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Dr. G: Medical Examiner documents cases handled by deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Jan C. Garavaglia (aka Dr. G) of Florida's District Nine Medical Examiner's Office. Each episode features two or three cases Dr. G

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    Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 1 Episode 9 - A Mother's Love
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #1 - A Mother's Love

    S1:E9

    While in the process of adopting a five-week-old baby, a mother takes him to work with her. While there, the baby inexplicably obtains a skull fracture while unsupervised. Since the parents cannot provide an explanation as to how the injury occurred, the hospital must investigate for abuse. The baby is taken away from the parents and placed with a foster family. The family's lawyer asks Dr. G to review the evidence. Can Dr. G's professional opinion help reunite a family?Eleven months after becoming paralyzed in a car accident, a 36-year-old woman dies in the hospital. Doctors claim the cause of death was a bacterial infection, a complication from her injuries. The woman's mother strongly believes her daughter was poisoned by her husband while in the hospital. Will Dr. G's autopsy confirm the mother's suspicions, or prove that there was no foul play involved?

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  2. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 4 Episode 9 - Dangerous Games
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Dangerous Games

    S4:E9

    A 12-year-old boy is found dead in his room with his karate belt wrapped around his neck. The boy had never exhibited suicidal tendencies, but he had been grounded on the weekend of his death for trying to skip school. Dr. G looks for evidence as to whether or not the boy's death was a suicide.A 55-year-old biochemist on sabbatical from Russia collapses and dies while eating lunch with colleagues. When the Russian Embassy and the FBI take interest in the man's death, Dr. G suspects that foul play may be involved.

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  3. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 8 Episode 2 - Desperate Measures
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Desperate Measures

    S8:E2

    After a long battle with addiction, a woman falls ill and dies; did her drug abuse kill her? Plus, Dr G investigates the execution of a man in his home.

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  4. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 8 Episode 6 - Deadly Mistake
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Deadly Mistake

    S8:E6

    A pregnant teen is admitted to a mental hospital after threatening suicide and is found dead two days later; did she kill herself? Dr. G also investigates a murder.

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  5. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 1 Episode 10 - Ashes to Ashes
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Ashes to Ashes

    S1:E10

    On a rural Texas highway, a fire is discovered in which three bodies have been burnt beyond recognition. Dr. G finds bullets in all three bodies, and determines that they were all fatally shot before being set on fire. Working together with the Texas Rangers, she must identify the victims and help to find who killed them.A 55-year-old man is dies while on a city bus. No one saw him die, so he is sent to the morgue for an autopsy. With no medical records available, Dr. G must consider all possibilities as she looks for the cause of death.

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  6. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 5 Episode 8 - Once Bitten
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #6 - Once Bitten

    S5:E8

    A 42-year-old diabetic woman dies at home while recovering from a tooth extraction. The woman died after being treated by her sister for low blood sugar, and the sister worries that she may have made a mistake that contributed to her sister's death. However, Dr. G suspects that the death may instead have been from complications of the dental surgery.A 69-year-old woman struggling with depression is found dead in bed by her family. The woman had been healthy, and the family is worried that she may have committed suicide. Dr. G works to find the cause of death, but this proves more difficult than she anticipated.

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  7. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 5 Episode 13 - Degrees of Death
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Degrees of Death

    S5:E13

    A 43-year-old man takes a nap at his parents house, and is later found dead in bed. The man had several conditions that put his health at risk, including morbidly obesity, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea. However, Dr. G is hesitant to jump to conclusions when her autopsy findings dont quite add up, so she opts to wait for the toxicology results before closing the case. A 53-year-old woman is found dead on her couch. The woman was obese and a smoker, her son notes that she had suffered an episode of intense eye pain the day before, and Dr. G finds signs of trauma on the womans lower body. With many potential suspects, only Dr. Gs autopsy will narrow down the cause of death.

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  8. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 4 Episode 10 - In the Dead of Night
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #8 - In the Dead of Night

    S4:E10

    A 71-year-old man collapses at home and is dead on arrival at the hospital. The doctor at the hospital refuses to sign the death certificate due to no apparent cause of death, so the body is sent to the morgue for an autopsy. Dr. G first suspects a cardiac death, but then discovers that the man had a toe infection and was taking antibiotics that caused adverse side effects. Because of the man's complex medical history, Dr. G decides that an autopsy is necessary to determine the cause of death. A 25-year-old man is found dead in a motel room after a night of partying and heavy drinking with friends. The man had a history of unexplained grand mal seizures and was obese, but Dr. G suspects that the cause of death may be related to alcohol and/or cocaine use.

