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Karen Lynn Kaul, M.D., Ph.D.
Karen Lynn Kaul, M.D., Ph.D.
Endeavor Health Medical Group
Molecular Diagnostics, Pathology
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Dr. Karen Kaul is Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at NorthShore and is a Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Kaul is board-certified in Anatomic and Molecular Genetic Pathology, and established one of the earliest Molecular Diagnostics laboratories in the US. She has been deeply involved in the development of DNA-based laboratory tests and has been significantly involved in education, quality, and standardization of the practice of molecular pathology. She served as president of the Association for Molecular Pathology, and Editor in Chief of the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, is a Trustee of the American Board of Pathology and has served in numerous roles related to pathology training and certification. As departmental Chair, she has led efforts to improve laboratory efficiency and utilization, and maximize the impact of the laboratory on clinical care.
Gender /
Female
Affiliation /
Endeavor Health Medical Group
Expertise /
Molecular Diagnostics, Pathology
Academic Rank /
Clinical Professor
Languages /
English
Board Certified /
Anatomic Pathology,
Molecular Genetic Pathology
Clinical Service /
Molecular Diagnostics
Medical School /
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, 1984
Internship /
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency /
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Fellowship /
NCI - Frederick Cancer Research Facility
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What Does the New COVID Mutation Really Mean?
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Dr. Karen Kaul...“We know, for example in New York, the tendency was several months ago to get the viral strains that came from Europe,” she said. “Whereas our West Coast tended to get...
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Which COVID-19 Test Should You Get?
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Dr Karen Kaul is a pathologist at NorthShore..."We do have a need for rapid, easily administered tests in this country...There is value in a rapid test for...
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Swift advances are not only revolutionizing medicine, but also creating challenges in this era of the human genome, said Dr. Karen Kaul...
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