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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN HONOR OF STEPHEN J. CINA M.D, CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER
WHEREAS, on June 5, 2016, Dr. Stephen J. Cina will complete his service as Chief Medical Examiner for Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Cina has more than 20 years of forensic autopsy experience, conducted close to 4,000 autopsies, testified in court and been deposed over 200 times, authored more than 100 scientific publications and book chapters; and
WHEREAS, prior to coming to Cook County in 2012, Dr. Cina served as the Associate Medical Director of the University of Miami Tissue Bank as well as the Deputy Chief Medical Examiner of Broward County (Fort Lauderdale), Florida; and
WHEREAS, from 2001 to 2006, Dr. Cina was a Forensic Pathology Consultant for Northern Colorado and 80% of Wyoming (approximately 90,000 square miles), where he also served as a Coroner/Medical Examiner; and
WHEREAS, prior to moving to Colorado, Dr. Cina served as a Regional Medical Examiner in the United States Air Force, covering suspicious deaths and aircraft fatalities from Ecuador to Alaska to Curacao to Korea; and
WHEREAS, in addition to his subspecialty training as a forensic pathologist, Dr. Cina completed a fellowship in Surgical Pathology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Cina was recently elected to his fifth term on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Medical Examiners, has served as Chair of the Forensic Pathology Committee of the College of American Pathologists, and has been the President of the Florida Association of Medical Examiners; and
WHEREAS, under Dr. Cina’s leadership, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office obtained full accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) in 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Board of Commissioners of Cook County do herby extend their thanks to Dr. Stephen J. Cina for the contributions and leadership he provided as Chief Medical Examiner for Cook County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President and the Board of Commissioners of Cook County wish Dr. Stephen J. Cina well in all his future endeavors; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be presented to Dr. Stephen J. Cina as a small token of appreciation for his service to Cook County.
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