Janis Amatuzio | |
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Born | 1950 Minnesota, USA |
Occupation | Pathologist |
Janis Carol Amatuzio (born 1950) is an American forensic pathology specialist. She has authored books and has practiced forensic science for 20 years. Amatuzio is known as the "compassionate coroner".
Early life
Amatuzio was born in Minnesota and is Italian American. Her father was Donald Amatuzio, a physician who died in 2006.
Career
Amatuzio trained at the University of Minnesota and the Hennepin County Medical Center before founding Midwest Forensic Pathology in Minneapolis. She was the Medical Examiner in Anoka County and served as coroner in a number of counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin until 2009.
A protégée of Amatuzio, Dr. A. Quinn Strobl, performed the autopsy of the famous singer Prince in 2016.
Other work
Amatuzio has appeared on the crime TV series Deadly Women and Forensic Files.
Personal life
Amatuzio lives in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.
Books
- Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living from a Forensic Pathologist, 2007
- Beyond Knowing: Mysteries and Messages of Death and Life from a Forensic Pathologist, 2008
See also
References
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- "Dr. Janis Amatuzio, MD | Minneapolis, MN | Healthgrades". www.healthgrades.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
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- Dec 17th 2009 - 12am, Carolyn Lange |. "Meeker County Board of Commissioners approves budget and levy for next year". West Central Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
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- "MINNESOTA: New ways to study death offer glimpse of future life". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
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- "Dr. Janis Amatuzio". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Well-known Anoka County coroner is retiring, won't be replaced". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Janis Amatuzio, MD". www.newworldlibrary.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "This Is Who Is Doing Prince's Autopsy". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Deadly Women : Investigation Discovery". 2011-08-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Janis Amatuzio Facebook, Twitter & MySpace on PeekYou". www.peekyou.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Beyond Knowing - by Janis Amatuzio (Paperback)". Target. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- "Thoughts on Letting go and Forever Ours by Dr. Janis Amatuzio". Blue Star Visions. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- Amatuzio, Janis (2007). Forever Ours: Real Stories of Immortality and Living from a Forensic Pathologist. New World Library. ISBN 978-1577315995.
- Amatuzio, Janis (2008). Beyond Knowing: Mysteries and Messages of Death and Life from a Forensic Pathologist. United Kingdom. ISBN 978-1577316343.
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