Richard D. Hammer, M.D.

Experience

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  Clinical Pathology Associates

  Jul 1996 - Jan 2012

  Hematopathologist

  Responsible for diagnosis and evaluation of leukemias and lymphoma with comprehensive analysis of morphologic, flow cytometric data and molecular testing. Also provide routine surgical pathology evaluation using the latest immunohistochemical and molecular techniques. Director of the hematology/coagulation laboratory at a large tertiary care hospital.

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  University of Missouri-Columbia

  Jan 2013 - now

  Vice-ChairDirector Anatomic PathologyAssociate Medical Director, Clinical Laboratories.Director of HematopathologyDirector of CoagulationDirector, Flow CytometryCo-Director Diagnostic Diabetes LaboratoryChair, UMHC Anticoagulation Task ForceWe provide state of the art diagnostic services for hematopathology, including morphology, immunohistochemistry, 8-color flow cytometry and molecular diagnostics. We are are a referral center for Missouri and provide expert consultation services.The Diagnostic Diabetes Laboratory is the premier testing facility providing reference testing for HbA1c for many national studies including Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT), NHANES III and IV, and is the reference laboratory for the NGSP, to standardize testing. Show less

  • Director Hematopathology and Flow Cytometry

    Jan 2013 - now

  • Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Dept. Of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Director Whole Slide Imaging and Pathology Informatics

    Jan 2020 - now

  • Professor, Dept. Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University of Missouri

    Sept 2019 - now

  • Associate Professor of Clinical and Anatomic Pathology

    Jan 2013 - Sept 2019