Jan Garavaglia

About

Jan Carla Garavaglia (born September 14, 1956), sometimes known as “Dr. G”, is an American physician and pathologist who served as the chief medical examiner for Orange and Osceola counties in Orlando, Florida, from 2004 until her retirement in May 2015. She came to prominence for handling several high-profile cases, including the deaths of Caylee Anthony and Tracie McBride.
She starred in the series Dr. G: Medical Examiner on the Discovery Health channel which aired from 2004 to 2012. Repeats of the show have aired on the Discovery Life channel, Justice Network, and on Roku Channel, a free-to-stream video service. Garavaglia has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live, The Rachael Ray Show, The Doctors and The Dr. Oz Show. She was also on Head Rush with Kari Byron.

Garavaglia was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Charles and Jennie Garavaglia. She graduated from Lindbergh High School in 1974. Garavaglia received her medical degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed an internship in internal medicine and residency in anatomic/clinical pathology at St. Louis University Hospital. She completed a fellowship in forensic…