Ravindra Kolhe

Ravindra Kolhe is a Professor and Leon Henri Charbonnier Endowed Chair of Pathology at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and is the inaugural Associate Dean for Translation Research at Medical College of Georgia. He also serves as the Associate Cancer Center Director for Genomics at the Georgia Cancer Center. 

Currently, Dr.Kolhe leads an NCI-designated translational pathology laboratory for MATCH testing which is focused on comprehensive genomic testing in oncology. He co-founded a consortium (SEQUOIA) of over 40+ clinical laboratories across the globe for the democratization of NGS testing in oncology and successfully helped multiple labs bring NGS testing in-house. He has led several studies focused on adapting and validating newer technologies (NGS, RNA-seq, OGM, etc.) in CLIA laboratories by establishing PLA, Z-codes, GAP filing, and reimbursement. 

He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and serves on CAP committees and scientific advisory boards for numerous profit and non-profit organizations. 

Ravindra Kolhe, M.D., Ph.D.

Presentations

General Session #5

Optical Genome Mapping in Hematologic Malignancies

10:30–11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 13