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Just the State of Pathology

Just the State of Pathology

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Original Release Date: May 29, 2018

In episode six of our 2018 Drugs Season, Just Science speaks with Dr. Randy Hanzlick of the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office in Atlanta explores the field of forensic pathology. Listen along as Dr. John Morgan and Dr. Hanzlick discuss medicolegal death investigation, the history of forensic pathology, board certifications and standards, and more. This episode also discusses the link between the shortage of pathologists and the Opioid Crisis.

This episode of Just Science is funded by the National Institute of Justice’s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence [Award 2016-MU-BX-K110].

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Guest Biography

Dr.  Randy Hanzlick graduated from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1976. He worked in Atlanta, GA and specialized in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology. Dr. Hanzlick is retired Chief Medical Examiner in Fulton County, Georgia and Emeritus Professor with Emory University School of Medicine.


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