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200 Mercy CircleOceanside, CA 92058
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Summary
- Dr. Niels Olson is a specialized pathologist with subspecialties in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Clinical Informatics. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Olson serves as the Chief Medical Officer at the US Department of Defense Defense Innovation Unit, which he has held since 2020, and holds the rank of Commander in the US Navy. His past roles include being the Medical Director at U.S. Naval Hospital Guam and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton. Dr. Olson has several publications, notably in machine learning applications in pathology, with his work on AI-based breast cancer nodal metastasis detection being cited 175 times.
Education & Training
- Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
- VA State Medical License 2009 - 2010
- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
- American Board of Pathology Clinical Informatics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 4 citationsRecommendations for Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning in Pathology: A Concept Paper From the College of American Pathologists.Matthew G Hanna, Niels H Olson, Mark Zarella, Rajesh C Dash, Markus D Herrmann
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2024-10-01 - 31 citationsIntroduction to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Pathology.James H. Harrison, John R. Gilbertson, Matthew G. Hanna, Niels Olson, Jansen N. Seheult
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2021-10-01 - 14 citationsAccelerated Progression of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report.Daniel S. Krauth, Christina M. Jamros, Shayna C Rivard, Niels Olson, Ryan C. Maves
Military Medicine. 2021-04-07
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