Louis M. Fink, M.D.
Director, Core Laboratory Services
lfink@nvcancer.org
Louis M. Fink, M.D., has joined NVCI as director of Core Laboratory Services. Dr. Fink has worked in the area of coagulation for the past 25 years and will bring expertise to the interpretation and validation of population studies. These studies will provide the basis for developing further studies on the role of coagulation in invasion and metastis of neoplastic cells. He will also continue his studies on the increase in thrombosis seen in certain typed of cancers and therapies of those cancers. He will be responsible for leading our Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, while also coordinating the Shared Resources in support of NVCI and other cooperative researchers.
Dr. Fink joins us from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) where he was professor and vice chairman of the Department of Pathology in the UAMS College of Medicine. He was president of the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) in 1999-2000, served five years on the organization’s Academic Council, and in 1991 hosted the national meeting in Little Rock. In 2003, Dr. Fink received the prestigious 2003 Gerald T. Evans Award from the ACLPS for “outstanding leadership and/or service to the society” of pathology. While at UAMS, Dr. Fink helped develop and patent the Veniscope, a device that uses infrared light to locate blood vessels underneath skin.
In 2005, Dr. Fink was honored by the Veterans Administration for his service and leadership in support of 10 tertiary care centers and seven outpatient clinics serving veterans in the South Central VA Health Care Network, which covers Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. As Diagnostic Services Program Manger, some of the most notable accomplishments attributed to Dr. Fink included standardization of instrumentation and methodology for hematology, chemistry, immunochemistry, and glycosylated hemoglobin testing; upgrading laboratory equipment to increase robotic capabilities; production of a training film on the use of warfarin anticoagulant; established accreditation of the radiation therapy program by the ACR; facilitated and coordinated the rollout of home tele-care and he evaluated and made recommendations for improving the tumor registry.
Dr. Fink actively assisted the Veteran Administration’s Network Director in continuous improvement which resulted in the Network national performance remaining in the upper levels. In addition, he continued an active research and academic program and provided advice and counsel to community clinicians in coagulation, his area of expertise.
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