Medical & Forensic Autopsy Division

 

The Autopsy Division at MUSC is here to serve the hospitals, community, and the decedent and his or her loved ones. Please contact us at 843 792 5416 for additional information.

The MUSC Autopsy Division of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (DPLM) is located within a renowned academic medical center at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC. The Division is staffed by seven (7) forensic pathologists who are board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Forensic Pathology. The pathologists have decades of experience in pathology and numerous publications in medical journals and texts and serve in various educational and leadership roles within MUSC and national pathology organizations. The autopsy team is appropriately staffed with autopsy technicians, autopsy assistants, and operations coordinators. Our Mortuary Services staff members are available 24 hours a day.

 

Approximately 1500 autopsies are performed at our institution each year. The Medical Section of the Autopsy Division provides professional autopsy services and also boasts an on-site accredited histology lab; on-site subspecialty consultations in areas such as neuropathology, pulmonary pathology, and cardiac pathology; and additional on-site ancillary tests.  As MUSC is an educational facility, pathology residents and forensic fellows in training (all are physicians with a medical degree) participate in autopsies.

 

The Autopsy Division at MUSC is here to serve the hospitals, community, and the decedent and his or her loved ones. Please contact us at 843 792 5416 for additional information.