Les Wold, M.D.
Medical Director
Les Wold is JARI Research Corporation's Chief Medical Director. Dr. Wold assumed this position in July 2006. As chief medical director, Dr. Wold plans and directs all aspects of JARI's medical policies and programs. He is responsible for strategic clinical relationships with physicians and health care providers. He ensures all clinical programs align with JARI's goals and priorities.
Before joining JARI, Les had a distinguished 25-year career with the Mayo Clinic. Most recently he was professor of pathology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and emeritus chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
During his illustrious career, Dr. Wold served the Mayo organization as a member of its Board of Trustees and chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. He also served on the Board of Directors of Mayo Health Systems, a network of hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers serving patients in more than 60 communities in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Les is a recipient of the Mayo Clinic Excellence in Leadership Award. In 2003, the Mayo Foundation honored Dr. Wold with the Geraldine Colby Zeiler Professorship in Cytopathology. Named professorships represent the highest academic distinction for a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine faculty member.
Dr. Wold is a renowned educator and lecturer. He has authored numerous articles and textbooks related to immunocytochemistry, bone tumors and tumor-like conditions, and breast diseases.
Les earned a B.A. in Chemistry from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota; an M.Sc. in Chemistry from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; and an M.D. from the University of Chicago. He did his residency in anatomic pathology / clinical pathology at the Mayo Clinic.
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