Janis Amatuzio Explained

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 famous singer Prince in 2016.[13]

Other work

Amatuzio has appeared on the crime TV series Deadly Women and Forensic Files.[14]

Personal life

Amatuzio lives in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.[15]

Books

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Janis Amatuzio, MD – Red Wing, MN Pathology on Doximity. 2020-10-03. Doximity. en.
  2. Web site: Dr. Janis Amatuzio, MD Minneapolis, MN Healthgrades. 2020-10-03. www.healthgrades.com.
  3. Web site: Janis Amatuzio, MD. 2020-10-03. www.newworldlibrary.com.
  4. Web site: Dec 17th 2009 - 12am. Carolyn Lange . Meeker County Board of Commissioners approves budget and levy for next year. 2020-10-03. West Central Tribune. en.
  5. Web site: 2008-03-10. A coroner of compassion: The Anoka County medical examiner Dr. Janis Amatuzio's approach helps the families of the dead to grieve.. 2020-10-03. Twin Cities. en-US.
  6. Web site: Donald Amatuzio - Obituary. 2020-10-03. www.legacy.com. 14 August 2006 . en.
  7. Web site: Midwest Forensic Pathology :: About Dr. Janis Amatuzio MD. 2020-10-03. midwestforensicpathology.com.
  8. Web site: MINNESOTA: New ways to study death offer glimpse of future life. 2020-10-03. Grand Forks Herald. en.
  9. Web site: Tatting. Jon. Coroner reveals trends on local death. 2020-10-03. MessAge Media. 5 October 2005 . en.
  10. Web site: Dr. Janis Amatuzio. 2020-10-03. Coast to Coast AM.
  11. Web site: Well-known Anoka County coroner is retiring, won't be replaced. 2020-10-03. Star Tribune.
  12. Web site: Janis Amatuzio, MD. 2020-10-03. www.newworldlibrary.com.
  13. Web site: This Is Who Is Doing Prince's Autopsy. 2020-10-03 . 2paragraphs.com. en-US.
  14. Web site: 2011-08-15. Deadly Women : Investigation Discovery. 2020-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20110815194714/http://investigation.discovery.com/tv/deadly-women/. 2011-08-15.
  15. Web site: Janis Amatuzio Facebook, Twitter & MySpace on PeekYou. 2020-10-03. www.peekyou.com.
  16. Web site: Beyond Knowing - by Janis Amatuzio (Paperback). 2020-10-03 . Target . en.
  17. Web site: Thoughts on Letting go and Forever Ours by Dr. Janis Amatuzio. 2020-10-03. Blue Star Visions. 25 February 2012. en-US.
  18. Book: Amatuzio, Janis. Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living from a Forensic Pathologist. 2007 . New World Library . 978-1577315995 .
  19. Book: Amatuzio, Janis. Beyond Knowing: Mysteries and Messages of Death and Life from a Forensic Pathologist. 2008. 978-1577316343 . United Kingdom.

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