Astrid H Heger
About the Authors Astrid H. Heger, M.D. is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where she is Executive Director of the LAC/USC Violence Intervention Program. Dr. Heger is a pioneer researcher in the diagnosis of child sexual abuse and in the use of colposcopy and photodocumentation for the evaluation of pediatric genital anatomy. She has published and lectured widely on the medical evaluation of the sexually abused child. S. Jean Emans, M.D. is...See more
About the Authors Astrid H. Heger, M.D. is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where she is Executive Director of the LAC/USC Violence Intervention Program. Dr. Heger is a pioneer researcher in the diagnosis of child sexual abuse and in the use of colposcopy and photodocumentation for the evaluation of pediatric genital anatomy. She has published and lectured widely on the medical evaluation of the sexually abused child. S. Jean Emans, M.D. is Associate Chief in the Division of Adolescent Medicine and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Emans has been actively involved in the medical care of pediatric and adolescent patients with gynecological problems and has been a longtime consultant to the Child Sexual Abuse Team at Children's Hospital, Boston. She has been the author of numerous scientific papers, including research on the medical criteria for the diagnosis of child sexual abuse. See less
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