In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Douglas McMahon, M.D., from the Allergy and Asthma Center of Minnesota, to discuss how the lab supports asthma and allergy medical practice.By Mayo Clinic Laboratories

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Eric Hsi, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, about the lab’s important role in healthcare. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:42 Importance of labs in current medical practice 02:41 Understanding & apprecia…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Chancey Christenson, M.D., about the lab's important role in healthcare. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:00 Why is it important to highlight the extensive presence of the laboratory in current medical practice? 05:20 What’s the story of how you first came to appreciate the e…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Brooke Katzman, Ph.D., to discuss the blood tube collection order. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:41 Rational of blood tube order 3:15 Direct and indirect contamination 4:58 Draw order 8:11 Serum vs. Plasma 10:23 Testing for specific analytes 12:39 Interferences 14:38 Teachi…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Reade Quinton, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology, to discuss a popular topic at this year’s 9th Annual Forensic Science Symposium, the bullet catch and other deadly illusions. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Forensic Science Symposium di…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with operations administrator Mark Brown to discuss the significance of collaborating with administrators. Show notes: 0:00 Intro 0:59 Importance of working with lab administrators 3:00 Role of administrators 10:20 Resetting with admins 14:20 Supporting wellbeing…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., a neurosurgeon and scientist at Mayo Clinic. From humble beginnings as a migrant worker, his story is one of resilience, determination, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:54 Importance for physicians …

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with placement coordinator Jamie Herget to discuss recruitment initiatives within the laboratory profession. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Importance of recruitment 2:57 What roles are being recruited? 5:31 Effective strategies for recruitment 9:28 Ineffective strategi…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., and Rondell Graham, M.B.B.S., delve into the critical decisions involved in contemplating a role on the staff at the institution where you receive your training. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Why did you decide to take a job at the institution where you finished training? 0…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., engages in a compelling conversation with Lindsey Randall, a third-year medical student, as they discuss her experiences and insights in the role of a teaching assistant. 00:00 Introduction 01:05 Why did you decide to get involved in teaching in the first place? 02:07 You’ve been …

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., along with the Lab Medicine Rounds podcast team share their experience on starting an educational podcast and reflecting on past episodes. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Rick: How did the podcast start up? What was the genesis, how did this all start? 03:05 Dr. Kreuter: How d…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Alex Klobassa, assistant supervisor for transfusion medicine in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, to discuss nurturing our laboratories. 03:38 Challenges to nurturing laboratory teams. 02:39 Takeaways from nurturing laboratory teams. 0…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Jansen Seheult, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the Division of Hematopathology, to discuss heterophile antibodies and HIL, which are considered by some to be analytical errors and by others to reflect patient-rela…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Timothy Wiltshire, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the Division of Transfusion Medicine, to discuss what’s new with CAR-T cells. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:49 Why is CAR-T important for healthcare folks to appreciate in 2023? 3:0…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Robert Fazzio, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology and chair of the Division of Breast Imaging at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:05 The importance for pathologists to understand the fundamentals of breast imaging. 2:40 Re…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Allan Jaffe, M.D., a consultant in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, about cardiac troponins and checkpoint inhibitors. Dr. Jaffe is also the Wayne and Kathryn Preisel Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Research, professor of laborato…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and clinical chemist in the Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, who discusses a forthcoming guidance document…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” guest host Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., speaks with Justin Kreuter, M.D., transfusion medicine pathologist and assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, about the importance of creating and practicing professional presentations. Discussion Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Importanc…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” guest host Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., speaks with Justin Kreuter, M.D., transfusion medicine pathologist and assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Mayo Clinic, about common misunderstandings and practical ways to teach the basics of coagulation. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:48 Why is it impo…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Laura Tafe, M.D., associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and president of the Association of Molecular Pathology, to discuss practicing art and medicine. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:30 What is your artist origin story? 0…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Bradley Erickson, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Mayo Clinic Artificial Intelligence Lab and professor of radiology at Mayo Clinic, to talk about working with artificial intelligence and how to train on it. 0:00 Intro 00:45 Why are computer-aided diagnoses, artificial inte…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Clarissa Jordan, M.D., chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, to discuss online pathology resources. Resources: AACC Learning Lab: https://www.aacc.org/education/learning-lab Kurt’s Notes:…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Isabella Holmes, D.O., a first-year pathology resident at the University of Michigan, to discuss her residency training experience. 0:00 Intro 01:01 Let’s start by telling our audience your story – why did you decide to become a pathologist? 03:03 What has this first yea…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with John Mills, Ph.D., associate professor and vice chair of test implementation for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss navigating implementation challenges in the laboratory.…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Virology and Vice Chair of Practice in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology a Mayo Clinic, to talk about working and leading through uncertainty. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:22 Why is working with uncertainty an…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Bobbi Pritt, M.D., professor and interim chair for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss the modern parasitology laboratory. Parasitology 0:00 Intro 01:03 Why did you decide to pursue parasitology? 02:19 Wh…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Emily Shaffer, D.O., a resident physician in pathology and laboratory medicine for Northwell Health in Roslyn, New York, to talk about her experience participating on a laboratory inspection team. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:53 What is your origin story for becoming a path…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Shane Ferraro, M.H.S., PA(ASCP), an assistant supervisor of pathologists’ assistants in the Division of Anatomic Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to talk about the important innovation of 3D scanning in pathology. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:54 Why is 3D s…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Robert Michel, editor-in-chief of The Dark Report, an intelligence service and publication that provides economic and strategic assessment of the clinical laboratory industry, to provide useful tools for laboratory management. Timestamps:…

