2025
Deaths: Iatrogenic Deaths—Pathology
Gill J, Turbiville D. Deaths: Iatrogenic Deaths—Pathology. 2025, 90-95. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-21441-7.00043-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFalls From Height; Physical Findings—Adult
Gill J, Clark C. Falls From Height; Physical Findings—Adult. 2025, 499-506. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-21441-7.00080-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutopsy: Infectious and Serious Communicable Diseases
Gill J, Brooks E. Autopsy: Infectious and Serious Communicable Diseases. 2025, 455-467. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-21441-7.00021-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHuman immunodeficiency virusViral hepatitis BRisk of occupational infectionOccupational infectionInfection control practicesForensic autopsy populationImmunodeficiency virusHepatitis BInfectious disease testingTuberculosis infectionInfectious disease test resultsDiagnostic accuracyPostexposure managementInfectionSARS-CoV-2Autopsy populationAutopsyMicrobiological testsEbola virusPostmortem examinationDisease testingInfectious diseasesLaboratory personnelPreventive measuresDeath
2024
Forensic Pathologist Testimony, Part 2: Special Issues and Considerations.
Ely S, Gill J. Forensic Pathologist Testimony, Part 2: Special Issues and Considerations. Academic Forensic Pathology 2024, 19253621241297295. PMID: 39544452, PMCID: PMC11558645, DOI: 10.1177/19253621241297295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchForensic Pathologist Testimony, Part 1: Common Questions and Considerations.
Gill J, Ely S. Forensic Pathologist Testimony, Part 1: Common Questions and Considerations. Academic Forensic Pathology 2024, 19253621241297350. PMID: 39544453, PMCID: PMC11558648, DOI: 10.1177/19253621241297350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper on the Investigation and Certification of Pediatric Deaths From Environmental Neglect
Gill J, Christensen E, Dennison E, Ely S, Gilson T, Keyes K, Lear K, Lucas J, Mahar T, Quinton R. The National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper on the Investigation and Certification of Pediatric Deaths From Environmental Neglect. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2024, 45: e1-e4. PMID: 38215052, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic interestMedical examiner/coronerPediatric deathsDeath certificatesLocal customsPublic health determinantsNational AssociationCertificationHealth determinantsStatistical purposesUnsafe sleep practicesOpinionDeterminant issuesEnvironmental neglectPosition paperHomicideJudgesJurySleep practicesCertified trainingEnvironmental exposuresNeglectEnvironmentalInterestNational
2023
Commentary on: Deveci C, Demircin S. A retrospective analysis of cardiovascular deaths: A 5‐year autopsy study of 1045 cases in Antalya, Turkey. J Forensic Sci. 2023;68(6):2085–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556‐4029.15328
Gill J. Commentary on: Deveci C, Demircin S. A retrospective analysis of cardiovascular deaths: A 5‐year autopsy study of 1045 cases in Antalya, Turkey. J Forensic Sci. 2023;68(6):2085–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556‐4029.15328. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2023, 69: 745-745. PMID: 38159036, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommentary on: Adams RK. Patient termination of a life‐sustaining medical device: Suicide or natural death? J Forensic Sci. 2023;68(6):2037–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556–4029.15360
Gill J. Commentary on: Adams RK. Patient termination of a life‐sustaining medical device: Suicide or natural death? J Forensic Sci. 2023;68(6):2037–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556–4029.15360. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2023, 69: 743-743. PMID: 38073012, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssessing Neglect in Pediatric Environmental Deaths
Mahar T, Keyes K, Ely S, Dennison E, Gill J. Assessing Neglect in Pediatric Environmental Deaths. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2023, 44: 251-257. PMID: 37728903, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 6 Approach to forensic perinatal and pediatric pathology
Ely S, Landi K, Gill J. Chapter 6 Approach to forensic perinatal and pediatric pathology. 2023, 127-163. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91796-4.00027-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
In Reply.
Gill J, Tashjian R, Duncanson E. In Reply. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2022, 146: 923. PMID: 35395065, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0154-le.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutopsy Histopathologic Cardiac Findings in 2 Adolescents Following the Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose.
