Dr. G: Medical Examiner

'Dr. G. Medical Examiner' is a departure from fictitious medical examiner shows, like 'Quincy' and 'Crossing Jordan'. Dr. Garavaglia showcases a part of the medical examiner's office these other shows leave out--the accidental and natural deaths that come through the office.

No, not everyone who needs the M.E. to sign them out of this life died violently, and, unlike what the fictitious shows portray, it is not the M.E.'s job to play detective, but to give cause and manner of death. I find it fascinating the work the investigators do to pull the deceased's medical records from family members and the examinations Dr. G. does in an individualized manner. The normal functions and processes of various organs/organ systems of the body are shown, followed by what went wrong with the heart/neurological system/etc. of the decedants who are examined by Dr. G. She compassionately explains what happened to their loved ones at the end. This is a recommended watch of the post mortem examination done compassionately.

This show keeps me entertained and also helps to increase my understanding of the body and things that can lead to a person's death. Very educational and helpful.

"Dr. G" knows what she is doing, being a highly trained expert in her field, she is informative, a great problem solver, and helps the viewer understand the general nature of what leads to and the complexity in finding out the different happenings present that has lead to a person's unfortunate death. She has an interesting and likable quality about her character that also ties into her expertise, giving the show its overall charm and keeping you informed, entertained, and wanting to watch more.

It takes a rare special person to be able to do what needs to be done after someone passes. I know I couldn't handle it and have tremendous respect for those who can. Additionally, to seem be able to find that balance of clinical facts about each case and be compassionate about each person and their family members is exceptionally rare. Then to have the confidence, bravery and will to fight for what's right and be able to articulate it so well was just a special find. Dr. G is just now on my radar as my youngest is now in college. As I enter semi retired life and find out she has retired, I can only hope she has inspired many others to follow her example. Those of us who cannot reconcile the passing of those close to us and entrust our loved ones to local MEs can only hope.

I love her enthusiasm to finding solutions, but almost none of what you see is real. Even family pics and such are with actors. I don't need to see the autopsy, but actually seeing pictures of victims and being able to see facial expressions and body language is something I value in crime shows. I am absolutely fine with reenactment, but photos? Really?

I enjoy watching your show (Dr G). Recently 2017 there was a patient who died and was about 45 and her sister found her dead. She thought it was her fault because she gave her insulin and such. In addition she had a dental procedure the previous day.

I am a diabetic and did not know the severity of the condition (I take insulin and test my blood) but the information you gave in that episode gave me a wake up call to the true severity of this disease. Especially the diagrams at the end which show what happens at the end.

I also like how you screen out those parts (opening skull) and are professional enough to do this.

Again your show is awesome and want to personally thank you!!