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About Keith Kaplan

Dr. Kaplan is a surgical pathologist at Mayo Clinic and associate professor of pathology at Mayo Medical School in Rochester, MN. He received his MD degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine followed by residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While at Walter Reed, in conjunction with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology he founded and directed the Army Telepathology Program connecting 25 hospitals worldwide for consultation via telepathology. He has authored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific articles book chapters, editorials and scientific abstracts. His subspecialty interests include gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology, cytopathology and pathology informatics and has presented at national and international meetings on those topics. Dr. Kaplan’s research interests involve gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology, hyperspectral imaging, image analysis and the use of Web 2.0 tools in pathology. He is active in many medical societies including the College of American Pathologists where he has chaired or served on several committees, serves as a reviewer for many scientific journals, serves on the editorial board for Human Pathology and blogs daily at www.tissuepathology.com.
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August 23, 2009
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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology continues operations as it faces closure

The Washington Post (8/17, Vogel) reports that the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, slated to be closed as part of the 2011 shutdown of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, has taken public issue with a private firm’s attempts to portray itself as the Institute’s successor. After Bostwick Laboratories issued a news [...]

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August 5, 2009
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Poll about doctors’ earnings reflects a sick society

With the renewed discussions and proposed legislation about “healthcare reform” the topics of reimbursement, cost, tort reform (not really), insurance and physician income are all issues. The healthcare debate rages on. Most recently, former governor of Vermont and DNC Chairman…

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July 13, 2009
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Cleveland Clinic launches its own WebMD

Cleveland Clinic last week unveiled Clevelandclinichealth.com, the hospital’s health-and-wellness portal and the latest in a string of online creations in the past year. More health-care institutions have tried to turn their medical knowledge outward as they witness the success of…

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July 10, 2009
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Dr. Francis S. Collins tapped to head NIH

The Los Angeles Times (7/9, Maugh) reports that the White House has announced that “Dr. Francis S. Collins, the geneticist who discovered the causes of half a dozen diseases, oversaw the government’s efforts to map the human genome and wrote…

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July 9, 2009
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Celestial corpora amylacea

Several years ago I wrote up a “Nebulous Corpora Amylacea” I came across in a prostate biopsy. Corpora amylacea are simply laminated luminal secretions that are commonly present in prostatic glands and increase in prevalence with advancing age. They are…

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July 8, 2009
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Olympus Corporation Introduces The Dotslide 2.1 Virtual Microscopy System

Olympus has introduced its cutting-edge dotSlide 2.1 virtual microscopy system, offering advanced functionality with outstanding image quality. Available in three different models, this flexible and efficient system enables the virtual overview of an entire slide to be displayed in perfect…

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