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Kanayo Tatsumi, M.D.

Associate professor, Division of Forensic Pathology; Director, Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology

Chief medical examiner
Office of the Medical Examiner, City of St. Louis

Courses Taught

Forensic pathology medical student elective; Medicolegal Death Investigators Training Course; Masters Advanced Death Investigator Conference

Education

Fellowship
Forensic pathology, New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Residency
Anatomic and clinical pathology, University of Vermont Medical Center

Medical School
University of Vermont Medical Center

Bachelor of Science
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Practice Areas

  • Forensic pathology
  • Death investigation

Research Interests

  • Death certification
  • Forensic pathology education
  • Death investigation
  • Public health and prevention

Labs and Facilities

  • Office of the Medical Examiner, City of St. Louis

Publications and Media Placements

  • Prahlow JA, Tatsumi K, 2025. Firearm Injuries. In: Payne-James, J., Byard, R.W. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Third edition, vol. 2, pp. 568–613. UK: Elsevier. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21441-7.00127-8. 
  • Tatsumi K, Graham M. Death Investigation in the United States: Forensic Pathology. Mo Med. 2022 Sep-Oct;119(5):411-415. PMID: 36338002; PMCID: PMC9616451.
  • Krywanczyk A, Amoresano E, Tatsumi K, Mount S. Autopsy Service Death Certificate Review. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Sep 1;144(9):1092-1096. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2019-0452-OA. PMID: 31986077.
  • Tatsumi K, Schlappe B, Everett EN, Gibson PC, Mount SL. Primary vaginal mucinous adenocarcinoma of intestinal type, associated with intestinal metaplasia of Skene ducts in a diethylstilbestrol-exposed woman. Am J Clin Pathol. 2015 Nov;144(5):790-5. doi: 10.1309/AJCPVZ0QNLUO7OFE. PMID: 26486744.
  • Tatsumi K, Bundock EA. Splenic Artery Aneurysm Invaded by Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis. Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2015 Sep;36(3):202-4. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000169. PMID: 26017693.
  • Potenta SE, D'Agostino R, Sternberg KM, Tatsumi K, Perusse K. CT Urography for Evaluation of the Ureter. Radiographics. 2015 May-Jun;35(3):709-26. doi: 10.1148/rg.2015140209. Epub 2015 Mar 27. PMID: 25815907.
  • Tatsumi K, Shapiro SL, Bundock EA. Death Certificate Surveillance: A Component of Death Investigation. Acad Forensic Pathol. 2013 Mar;3(1):99-104. doi:10.23907/2013.014        
  • Tatsumi K, Taatjes DJ, Wadsworth MP, Bouchard BA, Bovill EG. Cell adhesion molecule 1 (CADM1) is ubiquitously present in the endothelium and smooth muscle cells of the human macro- and micro-vasculature. Histochem Cell Biol. 2012 Nov;138(5):815-20. doi: 10.1007/s00418-012-1024-2. Epub 2012 Sep 1. PMID: 22940845.

Honors and Awards

  • Susan P. Baker Public Health Impact Award, National Association of Medical Examiners

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • American Academy of Forensic Sciences
  • National Association of Medical Examiners
  • American Society for Clinical Pathology
  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  • College of American Pathologists