On Jan. 1, 2026, Eric Carlsen, MD, PhD, was promoted to associate professor. He joined the Duke Department of Pathology in July 2021 as an assistant professor in the Division of Hematopathology. Carlsen also directs Duke’s Hematopathology Fellowship program and is Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) director for the Blood Cancer Center Laboratory and Morris Building Laboratory, which house Duke’s clinical electrophoresis testing and bone marrow biopsy processing centers.
Carlsen earned his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where his research focused on host-pathogen interactions in New World leishmaniasis. He completed his anatomic pathology/clinical pathology (AP/CP) residency and hematopathology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
In 2023, the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) named Carlsen to its prestigious ASCP 2023 40 Under Forty list. The list includes 40 high-achieving pathologists, pathology residents, and medical laboratory professionals under age 40 who are being honored for professional excellence.
In 2022, 2023, and 2024, Carlsen received the Duke Pathology Bernard F. Fetter Faculty Teaching Award. Named in honor of Fetter, a skillful pathologist and master teacher, the award is given by Pathology residents in recognition of faculty members whose skills, knowledge, and attitudes have been most influential in their education.
“Congratulations to Dr. Carlsen on this well-deserved promotion!” said Senior Vice Chair Rex Bentley, MD. “He already has become a key member of our Hematopathology Division, and is a sought-after consultant from our general surgical pathology faculty. Plus, Dr. Carlsen is widely recognized as one of our most talented and effective educators. I am proud to have him as a colleague!”