Scope of Activities:
The Autopsy Service at the Medical Center performs medicolegal autopsies referred from about 25 of North Carolina's 100 counties. In addition to serving as designated county medical examiners, the Autopsy Service provides training and supervision for pathology residents on their autopsy/forensic pathology rotations and offers a fellowship in the specialty.
Medical Examiner (Medicolegal) Autopsies: Under North Carolina General Statute, the chief medical examiner or designated county medical examiner has jurisdiction to determine the cause and manner of death whenever the manner is unnatural or in certain circumstances, regardless of the survival time following the underlying injury. These circumstances include, for example: disasters and public health hazards; death in law enforcement custody or associated with medical procedures; homicide or suicide; poisoning; and accidental, suspicious, traumatic, unattended, or violent deaths. Such autopsies may include scene investigation and trial testimony in addition to the clinical evaluations.
Special Note Regarding Body and Organ Donations:
The donation of bodies for medical education, or Anatomical Bequeathal Program, is administered by the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, not Pathology. Please call (336) 716-4369 or send an e-mail to mhillbrd@wfubmc.edu for information.
Please do not contact the Department of Pathology or Autopsy Services concerning organ or body donations.
Carolina Donor Services coordinates various individual organ donations; their number is (336) 774-4450 or (800) 833-3002. The North Carolina Eye Bank can be reached at (336) 765-0932.
Web Links For More Information:
LAB HANDBOOK:
Medical Center staff can click here to use the online Laboratory Handbook (only available on in-house computers connected to the infiNet). The handbook contains detailed information about all laboratory services and tests performed, and includes online copies of all necessary forms and permits.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Tel: (336) 716-2634
Fax: (336) 716-7595 or 1409
Nights/Weekends:
(336) 806-7362
STAFF:
Director: Patrick Lantz, MD
Tel: (336) 716-2632
plantz@wfubmc.edu
Associate Director:
Donald Jason, MD JD
Tel : (336) 716-2637
djason@wfubmc.edu
Associate Director:
Ellen Riemer, MD JD
Tel : (336) 716-3821
eriemer@wfubmc.edu
Manager:
Joseph L. Sonderman III
Tel: (336) 716-1184 jsonderm@wfubmc.edu
Secretaries:
Tel: (336) 716-2634
•Margie Kozee
mkozee@wfubmc.edu
•Tracy Spry
tspry@wfubmc.edu
Pathologist's Assistant:
James Spears
Tel: (336) 716-1184
jspears@wfubmc.edu
Forensic Photographer:
Tel: (336) 716-9441
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