Gill J, Tashjian R, Duncanson E. Autopsy Histopathologic Cardiac Findings in 2 Adolescents Following the Second COVID-19 Vaccine Dose. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2022, 146: 925-929. PMID: 35157759, DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2021-0435-sa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac findingsSecond COVID-19 vaccine doseCOVID-19 vaccine doseCoronavirus disease 2019Vaccine doseCytokine stormSecond doseMyocardial injuryAutopsy investigationMRNA vaccinesTypical histopathologyDisease 2019MyocarditisAdolescent deathsDoseAdministrationMicroscopic examinationInjuryTeenage boysAdolescentsHistopathologyTherapyVaccineCatecholaminesFindings
2021
Epidemiology and autopsy findings of 500 drowning deaths
Girela-López E, Beltran-Aroca C, Dye A, Gill J. Epidemiology and autopsy findings of 500 drowning deaths. Forensic Science International 2021, 330: 111137. PMID: 34894613, DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrowning deathsSignificant public health problemPopulation-based analysisUnintentional injury deathsDate of deathPublic health problemChief Medical ExaminerCircumstances of deathManner of deathCerebral edemaLung weightPulmonary edemaHeavy lungsBrain weightAutopsy findingsInjury deathsAnatomic findingsOrgan weightsSex distributionPostmortem diagnosisLarge seriesHealth problemsSaltwater drowningLungDeath rateImprovements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019
Clinton HA, Thangada S, Gill JR, Mirizzi A, Logan SB. Improvements in Toxicology Testing to Identify Fentanyl Analogs and Other Novel Synthetic Opioids in Fatal Drug Overdoses, Connecticut, January 2016–June 2019. Public Health Reports 2021, 136: 80s-86s. PMID: 34726973, PMCID: PMC8573780, DOI: 10.1177/00333549211042829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug overdose deathsOverdose deathsFatal drug overdosesToxicology testingDrug overdosesSynthetic opioidsFentanyl analogsNovel syntheticChief Medical ExaminerNovel synthetic opioidsToxicology resultsConnecticut OfficeTesting panelsStudy periodDeathOpioidsMedical examinersOverdosesToxicology laboratoriesToxicologyTotal occurrenceTestingYearsPrevalenceCommentary on: Dror IE, Melinek J, Arden JL, Kukucka J, Hawkins S, Carter J, et al. Cognitive bias in forensic pathology decisions. J Forensic Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556‐4029.14697. Epub 2021 Feb 20.
Gill J, Pinneri K, Denton J, Aiken S. Commentary on: Dror IE, Melinek J, Arden JL, Kukucka J, Hawkins S, Carter J, et al. Cognitive bias in forensic pathology decisions. J Forensic Sci. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556‐4029.14697. Epub 2021 Feb 20. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2021, 66: 2554-2554. PMID: 34498723, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGill et al Response to Authors’ Response
Gill J, Pinneri K, Denton J, Aiken S. Gill et al Response to Authors’ Response. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2021, 66: 2557-2558. PMID: 34498745, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeterson et al Response to Authors’ Response
Peterson B, Gill J, Oliver W. Peterson et al Response to Authors’ Response. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2021, 66: 2549-2552. PMID: 34498730, DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14849.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Detected in 42 Accidental Fentanyl Intoxication Deaths.
Nunez J, DeJoseph ME, Gill JR. Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Detected in 42 Accidental Fentanyl Intoxication Deaths. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2020, 42: 9-11. PMID: 33031124, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical structureEmergency medicine physiciansFatal drug intoxicationLack of responseTransient hypertensionIntoxication deathsDrug intoxicationMuscle relaxationMedicine physiciansXylazineIllicit drugsFentanylPublic healthDrugsDeathVeterinary medicineAdulterantsHypotensionAnalgesiaHypertensionClonidineBradycardiaNaloxoneSedativesTherapyThe Importance of Proper Death Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Gill JR, DeJoseph ME. The Importance of Proper Death Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA 2020, 324: 27-28. PMID: 32520302, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.9536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutopsy Services and Emergency Preparedness of a Tertiary Academic Hospital Mortuary for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: The Yale Plan
McGuone D, Sinard J, Gill JR, Masters A, Liu C, Morotti R, Parkash V. Autopsy Services and Emergency Preparedness of a Tertiary Academic Hospital Mortuary for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: The Yale Plan. Advances In Anatomic Pathology 2020, 27: 355-362. PMID: 32649315, DOI: 10.1097/pap.0000000000000274.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicHealth care worker safetyCoronavirus 2 pandemicCOVID-19 public health emergencyHigh-quality patient carePublic health emergencyCorona Virus DiseaseEarly response phaseInfection controlPatient careTissue retrievalAutopsy serviceMortuary servicesHospital mortuaryAutopsiesHealth emergencyPatient flowNovel diseaseVirus diseasePlateau phaseDiseasePandemicRecent memoryEmergency preparedness