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Dr. Luke Rodda, Ph.D. serves as Chief Forensic Toxicologist and Director of the Forensic Laboratory Division at the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Under his leadership, the Forensic Laboratory Division has been transformed into a nationally recognized leader in forensic science. Dr. Rodda expanded the lab's toxicology screening panel from 100 to over 1,000 substances, reduced turnaround times from 75 days to less than two weeks, and secured over $6 million in grant funding. He also led the in-house development of CLIO, a custom case management system that has saved the City hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
San Francisco is now the only medical examiner's office in California to hold all three national accreditations of excellence. Dr. Rodda has mentored over 40 students and published more than twenty peer-reviewed publications, cementing the OCME's standing as a national thought leader in forensic science.
Dr. Luke Rodda, Ph.D. serves as Chief Forensic Toxicologist and Director of the Forensic Laboratory Division at the San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Under his leadership, the Forensic Laboratory Division has been transformed into a nationally recognized leader in forensic science. Dr. Rodda expanded the lab's toxicology screening panel from 100 to over 1,000 substances, reduced turnaround times from 75 days to less than two weeks, and secured over $6 million in grant funding. He also led the in-house development of CLIO, a custom case management system that has saved the City hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
San Francisco is now the only medical examiner's office in California to hold all three national accreditations of excellence. Dr. Rodda has mentored over 40 students and published more than twenty peer-reviewed publications, cementing the OCME's standing as a national thought leader in forensic science.
