Season 1 · Episode 21
021 - The Difficult But Important Job of a Forensic Pathologist in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Public Health On Call · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
March 26, 202018m 52s
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Show Notes
Dr. Judy Melinek is a forensic pathologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. She explains the role of autopsies in the public health response to COVID-19 and how her work also plays a difficult but vital role in disposing of remains when health care systems become overloaded.
Warning: This episode contains some graphic descriptions of autopsy procedures and bereavement that some listeners may find upsetting. More information: jhsph.edu/covid-19