Medical Examiner & Coroner Offices
Find medical examiner and coroner offices across the United States. These government offices handle death investigations in their jurisdictions.
Alabama
Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner's Office
Jefferson County (Birmingham)
Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences
Statewide (Alabama coroner counties)
Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Mobile Medical Facility
Mobile County and seven south Alabama counties (Mobile)
Chief: Dr. Edward Reedy
Madison County Coroner's Office
Madison County (Huntsville)
Chief: Dr. Tyler H. Berryhill
Alaska
Alaska State Medical Examiner's Office
State of Alaska (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Gary Zientek
Arizona
Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner
Maricopa County (Phoenix)
Chief: Dr. Jeff Johnston
Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner
Pima County (Tucson)
Chief: Dr. Greg Hess
Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office
Pinal County (Florence)
Chief: Dr. Andrea Oeinck (interim)
Yavapai County Medical Examiner's Office
Yavapai County (Prescott Valley)
Coconino County Medical Examiner's Office
Coconino County (Flagstaff)
Arkansas
Arkansas State Medical Examiner's Office
State of Arkansas (Statewide)
California
Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner
Los Angeles County
Chief: Dr. Odey C. Ukpo
San Diego County Medical Examiner
San Diego County
Chief: Dr. Jonathan Lucas
Orange County Sheriff-Coroner, Coroner Division
Orange County, California
Sacramento County Coroner's Office
Sacramento County (Sacramento)
Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau
Alameda County (Oakland)
County of Santa Clara Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner
Santa Clara County (San Jose)
Chief: Dr. Michelle Jorden
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City and County of San Francisco
City and County of San Francisco
Riverside County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau
Riverside County (Riverside)
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Coroner Division
San Bernardino County (San Bernardino)
Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office
Fresno County (Fresno)
Kern County Sheriff's Office Coroner Section
Kern County (Bakersfield)
Contra Costa County Sheriff Coroner's Division
Contra Costa County (Martinez)
San Mateo County Coroner's Office
San Mateo County (San Mateo)
San Joaquin County Office of the Medical Examiner
San Joaquin County (Stockton)
Chief: Dr. Michael Hunter
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Coroner's Division
Stanislaus County (Modesto)
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Coroner Bureau
Sonoma County (Santa Rosa)
Placer County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Unit
Placer County (Auburn)
Monterey County Sheriff-Coroner, Coroner Unit
Monterey County (Salinas)
Colorado
Denver Office of the Medical Examiner
City and County of Denver
El Paso County Coroner's Office
El Paso County (Colorado Springs)
Chief: Dr. Emily Russell-Kinsley
Arapahoe County Coroner's Office
Arapahoe County (Centennial)
Chief: Dr. Casey Bitting
Jefferson County Coroner's Office
Jefferson County (Golden)
Chief: Dr. Annette Cannon
Office of the Coroner, Adams and Broomfield Counties
Adams and Broomfield Counties (Brighton)
Office of the Larimer County Coroner/Medical Examiner
Larimer County (Fort Collins)
Chief: Stephen Hanks
Weld County Office of the Coroner
Weld County (Greeley)
Connecticut
Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of Connecticut (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. James Gill
Delaware
Delaware Division of Forensic Science
State of Delaware (Statewide)
District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (Washington, DC)
District of Columbia
Chief: Dr. Francisco J. Diaz
Florida
Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner
Miami-Dade County
Chief: Dr. Benjamin Mathis
Palm Beach County Medical Examiner's Office
Palm Beach County (District 15)
Chief: Dr. Catherine R. Miller
Broward County Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services
Broward County (District 17)
Chief: Dr. Rebecca MacDougall
Hillsborough County Medical Examiner
Hillsborough County (District 13)
District Nine Medical Examiner's Office
Orange and Osceola Counties (Orlando)
