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File #: AB2024-722    Version: 1
Type: Executive Appointment Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/24/2024 In control: Council Committee of the Whole
On agenda: 11/6/2024 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Request confirmation of the County Executive's appointment of Dr. Aldo Fusaro as Medical Examiner effective December 9, 2024
Indexes: Administration and Personnel
Attachments: 1. Staff Memo, 2. Letter - Sheriff, 3. Letter - Northwest Washington Medical Society
Department Human Resources Division

Primary Contact Email:    mkeeley@co.whatcom.wa.us

 

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Request confirmation of the County Executive’s appointment of Dr. Aldo Fusaro as Medical Examiner effective December 9, 2024

 

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Dr. Fusaro has served as Whatcom County’s interim Medical Examiner since September 2024.  He brings nearly three decades of experience as a forensic pathologist, having started his career in the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office in Illinois in 1997.  He later served as Associate Medical Examiner for King County (2005-2017) and as Deputy Medical Examiner for the Montana State Medical Examiner’s Office (2017-present). 

 

Dr. Fusaro received his Bachelor’s Degree at Grinnell College and subsequently attended medical school at Des Moines University, where he earned his Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine.  He did a one-year clinical internship at Chicago Osteopathic, a four-year residency at St. Luke’s Medical Center and then a one-year fellowship at Cook County’s Office of Medical Examiner.  He has co-authored multiple articles and taught at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Rush Medical College.

 

Dr. Fusaro is licensed to practice in the State of Washington and is a respected member of the Medical Examiner community, serving on a number of professional boards and committees and presenting at association meetings.




Whatcom County, Washington
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