March 16, 2020 - Due to an abundance of caution regarding the coronavirus, all routine visits to Medical Examiner-Coroner facilities are being suspended.
The Skeletal Recovery Workshop is a 40-hour course that includes detailed lectures and hands-on field exercises.
On July 2, 2018, Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, M.D. and Christopher Rogers, M.D. published Multidisciplinary Medico-legal Death Investigation: Role of Consultants, which is the only book in the field that focuses on the role consultants have in medical examiner/coroner offices. The book provides a multidisciplinary view on the topic by including specialized fields, such as anesthesiology, surgery,…
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday appointed Dr. Jonathan Lucas as the County’s new Medical Examiner-Coroner to lead one of the busiest and most high profile offices of its kind in the nation.
Contracting Opportunity: Physician Forensic Pathologist Services The Department has released a Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) seeking qualified forensic pathologists who are interested in offering as-needed forensic pathology services. If interested, the link below provides access to the RFSQ which includes instructions on how to submit a Statement of Qualifications. RFSQ Physician Forensic Pathologist…
Photos from the 2016 West Coast Training Conference
The Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner began presenting the Youthful Drunk Driver Visitation Program (YDDVP) in 1989. The program was established by the California State Legislature and is codified in the California Vehicle Section 23509 et seq. All participants must be ordered by the court to attend the program.
