Dr. Jennifer Canter

I am board certified as a General Pediatrician and board certified in the speciality Child Abuse Pediatrics. I have significant experience as a medical expert consultant and witness in the field of sexual abuse, physical abuse, child neglect and child fatalities. I've conducted expert evaluations for over 7000 children with concerns for physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect and child fatalities through my primary academic position. I have an active clinical, research, advocacy and teaching career, and am director of the academic programs related to Child Abuse Pediatrics at New York Medical College. In addition, I have reviewed child abuse cases as an expert in the context of family, criminal, malpractice and other civil matters through my consulting practice for prosecution/defense and plaintiff/defense across the country. I've been medical director of the child abuse expert evaluation programs at Westchester Medical Center and the Children's Advocacy Center at the Westchester Institute for Human Development since 2002.

Specialties: Expert in medical areas of child abuse including sexual abuse, sexual assault, physical abuse (fractures, head trauma, bruising & other trauma), child fatalities, child safety, protocols for abuse evaluations, and medical forensic interviews.

Director - Child Abuse Pediatrics Program at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College & Westchester Institute For Human Development.

Director of medical evaluation program for expert consultations on children and adolescents presenting with concerns for physical abuse, sexual abuse, child neglect and unexpected child fatalities. Program includes outpatient care (Child Advocacy Center at the Westchester Institute for Human Development) and inpatient care at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. In addition, have academic responsibilities as an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at New York Medical College teaching medical students, residents, other physicians and community professionals in law enforcement, child protective services and related areas. Serve as expert pediatrician on Child Fatality Review Team (CFRT) educating team members on various child abuse related issues, observing autopsies, consulting for law enforcement and child protective services and developing prevention programs (including a state wide safe sleep and abusive head trauma prevention pr