Medical Examiner's Office, City of Jacksonville
Duval County (District 4)
Chief: Dr. B. Robert Pietak
District One Medical Examiner's Office
Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton counties (Pensacola)
Chief: Dr. Deanna Oleske (interim)
Office of the District 2 Medical Examiner
Leon and six Big Bend counties, plus three District 3 counties (Tallahassee)
Chief: Dr. Thomas M. Coyne (interim)
Districts 5 and 24 Medical Examiner's Office
Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter, and Seminole counties (Leesburg)
Chief: Dr. Barbara C. Wolf
District Six Medical Examiner
Pinellas and Pasco counties (Largo)
Chief: Dr. Jon R. Thogmartin
Volusia County Medical Examiner (District 7)
Volusia County (Daytona Beach)
Chief: Dr. James W. Fulcher
Office of the Medical Examiner, District 8
Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, and Union counties (Gainesville)
Chief: Dr. Jon R. Thogmartin (interim)
District Twelve Medical Examiner's Office
Sarasota, Manatee, and DeSoto counties (Sarasota)
Chief: Dr. Russell S. Vega
Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office (District 16)
Monroe County / Florida Keys (Marathon)
Chief: Dr. Michael Steckbauer (interim)
Brevard County Medical Examiner's Office (District 18)
Brevard County (Rockledge)
Chief: Dr. Sajid S. Qaiser
Office of the Medical Examiner, District 19
St. Lucie, Martin, Indian River, and Okeechobee counties (Fort Pierce)
Chief: Dr. Patricia A. Aronica (interim)
District Twenty Medical Examiner
Collier County (Naples)
Chief: Dr. Marta U. Coburn
District 21 Medical Examiner's Office
Lee, Hendry, and Glades counties (Fort Myers)
Chief: Dr. Rebecca A. Hamilton
Office of the Medical Examiner for St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler (District 23)
St. Johns, Putnam, and Flagler counties (St. Augustine)
Chief: Dr. Wendolyn Sneed
Georgia
Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office
Fulton County (Atlanta)
Chief: Dr. Karen Sullivan
Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office
Gwinnett County (Atlanta metro)
DeKalb County Medical Examiner's Office
DeKalb County (Decatur)
Cobb County Medical Examiner's Office
Cobb County (Marietta)
Chatham County Coroner's Office
Chatham County (Savannah)
Chief: David Campbell
Georgia Bureau of Investigation Medical Examiner's Office
Statewide: 155 of 159 Georgia counties (Decatur)
Hawaii
Department of the Medical Examiner, City and County of Honolulu
City and County of Honolulu
Chief: Dr. Masahiko Kobayashi
Idaho
Ada County Coroner's Office
Ada County (Boise)
Chief: Richard D. Riffle
Illinois
Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Cook County (Chicago)
Chief: Dr. Ponni Arunkumar
Indiana
Marion County Coroner's Office
Marion County (Indianapolis)
Lake County Coroner's Office
Lake County (Crown Point)
Allen County Coroner's Office
Allen County (Fort Wayne)
Chief: Dr. E. Jon Brandenberger
Iowa
Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner
State of Iowa (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Dennis Klein
Kansas
Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center
Sedgwick County (Wichita)
Johnson County Medical Examiner's Office
Johnson County (Olathe)
Kentucky
Kentucky Office of the State Medical Examiner
Commonwealth of Kentucky (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Bill Ralston
Jefferson County Coroner's Office
Jefferson County (Louisville)
Fayette County Coroner's Office
Fayette County (Lexington)
Chief: Gary W. Ginn
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office
Jefferson Parish (New Orleans metro)
Orleans Parish Coroner's Office
Orleans Parish (New Orleans)
Chief: Dr. Dwight McKenna
East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office
East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge)
Chief: Dr. Beau Clark
Caddo Parish Coroner's Office
Caddo Parish (Shreveport)
St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office
St. Tammany Parish (Lacombe)
Maine
Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner
State of Maine (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Alice Briones
Maryland
Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of Maryland (Statewide)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Mindy Hull
Michigan
Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office
Wayne County (Detroit)
Chief: Dr. LokMan Sung
Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office
