معرفی
Sacha Uljon, MD, PhD serves as Assistant Pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Medical Director of the MGH Core Laboratory, and Medical Director of Clinical Labs at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. He is board-certified in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine and Clinical Pathology, holding faculty-level appointments within the Pathology Department at Harvard Medical School’s primary teaching affiliate.
Dr. Uljon earned his combined MD and PhD degrees from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, followed by residency and fellowship training in pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. His dual doctorate background grounds his work at the intersection of clinical diagnostics and translational research.
Research Interests
- Clinical toxicology and detection of emerging illicit drugs (fentanyl, xylazine, levamisole)
- Laboratory methods for therapeutic and illicit drug monitoring using LC-MS/MS
- Quality assurance and interference studies in blood banking and transfusion medicine
- Proteomic approaches for biomarker discovery and protein quantification in biological fluids
- Impact of public policy (e.g., cannabis legalization) on emergency-department toxicology
Across over 25 peer-reviewed publications spanning 1998 to 2025, Dr. Uljon’s scholarly output has evolved from fundamental molecular cloning and proteomic methodology to highly applied clinical studies that directly inform patient care and public health practice. Recent work highlights novel adulterants in street drugs, analytical interferences in pain-management testing, and obstetric toxicology considerations related to epidural fentanyl.
Scientific Awards & Recognition
No specific awards or honors are enumerated in the provided materials.
Grants & Funding Narrative
Grant details are not publicly listed; however, the breadth of collaborative multi-center studies and continuous publication output suggest ongoing grant support for translational laboratory research and quality-improvement initiatives.
Laboratory & Team Leadership
Dr. Uljon directs the Core Laboratory at MGH—one of the largest academic clinical laboratories in the United States—and oversees laboratory services at Nantucket Cottage Hospital. These roles encompass supervision of technologists, residents, fellows, and quality-management teams, ensuring cutting-edge diagnostic accuracy and regulatory compliance across a broad test menu that includes transfusion medicine and high-complexity toxicology assays.
