James Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB 

James H. Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FACB, is an Associate Professor of Pathology at Tufts University School of Medicine and Director, Clinical Chemistry for the Baystate Health System in Springfield, MA. Nichols received his BA in General Biology/Premedicine from Revelle College, University of California at San Diego. He went on to complete a Masters and Doctorate in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Nichols was a fellow in the Postdoctoral Training Program in Clinical Chemistry at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and is board certified in both Clinical Chemistry and Toxicological Chemistry by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry. Dr. Nichols spent several years as Associate Director of Clinical Chemistry, Director of Point-of-Care Testing, and as Associate Professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions prior to moving to Baystate Health System. The Baystate Health System includes Franklin Medical Center, Mary Lane Hospital and Baystate Medical Center, the third largest acute care center in New England. Nichols is also responsible for Clinical Chemistry including core automated chemistry, immunoassay, endocrinology, toxicology/therapeutic drug analysis, esoteric and point of care testing conducted through Baystate Reference Laboratories, one of America’s largest hospital-based outreach programs. His research interests span evidence-based medicine, information management, laboratory automation, point-of-care testing and toxicology.