Hospital Findr / Find Doctors / California / Dr. Kathryn A Knudson Grice

Dr. Kathryn A Knudson Grice, MD

Pathology
Accepting new patients
53 years of experience
Kaiser Walnut Creek Medical Group 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 295-4340

Overview
Location
Expertise

Brief Intro

About Me I was born in Flint, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in history and applied to medical school when it was not the usual thing for a female. I decided to study medicine when I was in high school because it was totally different from anything I had known or seen in my family. For years I had to correct people, telling them I wanted to become a physician, not a nurse. I have practiced at Kaiser Permanente since 1977. I served as chief of the Department of Pathology and clinical laboratory director at Kaiser Permanente in Martinez, and then I transferred to the Pathology Department at Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek in 1997. I am married to an attorney and we have two daughters. One is a law student and the other an accounting major in college. I enjoy cooking, interior design, flower arranging, embossing, and traveling. Why did I specialize in pathology? If studying medicine is the study of human disease, then the pathology department is where the diagnosing and classification of disease takes place. From the macroscopic to the vividly colored pink and purple dyes on glass slides for microscopic analysis of tissue, our department deals in diagnosing illness as well as wellness. I like to refer to the pathology laboratory as "Cell City" since even a few small cells are important to us. Many diagnoses are routine, but challenging cases come across my desk every day. Thatâ€™s when the detective work of pathology, the searching for clues with high-tech stains and procedures, comes into play. It is like solving a mystery, trying to fit together clinical and surgical impressions, and imaging and laboratory findings with microscopic interpretations, to give the patient the most accurate diagnosis possible. It is a fascinating endeavor, not always explained in textbooks, occasionally uncertain, but always extraordinary.

Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Michigan Medical School - 1972

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish
Vietnamese

Location & Hours

Kaiser Permanente Medical Group
1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Mon:00:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tue:00:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wed:00:00 am - 12:00 pm
Thu:00:00 am - 12:00 pm
Fri:00:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sat:00:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sun:00:00 am - 12:00 pm

Specialties Treated

Pathology

Cancer 86
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 79
Orthopedics 161
Neurology & Neurosurgery 120
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 149
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 161
Diabetes & Endocrinology 65
Children's Hospital 18
Urology 149
Psychiatry 91
Geriatrics 143
Rehabilitation 73
Obsterics & Gynecology 23
Ophthalmology 8
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 4
Long Term Care 19
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 99