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Article: New York doctor appointed R.I. medical examiner.
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- Providence Journal (Providence, RI)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2006
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Byline: Felice J. Freyer
Mar. 9--Health Director David R. Gifford has appointed a doctor from New York City as Rhode Island's new chief medical examiner.
Dr. Thomas P. Gilson, a medical examiner in the city's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, is replacing Dr. Elizabeth Laposata, who resigned in June. Gilson will start in May.
Gifford said Gilson was his top choice because of his extensive experience and his interest in computerizing and updating the medical examiner's job. He said the position took months to fill because forensic pathologists, the type of physician needed for the job, are in short supply. The position pays $151,257 a year.
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