KarlEdwardWilliamsMDMPH

Pathology • Pittsburgh, PA

Forensic/Autopsy, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Chief Medical Examiner, Allegheny County

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Office
1520 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone+1 412-350-4800
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Education & Training

Allegheny County Medical Examiner's OfficeFellowship, Forensic Pathology, 1984 - 1985
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1981 - 1983
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1979 - 1981
MedStar Health/Georgetown University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1975 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2011 - 2018
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Forensic Pathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Potential Emerging Risks Among Children Following Parental Opioid-Related Overdose Death.
Eric G. Hulsey, Yuan Li, Karen Hacker, Karl E. Williams, Kathryn Collins, Erin Dalton> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2020 May 1
60 citations
The Effect of Incomplete Death Certificates on Estimates of Unintentional Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in the United States, 1999-2015:
Jeanine M. Buchanich, Lauren C. Balmert, Karl E. Williams, Donald S. Burke> ;Public Health Reports. 2018 Jun 27
9 citations
The Rapid Escalation of Fentanyl in Illicit Drug Evidence in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 2010-2016.
Kathleen Creppage, Joshua Yohannan, Karl E. Williams, Jeanine M. Buchanich, Thomas J. Songer, Stephen R. Wisniewski, Anthony Fabio> ;Public Health Reports. 2018 Feb 1
24 citations
Report of Increasing Overdose Deaths that include Acetyl Fentanyl in Multiple Counties of the Southwestern Region of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2015–2016
Jessica B. Dwyer, Jennifer Janssen, M D O Todd Luckasevic, Karl E. Williams> ;Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2018 Jan 1
19 citations
Loperamide-Induced Torsades de Pointes: A Case Series
Kenneth D. Katz, Robert D. Cannon, Matthew D. Cook, Alexandra Amaducci, Ryan W. Day, Joshua Enyart, Glenn Burket, Lauren Porter, Timothy Roach, Jennifer K. Janssen, Ka...> ;The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Sep 1
17 citations
Patterns and trends in accidental poisoning death rates in the US, 1979-2014.
Jeanine M. Buchanich, Lauren C. Balmert, Janice L. Pringle, Karl E. Williams, Donald S. Burke, Gary M. Marsh> ;Preventive Medicine. 2016 Aug 1
Correction: Patterns and Trends in Accidental Poisoning Deaths: Pennsylvania's Experience 1979-2014.
Lauren C. Balmert, Jeanine M. Buchanich, Janice L. Pringle, Karl E. Williams, Donald S. Burke, Gary M. Marsh> ;Plos One. 2016 Jul 13
8 citations
Patterns and Trends in Accidental Poisoning Deaths: Pennsylvania's Experience 1979-2014
Lauren C. Balmert, Jeanine M. Buchanich, Janice L. Pringle, Karl E. Williams, Donald S. Burke, Gary M. Marsh> ;Plos One. 2016 Mar 10
28 citations
Underrepresentation of heroin involvement in unintentional drug overdose deaths in Allegheny County, PA.
M.P.H. Kristen J. Mertz M.D., Jennifer K. Janssen, Karl E. Williams> ;Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2014 Nov 1
25 citations
Coxsackievirus B4 myocarditis and meningoencephalitis in newborn twins
Stephanie J. Bissel, Caitlin C. Winkler, Joseph DelTondo, Guoji Wang, Karl E. Williams, Clayton A. Wiley> ;Neuropathology. 2014 Oct 1
2 citations
Autopsy report diagnoses for motor vehicle-related deaths: How much more can they add to death certificate information?
Kristen J. Mertz, Steven A. Koehler, Harold B. Weiss, Karl E. Williams> ;International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 2011 May 12
Unsuspected hereditary hemochromatosis at forensic autopsy: its presentation, confirmation, and implications.
Michael Panella, Steven A. Koehler, Abdulrezzak Shakir, Karl E. Williams> ;The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 2011 Mar 1
2 citations
Accidental through and through penetrating injury to the neck.
Steven A. Koehler, Abdulrezak Shakir, Karl E. Williams> ;The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology. 2011 Mar 1
2 citations
An in vitro chemoresponse assay defines a subset of colorectal and lung carcinomas responsive to cetuximab.
Shara D. Rice, Theresa R Cassino, Lahari Sakhamuri, Nan Song, Karl E Williams, Stacey L. Brower> ;Cancer Biology & Therapy. 2011 Jan 15
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Press Mentions

Local Agencies Respond as Overdoses Surge in Allegheny CountyJuly 11th, 2022
Analyzing Street Drugs Points to Potential Early Warning System in Opioid CrisisFebruary 4th, 2018

Hospital Affiliations

Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania