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The Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (OCME) is a department within the city government that investigates cases of persons who die within New York City from criminal violence; by casualty or by suicide; suddenly, when in apparent good health; when unattended by a physician; in a correctional facility; or in any suspicious or unusual manner.
In 1917, Norris, applying for the job of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, took a civil service examination and passed, along with two other doctors. [2] [3] Mayor John F. Hylan immediately took legal action against them, claiming that in performing autopsies as part of the examination they had violated the law.
He had been the Chief Medical Examiner of Suffolk County, New York, an office that performed an average of 15,000 autopsies per year since 1985. In April 1988, a special panel unanimously recommended that Hirsch be chosen to fill the vacancy in the New York City Medical Examiner's Office, to succeed Dr. Elliot M. Gross , who had been dismissed ...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for the immediate dismissal of 14 prison employees ... The official cause of death will be determined and released by the Oneida County Medical Examiner’s ...
Baden was the chief medical examiner of the City of New York from 1978 to 1979, but was removed from his position by New York City Mayor Ed Koch, after Koch had received complaints about his work, including memos from district attorney Robert Morgenthau and city health commissioner Reinaldo Ferrer, documenting their criticism of Baden for "sloppy record keeping, poor judgment, and a lack of ...
The New York medical examiner’s office will determine Elmquist’s cause and manner of death. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. Holiday Shopping Guides. See all. AOL.
The New York City medical examiner is investigating the death of Bed Bath and Beyond's CFO, who died Friday after falling from his high-rise apartment. Gustavo Arnal's death came days after the ...
Alexander Oscar Gettler (August 13, 1883 – August 4, 1968) [1] [2] was a toxicologist with the Office of Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York (OCME) between 1918 and 1959, and the first forensic chemist to be employed in this capacity by a U.S. city. [3] [4] [5] His work at OCME with Charles Norris, the chief medical examiner, created the foundation for modern medicolegal ...