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  9. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 7 Episode 5 - Deadly Circumstances
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Deadly Circumstances

    S7:E5

    A 52-year-old man is found dead in a motel parking lot. The man was reportedly ill when he checked into the motel two days prior, but Dr. G is also on the lookout for signs of foul play. A 45-year-old father is found dead at the base of his attic ladder. The man had been renovating the attic, making heat stroke and power tool electrocution possibilities. It's up to Dr. Joshua Stephany, Dr. G's youngest medical examiner, to piece together the details of this perplexing case.

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  10. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 1 Episode 6 - Who Is Watching the Children?
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Who Is Watching the Children?

    S1:E6

    An infant and his two-year-old sister are found dead in a house shared by two families. At first, they are believed to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning or cold medicine overdoses. When Dr. G. examines the infant, she finds no apparent cause of death. However, when she examines the two-year-old, she finds teeth imprints on the insides of the child's mouth, indicating that someone had suffocated her. Since the girl's infant brother has no teeth, Dr. G assumes that he too was suffocated. After the police verify the alibis of all the adults living in the house, a 12-year-old girl from the other family living in the house becomes the prime suspect. At first she admits to committing the crime, but later denies it. The neighborhood is outraged that the police would accuse a child of murder, so the girl is sent to live with her grandparents. Not long after the girl moves in with her grandparents, the family dog is found dead. Dr. G must do an autopsy on the dog to find out whether it too has a been suffocated, and if that will be a significant piece of evidence in convincing a jury that the girl is guilty.A 25-year-old pregnant mother checks into a homeless shelter, and reports that she has ovarian cancer. A week later, she falls ill and dies on the way to the hospital. Dr. G first checks the woman's ovaries, but finds no evidence that the woman ever had ovarian cancer. The woman was overweight and had an enlarged heart, which meant that she was at risk of having high blood pressure and and developing blood clots. Were these risk factors what caused the young mother's untimely death?

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  11. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 1 Episode 11 - Fighting for the Truth
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Fighting for the Truth

    S1:E11

    An employee is found dead in a restaurant kitchen. Clues found near the body include an empty cash register, a knife, a phone ripped off the wall, and a trail of blood splotches leading to a vandalized car in the parking lot. The man was well known for starting brawls, and alcohol and drug abuse. There are many possibilities as to how the man could have died, so Dr. G must do an autopsy to find exactly who or what killed him.A man dies in the hospital after taking a dangerously high amount of acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication. Before dying, the man claimed that the overdose was a suicide attempt. Normally, acetaminophen overdoses do not result in death. Dr. G works to find evidence to indicate whether this was really a suicide attempt or if the man accidentally killed himself in a scam for medical attention.

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  12. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 1 Episode 12 - Dying to be Young
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Dying to be Young

    S1:E12

    A healthy 53-year-old woman is found dead in bed. After performing an autopsy and taking blood and tissue samples, Dr. G cannot find the cause of death. Through conversations with the woman's husband, Dr. G finds out that the woman was suffering from symptoms of a hormonal imbalance and taking over forty dietary supplements a day. Dr. G must find which, if any, of these supplements may have caused her death.After a night of drinking, a 60-year-old man leaves a friend's house on his bicycle and is later found dead in a ditch by the side of the road. It is up to Dr. G to find out whether he fell off his bike or died some other way.

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  13. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 2 Episode 1 - Death on the Road
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Death on the Road

    S2:E1

    A 48-year-old man is found in motel room hundreds of miles from home with his head blown off by a shotgun. Clues found in the room point to suicide, but an additional shotgun shell and blood inconsistent with the man’s wounds suggest foul play. It is up to Dr. G to piece together this puzzle. Dr. G and forensic technician Gene Conus give a tour of the morgue and explain how certain tools and procedures work. A 66-year-old man is killed in a car accident while driving to his daughter’s house. The man’s wife feels guilty since he was making the drive as a favor to her, but she suspects that his heart condition may have played a role in the crash. Dr. G works to find whether the man would have died from natural causes regardless of the injuries he received in the accident.

