Frederick Zugibe

Frederick Thomas Zugibe (; May 28, 1928 – September 6, 2013 ) was the chief medical examiner of Rockland County, New York from 1969 to 2002.

In 1968, Zugibe received a Doctor of Medicine degree (M.D.) from West Virginia University He was a diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology and forensic pathology,

Zugibe is well known for his research into crucifixion and the Shroud of Turin, which modifies the theories of Pierre Barbet regarding crucifixion, and the Catholic Church regarding the Shroud of Turin. He made numerous television appearances on these subjects, including How Jesus Died - the Final 18 Hours (Learning Channel and History Channel), The Shroud of Turin (CBC), Jesus, the Man (Discovery Channel), Son of God (BBC), Stigmata and the Shroud (In Search of...), The Stigmata (Learning Channel), The Shroud of Turin (60 Minutes, Australia), DaVinci and the Shroud (National Geographic), The Mystery of Jesus (CNN) and The Naked Archaeologist.

Zugibe was one of the people investigating the Eucharistic miracle of Buenos Aires.

In 2003 Rockland County dedicated the Rockland County Medical Examiner's Office as the Dr. Frederick T. Zugibe Forensic Unit. A new disease, Glycoprotein Storage Disease, first described in the American Journal of Medicine by Zugibe and co-author Dr. Enid Gilbert, has been named the Zugibe-Gilbert Syndrome.

Frederick Zugibe died on Friday, September 6, 2013, at the age of 85.

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