Lab Medicine Rounds

The Final Rounds

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode marks the end of “Lab Medicine Rounds.” Host Justin Kreuter, M.D., reflects on the impact of the series and introduces an upcoming vi...

Navigating Feedback: A Conversation on Growth and Communication

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of "Lab Medicine Rounds," we explore how to navigate the often-tricky terrain of giving and receiving feedback. Join the conversation ...

Benign Mimics of Malignant Breast Pathology

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Erinn Downs, D.O., professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at M...

Navigating Threshold Diagnoses of the Breast

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., and Miglena Komforti, D.O., from Mayo Clinic as they discuss threshold diagnoses of the ...

Leading up to Lab Week: Recognizing the Role of Laboratory Professionals

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach Lab Week, this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds” includes a compilation of interviews from previous episodes highlighting the pivota...

The Future of Basic Science in Medical Curriculum

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with senior associate dean of academic affairs for Mayo Clinic Alix School ...

Building Your Ideal Rank List

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Just Kreuter, M.D., chats with Jennifer Boland Froemming, M.D., about creating the perfect rank list for...

Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Every Identity

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Monica Ibarra about the essential role of diversity, equity, and inc...

Be the Type to Save a Life: National Blood Donors Month

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Kristen Ruby, D.O., M.P.H., to discuss National Blood Donor Month and ...

Being a Lifelong Learner

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with education specialist Bob Jackson on the challenges and importance of being a...

Global Surgery Hackathon: Lessons in Healthcare Systems

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with medical students on the importance of understanding healthcare systems...

AI in Education

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with career educator Elissa Hall, Ed.D., on the integration and impact of artific...

Attending Medical Conferences & AABB Debrief

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews John Sherbeck, M.D., Laboratory Medical Director of Trinity Health IHA ...

The Art of Asking Questions

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Timothy Long, M.D., about the importance of asking good questions in he...

Interview Tips for Pathology Residents

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Reade Quinton, M.D., an associate professor of laboratory medicine and ...

Trailblazing New Connections in Medicine

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Shannon Strader, D.O., a resident in cellular therapy at Mayo Clinic in...

Clinical Updates on Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Ewa Wysokinska, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine and consultant...

Streamlining Lab Processes: The Power of Kaizen

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jessica Stellmaker on creating a culture of continuous improv...

Reflections on Residency

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Isabella Holmes, D.O., a PGY-3 resident and assistant co-chie...

Advice to Trainees

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this month’s episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Nidhi Kataria, M.B.B.S., and Thane Kubik, M.D., M.S., for a deep di...

Myasthenia Gravis: The Role of Apheresis

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month’s episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jeffrey Winters, M.D., the medical director of the Therapeutic Apheres...

The Science Behind Scleroderma

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of #LabMedicineRounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Ashima Makol, M.B.B.S., for National Scleroderma Awareness Month, including a ...

Breathing Easier: Immunotherapies for Asthma and Allergy

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Douglas McMahon, M.D., from the Allergy and Asthma Center of Minne...

Lab Excellence: Spotlight on Laboratory Professionals

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Exploring the Lab's Vital Role in Healthcare

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 heal...

Drawing the Line: The Rationale Behind Blood Tube Collection Order

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Bullet Catch and Other Deadly Illusions!

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Reade Quinton, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine a...

Maximizing Impact Through Admin-Lab Collaboration

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with operations administrator Mark Brown to discuss the significance o...

Charting the Course: The Journey to Becoming a Physician-Scientist

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., a neurosurgeon and scientist at ...

Recruiting for Careers in Laboratory Medicine

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with placement coordinator Jamie Herget to discuss recruitment initiat...

Should You Stay or Should You Go?

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 c...

Perspectives of a Teaching Assistant

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., engages in a compelling conversation with Lindsey Randall, a third-year medic...

Celebrating 100 Episodes

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., along with the Lab Medicine Rounds podcast team share their experience on sta...

Nurturing Our Laboratories

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Alex Klobassa, assistant supervisor for transfusion medicine in t...

Pre-analytical Variables for Coagulation Testing

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

What's New in CAR-T?

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Timothy Wiltshire, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medic...

What Every Pathologist Should Understand About Breast Imaging

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Cardiac Troponins and Checkpoint Inhibitors

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 M...

