Dr janis amatuzio biography
Dr janis amatuzio biography
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Janis Amatuzio
American forensic pathology specialist
Janis Amatuzio | |
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| Born | 1950 Minnesota, USA |
| Occupation | Pathologist |
Janis Carol Amatuzio (born 1950)[1] is an American forensic pathology specialist.[2][3] She has authored books and has practiced forensic science for 20 years.[4] Amatuzio is known as the "compassionate coroner".[5]
Early life
Amatuzio was born in Minnesota and is Italian American.
Her father was Donald Amatuzio, a physician who died in 2006.[6]
Career
Amatuzio trained at the University of Minnesota and the Hennepin County Medical Center before founding Midwest Forensic Pathology in Minneapolis.[7][8] She was the Medical Examiner in Anoka County[9][10] and served as coroner in a number of counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin until 2009.[11][12]
A protégée of Amatuzio, Dr.
A. Quinn Strobl, performed the autopsy of the