Dr. Keren received his B.S., M.S. and M.D. degrees from the University of Illinois, the latter in 1971. He completed his residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and postdoctoral training in Immunopathology and Immunohematology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1971-1976. From 1976-1978 he served as a Major in the United States Armed Forces at the Walter Reed Army Institute for Research in Washington, D.C. He joined the Department of Pathology of the University of Michigan in 1978. From 1989 through 2011 he served as the Medical Director of Warde Medical Laboratory while continuing as an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pathology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Keren has authored over 160 peer-reviewed articles and has written or edited 13 books. He has received several awards including the Carl A. Jolliff Award from the Clinical and Diagnostic Immunology Division of the American Association of Clinical Chemists, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Society of Pathologists, the Israel Davidsohn Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the Mastership Award from the American Society for Clinical Pathology. Dr. Keren served as the President of the Gastrointestinal Pathology Society (1993), President of the Michigan Society of Pathologists (2000), President of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (2003), and President of the American Board of Pathology (2011). Currently, he is a Trustee of the American Board of Pathology and a member of the CAP Hematology and Clinical Microscopy Resource Committee.

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