Oakland County (Pontiac)
Chief: Dr. Ljubisa Dragovic
Macomb County Medical Examiner's Office
Macomb County (Mount Clemens)
Chief: Dr. Mary Pietrangelo
Kent County Office of the Medical Examiner
Kent County (Grand Rapids)
Chief: Dr. Stephen D. Cohle
Genesee County Medical Examiner
Genesee County (Flint)
Washtenaw County Medical Examiner
Washtenaw County (Ann Arbor)
Ingham County Office of the Medical Examiner
Ingham County (Lansing)
Minnesota
Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office
Hennepin County (Minneapolis)
Chief: Dr. Andrew Baker
Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office
Ramsey County (St. Paul)
Midwest Medical Examiner's Office
Anoka County and affiliated counties (Ramsey, MN)
Chief: Dr. A. Quinn Piper
Mississippi
Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office
State of Mississippi (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Staci Turner
Missouri
Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office
Jackson County (Kansas City)
Chief: Dr. Lindsey Haldiman
City of St. Louis Office of the Medical Examiner
St. Louis City
Chief: Dr. Kanayo Tatsumi
St. Louis County Office of the Medical Examiner
St. Louis County
Greene County Medical Examiner's Office
Greene County (Springfield)
Boone/Callaway County Medical Examiner's Office
Boone and Callaway Counties (Columbia)
Montana
Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office Coroner Division
Yellowstone County (Billings)
Nebraska
Douglas County Coroner's Office
Douglas County (Omaha)
Nevada
Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner
Clark County (Las Vegas)
Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office
Washoe County (Reno)
Chief: Dr. Laura D. Knight
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of New Hampshire (Statewide)
New Jersey
Northern Regional Medical Examiner Office (NJ OCSME)
Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Somerset counties (Newark)
Southern Regional Medical Examiner Office (NJ OCSME)
Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties (Woodbine)
Bergen County Medical Examiner Office
Bergen County (Paramus)
Chief: Dr. Zhongxue Hua
Gloucester-Camden-Salem Office of the Medical Examiner
Gloucester, Camden, and Salem Counties (Sewell)
Chief: Dr. Gerald Feigin
New Mexico
New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator
State of New Mexico (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Heather Jarrell
New York
New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner
New York City (5 Boroughs)
Chief: Dr. Jason Graham
Erie County Medical Examiner's Office
Erie County (Buffalo)
Chief: Dr. Tara J. Mahar
Monroe County Office of the Medical Examiner
Monroe County (Rochester)
Chief: Dr. Nadia A. Granger
Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office
Onondaga County (Syracuse)
Westchester County Office of the Medical Examiner
Westchester County (Valhalla)
Suffolk County Office of the Medical Examiner
Suffolk County (Hauppauge)
Chief: Dr. Odette Hall
Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office
Nassau County (East Meadow)
Chief: Dr. Tamara Bloom
Dutchess County Medical Examiner
Dutchess County (Poughkeepsie)
Chief: Dr. Mary Grace Centeno
Orange County Medical Examiner
Orange County (Goshen)
North Carolina
North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of North Carolina (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Michelle Aurelius
Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's Office
Mecklenburg County (Charlotte)
Chief: Dr. Thomas Owens
North Dakota
North Dakota State Forensic Examiner's Office
State of North Dakota (Statewide)
Ohio
Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office
Cuyahoga County (Cleveland)
Chief: Dr. Thomas Gilson
Franklin County Coroner's Office
Franklin County (Columbus)
Chief: Dr. Nathaniel R. Overmire
Hamilton County Coroner's Office
Hamilton County (Cincinnati)
Chief: Dr. Lakshmi Kode Sammarco
Summit County Medical Examiner's Office
Summit County (Akron)
Chief: Dr. Lisa Kohler
Montgomery County Coroner's Office / Miami Valley Regional Crime Lab
Montgomery County (Dayton)
Chief: Dr. Kent Harshbarger
Lucas County Coroner's Office
Lucas County (Toledo)
Chief: Dr. Tom Blomquist
Stark County Coroner's Office
Stark County (Canton)
Chief: Dr. Ronald Rusnak
Butler County Coroner's Office
Butler County (Hamilton)
Chief: Dr. Lisa K. Mannix
