Forensic pathology is the study of evidence from an unexpected or suspicious cause of death. A forensic pathologist uses medical knowledge applied to legal problems to investigate and evaluate causes of death. The forensic pathologist can also act as the coroner or medical examiner, or can perform a medical and legal autopsy for those officials.
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. The United States has 313 practicing forensic pathologists. Broken out by state, forensic pathology doctor density in Alabama is 8, in Alaska is 1, in Arizona is 7, in Arkansas is 4, in California is 58, in Colorado is 11, in Delaware is 1, in District of Columbia is 7, in Florida is 33, in Georgia is 14, in Hawaii is 3, in Illinois is 9, in Indiana is 11, in Iowa is 6, in Kansas is 1, in Kentucky is 11, in Louisiana is 7, in Maine is 7, in Maryland is 22, in Massachusetts is 17, in Michigan is 14, in Minnesota is 10, in Mississippi is 1, in Missouri is 11, in Montana is 2, in Nebraska is 3, in Nevada is 9, in New Hampshire is 1, in New Jersey is 9, in New Mexico is 9, in New York is 33, in North Carolina is 15, in Ohio is 19, in Oklahoma is 5, in Oregon is 5, in Pennsylvania is 20, in Rhode Island is 1, in South Carolina is 19, in South Dakota is 4, in Tennessee is 11, in Texas is 31, in Utah is 1, in Vermont is 3, in Virginia is 6, in Washington is 18, in West Virginia is 3, and in Wisconsin is 10.
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