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Dr. Lisa R. Funte sworn in as Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
January 3, 2018
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Dr. Lisa R. Funte sworn in as Deputy Chief Medical Examiner
AUGUSTA ? Attorney General Janet Mills swore in Dr. Lisa R Funte as Maine?s Deputy Chief Medical Examiner at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner on Wednesday, January 3.
Dr. Funte most recently served as the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner in Mississippi for 5 years and has worked as a medical examiner since 2006. She has also taught undergraduates and medical students in biology and pathology for 30 years.
?We are excited to have a person with Dr. Funte?s experience join the Medical Examiner?s team,? said Attorney General Mills. ?With drug overdoses occurring at the rate of one a day, we welcome Dr. Funte?s help in addressing this crisis along with other unattended deaths across the state.?
Caption: Attorney General Janet Mills (left) and Dr. Marc Flomenbaum (right) congratulate Dr. Lisa R. Funte after she is sworn in as Maine?s Deputy Chief Medical Examiner.
