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Katherine J. Robbins, M.D.

Professor
Department of Pathology


Education

Fellowship
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Residency
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Medical School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Certifications
American Board of Pathology, Anatomical/Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology, Hematology

Practice Areas

  • Anatomic pathology
  • Clinical pathology
  • Hematopathology

Research Interests

  • Acute myeloid leukemia
  • B-cell lymphomas
  • Assessing patient outcome differences and healthcare quality in the context of laboratory test utilization, particularly in the areas of high complexity, specialized testing

Publications

  • Grier, D.D., Robbins, K.J. Signet-ring plasma cell myeloma, American Journal of Hematology, doi: 10.1002/ajh.22155, 2011.
  • Robbins, K.J., McLean, T., Grier, D.D. Composite classic Hodgkin lymphoma and Langerhans cell histiocytosis arising in the mediastinum of a pediatric patient, Abstract and Poster, College of American Pathologists Meeting, 2009.
  • Fei H., Martin T.R., Jaskowiak K.M., Hatle, J.D., Whitman, D.W., Borst, D.W. Starvation affects vitellogenin production but not vitellogenin mRNA levels in the lubber grasshopper, Romalea microptera, Journal of Insect Physiology, 2005 Apr;51(4):435-43.
  • Jaskowiak, K.M., Borst, D.W. In vitro measurement of vitellogenin production by the fat body of Romalea microptera, Beckman Scholar Program Symposium, 2001.
  • Jaskowiak, K.M., Juliano, S.A., Armstrong, J.E., Distribution and survivorship of a lowland Costa Rican rain forest tree, Anaxagorea crassipetala, Transactions for the Illinois State Academy of Science Symposium, 2000.

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Fellow, College of American Pathologists
  • Fellow, American Society of Clinical Pathology