Eric D Peters MD

Eric D. Peters, MD, is a physician whose structured specialty listing is Family Medicine and whose professional focus is forensic pathology. He serves as Deputy Chief Medical Examiner with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner in Tucson, Arizona, and is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Arizona. Dr. Peters also directs the forensic pathology fellowship program, supporting the training and mentorship of physicians entering the specialty. Dr. Peters earned his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed an internal medicine internship at North Shore University Hospital. He then trained in anatomic and clinical pathology at The New York Hospital, followed by fellowship training in forensic pathology at the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology and in forensic pathology. Across his career, Dr. Peters has performed nearly 5,000 forensic autopsies and has provided expert testimony in court proceedings more than 200 times. His work includes consultation on complex criminal and civil matters for both prosecution and defense at multiple jurisdictional levels.