Cause of Death and the Death Certificate

Cause of Death and the Death Certificate

Important Information for Physicians, Coroners, Medical Examiners, and the Public

Randy Hanzlick, MD, FCAP, editor

Advancing Excellence

Cause of Death and the

Death Certificate

Important Information for Physicians, Coroners, Medical Examiners, And the Public

Advancing Excellence

College of American Pathologists 325 Waukegan Road

Northfield, Illinois 60093 800-323-4040

Prepared by the Forensic Pathology, Autopsy, and Neuropathology Committees of the College of American Pathologists in conjunction with the National Association of Medical Examiners

Randy Hanzlick, MD, Editor

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College of American Pathologists Sponsoring Committees (2006)

Forensic Pathology Committee

Gregory J. Davis, MD, Chair Michael J. Dobersen, MD, Vice Chair J. Scott Denton, MD Louis N. Finelli, DO Wendy M. Gunther, MD Craig T. Mallak, MD Jeffrey S. Nine, MD John E. Pless, MD Carolyn H. Revercomb, MD Cynthia Anna Schandl, MD, PhD Nicholas Ike Batalis, MD, Junior Member Arby Uy, Staff

Autopsy Committee

Kim A. Collins, MD, Chair John Sinard, MD, PhD, Vice Chair Elizabeth Burton, MD Stephen J. Cina, MD Richard Michael Conran, MD, PhD, JD Jeremy S. Ditelberg, MD David L. Gang, MD Edward C. Klatt, MD Mary Ann Sens, MD, PhD Ashley Brooke O'Bannon, MD, Junior Member Adriana Turriago, Staff

Neuropathology Committee

Joseph E. Parisi, MD, Chair Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD Elizabeth J. Cochran, MD Bette K. DeMasters, MD David Dolinak, MD Roger E. McLendon, MD Suzanne Zein-Eldin Powell, MD Richard Anthony Prayson, MD Anthony Thomas Yachnis, MD Brian E. Moore, MD, Junior Member Annabel Dizon, Staff Jill Kachin, Staff

National Association of Medical Examiners Atlanta, Georgia

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