Qualifications:  Must be a licensed physician in the state of Ohio for at least two years preceding his/her election or appointment.

Duties/Authority:  Investigates the CAUSE, MODE & MANNER of death when a person dies as a result of criminal or other violent means, by casualty, by suicide, or in any suspicious manner, or when a person, including a child under two years of age, dies suddenly when in apparent good health.

May perform (or cause to be performed) autopsies, toxicology tests, and radiology exams as part of the investigation.

May testify in court as an expert witness of cause(s) of death.