Guidance Documents: Learning About Lipids

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine a...

How to Create Strong Professional Presentations

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” guest host Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., speaks with Justin Kreuter, M.D., transfusion medicine pathologist an...

Coagulation Basics

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” guest host Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., speaks with Justin Kreuter, M.D., transfusion medicine pathologist an...

Practicing Art & Medicine

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Laura Tafe, M.D., associate professor of pathology and laboratory medi...

Teaching Artificial Intelligence

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Artifici...

Discovering Online Pathology Resources

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Clarissa Jordan, M.D., chief resident in anatomic and clinical path...

Reflections on Residency

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Unive...

Navigating Implementation Challenges in the Laboratory

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 imple...

Leading through Uncertanity

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Virology and Vice Ch...

The Modern Parasitology Lab

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Shared Experience: Participating on a Laboratory Inspection Team

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Emily Shaffer, D.O., a resident physician in pathology and laborato...

3D Scanning: An Important Innovation in Pathology

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 patholo...

Tools for Laboratory Management

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Robert Michel, editor-in-chief of The Dark Report, an intelligence ser...

No Excuses

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Beshoi Nashed, a visiting medical student from the Medical University ...

Seeking Advice from Colleagues

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Dr. Nour Al-Mozain, a hematopathologist and transfusion medicine consu...

Challenges of Patient Education: Helping Patients Understand Relevant Medical Information

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

0:00 Intro01:04 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 com...

Workforce Stability and Strategies for Retention

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps0:00 Intro00:45 Why is workforce stability such an important topic for health care right now?04:25 What are a couple of the current challeng...

What Every Pathologist Needs to Know About the Legal System

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:46 Why is it important for pathologists to know a thing or two about the legal system?3:49 Quality practices are somethi...

The Gift of Organ Donation

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro01:54 How did you get started in the field of histocompatibility?03:44 Was that a mentor that helped you find this new role and p...

Understanding Multiple Myeloma Testing

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:37 Why is it important to update multiple myeloma testing?1:51 Lab testing driving treatment that is being done3:30 Expl...

Lifelong Learning

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:40 Non-traditional education for pathologists11:17 Getting involved13:41 Self-learning16:19 Becoming an expert18:46 Othe...

The ABCs of CBD

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:18 What is the difference between marijuana, hemp, THC, and CBD?2:58 So, is CBD legal in the United States?4:08 What are...

Informatics for the Pathologist

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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., bot...

Monkeypox: A Laboratory Medicine Perspective

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro00:45 Can you start us off by giving an overview of this latest outbreak of Monkeypox? And also if you could contrast that agains...

Advice for Medical Students Matching Into Pathology

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro01:32 So for residents who have recently started, now that orientation is behind us, where should their focus be?09:05 Do you hav...

Using Social Media in Your Practice

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps0:00 Intro01:10 Why is social media a tool that our lab medicine and pathology community should consider using?04:01 How do you reassure or ...

Patient-Scientists: A Valuable Perspective in Medical Research

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro01:01 What is a patient-scientist? 01:36 What’s the perspective of value they can bring to the table?03:57 What has surprised ...

Tick Talk 2022

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps: 0:00 Intro00:42 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...

3D Imaging Technology

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro00:46 Why is 3D imaging and printing important for patient care?03:18 Can you help our audience understand when should we be usin...

Challenges of Saliva Testing

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro00:53 Why is the medical field interested in saliva?02:00 What sorts of information could be gleaned from saliva?03:17 Are there ...

AABB Guidelines for Convalescent Plasma

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro00:51 Could you give us an update about what has been happening regarding convalescent plasma?03:46 What are some take-home point...

Special Episode for Students Who Matched Into Pathology

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Intro2:00 Coming off a relaxed 4th year, how do you recommend we get back into the study flow for training? 6:45 Once residency start...

Integrating Molecular Information Into Your Anatomic Pathology Practice

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:04 Why is molecular information important for you in your practice to integrate into anatomic pathology? 06:22 How did you r...

Celebrating Lab Week: Looking at the Past to Plan for the Future

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:30 Why is it important for us to look at our past when planning for our future?05:37 Sometimes people struggle with celebrati...

