Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP

Donald S. Karcher, 38th president of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), is professor and immediate past chair of the Department of Pathology at the George Washington (GW) University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He has been a member of the GW pathology faculty since 1984, rising through the ranks to become chair of pathology in 1999, a role in which he served for 20 years. Dr. Karcher is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and hematopathology, and actively practices and teaches hematopathology, flow cytometry, and laboratory administration. In addition to his CAP presidency, Dr. Karcher has also served as president of the Association of Pathology Chairs from 2014 to 2016.