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Niels Olson, MD, Pathology, Oceanside, CA

Niels Olson MD FCAP (He/Him)

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Informatics


Chief Medical Officer, Defense Innovation Unit

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  • 200 Mercy CircleOceanside, CA 92058

  • Phone+1 760-719-3017

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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 Medicine
    Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2009 - 2010
  • Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
    American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
  • Clinical Informatics
    American Board of Pathology Clinical Informatics

Publications & Presentations

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