Stephen James deRoux, M.D.
| Date of Birth: | May 23, 1956 |
| Place of Birth: | Jamaica, West Indies. |
| Citizenship: | U.S.A |
| Education | |
| College: | 1974 -78 University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Sc. B. (Honors) Biology. |
| Medical School: | 1978-82 University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies M.B.B.S (M.D.), Honors in Pharmacology. |
| Post-Graduate Medical Education Internship: | 1983-85 Cornwall Regional Hospital, Jamaica: Rotating Internship. |
| Residency: | 1985-1986 University Hospital of the West Indies: General Surgery Resident. 1986-1988 Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th St. New York, N.Y. 10021 PGY-I and II General Surgery. 1988-1989 Harlem Hospital Center, 506 Lenox Ave. New York, N.Y. PGY-III General Surgery. 1989-1992 Lenox Hill Hospital Residency in Anatomic Pathology. Chief Resident 1991. |
| Fellowship: | July 1992 – June 1993 Forensic Pathology New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 520 First Avenue New York, NY 10016 Director: Charles S. Hirsch, M.D. |
| Full Time Positions: | July 1993 – March 1998 and May 2015 – June 2018 (Retired) City Medical Examiner City of New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner March 1998 – May 2015 Deputy Chief Medical Examiner (1998-2006 Staten Island, 2005-September 2013 Brooklyn, October 2013 to May 2015 Staten Island) City of New York Office of the Chief Medical Examiner |
| Academic Positions: | July 1993 – June 2018 (Retired) Assistant Clinical Professor Forensic Medicine New York University School of Medicine July 1993 – June 2018 (Retired) Adjunct Professor Pathology Long Island University Physician Assistant Program 2000 – 2004, Course Director, Gross Anatomy Long Island University Physician Assistant Program July 2001 – June 2018 (Retired) Adjunct Professor Pathology Cornell University Physician Assistant Program July 2006 – June 2018 (Retired) Assistant Professor Pathology State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 2011-Present, Adjunct Lecturer University of the West Indies Department of Basic Medical Sciences Masters Degree in Forensic Science Program Mona Kingston 7 Jamaica WI September 2017 – Present Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies Long Island University Physician Assistant Program November 1, 2018 – Present Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. |
| Licensure: | New York State License #180374-1 (1989) New Jersey State License #25MA09784900 (2015) |
| Board Certifications: | American Board of Pathology 1992: Anatomic Pathology 1993: Forensic Pathology |
| Professional Societies: | American Academy of Forensic Sciences |
| Honors and Awards: | Long Island University, Division of Physical Assistant Studies: Certificate of Appreciation, Outstanding Contribution as Clinical Instructor. 2004-2005 Academic Year. Long Island University, Division of Physical Assistant Studies: Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution to Physician Assistant Education. 2006 Misaskim: Eternal gratitude to the best of the best, Dr. Stephen deRoux and his dedicated staff in honor of their untiring commitment, devotion and exemplary effort on behalf of Misaskim and the community. December 12, 2007 Chesed Shel Emes: True Kindness Award, Stephen deRoux M.D. On behalf of his entire staff for the extraordinary work they do to accommodate the Jewish Community with utmost compassion, dignity and respect. Maimonides Medical Center: Outstanding Dedication to the Department of Emergency Medical Services May 19, 2009. State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Department of Pathology: Appreciation to a Dedicated Teacher June 2, 2010 Long Island University, Division of Physical Assistant Studies: Distinguished Service Award. November 19, 2015. New York University School of Medicine: Membership in the honored ranks of those who for twenty-five years have devoted themselves to the cause of higher education, 2017. The City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner: For your 26 years of dedicated, compassionate and professional services to the citizens of New York City, April 2018. The City of New York, Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Investigations unit: In appreciation for 26 years of dedicated and professional service to the citizens of New York City, June 30, 2018. Detectives Endowment Association. Police Department, City of New York. Certificate of Appreciation. In grateful recognition and sincere appreciation of your untiring and selfless efforts put forth on behalf of the members of the Detectives Endowment Association, April 19, 2018. Fire Department, City of New York. In grateful appreciation for your dedication and commitment to the Fire Department of New York City and all the citizens of this great city, April 19, 2018 Misaskim: Words alone are insufficient and mere writing does not do justice to the deep emotions and our communities eternal gratitude. We admire your 26 years of true dedication, compassion and your willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty time and time again, April 2018. |
