Forensic Pathology & Autopsy

When called upon, UND's Department of Pathology works with the Grand Forks County Coroner's office to determine cause of death as circumstances require.

As such, the Mission and Goals of the UND Forensic Pathology Center are:

• To provide high quality death investigation in accordance with the law and national professional standards.
• To foster public health and safety with respect, honor, truth, and integrity for the people, families, and communities served.
• To educate the next generation of medical and health professionals.
• To serve and provide rural communities with excellence in forensic pathology and death investigation services.
• To discover and contribute to medical knowledge for health of individuals and communities.

We, as a team and as individuals, affirm this mission and state our respect for each other, the community we serve, and the students we mentor and train. We seek knowledge from each case, each other and the forensic and medical community. We work as a team to advance medicolegal death investigation and medical knowledge and serve the learners, communities, and families in our area and to extend that knowledge to others in the broader medical and forensic community. Our purpose is to discover the truth for the deceased.

Truth, integrity, respect, compassion, and knowledge are the guiding principles of our practice.

Contact

UND Forensic Pathology Practice Center
1451 44th Avenue South, Unit G
Grand Forks, ND  58201
701.777.1200

Mary Ann Sens, M.D., Ph.D.                                        
mary.sens@UND.edu

Susan Roe, M.D.                                                        
susan.j.roe@UND.edu

Selly Strauch, M.D.
selly.strauch@UND.edu 

Edward Bina, D-ABMDI
edward.bina@UND.edu

Kirstin Hurt
Brain Technician/Autopsy Assistant