Chief Medical Examiner Tracey Corey, M.D.

Dr. Tracey Corey is the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and Professor of Pathology and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.  A native of Kentucky, she graduated With Distinction from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky with a major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  She obtained her medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1987.  She is certified in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology.

Dr. Corey has served as a guest instructor for such organizations as the National Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse, the FBI Academy, and the FBI’s National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime.  She is a consultant to the FBI National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime within the Child Abduction Serial Killer Program, and serves on the Research Advisory Board thereof. 

Dr. Corey serves on several committees and has held offices in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) and the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME).  Currently she serves on the Board of Directors for NAME. Within the AAFS, she has served as Chair, Secretary, and Program Chair of the Pathology/Biology Section of the AAFS, as well as Workshop Chair and Breakfast Seminar Chair. She is currently Program Co-chair for the 2005 Annual Meeting of the AAFS.

Dr. Corey’s major scientific area of interest involves injury and death in childhood.  She has lectured widely on this subject, and has many published articles in peer-reviewed national scientific journals and medical textbooks.