Clinical and Research Background
Following his fellowship training, Dr. Bankson took on increasing responsibilities directing clinical chemistry services with colleagues at the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle and American Lake, WA. From 1989 to present, he has taught in the Medical Laboratory Science program at the University of Washington and supported the Clinical Chemistry Fellowship program. Formerly, he headed the multi-disciplinary Specimen Procurement Division in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology.
Board Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Clinical Chemistry (DABCC), 1990
Research Interests
Clinical chemistry, nutritional biochemistry, education
Academic and Medical Appointments
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2009-Present
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2002-2009
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1993-2002
Associate, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 1989-1993
Medical Appointments
Head, Specimen Procurement Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2011-2022
Director, Specimen Processing Services, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2010-2022
Adjunct Medical Staff/Clinical Care/Research Non-Physician, University of Washington Medical Center-Northwest Campus, Seattle, WA, 2019-Present
Adjunct Medical Staff/Clinical Care/Research Non-Physician, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, 2013-Present
Adjunct Medical Staff/Clinical Care/Research Non-Physician, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2013-Present
Adjunct Medical Staff/Clinical Care/Research Non-Physician, University of Washington Medical Center-Montlake Campus, Seattle, WA, 2013-Present
Director, Call Center and Courier Sections, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, 2011-2015
Co-Director, Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry Post-Doctoral Training Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2011-2014
Director, Commission on Accreditation in Clinical Chemistry Post-Doctoral Training Program, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2010-2011
Attending Faculty, Immunology Division, Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2009-2011
Associate Chief, Laboratory Medicine, American Lake Division, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, 2005-2009
Acting Service Line Manager, Diagnostic Services, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, 2005
Chief, Clinical Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Toxicology & STAT Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle and American Lake, WA, 2001-2009
Chief, Special Chemistry & STAT Laboratories, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, 1996-2001
Assistant Chief, Clinical Chemistry, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 1993-1996
Education and Training
MBA, Albers School of Business and Economics, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, 2000-2004
Fellowship, Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1988-1989
Fellowship, Clinical Chemistry, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Hospitals of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1986-1988
PhD, Nutritional Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1982-1985
SM, Nutritional Biochemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1978-1982
BSc, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1974-1978
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