Rochester will be home to the second forensic pathology fellowship program in the state, even as the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office grapples with a heavy case load of autopsies generated by ...

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.

Dr. Rudiger Breitenecker, a noted forensic pathologist whose belief in the preservation of evidence from rape victims coupled with DNA matching proved either innocence or guilt, and who was the ...

Aiming to improve the quality of death investigations in the United States, Michigan State University and Sparrow Health System are teaming to provide first-of-its-kind training for medical examiners.

Graduates of the Master of Science in Pathologists' Assistant program will achieve seven program level outcomes that describe the skills, competencies and knowledge gained through completion of the ...

It took 18 months for Marilyn McGill to be told what she already knew in her heart. Until she had her father’s official cause of death, McGill could not file a claim that the 79-year-old former coal ...