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  14. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 2 Episode 2 - The Mourning After
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - The Mourning After

    S2:E2

    A 43-year-old man’s ex-wife finds him face-down in a hotel bathtub on the morning that they were supposed to embark on a cruise. The ex-wife reports that the man was shivering violently before his apparent drowning. When Dr. G concludes that the man did not drown, she must delve deeper to find the real cause of death. After a night of partying, a 29-year-old man is found dead in bed by his father. A bag of pills and a bottle of liquor are found in the room, but the father insists that his son did not abuse drugs or alcohol. Will Dr. G’s findings bring piece of mind for the grieving parents?

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  15. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 2 Episode 12 - A Lingering Question
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #15 - A Lingering Question

    S2:E12

    A 34-year-old woman is brought into the morgue with her body covered in a strange rash. She came down with the illness a week before her death and eventually died in the hospital despite being treated with antibiotics. Two weeks before the woman died, she reported being bitten by a stranger who kissed her in a bar and believed that was how she contracted the illness. With a cervical cancer relapse and chicken pox as possible culprits, Dr. G must conduct an internal examination. A 56-year-old man dies after suffering an apparent epileptic seizure in his yard. At first it seems as if the man died of Sudden Unexpected Death In Epilepsy, but Dr. G’s autopsy reveals that epilepsy was not the only condition putting the man’s health at risk.

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  16. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 4 Episode 6 - Deadly Doses
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Deadly Doses

    S4:E6

    A 36-year-old woman experiencing inexplicable itching all over her body overdoses on antihistamines. The woman appears to be fine for a time at the hospital, but then she goes into cardiac arrest and dies. Dr. G discovers from the woman's medical history that the woman had lupus, an autoimmune disease. Dr. G tries to find out whether the overdose caused the woman's death, or if the woman died of a complication of her condition.A 50-year-old woman collapses at home and dies in the hospital. The woman had been experiencing chronic pain for years due to injuries received in a car accident. The woman experienced depression due to the pain, making suicide a possible cause of death. It's up to Dr. G to find out if the woman took her life, accidentally overdosed on her pain medication, or died in some other way.

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  17. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 4 Episode 13 - Once Bitten
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    #17 - Once Bitten

    S4:E13

    A 34-year-old man dies while on a business trip to Orlando. The man was an avid rugby player, athletic and presumed to be perfectly healthy. Two days before his death, he developed severe back pain. The man's wife reports she and her husband both received spider bites a few weeks prior, but Dr. G discovers that what the doctors thought were spider bites may have been something far more life-threatening.A 41-year-old father from California dies in a hotel room while vacationing in Orlando with his family. Earlier that day, the man had fallen ill on an amusement park ride on which two other people had previously died. Not only must Dr. G find the cause of death, she must also find out whether the man's death was linked to the amusement park ride.

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  18. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 5 Episode 3 - Shock to the System
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Shock to the System

    S5:E3

    A 60-year-old basketball coach is found dead in his house after missing a week of work. The man has a clean medical history, but Dr. G finds evidence of a well known medical condition that may have lead to the man's demise.A 54-year-old man arrives in the morgue after dying from a brain hemorrhage in the hospital. However, the cause of the brain hemorrhage remains a mystery. The man died while drunk and high on amphetamines, indicating that the hemorrhage may have been drug-related. The man's son reports that his father had been involved in bar fight prior to this death, suggesting that the hemorrhage may have been the result of an assault, and therefore a homicide. Dr. G must consider both possibilities, as well as others, as she searches for the cause of the brain hemorrhage.

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  19. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 5 Episode 10 - Deadly Encounter
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Deadly Encounter

    S5:E10

    A 10-year-old boy is found dead on his bedroom floor. Dr. Norma Jean Farley, one of Dr. G's pathology fellows, volunteers for the case. The boy had been taking Ritalin for ADHD and he had asthma, but Dr. Farley must also rule out child abuse. When the cause of death proves elusive, Dr. Farley seeks Dr. G's help, and both doctors are shocked when the tragic cause of death is revealed. A 10-year-old girl is struck by lightning, and is subsequently left brain dead with no hope for recovery. The family makes the decision to donate their daughter's organs. Dr. G must decide if she can perform a successful investigation without the girl's vital organs.

