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- CAP presidency is "one of the great honors of my career," Dr. Karcher says
CAP President Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP, closes his two-year term this week at CAP25 in Orlando, Florida. He sat down for an interview to discuss his presidency, career, and the future of pathology.
The impact: Dr. Karcher championed pathologists' causes at critical moments such as the fight against the FDA’s rulemaking on LDT oversight.
- In 2024, he testified before Congress on LDTs, telling lawmakers the FDA rulemaking would harm labs and patients.
Zoom out: Dr. Karcher's career spans military service, private practice in his home state of Louisiana, George Washington University Hospital, and leadership positions throughout the CAP.
What's next: He sees advances in genomic testing, digital pathology, and AI as transformative for the field, and urges pathologists to adopt these tools responsibly.