David James Porta

Dr. David James Porta, Ph.D. is the physiology expert witness from Louisville, Kentucky. He also has expertise in biomechanics, biology, anatomy and neurobiology. He graduated in 1988 with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology and Business Administration. He earned his Ph.D. in 1996. Dr. Porta serves as the Research Anatomist for the engineering institute for Trauma & Injury Prevention at the University of Tennessee Dr. Porta’s ongoing research interests include the study of injuries in the motor vehicle environment, bone fracture patterns from torsion vs. bending vs. combined loading, mechanisms of ankle fracture, automotive restraint system development and analysis, identification of bruising via infra-red imaging, mineral content of bones, grip strength and hand torsional forces in particular human populations, the relationship of injury classification systems and mechanisms of injury, the use of various chemicals for detection and enhancement of blood spatter patterns, scarring of paravertebral muscles and the possible relationship to chronic pain and etc. Dr. Porta is recently promoted to Full Professor in the Department of Biology at Bellarmine University in Louisville. He also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anatomy position in the Department of Anatomical Sciences & Neurobiology at the University of Louisville School of Medicine where he has taught Gross Anatomy for Medical and Dental students since 1990. He has also been called as an expert witness in legal cases involving a range of injury mechanisms from child abuse to medical malpractice, and product design to motor vehicle crash.