Michael Hunter (forensic pathologist)
American forensic pathologist
Michael D. Hunter is an American forensic pathologist is best known for his appearances in the television show Autopsy: The Last Hours of....
Career
Education
Hunter graduated medical school at Medical University of South Carolina, and later completed residencies at Oregon Health & Science University, Baylor College of Medicine, the Miami-Dade County Office of Medical Examiner. He holds a current medical license in California and, up until January 2020, in Florida. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology and forensic pathology.
Medical examiner
Hunter has over 21 years of experience as a medical examiner.
He began to serve as Florida's District 14 medical examiner in Panama City in 2008. During his time serving as Florida's District 14 medical examiner, Hunter testified in several serious criminal trials. However, he left his position in Florida, in spring 2015, to serve as the Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco. When he took the position, there was a large back log of cases, and Hunter, through organizational changes, was able to lower that back log. In 2019, Hunter resigned as Chief Medical Examiner in San Francisco and took the position of Chief Medical Examiner in San Joaquin County.
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