Jared K Brooks, MD

Jared K Brooks, MD
Jared K Brooks, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology

Biosketch

Jared Brooks, MD, is a board-certified forensic pathologist. He is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. He completed his residency in anatomic pathology at the University of California, Irvine, and his fellowship in forensic pathology at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo. Since 2022, Dr. Brooks has served as Deputy Medical Examiner for the Office of the Medical Examiner in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He also is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine. His clinical, teaching, and research interests include medical education, railroad-related fatalities, and quality improvement.

  • Education and Training
    • Fellowship 2021, Forensic Pathology, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
    • Residency 2020, Anatomic Pathology, Medical Center, University of California-Irvine
    • MD 2017, University of Washington
    • BA 2005, Biology, Alaska Pacific University

  • Research
    • Railroad-related fatalities
    • Quality Improvement
    • Medical Education
    • Forensic Pathology

  • Publications

  • Presentations
    • Common Elements of Motor Vehicle Homicide and Suicide in Southwest Michigan: A Retrospective Case Series. Bovio N, Brooks J, Grande A, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Case Report. Figueroa L, Castor M, Fisher-Hubbard AO, Brooks JK, 41st Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical & Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 05/2023
    • Medicolegal death investigation of railroad-related fatalities. Brooks J, Grande A, Prahlow J, Brown T, National Association of Medical Examiners 2020 Annual Meeting, Virtual, Online, 10/2020