Joye Maureen Carter MD

Dr. Joye M Carter, MD is an in-demand speaker who lays it on the line when it comes to the reality of death investigation. Dr. Carter has been a forensic pathologist and public speaker for more than 35 years. She was the first African American to be named a Chief Medical Examiner in the history of the United States. She was also the first graduate of Howard University College of Medicine to become board certified in forensic medicine. She was the first black female to serve as a deputy chief medical examiner of the Armed Forces, the first female appointed as Chief Medical Examiner in the District of Columbia, Houston, Texas, and Indianapolis, IN.