Dr. G Medical Examiner

I enjoy watching your show (Dr G). Recently 2017 there was a patient who died and was about 45 and her sister found her dead. She thought it was her fault because she gave her insulin and such. In addition she had a dental procedure the previous day.

I am a diabetic and did not know the severity of the condition (I take insulin and test my blood) but the information you gave in that episode gave me a wake up call to the true severity of this disease. Especially the diagrams at the end which show what happens at the end.

I also like how you screen out those parts (opening skull) and are professional enough to do this.

Again your show is awesome and want to personally thank you!!

This show keeps me entertained and also helps to increase my understanding of the body and things that can lead to a person's death. Very educational and helpful.

"Dr. G" knows what she is doing, being a highly trained expert in her field, she is informative, a great problem solver, and helps the viewer understand the general nature of what leads to and the complexity in finding out the different happenings present that has lead to a person's unfortunate death. She has an interesting and likable quality about her character that also ties into her expertise, giving the show its overall charm and keeping you informed, entertained, and wanting to watch more.

The show is too dramatized. It takes away from the science behind her work. The doctor is a bit too creepy for my taste. She seems to get a bit too excited and happy talking about how people died.

'Dr. G. Medical Examiner' is a departure from fictitious medical examiner shows, like 'Quincy' and 'Crossing Jordan'. Dr. Garavaglia showcases a part of the medical examiner's office these other shows leave out--the accidental and natural deaths that come through the office.

No, not everyone who needs the M.E. to sign them out of this life died violently, and, unlike what the fictitious shows portray, it is not the M.E.'s job to play detective, but to give cause and manner of death. I find it fascinating the work the investigators do to pull the deceased's medical records from family members and the examinations Dr. G. does in an individualized manner. The normal functions and processes of various organs/organ systems of the body are shown, followed by what went wrong with the heart/neurological system/etc. of the decedants who are examined by Dr. G. She compassionately explains what happened to their loved ones at the end. This is a recommended watch of the post mortem examination done compassionately.

This is less a show of like 'Cops' where things are recorded in real time, but more like 'Forensic Files' where the events happened in the past but are reenacted. Actors play the deceased with make-up applied to show the wounds. The actors also reenact the days and minutes leading up to the time of death. The autopsy shows nothing. Everything is so blurred out that she could be holding a sandwich instead of an extracted heart. Dr. G describes what she sees, or saw. You never see her cut into the patient, she imitates cracking open the ribs but the ribs are never shown, the skull is supposedly sawed open but you don't see it. The only real thing is blood being put into lab tubes and microscope slides. This is possibly the least graphic show about autopsies out there.

But that's OK.

Dr. G is an good teacher and curious personality. The way she and her team figure out each case is interesting. The computer graphics and photos are very helpful in understanding things like blood clots, cardiac tamponade, strokes, and unusual diseases and conditions. If you were a medical student she'd be a good teacher. Her conclusions sometimes are helpful toward those who are still living.

It would be educational and interesting if there was a show with real autopsies in order to learn more about anatomy and physiology.