Keith A. Krabill MD

Keith Krabill

Keith A. Krabill
MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Anatomic Pathology; Bioinformatics; Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine; Clinical Informatics; Clinical Pathology; Cytopathology; Hematology - Clinical Pathology; Immunopathology; Microbiology; Surgical Pathology; Toxicology; Transfusion Medicine; Virology

Contact Information
Department of Pathology
818 Ellicott Street
Oishei Children‘s Hospital
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-2036
Fax: (716) 323-1370
krabill@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

I serve the Department of Pathology and Anatomic Sciences as a general pathologist in anatomic and clinical pathology.

My primary areas for service work include surgical pathology and cytopathology as an attending pathologist rotating among the Kaleida hospital sites, Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), Erie County Public Health Laboratory (ECPHL) and Wyoming County Community Hospital. My pathology activities include anatomic pathology, clinical chemistry, transfusion medicine, microbiology and hematology. I serve as the laboratory laboratory director for the clinical laboratories at the John R Oishei Children‘s Hospital, the Center for Laboratory Medicine, Williamsville (Flint), ECMC, WCCHS and as an assistant laboratory director at ECPHL.

I also provide more specialized medical support for the Forensic Toxicology laboratory, the Virology Laboratory, and the fetal defect screening program at the Center for Laboratory Medicine in Williamsville, and the Therapeutic Plasmapheresis program at the Buffalo General Medical Center. I have developed an interest in Clinical Informatics and regularly employ those skills to retrieve and analyze data from Kaleida and elsewhere to support clinical decision making, research activities, EHR development and business development.

Within the department, I am the pathologist overseeing the Transfusion Service across Kaleida and ECMC and also provide pathology direction to the Kaleida Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology programs. In addition, I support the leadership of Kaleida in their Utilization Program, the Gainsharing Program, Peer Review and as Chair of the Site specific Transfusion Committees. In 2013 I served as the laboratory director of the Erie County Public Health Laboratory and continue there as assistant laboratory director for Virology. Since January 2018 I have served as the assistant laboratory director for Transfusion Services and Hematology at the Erie County Medical Center.

Previously I have served as the laboratory director at the Center for Laboratory Medicine, Amherst (Suburban), Buffalo General Hospital and as an assistant laboratory director at Gates Circle.

Each of these positions has been valuable to me in learning how different groups work together and how different groups of clinicians see and set expectations for a pathology department.

Outside of Kaleida, I serve the region as representative to the Erie County Medical Society Legislative Committee and the Economic Affairs Committee. I have also served as president of the Western New York Society of Pathologists (1999-2000) and as Delegate to the College of American Pathologists House of Delegates (2005 - present).

The overall theme of these activities is to leverage the skills cultivated by any practicing pathologist to recognize patterns. Those patterns recognized are then directed to purposes that can be quite diverse, ranging from diagnosis to data integrity. Data retrieved from multiple sources are used to provide an unbiased review for departmental and hospital leaders to troubleshoot, drive test menus or to review patterns of practice. Good data can drive good decisions, but only to the degree that the data can be recognized and understood.

My professional time is divided in four parts, with anatomic pathology service work comprising about one quarter of my time, clinical pathology service work a second quarter, administrative activities a third quarter and clinical informatics the last quarter (plus or minus 5%), but with the added bonus that on any one day, these duties can shift dramatically to address the needs of the department and hospital.

One of the most rewarding parts of my career has been the opportunity do all of these to the best of my ability and to support the efforts of the excellent professionals around me. The variety of responsibilities I have translate into a job that is never dull. I have used my own situation as a model for the pathology residents I train to provide a live demonstration that the field of Pathology is big enough to have something of interest for any interested person.

