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Gary Telgenhoff, Forensic Pathologist and Deputy Medical Examiner; Forensic Consultant, Clark County Coroner’s Office, Las Vegas, NV; CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSTA
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Gary TelgenhoffClark County Coroner's Office, Las Vegas, NV; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Dr. Gary Telgenhoff is currently employed as a Forensic Pathologist and Deputy Medical Examiner at the Clark County Coroner's Office, Las Vegas, Nevada.He is also the forensics consultant on the hit television drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.TV viewers may also recognize him as the coroner on an anti-drug public announcement, where he describes Ecstasy as the sole cause of death of a young woman.
He sees approximately one thousand bodies a year, 450 of which he autopsies.Of these cases, 45 are homicides.His presence is often required in court with regard to his findings and determination of cause and manner of death.
Telgenhoff attended graduate school at Eastern Michigan University and received an MS in biology and physiology in 1989.The degree was completed while in the first year of Medical School at Michigan State University, which he completed in 1992.He served five years of pathology residency in different locations in Ohio before relocating to Las Vegas.
Along with his professional interests, Telgenhoff is a rock musician who has played with various bands.In fact, some of his music has been played on the soundtrack of a CSI episode.