Dr. Michael Baden

Dr. Michael Baden

Michael Baden is a Fox News contributor and joined the network in 2003. In this role, Dr. Baden provides FNC with expert analysis of medical, forensic and investigative aspects of unnatural death and injury, including homicide, suicide, accident and mass disasters (multiple shootings, terrorist attacks, hurricanes, fires, airplane crashes etc.).Read More

A renowned forensic pathologist, Dr. Baden served as the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City. He received a B.S. degree from the City College of New York, an M.D. degree from the NYU School of Medicine, was Chief Resident in Pathology at Bellevue Hospital and served as a medical examiner for New York City for 25 years. He then served as the chief forensic pathologist for the New York State Police.

Throughout his career, Dr. Baden has also been called to investigate many high profile deaths and has testified as an expert witness in numerous court cases. He was chairman of the House Select Committee on Assassinations Forensic Pathology Panel that investigated the assassinations of Pres. John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Baden has co-authored dozens of professional articles and has written five books.