RichardCFriedbergMDPhD, FCAP, CPE

Pathology • Longmeadow, MA

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Transplantation Immunology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Retired Professor and Chair, Pathology, UMass-Baystate

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Office
103 Primrose Drive
Longmeadow, MA 01106
Fax+1 617-446-3115
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Education & Training

Harvard UniversityMHCM, Health Care Management, 1999 - 2001
University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 1991 - 1992
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1989 - 1992
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1988, MD, PhD

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2001 - 2024
NC State Medical License 1990 - 2023
CT State Medical License 2003 - 2018
American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

77 citations
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 15189.
Frank Schneider, Caroline Maurer, Richard C. Friedberg> ;Annals of Laboratory Medicine. 2017 Sep 1
Medicare's local coverage decision process needs legislative fix.
Richard C Friedberg> ;MLO. 2016 Dec 1
5 citations
Red blood cell transfusion practices: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of compliance with audit criteria in 128 hospitals.
Glenn Ramsey, Elizabeth A. Wagar, Erin E. Grimm, Richard C. Friedberg, Rhona J. Souers, Christopher M. Lehman> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2015 Feb 27
Utility of alert-based CDSS in CPOE to improve compliance with plasma transfusion guidelines.
Richard C. Friedberg> ;Journal of Pathology Informatics. 2014 Jan 1
30 citations
Blood bank safety practices: mislabeled samples and wrong blood in tube--a Q-Probes analysis of 122 clinical laboratories.
Erin E. Grimm, Richard C. Friedberg, David S. Wilkinson, James P. AuBuchon, Rhona J. Souers, Christopher M. Lehman> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2010 Aug 1
6 citations
Practice Evolution: Decentralized Computer-Assisted Immunohistochemical Image Analysis
Richard C. Friedberg, Liron Pantanowitz> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2009 Oct 20
17 citations
DCJ path formulation for genome transformations which include insertions, deletions, and duplications.
Sophia Yancopoulos, Richard Friedberg> ;Journal of Computational Biology. 2009 Oct 5
17 citations
Quality Indicators of Fresh Frozen Plasma and Platelet Utilization
David A. Novis, Stephen W. Renner, Richard C. Friedberg, Molly K. Walsh, Andrew J. Saladino> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2002 May 1
1 citations
Time for a Reality Check: The Hospital-Based Laboratory's Perspective
Richard C. Friedberg> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2008 May 1
12 citations
Genome rearrangement by the double cut and join operation.
Richard Friedberg, Aaron E. Darling, Sophia Yancopoulos> ;Methods in Molecular Biology. 2008 Jan 1
Future trends.
Richard C Friedberg, Ronald L Weiss> ;Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2007 Dec 1
61 citations
Critical values comparison: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probes survey of 163 clinical laboratories.
Elizabeth A. Wagar, Richard C. Friedberg, Rhona J. Souers, Ana K. Stankovic> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2007 Dec 1
5 citations
The Role of the Medical Laboratory Director
Richard C. Friedberg, Carol A. Rauch> ;Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2007 Dec 1
41 citations
The origin of reference intervals.
Richard C. Friedberg, Rhona J. Souers, Elizabeth A. Wagar, Ana K. Stankovic, Paul N. Valenstein> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2007 Mar 1
205 citations
Efficient sorting of genomic permutations by translocation, inversion and block interchange
Sophia Yancopoulos, Oliver Attie, Richard Friedberg> ;Bioinformatics. 2005 Aug 15
25 citations
Type and screen completion for scheduled surgical procedures. A College of American Pathologists Q-Probes study of 8941 type and screen tests in 108 institutions.
Richard C. Friedberg, Bruce A. Jones, Molly K. Walsh> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2003 May 1
77 citations
Q-tracks: a College of American Pathologists program of continuous laboratory monitoring and longitudinal tracking.
Richard J. Zarbo, Bruce A. Jones, Richard C. Friedberg, Paul N. Valenstein, Stephen W Renner, Ron B. Schifman, Molly K. Walsh, Peter J. Howanitz> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2002 Sep 1
17 citations
Operating room blood delivery turnaround time: a College of American Pathologists Q-Probe Study of 12647 units of blood components in 466 institutions.
David A. Novis, Richard C. Friedberg, Stephen W. Renner, Frederick A. Meier, Molly K. Walsh> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2002 Aug 1
408 citations
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Bradley Gehrs, Richard C. Friedberg> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2002 Apr 1
39 citations
Quality indicators of blood utilization: three College of American Pathologists Q-Probes studies of 12,288,404 red blood cell units in 1639 hospitals.
David A. Novis, Stephen W. Renner, Richard C. Friedberg, Molly K. Walsh, Andrew J. Saladino> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2002 Feb 1
28 citations
Proteinase expression during differentiation of human osteoclasts in vitro
Harry C. Blair, Robert F. Sidonio, Richard C. Friedberg, Nayela N. Khan, Sai-Sai Dong> ;Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 2000 Sep 15
13 citations
Removal of Vancomycin during Plasmapheresis
Syble D. McClellan, Charles H Whitaker, Richard C. Friedberg> ;The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 1997 Oct 1
Benefits of platelet crossmatching: a case in point.
Richard C. Friedberg> ;CAP Today. 1997 Aug 1
Microbiology testing and the pediatrician's office.
William O. Rogers, Ken B. Waites, Richard C. Friedberg> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 1997 Apr 1
Automating clinical practice guidelines: a corporate-academic partnership.
Richard C. Friedberg, Stephen A. Moser, Jamieson Pw, Margulies Dm, John A. Smith, Jay M. McDonald> ;Clinical Laboratory Management Review. 1996 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Access to High-Quality, Integrated Oncologic Imaging & PathologyMarch 20th, 2018
Access to High-Quality, Integrated Oncologic Imaging & PathologyMarch 20th, 2018
For Precision Medicine, Next-Generation Mass SpecFebruary 16th, 2018
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Committees

Chair, CAP Council on Government & Professional Affairs 2011 - 2013
Governor, CAP Board of Governors 2007 - 2013