Autopsy | Decedent Affairs
Contact Information
Location & General Inquiries
10833 Le Conte Ave, A3-259 CHS
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(310) 267-2680 |
Section Chief
(310) 267-2680 |
Autopsy Reports
(310) 267-2680
Decedent Affairs &
Autopsy Service
Phone: (310) 825-7846
Fax: (310) 794-1116
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Closed Sundays & Holidays
The autopsy service performs the important functions of determining the immediate and underlying cause of death. Autopsies evaluating the whole body or select organs (such as brain or heart only) are performed by autopsy pathologists and consultant pathologists as needed. Despite advances in clinical tests, post-mortem evaluations often provide useful, sometimes unexpected, information to understand the course of the decedent's disease. The autopsy service also supports Institution Review Board (IRB)-approved clinical research studies. <
Services
- Complete autopsy
- Heart and lung autopsies
- Brain only autopsy
- Other organ specific autopsy
Education
- Resident training
- Autopsy conference (Wednesdays at 8:00 AM)
- Brain dissection conference (Thursdays at 9:00 AM)
Research
- Cardiovascular autopsy studies
- Transplant autopsy studies
- Alzheimer and vascular dementia