315373 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  31. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Nixon, Kenneth J.; Gomes, Chandima; Hunt, Hugh GP. (December 2022). "Lightning Metallization Injury". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 43 (4): e93–e95. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000758. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 35349493 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  32. ↑ Weyers, Carmen Zenda; Makhoba, Musa Aubrey; Blumenthal, Ryan (March 2023). "Pulmonary Aspiration of Brain Matter in a Motor Vehicle Fatality: A Case Study". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 44 (1): e1–e3. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000784. hdl:2263/87015. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 35947754 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  33. ↑ van Wyk, Charmaine; Hlaise, Keven Khazamula; Blumenthal, Ryan (December 2022). "Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries at Medicolegal Autopsy: A 1-Year Prospective Study". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. 43 (4): 347–353. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000788. hdl:2263/87016. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 35970516 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  34. ↑ Robinson, Liam; Bunn, Belinda K.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Bernitz, Herman (January 2023). "The "hypopigmented" bitemark: a clinical and histologic appraisal". International Journal of Legal Medicine. 137 (1): 99–104. doi:10.1007/s00414-022-02922-x. ISSN 0937-9827. PMID 36449097 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  35. ↑ Van Staden, W; Nienaber, A; Rossouw, T; Turner, A; Filmalter, C; Mercier, A E; Nel, J G; Bapela, B; Beetge, M M; Blumenthal, R; Castelyn, C D V; De Witt, T W; Dlagnekova, A G; Kotze, C; Mangwane, J S (2023-05-08). "Race in health research: Considerations for researchers and research ethics committees". South African Journal of Bioethics and Law. 16 (1): 9–12. doi:10.7196/SAJBL.2023.v16i1.440. ISSN 1999-7639. Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  36. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan; Ferraris, Stefanie Claudia (2023-05-16). "An Atypical Asphyxial Death: A Case Study". American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology. Publish Ahead of Print. doi:10.1097/PAF.0000000000000836. ISSN 1533-404X. PMID 37227103 Check |pmid= value (help). Unknown parameter |s2cid= ignored (help)
  37. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (8 August 2005). The Seed (8 August 2005 ed.). UK: Athena Press. pp. 70 Pages. ISBN 978-1-84748-057-6. Search this book on
  38. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (December 2010). Mentalist Martial Arts - Conflict Resolution through Misdirection (1 ed.). UK: Athena Press. pp. 70 Pages. ISBN 978-1-84748-781-0. Search this book on
  39. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (September 2012). The Rain Beetle (1st ed.). UK: G2 Rights Ltd. pp. 98 Pages. ISBN 978-1-78281-002-5. Search this book on
  40. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (2017). The Butterfly (1st ed.). UK: New Generation Publishing. pp. 132 Pages. ISBN 978-1-78719-288-1. Search this book on
  41. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (2020). Autopsy - Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa (8th ed.). South Africa: Jonathan Ball Book Publishers. pp. 224 Pages. Search this book on
  42. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (2023). Risking Life for Death - Lessons for the Living from the Autopsy Table (1st ed.). South Africa: Jonathan Ball Book Publishers. pp. 215 Pages. Search this book on
  43. ↑ Raymond M., Fish (2008). Medical and Bioengineering Aspects of Electrical Injuries (2nd ed.). USA: Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 509–512. ISBN 978-1-933264-63-9. Search this book on
  44. ↑ Auerbach, Paul S. (2012). Wilderness Medicine (6th ed.). USA: Elsevier Mosby. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-1-4377-1678-8. Search this book on
  45. ↑ Madea, Burkhard (2014). Handbook of Forensic Medicine (1st ed.). UK: Wiley Blackwell. pp. 477–487. ISBN 978-0-4709-7999-0. Search this book on
  46. ↑ Auerbach, Paul S. (2017). Wilderness Medicine (7th ed.). USA: Elsevier. pp. 71–117. ISBN 978-0-323-35942-9. Search this book on
  47. ↑ Madea, Burhard (2022). Handbook of Forensic Medicine (2nd ed.). UK: Wiley. pp. 639–662. ISBN 978-1-119-64855-0. Search this book on
  48. ↑ Houck, Max M. (2023). Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences (3rd ed.). USA: Elsevier. pp. 221–236. ISBN 9780128236789. Search this book on
  49. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (2020). Autopsy - Life in the Trenches with a Forensic Pathologist in Africa (8th ed.). South Africa: Jonathan Ball Book Publishers. p. 224. Search this book on
  50. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan. "Risking Life for Death". jonathanball.co.za. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  51. ↑ Anstey, Gillian (31 October 2023). "'UP professor and specialist forensic pathologist honoured for upping the public profile and understanding of science'". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  52. ↑ Blumenthal, Ryan (2015). "On the Sixth Mechanism of Lightning Injury". wiredspace.wits.ac.za. Retrieved 2023-05-29.


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