Christina VandePol, M.D.

Author

Physician

Former Coroner

My fiction and nonfiction focus on death investigation and its intersection with medicine, public health, and the justice system.

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Book Cover with title Madam Coroner, Author Christina VandePol, M.D. Image of a woman looking over a rural landscape from behind crime scene tape

Coming in Spring 2027!

Part memoir

Part suburban noir

Part true crime

Read the true story of what happened after I was elected the first woman coroner of Chester County, PA…

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Latest Blog

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Disease Deaths

How deadly is measles?

The county where I live is adjacent to Lancaster County, PA, which is getting first-hand experience with how deadly measles can be. The recent “measles-associated”

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Unclaimed

Unclaimed Veteran Burial

The remains of more than 20,000 unclaimed veterans await burial, according to a 2023 VA survey. Most of these veterans are likely eligible for burial

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