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Jack Kevorkian Once Worked at Wyandotte Hospital

The man, who later in life picked up the nickname "Dr. Death," worked as a pathologist in Wyandotte.

Decades ago, Dr. Jack Kevorkian worked as a pathologist at Wyandotte General Hospital, which is now .

at Friday morning after being hospitalized with kidney, liver and respiratory problems off and on for several weeks. He was 83.

According to the book Appointment with Doctor Death by Michael Betzold, Kevorkian worked in Wyandotte for 18 months before opening his own clinic called the Checkup Diagnostic Center in Southfield.

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Other stories online say Kevorkian worked in Wyandotte for a much shorter amount of time. His stint Downriver is believed to have occurred in the late 1960s.

Stephanie Scheer, a spokeswoman for Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, said she was unaware of Kevorkian’s former ties to the hospital.

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Jody Chansulome, Wyandotte’s director of museums and cultural affairs, said she also was unaware of the city’s connection to Dr. Death. She said there were no records in the archives of the city’s relative to Kevorkian.

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