Jan Garavaglia | |
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Born |
Jan Carla Garavaglia September 14, 1956 Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Residence | Mount Vernon, Washington |
Other names | Dr. G |
Occupation | Chief Medical Examiner |
Years active | 1988–2015 |
Spouse(s) | Kevin Kowaleski (1980–2006) Mark Wallace (2007–present) |
Children | 2 |
Website | http://www.hownottodie.com |
Jan Carla Garavaglia (born September 14, 1956), better known as "Dr. G", served as the Chief Medical Examiner for Orange and Osceola counties in Orlando, Florida from 2004 until her retirement in May 2015. She starred in the hit series Dr. G: Medical Examiner on the Discovery Health Channel which first aired in July 2004 and ran until 2012. Repeats of the show are aired on the Discovery Life Channel. The show is ranked No. 1 for Discovery Health and is also broadcast in Australia, Europe, South America and South Africa. Garavaglia has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live,The Rachael Ray Show,The Doctors and The Dr. Oz Show.
Garavaglia was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, to Charles and Jennie Garavaglia. Her father worked as a butcher, and her mother worked briefly as a secretary and shoe model. Garavaglia has two brothers. She attended Concord Elementary School and Lindbergh High School, graduating in 1974. Garavaglia received her medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and completed an internship in internal medicine and residency in anatomic/clinical pathology at Saint Louis University Hospitals. She also completed a fellowship in forensic pathology at the Dade County Medical Examiner's Office in Miami. She is board-certified in combined anatomic and clinical pathology and forensic pathology.