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| Department Chair: | Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Püschel |
| Department Vice Chair: | Prof. Dr. med. Ute Lockemann |
| Head MTA: | Sigrun Knüfermann |
| Managing Director: | OA Dr. med. Axel Heinemann |
The Department is primarily responsible for activities in the criminal justice and victim protection areas by order of the law enforcement agencies. The department's work is divided into the following areas:
The Department of Forensic Medicine is part of the Diagnostics Center of the UKE.
Forensic medicine services for other German states and for private persons are provided by ForEx Gutachten GmbH (affiliate of the UKE), a spin off established in 2006. ForEx Gutachten GmbH is also the contact for all those commissioning medical expert opinions / reports to be prepared by experts of the UKE.
Medical Director: Prof. Klaus Püschel
Managing Director: Dr. Axel Heinemann
(Contact via S. Richert, Tel. ++49 (0) 40 7410-58252 / -56095/ -52130, Fax: -59383)
The Forensic Pathology Unit is one of the first facilities in Germany to routinely offer for the deceased in addition to the classical forensic medicine evaluation of findings the option of supplemental radiological examinations using imaging techniques.
The Forensic Medical Examination Center for Victims of Violence can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by the persons concerned for an admissible documentation/expert opinion regardless of whether a complaint has been filed with the police. It therefore serves as a model for Germany.
Other special areas of expertise are narcotics analysis as well as the systematic development of tissue donations from the deceased with assent of the next of kin on the basis of the so-called Tissues and Cells Act that went into effect in 2007.
BU: Accredited by: German Accreditation Council DAR DAC-P-0314-04-00
The department's research projects are divided into the following areas:
The Department of Forensic Medicine is involved in the training of medical students in Block 6 with the topics postmortem examination, victimology and toxicology.
In addition, it regularly offers courses for law students as well as for food chemistry students. For certain occupational groups (police, firemen, healthcare workers, etc) we can arrange continuing education courses in forensic medicine topics at any time upon request.
In 2007 the following services were provided:
| 15.000 | External postmortem examinations |
| 1.150 | Autopsies |
| 1.200 | Examinations of live victims of violence |
| 350 | Context expert opinions |
| 8.000 | Orders for tests in toxicology and alcohology |
| 3.500 | Orders for tests in forensic molecular biology |
Department Statistics
The department has over 24 scientists and 44 non-scientists on its staff as well as a variable number of student aids and doctoral students.
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