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The Office of the Medical Examiner is a county agency charged under Arizona Law to perform medical investigations of certain types of deaths in our community. The goal of these investigations is to determine the medical cause (disease and/or injury) of the death for the protection of the public’s health and safety. Our investigations inform families, the public and its agencies, and other community stakeholders in the hopes that future deaths may be prevented.
Our agency is staffed by certified forensic medical and scientific professionals in a variety of fields including forensic pathology, forensic anthropology, forensic odontology, forensic technicians, neuropathology, medicolegal death investigation, forensic photography, histotechnology and administrative support staff.
Our investigations are intended to serve the entire public of Maricopa County by identifying traumatic, non-natural, or unexplained deaths so that policy, legal, and public health interventions may be developed to assist residents live long and healthy lives. In doing these investigations, we commit ourselves to compassionate, kind, and professional interactions with the bereaved members of our community left behind by such tragedies.
The office received full accreditation by National Association of Medical Examiners in December 2018.
Forensic Pathologists – Board Certified by The American Board of Pathology
Forensic Odontologists – Board Certified by The American Board of Forensic Odontology
Forensic Anthropologists – Board Certified by The American Board of Forensic Anthropology
Histotechs – Certified by American Society of Clinical Pathology
Medicolegal Death Investigators - Certified by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.
Chief Medical Examiners
Dr. Daniel J. Condon – October 1951 – April 1964
Dr. Thomas B. Jarvis – April 1964 – June 1964
Dr. Daniel J. Condon – August 1964 – January 1969
Dr. Thomas B. Jarvis – October 1969 – June 1971
Dr. Heinz Karnitschnig – July 1971 – April 1992
Dr. Philip Keen – April 1992 – August 2006
Dr. Mark Fischione – September 2006 – June 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Johnston – June 2013 to current
A.R.S. Title 11 (Counties), Chapter 3 (County Officers), Article 12 (County Medical Examiner), which includes:
A.R.S. §11-592 – County medical examiner; alternate medical examiners; fund; notification
A.R.S. §11-593 – Reporting of certain deaths; failure to report; violation; classification
A.R.S. §11-594 – Powers and duties of county medical examiner
A.R.S. §11-597 – Autopsies; reports; exemption from liability
A.R.S. §11-597.01 - Duty to conduct identification meeting; exception; immunity; definitions
A.R.S. §11-600 – Burial of indigent deceased; disposal of property
A.R.S. §36-325 – Death certificate registration; moving human remains; immunity
A.R.S. §36-860 – County medical examiners; authorization
A.R.S. §36-861 – Medical examiner; release of information
Representatives from the Office of the Medical Examiner participate in many boards and taskforces, partnering with community stakeholders and providing medicolegal death investigation expertise in a variety of efforts focused on increasing public safety and reducing public harm.
Child Fatality Review Board Opens a New Window. – Maricopa County OME participates in one of the eleven local child fatality teams throughout Arizona.
AZ Department of Health Services Public Health Emergency Preparedness Opens a New Window.
Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team Opens a New Window.
Tours – Out of respect for the deceased and their families and to avoid any disruption to daily operations, requests for tours of our forensic facility are generally not granted. A limited number of tours are available to law enforcement and government agencies involved in the medicolegal justice system. To submit a request, please email heather.musgrave@maricopa.gov.