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of Oklahoma (Statewide)
Oregon
Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office
State of Oregon (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. Sean Hurst
Multnomah County Medical Examiner
Multnomah County (Portland)
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office
City of Philadelphia
Chief: Dr. Lindsay Simon
Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner
Allegheny County (Pittsburgh)
Chief: Dr. Ariel Goldschmidt
Delaware County Office of the Medical Examiner
Delaware County (Lima)
Chief: Dr. Albert Chu
Montgomery County Coroner's Office
Montgomery County (Eagleville)
Chief: Dr. Janine Darby
Bucks County Coroner's Office
Bucks County (Warminster)
Lancaster County Coroner's Office
Lancaster County (Lancaster)
Chief: Dr. Stephen Diamantoni
Berks County Coroner's Office
Berks County (Reading)
Chief: Matthew J. Stitzel
Chester County Coroner's Office
Chester County (West Chester)
Chief: Sophia Garcia-Jackson
Lehigh County Coroner's Office and Forensic Center
Lehigh County (Allentown)
Chief: Daniel A. Buglio
Westmoreland County Coroner's Office
Westmoreland County (Greensburg)
Chief: John Ackerman
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Office of State Medical Examiners
State of Rhode Island (Statewide)
South Carolina
Charleston County Coroner's Office
Charleston County (Charleston)
Greenville County Coroner's Office
Greenville County (Greenville)
Chief: Mike Ellis
Richland County Coroner's Office
Richland County (Columbia)
Chief: Naida Rutherford
South Dakota
Minnehaha County Coroner/Medical Examiner
Minnehaha County (Sioux Falls)
Chief: Dr. Kenneth Snell
Tennessee
West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center
Shelby County (Memphis)
Chief: Dr. Scott Collier
Knox County Regional Forensic Center
Knox, Anderson, and Blount counties plus East Tennessee region (Knoxville)
Hamilton County Medical Examiner, Southeast Regional Forensic Center
Hamilton County (Chattanooga)
Texas
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Harris County (Houston)
Dallas County Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences
Dallas County
Chief: Dr. Jessica Dwyer
Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office
Tarrant County (Fort Worth)
Chief: Dr. Kendall Crowns
Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office
Bexar County (San Antonio)
Chief: Dr. D. Kimberley Molina
Travis County Medical Examiner's Office
Travis County (Austin)
Chief: Dr. J. Keith Pinckard
El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner
El Paso County (El Paso)
Chief: Dr. Mario A. Rascon
Collin County Medical Examiner's Office
Collin County (McKinney)
Denton County Medical Examiner
Denton County (Denton)
Fort Bend County Medical Examiner's Office
Fort Bend County (Richmond)
Montgomery County Medical Examiner's Office
Montgomery County (Conroe)
Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office
Nueces County (Corpus Christi)
Webb County Medical Examiner's Office
Webb County (Laredo)
Lubbock County Medical Examiner's Office
Lubbock County (Lubbock)
Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office
Galveston County (La Marque)
Chief: Dr. Erin Barnhart
Ector County Medical Examiner's Office
Ector County (Odessa)
Chief: Dr. Weldon F. Butler
Utah
Utah Office of the Medical Examiner
State of Utah (Statewide)
Vermont
Vermont Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of Vermont (Statewide)
Virginia
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia (Statewide)
Chief: Dr. William T. Gormley
Washington
King County Medical Examiner's Office
King County (Seattle)
Chief: Dr. J. Matthew Lacy
Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office
Snohomish County (Everett)
Chief: Dr. J. Matthew Lacy
Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office
Pierce County (Tacoma)
Chief: Dr. Karen Cline-Parhamovich
Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office
Spokane County (Spokane)
Clark County Medical Examiner's Office
Clark County (Vancouver)
West Virginia
West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
State of West Virginia (Statewide)
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office
Milwaukee County (Milwaukee)
Chief: Dr. Wieslawa Tlomak
Dane County Medical Examiner's Office
Dane County (Madison)
Waukesha County Medical Examiner's Office
Waukesha County (Waukesha)