Cook County Medical Examiner, CAP Member, Resigns
Relocating to practice pathology, spend more time with familyDr. Stephen Cina, chief medical examiner for Cook County, is resigning effective June 5, according to a statement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Dr. Ponni Arunkumar, deputy chief medical examiner, will serve as interim chief medical examiner.
Cina took over a troubled county morgue in 2012, assuming duties from Dr. Nancy Jones, who resigned amid criticism from employees that bodies were stacking up in the morgue's cooler.
In a letter written to his staff that was obtained by the Tribune, Cina said that