Ken M. Gatter, J.D., M.D.

  • Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Vice Chair, Health Law and Patient Advocacy

Biography

Dr. Gatter's special area of interest is interaction of health care and the law. He currently serves as vice chair of anatomic pathology. He received his medical degree in 1995 from the University of Nebraska Medical School in Omaha, residency training at Case Western University/University Hospitals in Cleveland and completed his residency and a fellowship in surgical pathology at OHSU. He has taught as an adjunct professor at Willamette School of Law (JD from Boston University in 1989) and published about various health law topics in both the legal and medical literature. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 1983, Kenyon College
    • J.D., 1989, Boston University School of Law
    • M.D., 1995, University of Nebraska Medical School

  • Residency

    • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 1995-1998
    • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 1998-1999

  • Fellowship

    • Surgical Pathology with focus in Hematopathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 1999-2000

  • Certifications

    • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (American Board of Pathology), 2000

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications