Performance of post mortem examinations and autopsies to determine the cause and manner of death through the examination of wounds and injuries; tissue specimens; and interpretation of toxicological analyses on bodily tissues and fluids

Determination of the “cause and manner of death.”  The cause of death is the medical disease, injury, or poison (alcohol, drug or toxic substance) that caused the physical death of a person. The manner of death is a description of the circumstances surrounding the death.  Examples of manner of death are: natural, accident, suicide, homicide, undetermined, and pending

Completion of Autopsy Reports which documenting findings of post mortem examinations and autopsies

Provision of expert testimony in court regarding autopsy findings