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Mustafa Al-Kawaaz

Assoc Professor Term

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0002-9760-0226
  • Assoc Professor Term
    School of Medicine

BIO

Dr. Al-Kawaaz, Vice Chair of Labratory Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, received his M.D., from the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in 2013. He completed his residency in Anatomic, Clinical pathology and Fellowship in Hematopathology under the tutelage of Dr. Attilio Orazi, one of the world’s authorities in myeloid malignancies at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital in 2017. Subsequently, He did a second fellowship in Molecular Genetic Pathology at the University of Chicago in 2018. Dr. Al-Kawaaz is quadruple board certified in Anatomic, Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology. He joined the University Of Louisville Department Of Pathology on July 1, 2019. He is engaged in multiple Hematology, Pathology and Oncology international Societies such as ASH, CAP, AMP and CGC.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Louisville, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2019 - 1 Jul 2025
  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisville, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2025
  • Vice Chair, Laboratory Medicine
    University of Louisville, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Louisville, United States1 Sep 2025
  • CLIA/Medical Director, Special procedures Laboratory/Immunohistochemistry
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United States1 Nov 2019 - 1 Oct 2021

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Hematopathologist, Molecular and Clinical Pathology Attending
    University of Louisville Physicians, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2019
  • CLIA/Medical Director, Cytogenetics
    University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2021
  • CLIA/Medical Director, University of Louisville Hospital Laboratories
    University of Louisville Health, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2025
  • CLIA/Medical Director, Jewish Hospital Laboratories
    UofL Health, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2025
  • System Section Director, Hematology laboratories
    UofL Health, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2025
  • Section Medical Director, Hematology Laboratory
    University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2019 - 1 Dec 2025
  • Section Medical Director, Hematology Laboratory
    University of Louisville Health, Louisville, United States1 Jun 2023 - 1 Dec 2025
  • Director of Molecular Pathology
    University of Louisville Health, Louisville, United States1 Nov 2023

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar1 Jun 2013

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Anatomic Pathology - American Board of Pathology Diplomate
    American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States31 Jul 2017
  • Clinical Pathology - American Board of Pathology Diplomate
    American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States31 Jul 2017
  • Hematopathology - American Board of Pathology Diplomate
    American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States30 Sep 2019
  • Molecular Genetic Pathology - American Board of Pathology Diplomate
    American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States30 Sep 2019

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Resident
    NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York, United States7 Feb 2013 - 30 Jun 2017
    Residency
  • Hematopathology Fellowship
    NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York, United States1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2018
    Clinical Fellowship
  • Molecular Genetic Fellowship
    University of Chicago Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Chicago, United States1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019
    Clinical Fellowship