In 1996, Dr Brian Costello received US recognition for his work with his election to the Executive Board of the American College of Forensic Examiners (ACFEI).

ACFEI is a private and independent non-profit tax exempt scientific and professional society. Multi-disciplinary in its scope, the society actively promotes the dissemination of forensic information.

The term Forensic Examiner refers to a physician who performs an orderly analysis, investigation, inquiry, test, inspection or examination in an attempt to obtain the truth from which to make an expert opinion. Almost every medical field has a forensic application: emergency medicine, orthopaedics, internal medicine, surgery, neurology, occupational medicine, radiology, pathology, psychiatry and toxicology, among others.

A forensic examination would refer to that part of a physician’s practice that is carried out to provide an expert opinion. The vast majority of physicians conducting forensic examinations do so only as a part of their regular practice.

As a member of Executive of the American College Of Forensic Examiners, Dr Costello’s professional position is to ontinue in his role as a Member of the ABPS for the 20 Psychology Divisions.  The ACFE is the largest international forensic society comprising membership from the specialties of law, education, psychology, general medicine, neurology, psychiatry, pathology, engineering, accounting, criminology and document examination. Over 90% of current members possess Ph.D. To serve of the Board, all incoming applicants must be a Diplomateof the ABPS Board possessing a doctoral degree from  regionally accredited graduate program and complete additional criteria given in www.acfei.com