Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Forensic Consultation Service

Mission

The mission of our Forensic Consultation Service is to provide surviving family members and other stakeholders with an accurate evaluation of cause of death, the presence and severity of human disease, potential pain and suffering, and other pertinent questions surrounding the death of a loved one or client.

Personnel

Dr Gregory Davis shares primarily the medical and administrative tasks as the director of the service. The intellectual assets of the remaining members of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine are utilized when indicated and represent specialists in hematopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, cardiac pathology (especially congenital heart abnormalities), pulmonary, genitourinary, renal, gynecologic pathology, and other pathology subspecialties.

Facilities

Our autopsy suite is located on the first floor of the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital and has direct easy access for motor vehicle transport. The suite is very spacious, modern and has facilities to handle a variety of special post mortem examinations. The department's laboratories include state-of-the-art cytogenetic and molecular genetic test facilities that are also used when necessary.

Services

While most of our services are noted below, if there is a need for an examination not included here, please call to check the availability and for a cost quotation.

General Autopsy services including

• Autopsy (Adult) Complete
• Autopsy (Infant) Complete
• Abdomen Only
• Chest Only
• Abdomen and Chest
• Single Organ

Neuropathologic examination

• Brain only examination
• Brain only examination for Dementia

Forensic Consultation

• Medical record review
• Discussion of causation, pain and suffering, and other related topics

Forensic exam

• Exhumations

Case review

Medico-Legal chart/case review

Electron microscopy

Each autopsy includes all technical fees, 90 minute record review, and one consultation with a family member or representative. Some testing noted above may incur additional charges; please call to discuss. Additional services can be quoted.

Note: Cases involving infectious diseases will incur extra cost to cover isolation and decontamination costs and when necessary the antibiotic prophylaxis of personnel.

Please call for a cost quotation