Advancing in vitro diagnostics: an interview with Fernando Chaves

Fernando Chaves1

  • 1Global Head, Clinical & Scientific Affairs Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Brooklyn, NY 11222, USA.

Future Cardiology
|September 11, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Dr. Fernando Chaves, a hematopathologist, has 15 years of experience in diagnostic testing. He focuses on developing new laboratory tests and improving existing ones with advanced algorithms.

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