Dr. Olson serves as Chair of the Department of Pathology at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). He also is Medical Director of HNL Lab Medicine, a leading multi-regional, full-service medical laboratory providing testing and related services to physician offices, hospitals, long-term care facilities, employers and industrial accounts. HNL Lab Medicine operates more than 50 patient service centers in Pennsylvania and works with more than 10 hospital systems, including LVHN.

Dr. Olson is board-certified in clinical pathology, blood banking and transfusion medicine, and clinical informatics. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the College of American Pathologists, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists, American Association of Blood Banks, and Association of Pathology Informatics.

Prior to joining LVHN and HNL Lab Medicine in 2022, Dr. Olson was Division Chief, Clinical Pathology Informatics at Geisinger Medical Laboratories. He served as a faculty member in the Geisinger Health System Clinical Informatics fellowship program and the Geisinger Medical Laboratory residency program.

His research has been featured in numerous peer-reviewed journals and national presentations in topics including:

• Improved blood utilization strategies using informatics-based interventions
• Computerized physician order entry and automated decisions support
• Platelet rich plasma for tendon repair
• Solid phase antibody testing in obstetric patients

Dr. Olson received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He completed a residency in clinical pathology and fellowship training in blood banking and transfusion medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.