Chief Medical Examiner Office

Category: Public health department in Baltimore, Maryland

Address: 900 W Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21223, USA

Phone: +14103333250

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8AM–4:30PM

Tuesday: 8AM–4:30PM

Wednesday: 8AM–4:30PM

Thursday: 8AM–4:30PM

Friday: 8AM–4:30PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

Brandi Hatfield

Mar 28, 2022

Receptionist when requesting information about an autopsy report was rude when she answered the phone, acted as if I was hindering her with my inquiry. Not sure if this is an internal or individual problem however the attitude should be checked at the door.

Michelle Parks

Aug 22, 2021

Been over a year and still have no cause of death for my mom. The person that answers the phone said I don't know what's going on. M.E. mailbox is always full.

Orioles Fan

Mar 1, 2020

Don’t work here

Robert Swist

Jan 31, 2019

They could answer questions without seeming annoyed with having to do so.

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Questions & Answers

How long will they keep the body If a funeral home did not pick it up

miss nikki WILLIAMS | Oct 20, 2018
Victoria Beecher | Oct 19, 2021

how long will they keep a body

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Are you hiring? What positions if any?

Machelle Fauver | Oct 20, 2018
William Johnson | Sep 19, 2022

horizontal position

What about a john doe?

Emily Cummings | Oct 20, 2019
David Fedd | Oct 19, 2020

I believe they put their finger prints threw the system if that's the only way they can determine their name

Can I get a death certificate here?

Billi Hoegger | Oct 20, 2018
Eleanor Thomas | Oct 20, 2018

No. U get it from the funeral home or vital records

Where to park

Christina Zabbara | Oct 20, 2018
Dawn Epperson | Oct 20, 2018

There is a parking garage next door to the Medical Examiner's Office.

how long do they keep a body

Patricia Macfarlane | Oct 19, 2021
Jonathan Logan | Oct 19, 2021

It all depends. At the hight of COVID-19 in 2020 it was 3 days. I believe that this time has changed some. You can call them directly, IF YOU ARE THE NOTED NEXT OF KIN, and ask directly.

If a person passes away and no next of kin can be found at the time, what happens to the body?

Mary Ellen Shoemaker | Oct 19, 2020
ARNOLD G. BURR | Oct 19, 2020

I believe the body is cremated. I think : It’s logical: State of Maryland will bury.

Is your blood type included on a autopsy

The Eat Kitchen | Oct 19, 2020
Darrolyn Butler | Oct 19, 2020

You must call the office for any info about an autopsy.

Can I call to inquire whether a body is there?

Gacha Problems | Oct 19, 2020
David Fedd | Oct 19, 2020

Yes

How do i get a copy of death certificate

Martha Owens | Oct 19, 2020
Dawn Epperson | Oct 19, 2020

File for one with the Maryland Department of Vital Records.

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Who was the chief medical examiner before ( Fowler ) how long was ( Fowler ) cheif medical examiner who was the medical examiner for MD in the 1980s

Lavina Hardy | Oct 20, 2019
Mary Le Sueur | Oct 20, 2019

John Smialek

How long do it usually takes before you can't embalm the body

Al Brad | Oct 20, 2019
Darrolyn Butler | Oct 20, 2019

We don't do embalming at the medical examiner's office. We find out the cause/manner of death. Once we are done, the funeral home of choice does all else for the viewing by families

A friend of mine was dating and living with this guy for a year but he was legally married. He passed away while his girlfriend was on vacation. If the coroner took his property can the girlfriend get those things or the autopsy?

shawntay curry | Oct 20, 2019
Antonio Richardson | Oct 20, 2019

The wife by law is the only one that can get those things! So sorry you have to go through all of that

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Do you view bodies here?

Delores Holmes | Oct 20, 2018
Tony McCaffity | Oct 20, 2018

Viewing is not allowed viewing is done the hospital or funeral home. This office is not equipped for viewing

I am trying to locate one of our pensioners who we believe is deceased. His wife died in 2004. How can I find out if this person is deceased? He lived in Baltimore.

Annette Soussanin | Oct 20, 2018
an ma | Oct 20, 2018

Make phone calls to this place and police and all the near by hospitals. But if you aren't family they might not release any information to you.

How to get an autopsy report

Margie Harrison | Oct 20, 2018
Prince George | Oct 20, 2018

Email contacts on OCME website

My daughter is 22 and has a bad drug habit. I haven't heard from her since January5. Praying she's not with you. What should i do

Caren Roe | Oct 20, 2018
Kuntasha Stringfellow | Oct 20, 2018

Call them give her name or unk female. If she has tattoos or known marks on her to help ID her. I pray that you find her and she is well.

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How to obtain a autopsy report

wayne nelson sr | Oct 20, 2018
an ma | Oct 20, 2018

You have to call them, unfortunately it takes 30 to 60 days, thereafter upon request they will release it to the family.

When a parent dies, can the grandmother who has custody of the child obtain an autopsy report?

Christina Plummer | Oct 20, 2018
an ma | Oct 20, 2018

Yes

Are toxacology reports done at the same time as an atoposy? If so are the results given to the family at the same time as the autoposy results? Thank you!

Shirley Dabney | Oct 20, 2018
an ma | Oct 20, 2018

You have to request it.

what to do if you cannot pay for a family members funeral

Debra Spigler | Oct 20, 2018
Barbara Coleman | Oct 19, 2020

Maryland Anotomical Board accept donation for training and research. They cremate then return ashes to the family.

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