Pathology

Susan M. Koethe, PhD

Professor of Pathology
 

Dr. Koethe’s major responsibility is oversight of Clinical Pathology programs in the Department of Pathology and medical oversight of the hospital/reference laboratories where she serves as Associate Medical Director.  Her service activities are in Clinical Chemistry and Immunology.   She directs the Quality Management programs of the laboratory and facilitates integration of laboratory quality reporting into the Froedtert Hospital Quality Management plan.  Dr. Koethe also is active in teaching medical students and supervising residents in Clinical Pathology.

Research Interests

• Innovations in medical education
• Introduction of unique quality indicators to laboratory medicine

Professional Background

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1974 - 1976)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1976 - 1982)
• Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1982 - 1995)
• Professor, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (1995 - present)

Educational Background

• PhD (Immunology), Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (1974)
• BS (Chemistry), San Diego State University, San Diego, CA (1967)

Selected Publications

• Koethe SM, Nelson KE, Becker CG: Activation of the classical pathway of complement by tobacco glycoprotein (TG). J Immunol 155:826-835, 1995.
• Ivanovic B, Koethe S, Krogul S: A case-based Integrated curriculum on the World Wide Web. Acad Med 72(5): 415-416, 1997.
• Koethe SM, Kuhnmuench JR, Becker CG: Neutrophil priming by cigarette smoke condensate and a tobacco anti-Idiotypic antibody. Am J Pathol 157(5): 1735-1743, 2000.
• Mol, CJ, Koethe, SM: QuantiFERON-TB GOLD-An Innovation in Tuberculosis Screening. American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal 54(6): 245-247, 2006.