Preparing for Lab Week: Celebrating Laboratory Successes

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:00 Why is it important to look at the past when planning for the future?4:30 Keeping in mind our audience, we've got lab...

Magic in Medicine

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

00:00 Intro01:02 How did you get started in magic?03:57 How does this roll into your practice as an Anatomic Pathologist? How do you see this skill tr...

Wellness: What's Your Why?

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

00:00 Intro00:58 Why are wellness efforts a need-to-have, rather than a want-to-have?04:18 What are we learning about wellness that is important for o...

The Laboratory’s Role in Health and Equity

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:23 Why is health equity important for laboratory medicine and pathology?03:13 What are we learning about how as a laboratory ...

The Value of Pathology Interest Groups

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:32 From your points of view, why do you think it’s important to start a pathology interest group?07:24 What are some import...

Six Questions

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We appreciate any feedback you have time to provide, in order to inform the future of the "Lab Medicine Rounds" podcast. No questions are required. Pl...

The Importance of Interprofessional Education

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:05 From your perspective, why is interprofessional education an important for us clinicians, lab medicine colleagues, and stu...

Responding With Grace While Under Pressure

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:00 Why is it important to respond with grace while we’re under pressure?03:36 How do you think you develop this ability to ...

The ultimate gift: Organ transplantation

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:05 How did you first get interested in supporting organ transplantation? 04:53 What are the organs that we can transplant?06...

Valley fever testing: Right test, right time, right patient

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:24 Why does clinical context matter for what test clinicians order?08:41 What determines what kind of test to order?13:07 How...

Pathologist's role in medical education

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:48 What’s your origin story? How did you get interested in medical school education?06:18 What are we learning about better...

Residency interview process

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:07 Why is it so challenging to ask questions in an interview?03:19 Can you go over what are a few aspects that somebody can a...

Lessons learned: Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:22 Why is it important for labs to learn from their COVID-19 experiences?05:34 Did you have any other lessons learned from th...

Being a professional on social media: Challenges and opportunities

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:02 What are a few of the potential risks and benefits of using social media as a professional? Why should I be doing this and...

Cytopathology: Cases, challenges, and advancements

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Chris Hartley, M.D., Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the to...

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP): Why it’s important to understand it

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Disclosure of relevant financial relationship: Dr. Mazepa received honoraria from Sanofi.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:52 Why is it important for physician...

Reversal of DOACs: Making critical advancements

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:43 Why is it important for physicians to understand about the reversal of these direct oral anticoagulants?03:09 The complica...

Rapid reference laboratory development

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:10 Why is reference laboratory testing important for physicians and laboratorians to understand?02:00 No lab does all the tes...

Perspectives from a visiting medical student: Path to success

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:15 Why are external rotations in pathology important from the student perspective?03:51 Do you get to understand the particul...

COVID-19 laboratory innovations: Sequencing and diagnostics

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:44 With this latest outbreak of the Delta variant with COVID-19, are laboratorians still working on new innovations for COVID...

Addressing the national blood shortage: Why blood inventory is so important

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:05 From your perspective, why is the blood inventory important to a hospital?04:17 What have you learned about managing a hos...

What should learners focus on during training?

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro02:15 Why is it not enough for learners just to focus on the curriculum of their program?04:30 What are two or three things that...

Understanding medical ethics

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:19 Could you help us understand, why should I consider getting an ethics consult? What value could this bring to my clinical ...

Hereditary oncology: Molecular testing for solid tumors

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:45 Why is it important to perform molecular testing on solid tumors?02:47 What is the significance of this testing for the pa...

Frozen sections: Value & challenges

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:11 What are frozen sections, and why are they an important part of patient care?04:50 What are some of the challenges of actu...

Cardiovascular laboratory: Biomarkers, testing, & clinical implications

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:00 How does the cardiovascular laboratory support patient care?01:47 Can you tell us a bit about ceramides? What are they?04:...

Sustainable bridges: Lab medicine & cardiology

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:00 Can you give us the lay of the land and explain how does the cardiovascular laboratory provide patient care?03:24 Can you ...

Forensic pathology 101

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

00:00 Intro01:15 What’s your origin story? How did you become a forensic pathologist?03:53 What are some of the misconceptions about forensic pathol...