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    Wade Schulz, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine
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    Director of Informatics, Laboratory Medicine

    Associate Director, Biorepository

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    Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine

    Director of Informatics, Laboratory Medicine; Associate Director, Biorepository

    Biography

    Dr. Schulz is an Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and computational health care researcher at Yale School of Medicine. He received his PhD in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology and MD from the University of Minnesota. He is the Director of Informatics for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Director of Data Science for Yale New Haven Health System. Dr. Schulz has over 20 years’ experience in software development with a focus on enterprise system architecture and has a research interests in the management of large, biomedical data sets and the use of real-world data for predictive modeling. At Yale, he has led the implementation of a distributed data analysis and predictive modeling platform, for which he received the Data Summit IBM Cognitive Honors award. Other projects within his research group include quantum machine learning, computational phenotyping, and the development of clinical prescriptive models for precision medicine initiatives. His clinical areas of expertise include molecular diagnostics and transfusion medicine, where he has ongoing work assessing the use, safety, and efficacy of pathogen-reduced blood products.

    Last Updated on October 19, 2025.

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    Education & Training

    Fellow, Transfusion Medicine
    Yale School of Medicine (2018)
    Resident, Clinical Pathology
    Yale School of Medicine (2017)
    MD
    University of Minnesota, Medical School (2014)
    PhD
    University of Minnesota, Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology (2012)
    BS
    University of Minnesota, Genetics, Microbiology (2006)

    Research

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    Medical Research Interests

    Artificial Intelligence; Blood Transfusion; Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; Data Mining; Data Warehousing; Information Management; Medical Informatics Computing

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Wade Schulz's published research.

    Publications

    Featured Publications

    2025

    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

    Activities

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      Integrating Real-Time Video Analysis with Clinical Data to Enable Digital Diagnostics

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      Application of Big Data in Biomedical Research

    Clinical Care

    Overview

    Wade Schulz, MD, PhD, is a laboratory medicine specialist who focuses on molecular diagnostics and transfusion medicine. He works to identify illnesses by examining the genetic and cellular components of patient samples, and he helps ensure safe blood transfusions for those in need.

    As an assistant professor of laboratory medicine at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Schulz explores advanced methods for applying large collections of health information with computational tools and artificial intelligence to improve disease detection, treatment, and prevention. His work aims to improve patient care in practical, everyday settings.

    Dr. Schulz completed his medical and doctoral training at the University of Minnesota. He pursued a residency in clinical pathology and a fellowship in transfusion medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He has been recognized with the Data Summit IBM Cognitive Honors award for his work in data analysis and predictive modeling.

    Clinical Specialties

    Laboratory Medicine

    Board Certifications

    • Clinical Informatics

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pathology
      Original Certification Date
      2021
    • Blood Banking Transfusion Medicine

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pathology
      Original Certification Date
      2019
    • Clinical Pathology

      Certification Organization
      AB of Pathology
      Original Certification Date
      2017

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