Education and Training:

  • Fellowship, Fellowship in Selective Pathology (Oncology), Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1995)
  • Residency, Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Rochester (1995)
  • Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Virology, Kent State University / NEOUCOM (1991)
  • BS, Integrated Life Sciences, Kent State University, Summa Cum Laude (1989)
  • MD, Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOMED) (1989)

Employment:

  • Laboratory Director and Chief of Service, Laboratory Medicine, Erie County Medical Center (2021-present)
  • Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Pathology and Anatomic Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2021-present)
  • Laboratory Director and Chief of Service, Pathology, Wyoming County Community Health Center (2019-present)
  • Chair of Transfusion Committee, Pathology, Erie County Medical Center (2018-present)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Erie County Public Health Laboratory (2014-present)
  • Laboratory Director, Pathology, Kaleida Health Center for Laboratory Medicine, Williamsville (2011-present)
  • Laboratory Director, Pathology, John R Oishei Childrens Hospital of Buffalo (2007-present)
  • Attending Pathologist, University of Buffalo Pathologists, Inc (2002-present)
  • Chair of Transfusion Committee, Pathology, Kaleida Health (1999-present)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomic Sciences, University at Buffalo / Kaleida Health Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1996-present)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Erie County Medical Center (2018–2021)
  • Laboratory Director, Erie County Public Health Laboratory (2013)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Buffalo General Medical Center (2008–2013)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Center for Laboratory Medicine, Williamsville (2009–2010)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (2002–2009)
  • Laboratory Director, Pathology, Buffalo General Medical Center (2001–2008)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Women and Childrens Hospital of Buffalo (2005–2007)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital (1996–2007)
  • Laboratory Director, Pathology, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (2001–2002)
  • Attending Pathologist, Pathology Laboratory Associates (1996–2002)
  • Assistant Laboratory Director, Pathology, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital (1996–2000)
  • Chair of Transfusion Committee, Pathology, Millard Fillmore Hospital (1996–1998)
  • Fellow (Selective Pathology / Oncology), Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1995)
  • Autopsy Pathologist, Genesee Hospital (1993–1995)
  • Pathology Resident, University of Rochester (1991–1995)
  • Chief Resident, Pathology, University of Rochester (1993–1994)
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kent State University / NEOUCOM (1989–1991)
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Research Expertise:

  • Clinical Informatics: Laboratory Based Patient Care
  • Clinical Pathology: Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Pathology

Journal Articles:

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Professional Memberships:

  • American Association of Clinical Chemistry (1999–present)
  • Blood Banks Association of New York State (1999–present)
  • American Pathology Foundation (1998–present)
  • Medical Society of the County of Erie (1997–present)
  • United States and Canadian Association of Pathologists (1995–present)
  • American Association of Blood Banks (1994–present)
  • Medical Society of the State of New York (1993–present)
  • American Medical Association (1993–present)
  • American Society of Clinical Pathology (1991–present)
  • College of American Pathologists (1991–present)

Presentations:

  • "Creating Benchmarks for Transfusion Practice" Pathology Grand Rounds; JSMBS Pathology Department; Department of Pathology and Anatomic Sciences (2016)

Service Activities:

  • FPMP Governing Board; Alternate Member (2018–present)
  • JSMBS Governing Board; JSMBS Governing Board (2017–present)
  • FPMP Governing Board; Member (2017)
  • Executive Committee; Member (2015–present)
  • JSMBS Faculty Council; JSMBS Faculty Council (2014–2018)
  • Faculty Council; Member (2014–present)
  • MSSNY House of Delegates Pathology Delegate; MSSNY House of Delegates Pathology Delegate (2014–present)
  • Blood Bank Association of New York State Board Member; Blood Bank Association of New York State Board Member (2009–2003)
  • College of American Pathologists House of Delegates; CAP House of Delegates Member (2005–present)
  • College of American Pathologists Laboratory Inspector; College of American Pathologists Laboratory Inspector (2002–present)
  • Residency Advisory; Member (2001–present)
  • President; Western New York Society of Pathologists (1999–2000)
  • College of American Pathologists House of Delegates Alternate; House of Delegates Alternate Member (1999–2004)
  • Kaleida Health OR and Transfusion Committee; Chair (1998–present)
  • College of American Pathologists Residents Forum Delegate; College of American Pathologists Residents Forum Delegate (1993–1996)

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Contact Information

Department of Pathology
818 Ellicott Street
Oishei Children‘s Hospital
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-2036
Fax: (716) 323-1370
krabill@buffalo.edu

This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.

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