Forensic pathologists, or medical examiners, are specially trained physicians who examine the bodies of people who died suddenly, unexpectedly, or violently. A forensic pathology practitioner will ...

They specialize in determining the causes of sudden, unexpected or violent deaths. But according to the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. is facing a critical shortage of these professionals.

For many people, forensic pathology seems forbidding and dark. It deals intimately with death, crime, and disaster and is most often represented through the artifice of television shows and movies.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Thomas Gilson has struggled to retain a full team of forensic pathologists to handle the county’s rising autopsy load, but he’s far from alone.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory (ASCL) is pleased to announce that Dr. Lance Van Truong, D.O., has been matched as ASCL’s first forensic pathology ...

The United States is experiencing a shortage of medical examiners. Like everything else, this ongoing problem has only been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the opioid ...

The Department of Pathology is thrilled to announce a new faculty member joining our team July 1. Sarah Anderson, D.O., a recent forensic pathology fellow in the UAB Department of Pathology, is ...

DENVER — There are not enough forensic pathologists to investigate deaths, and the city of Denver is trying to make a dent in that staffing problem through a program designed to get more pathology ...