Dawn C. Ward, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Member, JCCC Community
Specialty
Laboratory Medicine
Institutional Affiliation
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Languages
English
Education
Fellowship
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, National Institute of Health, 2011 - 2013
Degree
MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2008
Residencies
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of California Los Angeles, 2013 - 2014
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, UC Irvine College of Medicine, 2008 - 2011
Board Certifications
Pathology-Clinical, American Board of Pathology, 2014
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, American Board of Pathology, 2014
Contact Information
Phone
Scientific Interests
Dr. Dawn Ward's research focuses primarily on the clinically-oriented aspects of Transfusion Medicine, cellular therapies and laboratory operations. She has specifically focused on practices that improve patient safety, quality initiatives, standardization and blood utilization.
Highlighted Publications
Kallen ME, Sim MS, Radosavcev BL, Humphries RM, Ward DC, Apple SK. A quality initiative of postoperative radiographic imaging performed on mastectomy specimens to reduce histology cost and pathology report turnaround time. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2015 Oct;19(5):353-8. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2015.07.007. Epub 2015 Jul 17.
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