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Beshoi Nashed, a visiting medical student from the Medical University of the Americas in Saint Kitts and Nevis, about his personal perspective on life that has helped him succeed where many others are challenged. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:08 Where were you first introduced …

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Dr. Nour Al-Mozain, a hematopathologist and transfusion medicine consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, about the importance of reaching out to colleagues for advice. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:05 What are a few of the reasons why you have rea…

0:00 Intro 01:04 What is your origin story? How did you come to work in this unique health setting of educating patients? 05:19 What are some of the common ways that you see healthcare really fail to successfully educate patients? 09:59 How do you navigate the complexity of what you’re talking about? 16:12 How do you navigate those situations where…

Timestamps 0:00 Intro 00:45 Why is workforce stability such an important topic for health care right now? 04:25 What are a couple of the current challenges? Maybe a few with hiring, and then a few with retaining some of these quality employees. 07:17 What are your thoughts about how do you keep your fingers on the pulse of the current needs and int…

Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Why is it important for pathologists to know a thing or two about the legal system? 3:49 Quality practices are something we are all involved in. Can you unpack those a little bit so listeners can think about how they’re engaging in that? 5:05 High probability a physician or pathologist will eventually be involved …

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:54 How did you get started in the field of histocompatibility? 03:44 Was that a mentor that helped you find this new role and pathway, or was there a particular patient that you took care of that opened your eyes to these other possibilities in lab medicine? 05:28 What are a few things that you think healthcare professiona…

Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:37 Why is it important to update multiple myeloma testing? 1:51 Lab testing driving treatment that is being done 3:30 Explanation about multiple myeloma, how testing started, and how it has evolved 6:02 Needing more sensitivity to detect it 7:47 Driving treatment decisions 9:02 What does this look like in practice? 1…

Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Non-traditional education for pathologists 11:17 Getting involved 13:41 Self-learning 16:19 Becoming an expert 18:46 Other interests in practice or life 22:05 Importance of completing projects 23:59 OutroBy Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:18 What is the difference between marijuana, hemp, THC, and CBD? 2:58 So, is CBD legal in the United States? 4:08 What are the common products you can find CBD in? 4:25 How can CBD impact our health? Especially since it is not regulated. 5:28 You run our drugs of abuse and forensics lab, is this having any effect on …

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Justin Juskewitch, M.D., Ph.D., and Andrew Norgan, M.D., Ph.D., both assistant professors of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, to talk about informatics for the pathologist.By Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:45 Can you start us off by giving an overview of this latest outbreak of Monkeypox? And also if you could contrast that against Covid-19? 03:25 What do you think this increase means for our hospital laboratories? 05:44 How can we provide the greatest value to our clinical colleagues and to our patients? 08:17 I know we som…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:32 So for residents who have recently started, now that orientation is behind us, where should their focus be? 09:05 Do you have any advice for what step 1 or 2 might look like for a new resident? 13:46 What is a new skill or two that residents should really focus on developing? 18:26 Could you share with the student liste…

Timestamps 0:00 Intro 01:10 Why is social media a tool that our lab medicine and pathology community should consider using? 04:01 How do you reassure or talk to a pathology resident or a medical laboratory technologist, who is just getting started on social media, when a patient reaches out with a question? 07:29 What is your advice about how to us…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:01 What is a patient-scientist? 01:36 What’s the perspective of value they can bring to the table? 03:57 What has surprised you the most about this experience of being a patient-scientist? 08:05 Since you have shared this, what has been your experience interacting with the research community? 08:57 What are your reflection…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:42 What does the tick season look like this year? Is it true that is has been predicted to be a severe tick season? 01:20 What are the different things that influence the tick season? 03:49 What does “severe tick summer” mean for all of us working and learning in the hospital? 05:08 Have you been getting invitations to tal…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:46 Why is 3D imaging and printing important for patient care? 03:18 Can you help our audience understand when should we be using this? When is it not so good? 09:38 How does that conversation go now differently? Now that somebody can hold this, how has that transformed the questions and the understanding that the patient h…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:53 Why is the medical field interested in saliva? 02:00 What sorts of information could be gleaned from saliva? 03:17 Are there certain limitations of what could come out of saliva testing? 04:56 Can you elaborate what you mean when you say “matrix?” 06:16 How do you approach navigating what could be interferences? 08:16 W…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:51 Could you give us an update about what has been happening regarding convalescent plasma? 03:46 What are some take-home points from this new AABB guidelines that are out? 15:07 Were there challenges discussed or things that you see these guidelines either domestically or internationally? 18:20 Is there an aspect that you…

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:15 What has your experience been seeing minorities in Biomedical leadership roles? 03:56 At what points so far have you really been most engaged with leadership training, so that you’re set up for great things in the future? What have you found that really engages/resonates with you? 08:07 Is there one or two insights for …

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:00 Coming off a relaxed 4th year, how do you recommend we get back into the study flow for training? 6:45 Once residency starts and we are working all day and studying in the evenings, do you have recommendations on how to ease back into that? 9:30 How do you recommend finding a mentor in residency training? How do you know…

Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:04 Why is molecular information important for you in your practice to integrate into anatomic pathology? 06:22 How did you recognize that molecular information was really a critical competency for you to develop as an anatomic pathologist? 09:51 Do you find yourself going to different sessions when you go to conferences, …