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  20. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 5 Episode 12 - How Not To Die
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #20 - How Not To Die

    S5:E12

    A girl finds her 35-year-old father dead on the couch. The man has no medical records, but the mans family thinks that the mans well water was contaminated. A neighbor also reports that the man was coughing up blood, indicating a possible tuberculosis infection. Dr. Gs husband, an infectious disease specialist, collaborates with Dr. G on the case. A 51-year-old man is found dead in bed. The man had been suffering from depression due to his recent divorce, and two bottles of prescription painkillers are found on the nightstand next to the bed. The family suspects that the man committed suicide. Will Dr. Gs findings confirm their worst fears?

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  21. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 6 Episode 7 - America's Most Shocking Cases
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - America's Most Shocking Cases

    S6:E7

    A 14-year-old boy falls ill, and dies after an apparent seizure. The hospital staff suspects a bacterial meningitis infection. If the hospital is correct, the boy's friends and family could also be at risk. It's up to Dr. G to find out if the hospital is correct, and if not, find the true cause of death. A 47-year-old man goes to sleep the couch after drinking heavily, and never wakes up. The man had recently had part of his leg amputated due to gangrene. Dr. G suspects that arterial narrowing in other parts of the man's body may have played a role in his death, but she will not know for sure until the autopsy is completed.

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  22. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 6 Episode 8 - Last Gasps
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Last Gasps

    S6:E8

    A 6-month-old girl becomes unresponsive in her crib, and stops breathing on the way to the hospital. Dr. G knows that the cause of death in infant cases is often elusive, and the baby's recent cold is the only potential clue. A 34-year-old man visits the hospital for severe abdominal pain, which the doctors believe is benign symptom of the man's recent cocaine binge. The man is sent home when the pain subsides, but the man falls ill and dies two days later. The man's wife claims that he has not used cocaine since the incident, and believes the hospital missed a key diagnosis. Could the wife be correct, or did her husband's cocaine habit finally catch up to him? It's up to Dr. G to find out.

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  23. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 7 Episode 2 - Hidden Killers
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Hidden Killers

    S7:E2

    An 18-year-old seemingly healthy athlete dies two days after being hospitalized with back pain and a mysterious rash. Dr. G suspects an infection, and is concerned that this case may have public health implications. A 49-year-old woman is found dead on her couch, covered with blood from a head wound. Blood on the stone hearth of the fireplace suggests that woman struck her head. Did she simply fall, or was she assaulted? It's up to Dr. G to find out.

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  24. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 7 Episode 3 - Playing with Fire
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Playing with Fire

    S7:E3

    A 28-year-old man inexplicably erupts into a violent rage during a cookout, and then collapses and dies. The man had schizophrenia, in addition to a lengthy medical history. Dr. G also considers the possibility that the man was fatally injured as his family struggled to bring him under control. With a long list of possibilities, Dr. G must let the body speak for itself as she searches for the answer. A 22-year-old pregnant woman collapses and dies after experiencing chest pains. Dr. G's colleague, Dr. Norma Jean Farley, is tasked with finding the cause of death. When the answer proves elusive, Dr. Farley reaches out to the woman's family, and discovers that the young mother had been keeping a deadly secret.

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  25. Dr. G: Medical Examiner Season 2 Episode 10 - Paths of Destruction
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #25 - Paths of Destruction

    S2:E10

    A 27-year-old mentally challenged man collapses while eating lunch and dies soon afterwards. The family believes he choked while unsupervised, and they wonder if they could have done something to save him. Dr. G hopes to answer their question with her autopsy, and ends up finding something she has never before seen in the history of her career. After disappearing for five days, a 45-year-old man is found decomposing in his unlocked apartment. Ten years earlier, he suffered a severe back injury while doing construction work and has suffered from chronic pain ever since. He was known to abuse alcohol. Syringes, prescription painkillers, and beer bottles were found in the man’s trashcan. Did the man intentionally take his own life? Dr. G must take this body to the “Decomp Room” to get to the bottom of the case.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Mother's Love" is the best rated episode of "Dr. G: Medical Examiner". It scored 8.6/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/4/2005. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dangerous Games".