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Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

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Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Office Hours
M - F, 8 am - 4:30 pm, except holidays, Next-of-kin ID 10 am - 4:30 pm. Funeral Dir. 9 am - 6 pm.

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401 E Street, SW , Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 698-9000
Fax: (202) 698-9101
TTY: (202) 442-8797
Email: ocme@dc.gov

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Francisco J. Diaz, MD

Chief Medical Examiner

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News Room

03/05/2025

Fiscal Year 2024 Performance Oversight Public Hearing

06/20/2024

Bowser Administration and Howard University Host International Symposium on Death Investigation

04/04/2024

OCME Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Oversight Hearing

02/08/2024

OCME Fiscal Year 2023 Performance Oversight Public Hearing

12/04/2017

National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Definition, Investigation, Postmortem Examination, and Reporting of Deaths in Custody

12/04/2017

The Violence Epidemic in the African American Community: A Call by the National Medical Association for Comprehensive Reform

11/20/2017

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General Racine Sues, Warns Consumers About Austin Royster Funeral Home

06/14/2017

Statement from the District Of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

09/29/2016

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Offers Media Tour of the District’s Field Disaster Morgue

04/06/2016

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Offers Media Availability Following Accreditation Announcement

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