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David L. Zwick, MD
Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Hematology Laboratory
Children’s Mercy Hospital and Clinics
Kansas City, Mo.
Member, CAP Hematology and Clinical Microscopy
Resource Committee

Dr. Kiechle is medical director of clini­cal pathology, Memorial Healthcare, Hollywood, Fla. Use the reader service card to submit your inquiries, or address them to Sherrie Rice, CAP TODAY, 325 Wau­ke­gan Road, Northfield, IL 60093; srice@cap.org.