Mustafa Al-KawaazProfile page
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 ProfessorUniversity of Louisville, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2019 - 1 Jul 2025
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Louisville, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2025
- Vice Chair, Laboratory MedicineUniversity of Louisville, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Louisville, United States1 Sep 2025
- CLIA/Medical Director, Special procedures Laboratory/ImmunohistochemistryUniversity of Louisville, Louisville, United States1 Nov 2019 - 1 Oct 2021
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Hematopathologist, Molecular and Clinical Pathology AttendingUniversity of Louisville Physicians, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2019
- CLIA/Medical Director, CytogeneticsUniversity of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2021
- CLIA/Medical Director, University of Louisville Hospital LaboratoriesUniversity of Louisville Health, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2025
- CLIA/Medical Director, Jewish Hospital LaboratoriesUofL Health, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2025
- System Section Director, Hematology laboratoriesUofL Health, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2025
- Section Medical Director, Hematology LaboratoryUniversity of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, United States1 Dec 2019 - 1 Dec 2025
- Section Medical Director, Hematology LaboratoryUniversity of Louisville Health, Louisville, United States1 Jun 2023 - 1 Dec 2025
- Director of Molecular PathologyUniversity of Louisville Health, Louisville, United States1 Nov 2023
DEGREES
- Doctor of MedicineWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar1 Jun 2013
CERTIFICATIONS
- Anatomic Pathology - American Board of Pathology DiplomateAmerican Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States31 Jul 2017
- Clinical Pathology - American Board of Pathology DiplomateAmerican Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States31 Jul 2017
- Hematopathology - American Board of Pathology DiplomateAmerican Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States30 Sep 2019
- Molecular Genetic Pathology - American Board of Pathology DiplomateAmerican Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, United States30 Sep 2019
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology ResidentNewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York, United States7 Feb 2013 - 30 Jun 2017Residency
- Hematopathology FellowshipNewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, New York, United States1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2018Clinical Fellowship
- Molecular Genetic FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Chicago, United States1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2019Clinical Fellowship