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Education and Training:

B.A., Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1963)

Predoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Microbiology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1964-66)

M.D., Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1967)

Intern, Dept of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (1967-68)

Resident, Dept of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle (1968-69)

Clinical Associate, Clinical Hematology Branch, NIAMD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (1969-71)

Senior Fellow, Division of Hematology, University of Washington (1971-73)

Richard B. Counts, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
University of Washington School of Medicine

President, Puget Sound Blood Center

Office Address:
Puget Sound Blood Center
Box 359190
921 Terry Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104-1256

Phone:   (206) 292-6574
Fax:       (206) 292-8030
E-mail:   rcounts@psbc.org


Current Clinical Interests

Hemostasis, Transfusion Medicine


Current Research Interests
Hemostasis, hemophilia, and von Willebrand disease


Selected Publications

Legaz ML, Schmer G, Counts RB, and Davie EW:  Isolation and characterization of human factor VIII. J. Biol. Chem. 248:3946-3955, 1973.

Counts RB, Paskell SL, and Elgee SK:  Disulfide bonds and the quaternary structure of factor VIII/von Willebrand factor. J. Clin. Invest. 62:702, 1978.

Counts RB, Haisch C, Simon TL, Maxwell NG, Heimbach DM, and Carrico CJ:   Hemostasis in massively transfused trauma patients. Ann. Surgery 190:91-99, 1979.

Gjerset G, Martin P, Counts RB, and Hansen J:  Immunologic status of hemophilia patients treated with cryoprecipitate or lyophilized concentrate. Blood 64:715-720, 1984.

Gjerset GF, Clements MJ, Counts RB, Halvorsen AS, and Thompson AR:  Treatment type and amount influenced human immunodeficiency virus seroprevalance of patients with congenital bleeding disorders. Blood 78:1623-1627, 1991.