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Dr. Raab currently serves as chief of pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside, where his work has focused largely on improving the accuracy of the Pap test process in the laboratory. His is the first academic center devoted exclusively to research related to anatomic pathology practice, services and quality improvement. Additionally, Dr. Raab directs the UPMC Center for Pathology Quality and Healthcare Research and is a member of the Center of Pathology Informatics, the first center of its kind to use modern computing and communications techniques in the management and analysis of clinical and research pathology data. Dr. Raab has special expertise in the areas of patient safety, process improvement, patient preference and pathology organizational cultures. He holds frequent clinics on the subject of process improvement and the application of unique manufacturing QA/QC processes. He has lead committees responsible for the delivery of Pap testing to Asian and South American countries and is a member of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) committee that develops national Pap test guidelines
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