Dr. Donald Steven Karcher MD
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
900 23rd St NW Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Donald Karcher is a pathologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Karcher is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Karcher can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Karcher may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1974
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1974
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Human herpesvirus-8-positive body cavity-based lymphoma involving the atria of the heart: a case report.
- Lymphoma and peripheral neuropathy: a clinical review.
- Pathology training in informatics: evolving to meet a growing need.
- Utility of repeat testing of critical values: a Q-probes analysis of 86 clinical laboratories.
- Twenty-five years of accomplishments of the College of American Pathologists Q-probes program for clinical pathology.
- Turnaround time for large or complex specimens in surgical pathology: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of 56 institutions.
- Malignant histiocytosis occurring in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia.
- Malignant histiocytosis occurring in patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia.
- Validating Laboratory Results in Electronic Health Records: A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes Study.
- Richter's transformation of lymphoma complicating Gaucher's disease.
- Urine sediment analysis by the Yellow IRIS automated urinalysis workstation.
- Prolymphocytic leukemia: treatment with combination chemotherapy to include doxorubicin.
- T-cell lymphoma occurring in the oropharynx.
- Giant lymph node hyperplasia involving the thymus with associated nephrotic syndrome and myelofibrosis.
- Low grade lymphomas in the elderly.
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