Assistant Professor of Pathology
Email: marie.pierre-louis@dc.gov
Medical Education:
Medical School of the State University of Haiti
Residency:
State University Hospital in Port-au-Prince Haiti and at Howard University Hospital in Washington DC.
Fellowship:
Gastro-Enterology at Klinikum Charlottenburg, Freie Universitat (Germany) and in Forensic Pathology at the Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner, Government of the District of Columbia, Washington DC.
Bio:
Dr. Pierre-Louis brings to the District approximately 20 years of forensic pathology experience, with licensures to
practice medicine in the District of Columbia and Haiti. Upon completing her fellowship with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, in 1986,
she was appointed to serve as a Deputy Medical Examiner for the office, where she served in this capacity for 17 years until September of 2003.
She became the Interim Chief Medical Examiner in September 2003, Acting Chief Medical Examiner in October 2004, and was appointed to serve as
the Chief Medical Examiner in January 2005.
While serving as a Deputy Medical Examiner to the District, Dr. Pierre-Louis performed over 4,000 autopsies and witnessed over 15,000 throughout her career, as well as provided expert testimony in over 400 criminal and civil cases throughout the Washington DC Metropolitan area.