Education

• Clinical Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
  
• BA 1986 University of Wisconsin - Madison
  
• DVM 1991 University of Wisconsin - Madison 
  
• Residency, Clinical Pathology, University of Wisconsin, 1999-2002
  
  

Research

Histiocytic proliferative disorders, hematopoiesis in rodent model of chronic renal failure, cytologic diagnosis of osteosarcoma

Responsibilities

Veterinary clinical pathology, year 2, semester 2; clinical pathology elective, year 4, both didactic blocks; faculty mentor for Recitation, year 2; guest lecturer for clinical correlations in Histology, year 1; training of clinical pathology residents

Clinical Interests

Co-administrator of clinical pathology laboratory; duty pathologist on rotating basis. Clinical interests: Cytology, hematology, oncology, immunochemistry, quality assurance and standards.

Recent Publications

Friedrichs KR, Young KM. Utilization of an independent quality control software program, EZ Runs™, to monitor quality control procedures for a bench-top coagulation analyzer. Vet Clin Pathol 2005;34(3):218-223.

Naranjo C, Dubielzig RD, Friedrichs KR. Canine ocular histiocytic sarcoma. Vet Ophtho 2007;10(3):179-85.

Friedrichs KR, Young KM. Histiocytic sarcoma of macrophage origin in a cat: case report with literature review of feline histiocytic malignancies and comparison with canine hemophagocytic histiocytic sarcoma. Vet Clin Pathol. In press.

H Wilson, M Huelsmeyer, R Chun, KM Young, KR Friedrichs, DJ Argyle. Isolation and
Characterization of Cells from Canine Osteosarcoma with Stem Cell-Like Primitive 
Markers.  Further Development of a Canine Model of Human Bone Cancer.  Veterinary Journal. In press.

MacWilliams PS, Friedrichs KR.  Laboratory evaluation of synovial fluid in dogs and cats. Vet Clin NA-Sm Anim Prac 2003;33:153-178.

Friedrichs KR, Young KM. How to collect diagnostic bone marrow samples. Vet Med 2005;8:578-588.