Barbara A. Konkle Laboratory

"It's exciting to take our research findings and translate them into clinical care."
Barbara A. Konkle, MD

The Konkle laboratory is focused on improving health by better diagnosis and treatment of bleeding and clotting disorders. Dr. Konkle's recent research relates to improved testing for von Willebrand disease (VWD) and blood-clotting in pregnancy and other disorders, and cardiovascular disease in men with hemophilia.

Areas of Study

von Willebrand disease and von Willebrand factor
Immune reactions to heparin (medication that prevents blood clotting)
Thrombosis (unwanted blood clotting) in pregnancy
Cardiovascular disease in hemophilia
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Dr Konkle's Background

Joined Puget Sound Blood Center in 2009
Previously Professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Directed hemophilia care programs at Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Pennsylvania
Founding Board member of the Foundation for Women and Girls with Bleeding Disorders
Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network

Barbara A. Konkle, M.D.
Director,
Clinical and Translational Research
Puget Sound Blood Center

Full Member,
Research Institute
Puget Sound Blood Center

Medical Director,
Hemostasis Reference Laboratory,
Puget Sound Blood Center

Professor of Medicine/Hematology,
University of Washington

Puget Sound Blood Center
921 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104

Email: barbarak@psbc.org
Phone: (206) 233-3349
FAX: (866) 291-0025

Ann Whitney
Administrative Support Specialist II
Translational Research
Email: annw@psbc.org
Phone: (206) 398.5948
FAX: (866) 632.9920