| Publications: | 1. Lauwers G, deRoux S, Terzakis J. Leiomyoma of the breast. Arch Anat Cytol Path 1990;38(3):108-110. 2. deRoux S, Adsay V, Ioachim HL. Disseminated Infection with Pneumocystis carinii related to administration of Pentamindine aerosol (letter). Archives of Internal Medicine 1991;151;1672. 3. deRoux S, Adsay V, Ioachim HL. Disseminated Pneumocystosis without pulmonary involvement during prophylactic aerosolized Pentamidine therapy in a patient with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 1991;115:1137-1140. 4. Lauwers GY, Wahl SJ, Scott GV, deRoux SJ. Papillary mucinous adenoma arising in adenomyomatous hyperplasia of the gallbladder. J Clin Pathol 1995;48(10):965-7 5. deRoux S, Prendergast N. Lacerations of the Hepatodudenal ligament, pancreas and duodenum in a child due to blunt impact. J Forensic Sci 1998;43(1): 222-224. 6. Adsay NV, deRoux SJ, Sakr W, Grignon D. Cancer as a marker of genetic medical disease: an unusual case of medullary carcinoma of the kidney. Am J Surg Pathol 1998;22(2):260-264 7. Prendergast NC, deRoux SJ, Adsay NV. Non-accidental pediatric pelvic fracture: a case report. Pediatr Radiol 1998;28(5):344-346. 8. deRoux SJ, Prendergast NC. Large sub-pleural air cysts: an extreme form of pulmonary interstitial emphysema. Pediatr Radiol 1998;28:981-983. 9. deRoux SJ, Prendergast NC, Adsay NV. Spontaneous uterine rupture with fatal hemoperitoneum due to placenta accreta: a case report and review of the literature. Int J Gynecol Pathol 1999;18 : 82-86. 10. deRoux SJ, Prendergast NC. Adrenal lacerations in child abuse: a marker of severe trauma. Pediatr Surg Int 2000;16:121-123. 11. deRoux S. Suicidal incised wound of a fistula for hemodialysis access in an elderly woman (letter). Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2001;22(2):212. 12. deRoux SJ, Prendergast NC, Tamburri R. Wounding characteristics of Glaser safety ammunition: a report of three cases. J Forensic Sci 2001;46(1):160-164. 13. Pryor B, Kilino N, Basturk O, deRoux SJ, Lauwers G, Chang JD, Adsay NV. Metastatic pulmonary carcinoma of small bowel presenting as primary neoplasia: a clinicopathologic analysis of 7 cases (abstract). Modern Pathology 2004;17(1):127A. 14. deRoux SJ, Marker E, Stajic M. Fatalities by ingestion of propylene glycol. J Forensic Sci 2005;50(4):939-41. 15. deRoux SJ. Fatality following right atrial perforation by screw-in pacemaker eletrode. J Forensic Sci 2005;50(5):1191-93. 16. deRoux SJ, Prendergast NC. Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in live birth determination: radiographic and gross pathologic features. J Forensic Sci 2006;51(1):134-6 17. deRoux SJ. Suicidal asphyxiation by inhalation of automobile emission without carbon monoxide poisoning. J Forensic Sci. 2006;51(5):1158-9 18. Hookim K, deRoux S, Igbokwe A, Stanek A, Koo J, Hsu J, Pincus MR, Bluth MH. IgG Anti-Cardiomyocyte antibodies in giant cell myocarditis. Annals Clinical Laboratory Science 2008;38 (1):83-7. 19. deRoux S, Leffers B. Asphyxiation by occlusion of nose and mouth by duct tape: two unusual suicides. J Forensic Sci. 2009;54(6):1453-55. 20. Charlot A, deRoux S. Biting through an arteriovenous hemodialysis graft: an unusual method of suicide. J Forensic Sci. 2009;54(6):1456-57. 21. Sgarlato A, deRoux SJ. Motor vehicle occupants, neck injuries, and seat belt utilization: a 5-year study of fatalities in new york city. J Forensic Sci. 2010;55(2):527-30. 22. deRoux SJ, Sgarlato A, Marker E. Phencyclidine: a five year retrospective review from the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office. J Forensic Sci. 2011;56(3):656-59. 23. deRoux SJ, Sgarlato A. Upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy mortality: the medical examiner’s perspective. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2012;8:4-12. 24. Sorokin V, Persechino F, deRoux SJ, Greenberg MJ. Suicidal ligature strangulation utilizing cable ties: a report of three cases. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2012;8:52-55. 25. Sgarlato A, deRoux SJ. Prescription opioid related deaths in New York City: a 2 year retrospective analysis prior to the introduction of the New York State I-STOP law. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 2015;11(3):388-94. 26. deRoux SJ, Sgarlato A. Subdural hemorrhage, a retrospective review with emphasis on a cohort of alcoholics. J Forensic Sci. 2015;60(5):1224-8 27. Garcia RA, deRoux SJ, Axiotis CA. Isolated fibromuscular dysplasia of the coronary ostium: a rare cause of death. case report and review of the literature. Cardiovascular Pathology 2015;24(5):327-331 28. deRoux SJ, Dunn WA. “Bath Salts” the New York City medical examiners experience: a 3-year retrospective review. J Forensic Sci. 2017;62(3):695-99. |
| Conferences Presented: | 17th Annual Research Conference and Workshop of Forensic Medicine: Birth, Life and Death…November 12-14 2008. University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston Jamaica. Office of Chief Medical Examiner “A CME day for Pre-Hospital Providers”. June 25, 2014. 421 East 26th Street New York NY 10016. “Sharp Force Trauma” and “Motor Vehicle Fatalities”. Lenox Hill Hospital Alumni Meeting 2014. Updates and Emerging Technologies in Surgical Pathology. September 19, 2014. Alcoholism and Subdural Hemorrhage: “A Retrospective Review of a Cohort of Alcoholics”. Inaugural Conference of the Caribbean Association of Forensic Sciences. July 20-22, 2016. University of the West Indies Mona, Jamaica. “Not your Granny’s Bath Salts” St. Vincent and the Grenadines Medical Association and Bar Association 2 nd Annual Forensics and the Law Symposium “The Intersection of Forensics and the Law” November 17th and 18th 2017. “Whiskey. Guns. Ammo.” University of Ottawa and the Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Asociation Third Annual Conference Forensic and Pediatric Pathology June 14 – 16, 2018. “Whiskey. Guns. Ammo.” |
| Peer Reviewer: | Journal of Forensic Sciences 2008 - Present. J Forensic Sci 2011;56(5):1387 J Forensic Sci 2012;57(5):1395 J Forensic Sci 2013;58(4):1104 J Forensic Sci 2014;59(4):1157 J Forensic Sci 2015;60(5):1387 J Forensic Sci 2016;61(4):1158 J Forensic Sci 2017;62(4):1112 |