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Stephen Cina, Cook County's Chief Medical Examiner, Out After 4 Years

By Tanveer Ali | May 4, 2016 4:53pm | Updated on May 6, 2016 10:51am
 Stephen Cina, Chief Cook County Medical Examiner, said it will take several weeks to determine whether Urooj Khan was poisoned with cyanide. Khan's body was exhumed Friday for an autopsy.
Stephen Cina, Chief Cook County Medical Examiner, said it will take several weeks to determine whether Urooj Khan was poisoned with cyanide. Khan's body was exhumed Friday for an autopsy.
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CHICAGO — Cook County's Chief Medical Examiner Stephen Cina is resigning after four years in the position.

Cina is being replaced by his top deputy Ponni Arunkumar, according to county officials.

County officials didn't elaborate on a reason for Cina's resignation, but in a statement he said it was for "personal reasons."

"My decision to leave is purely personal and is based on a desire for a more peaceful lifestyle," said Cina, who oversees the autopsies of all homicide and accident victims in Cook County.

Cina took over the agency in 2012 after it lost accreditation the previous year and a scandal involving photos showing bodies stacked in coolers.

The medical examiner's office regained accreditation earlier this year.

"Dr. Cina has done an amazing job of transforming our Medical Examiner's Office, bringing it from crisis to full accreditation in less than four years," County President Toni Preckwickle said in a statement.

Dr. Stephen Cina (DNAinfo/Darryl Holliday)

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