Thomas Richard Fritsche

Background

Fritsche, Thomas Richard was born on April 10, 1951 in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States. Son of Theodore Roosevelt and Lois (Quast) Fritsche.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Zoology, University of Minnesota, 1973; Master of Science in Zoology, University of Minnesota, 1975; Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy in Parasitology, University of Minnesota, 1984.

Career

Intern and resident department pathology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1981-1983; chief resident department laboratory medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1983-1984; acting instructor department laboratory medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1984-1986; assistant professor department laboratory medicine and microbiology, U. Washington, Seattle, 1986-1992; associate professor department laboratory medicine and microbiology, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1992; director clinical microbiology Medical Center, U. Washington, Seattle. Member subcommittee on parasitology National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Studies, since 1988. Consultant Sanofi Diagnostics Pasteur, Chaska, Minnesota, 1992-1993.

Member medical microbiology education committee American Board Pathology.

Achievements

• Thomas Richard Fritsche has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, pathologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow College American Pathologists (microbiology resource committee 1985-1994), American Society Clinical Pathologists (microbiology examination committee 1988-1995), Royal Society Tropical Medicine and Hugiene, Infectious Disease Society American;member American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Society for Microbiology, Washington State Medical Association, King County Medical Society, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, hiking, travel, model rocketry.

Connections

Married Mary Jo Conway, September 10, 1981.

Father:

Theodore Roosevelt Fritsche

Mother:

Lois (Quast) Fritsche

Spouse:

Mary Jo Conway