Clarissa Jordan, MD

Clarissa E. Jordan, BSI '16, MD, is a hematopathologist and assistant professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. While her primary clinical focus is the diagnosis of lymphoma, leukemia, and benign hematologic disorders, she has continued to draw on a foundation in computer science and bioinformatics in her research work and as Director of Logistics and Informatics for the Division of Hematopathology at Mayo Clinic. Her current work centers on implementation of digital pathology workflows and AI-assisted approaches to flow cytometric immunophenotyping for the detection of minimal residual disease. Through these efforts, Dr. Jordan seeks to bridge diagnostic pathology and computational innovation to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility of patient care. 
 

A Fellow in Hemotopathology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jordan earned her MD from the Baylor College of Medicine, as well as her degree in Bioinformatics from Baylor University.

Her awards include: 

• 2023: Dr. Hobart K. B. Allebach Fellowship in Pathology Outstanding Resident Award, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
• 2023: Mayo Clinic Anatomic Pathology Outstanding Educator AwardDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
• 2022: 40 Under Forty American Society for Clinical Pathology

• 2020: Stuart A. Wallace Award for Excellence in Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine