medical examiner

noun

1. a physician or other person trained in medicine who is appointed by a city, county, or the like, to perform autopsies on the bodies of persons supposed to have died from unnatural causes and to investigate the cause and circumstances of such deaths.
2. a physician retained by an insurance company, industrial firm, or the like, to give medical examinations to its clients or employees.

noun

1. mainly US a medical expert, usually a physician, employed by a state or local government to determine the cause of sudden death in cases of suspected violence, suicide, etcCompare coroner
2. a physician who carries out medical examinations

n.

1. A physician officially authorized by a governmental unit to ascertain causes of deaths, especially those not occurring under natural circumstances.
2. A physician who examines employees of a particular firm or applicants for life insurance.