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. Nathaniel Patterson didn't expect the scrutiny from the news media that greeted him as Sangamon County's new forensic pathologist in mid-March. But when it comes to his work ethic, competence and ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...

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 ...

Springfield’s new forensic pathologist started work Wednesday and conducted his first autopsy that same day. Dr. Nathaniel Patterson, 35, worked on a case involving a death suspected to be related to ...