Nizam Peerwani

Nizam Peerwani is the former chief medical examiner for Tarrant County, Texas. Locally, he is notable for his role in the David Koresh–Mount Carmel incident in Waco, Texas and in the trial of Chante Jawan Mallard for the murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs.[1][2][3]

Peerwani is a graduate of the American University of Beirut (MD '76). He completed his residency in pathology at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, and is board-certified in clinical, anatomic and forensic pathology.

He worked with Physicians for Human Rights on mass graves in Rwanda.[4]

He retired from the post of medical examiner in 2021 following accusations that he had overseen "mistakes in autopsies and [given] questionable trial testimony in a death penalty case".[5] There were allegations "that the DA’s office has a history of covering up criminal acts by Peerwani over the course of the ME's 42-year career".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Windshield Trial Testimony Ends". Reuters. 26 June 2003 – via LA Times.
  2. ^ "Dr. Nizam Peerwani: INTERVIEW EXCERPTS". PBS. 1 August 1995. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. ^ Gordon, Scott (28 February 2018). "Tarrant Medical Examiner Remembers Branch Davidian Carnage". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Dr. Nizam Peerwani: Speaking Out for Those Who Cannot". Physicians for Human Right. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Longtime Tarrant County Medical Examiner Dr. Nizam Peerwani to Retire". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Cutting In: A whistleblower alleges that Tarrant County's former ME openly violated the law and, in doing so, potentially invalidated numerous criminal court rulings". Fort Worth Weekly. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2025.


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