Rachel P. Kowal, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Statewide Pathophysiology Discipline Consultant for IUSM
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IU Health Pathology Laboratory
350 W 11th Street, Rm 4066
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Bio
7/2020-present
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatopathology, Indiana University School of Medicine
2012-2020
Assistant Professor, Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center
2011-2020
Dermatopathologist
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatopathology, Indiana University School of Medicine
2012-2020
Assistant Professor, Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center
2011-2020
Dermatopathologist
Director of Immunohistochemistry
Muhlbauer Dermatopathology Lab, Pittsford NY
Muhlbauer Dermatopathology Lab, Pittsford NY
2010-11
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatopathology, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Division of Dermatopathology, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
2000-01
Research assistant, National Institutes of Health, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, MD
Research assistant, National Institutes of Health, Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, Bethesda, MD
1999-00
Research assistant, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco
Research assistant, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco
1998-99
Biology, physics, environmental science and fine arts instructor in high school for students with academic and behavioral issues. Thornton Friends School, Alexandria, VA
Biology, physics, environmental science and fine arts instructor in high school for students with academic and behavioral issues. Thornton Friends School, Alexandria, VA
Key Publications
Lazova R, Seeley EH, Kutzner H, Scolyer RA, Scott G, Cerroni L, Fried I, Kozovska ME, Rosenberg AS, Prieto VG, Shehata BM, Durham MM, Henry G, Rodriguez-Peralto JL, Riveiro-Falkenbach E, Schaefer JT, Danialan R, Fraitag S, Vollenweider-Roten S, Sepehr A, Sangueza M, Hijazi N, Corredoira Y,?Kowal?R, Harris OM, Bravo F, Boyd AS, Gueorguieva R, Caprioli RM.
Imaging mass spectrometry assists in the classification of diagnostically challenging atypical Spitzoid neoplasms. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2016 Dec;75(6):1176-1186.
Kowal RP and AB Ackerman. Seborrheic dermatitis caused by Malassezia? An update. Dermatopathology: Practical & Conceptual. 2008;14(1).
Kowal RP, Miller CJ, Elenitsas R. Eroded Patch on the Nipple of a 57-year-old Woman. Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(7):933-8.
Schito ML, Kennedy PE, Kowal RP, Berger EA, Sher A. A humanimmunodeficiency virus-transgenic mouse model for assessing interventions that block microbial-induced proviral expression. J Infect Dis. 2001;183(11):1592-600.
Garrity-Ryan L, Kazmierczak B, Kowal R, Comolli J, Hauser A, Engel JN. The arginine finger domain of ExoT contributes to actin cytoskeleton disruption and inhibition of internalization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by epithelial cells and macrophages. Infect Immun. 2000;68(12):7100-13.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
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| 2010 | Fellowship | Ohio State University/Wexner Medical Center |
| 2009 | Residency | University of Pennsylvania |
| 2005 | MD | University of Rochester |
| 1998 | BS | Haverford College |
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society of Dermatopathology
College of American Pathologists
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
American Board of Pathology - Dermatopathology
American Board of Pathology - Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical*
Org: National Science Foundation
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Org: National Institutes of Health Intramural Research
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Desc: Training Award
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Org: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Desc: International Medicine Award
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Desc: International Medicine Award
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Org: American College of Rheumatology
Desc: Clinical Preceptorship Award
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Desc: Clinical Preceptorship Award
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Org: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Desc: Hoffman Award for Community Service
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Desc: Hoffman Award for Community Service
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Org: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Desc: Medical Humanities Grant
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Desc: Medical Humanities Grant
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