Doctor found dead from overdose at UT Medical Center

Thursday, September 26, 2013

A resident doctor found dead this summer at the University of Tennessee Medical Center died of an accidental overdose of an anesthetic, police said.

Dr. Zackary Kim Rose, who was a third-year resident at the hospital, was found dead about 2 a.m. June 24, according to records. He was found on a bed in the second-floor call room by another physician after he failed to respond to a medical page.

Authorities determined Rose had last been seen alive about 8 p.m. June 23, records show. The 28-year-old Rose was dressed in scrubs when found.

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