Medical Examiner

Medical examiner – a medically qualified officer whose duty is to investigate deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances, to perform post-mortem examinations, and in some jurisdictions to initiate inquests.

A medical examiner's duties may vary depending on location. Typically, a medical examiners duties may include: In some jurisdictions, a coroner performs these and other duties. Within the Union, there is a mixture of coroner and medical examiner systems, and in some places, dual systems. The requirements to hold office vary widely between jurisdictions.
 * investigating organs like the stomach, liver, brain,
 * determining cause of death,
 * issuing death certificates,
 * maintaining death records,
 * responding to deaths in mass disasters,
 * identifying unknown dead, or
 * performing other functions depending on local law.