Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Pathology
Dr. Karen L. Kaul, MD
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Karen Kaul works in the field of Pathology. She went to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is ranked 19/29 in Research/PrimaryCare. She over the years received 4 awards: "Association for Molecular Pathology Leadership Award", "Trustee", "Board of Directors Chair for Molecular Pathology" and "Duckworth Family Endowed Chair". Karen Kaul is a published physician. She has 53 papers published. The most current publication "Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis using PCR assays on sputum collected within 24 hours of hospital admission."
Publications
- Prediction of major antibiotic resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Singapore, USA and China using a limited set of gene targets.
- Multiple Broad-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Targets for Comprehensive Surveillance.
- Multiplex identification of gram-positive bacteria and resistance determinants directly from positive blood culture broths: evaluation of an automated microarray-based...
- PCR detection of clarithromycin-susceptible and -resistant Helicobacter pylori from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded gastric biopsies.
- Integrity and amplification of nucleic acids from snap-frozen prostate tissues from robotic-assisted laparoscopic and open prostatectomies.
- Rectal Screening for Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemases: Comparison of Real-Time PCR and Culture Using Two Selective Screening Agar Plates.
- REAL-TIME DETECTION of blaKPC IN CLINICAL SAMPLES AND SURVEILLANCE SPECIMENS.
- Electronic prediction rules for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization.
- Influenza A subtyping: seasonal H1N1, H3N2, and the appearance of novel H1N1.
- Analytical performance determination and clinical validation of the novel Roche RealTime Ready Influenza A/H1N1 Detection Set.
- Detection of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutations in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues using conventional PCR and heteroduplex/amplicon size diffe...
- The role of community molecular diagnostics laboratories in the H1N1 pandemic.
- Identification of Staphylococcus species directly from positive blood culture broth by use of molecular and conventional methods.
- Optimization of a laboratory-developed test utilizing roche analyte-specific reagents for detection of Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant S. aureus, and vanc...
- Universal surveillance for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in 3 affiliated hospitals.
- Detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in stool samples by real-time polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea.
- Performance of the BD GeneOhm methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus test before and during high-volume clinical use.
- Neisseria species identification assay for the confirmation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae-positive results of the COBAS Amplicor PCR.
- Prostate cancer cells regulate growth and differentiation of bone marrow endothelial cells through TGFbeta and its receptor, TGFbetaRII.
- Real-time PCR can rapidly detect methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from positive blood culture bottles.
- Bi-directional interactions of prostate cancer cells and bone marrow endothelial cells in three-dimensional culture.
- Species-level identification of staphylococcal isolates by real-time PCR and melt curve analysis.
- Real-time PCR for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp.
- Direct detection of Staphylococcus aureus from adult and neonate nasal swab specimens using real-time polymerase chain reaction.
- High-risk human papillomavirus detection: a split-sample comparison of hybrid capture and chromogenic in situ hybridization.
- Clinical Significance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization on Hospital Admission: One-Year Infection Risk.
- Unique finding of a 2009 H1N1 influenza virus-positive clinical sample suggests matrix gene sequence variation.
- Prostate specific antigen reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay in preoperative staging of prostate cancer.
- The I1307K APC polymorphism in Ashkenazi Jews with colorectal cancer: clinical and pathologic features.
- Clinical and molecular followup after radical retropubic prostatectomy.
- Lack of an association between Chlamydia psittaci and ocular adnexal lymphoma.
- Amplification of residual DNA sequences in sterile bronchoscopes leading to false-positive PCR results.
- A method for the quantitative analysis of human heat shock gene expression using a multiplex RT-PCR assay.
- Detection of breast cancer cells using immunomagnetic beads and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
- A new polymerase chain reaction-based method for the detection of T-cell clonality in patients with possible cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
- Molecular detection of circulating prostate cancer cells.
- Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis using PCR assays on sputum collected within 24 hours of hospital admission.
- Molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: impact on patient care.
- Relative expression of epidermal growth factor receptor in placental cytotrophoblasts and choriocarcinoma cell lines.
- 1999 Association for Molecular Pathology annual meeting.
- Oversight of genetic testing: an update.
- Molecular detection of prostate epithelial cells from the surgical field and peripheral circulation during radical prostatectomy.
- Oxaliplatin-related acute myelogenous leukemia.
- Inhibition and induction of rabbit liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 by pyridine.
- A potential transforming growth factor alpha/epidermal growth factor receptor autocrine circuit in placental cytotrophoblasts.
- Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes are a marker for microsatellite instability in colorectal carcinoma.
- Phase I trial of the diphtheria toxin/interleukin-2 fusion protein DAB486IL-2: efficacy in mycosis fungoides and other non-Hodgkin''s lymphomas.
- Siah2-dependent concerted activity of HIF and FoxA2 regulates formation of neuroendocrine phenotype and neuroendocrine prostate tumors.
- Correlation of clinical responses with immunologic and morphologic characteristics in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma treated with interferon alfa-2a.
- Interferon alfa-2a combined with phototherapy in the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
- Systemic T-cell lymphoma presenting with isolated neurological dysfunction and intraparenchymal brain lesions. Case report.
- Nanocytological field carcinogenesis detection to mitigate overdiagnosis of prostate cancer: a proof of concept study.
Schools
Northwestern University The Feinberg School Of Medicine
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Medical School
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Doctors Specialties
- Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Pathology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Association for Molecular Pathology Leadership Award
- Trustee
- Board of Directors Chair for Molecular Pathology
- Duckworth Family Endowed Chair
Education
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McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University -
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Hospital
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NorthShore University Health System -
NorthShore Skokie Hospital
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