UAB Pathology in Focus Vol. 2 Issue 1

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CL I N I C AL

Tri-State Conference Features UAB Faculty In September, the division welcomed FARZAD ESFAHANI, M.D., as assistant professor. Dr. Esfahani, an Iranian native, joins UAB Pathology from private practice, moving from Florida, where he was a staff pathologist and independent contractor at Sebastian River Medical Center. He completed undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Oklahoma, in the state where he has lived since moving to the U.S. Esfahani became a U.S. resident in 1987. He completed a residency in general surgery at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa campus. Esfahani spent time at the University of South Alabama completing residencies in anatomic pathology and cytopathology. There, he worked for a year as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the USA College of Medicine, departments of Emergency Medicine and Pathology. Esfahani has worked as a staff pathologist in several clinical settings in Florida over the course of his career. He is joined by his wife Heather, an Alabama native, and their son.

The 2019 Tri-State Pathology Conference took place Saturday, October 5, at the Hyatt Regency - Wynfrey Hotel Dr. Anna Yemelyanova, Hazel Gore Endowed Professor at the Riverchase Galleria, of Gynecologic Pathology bringing together the Alabama Association of Pathologists, the Louisiana Association of Pathologists, and the Mississippi Association of Pathologists for a stellar lineup of presentations. The event was co-sponsored by UAB Pathology and featured lectures from our faculty throughout the day on topics representing their myriad areas of expertise. Travis Kidd, Jr., M.D., President of the Alabama Association of Pathologists, delivered the conference’s opening and closing remarks and acted as emcee for the daylong event. Kidd is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine. He completed his post-graduate education at Vanderbilt University Medical School. He practices full-time surgical pathology at CytoPath in Alabaster, Alabama.

Dr. R. Bruce Williams, CAP past president

R. Bruce Williams, M.D., past president of the College of American Pathologists, delivered a talk on the state of the CAP. Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, PhD, C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Dr. Williams is a founding Professor, Division Director, Anatomic Pathology member and laboratory director of The Delta Pathology Group, LLC, and is in full-time practice of anatomic and clinical pathology in Lafayette, Louisiana. He serves on the executive committee as practice manager of the mid-Louisiana region of Delta Pathology, and is associate clinical professor of pathology at LSUMCShreveport. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical School.

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Netto Named Editor-in-Chief of Modern Pathology

1min
page 48

Pathology Takes 3rd at SOM Diversity Fair

1min
page 47

4 Anatomic Pathology Faculty Retire

4min
pages 45-46

Grizzle Recognized with ISBER Founder’s Award

2min
page 44

Chen and Reddy Honored with SOM Dean's Excellence Awards

4min
pages 42-43

Dussaq Wins 2019 William Boyd Medal

2min
page 41

3 Awarded Professor Emeritus Status

5min
pages 39-40

Six Faculty Promotions

2min
page 38

Pathology Takes Home 3 Argus Awards

2min
page 37

Pathology Faculty Appointed to Endowed Professorships 3

2min
page 36

2019 Holiday Party

1min
page 35

6th Annual Listinsky Lecture Features International Heparanese Expert

2min
page 34

Netto Teaches in Europe, South America and Asia

1min
page 33

Eric Olson Delivers Pritchett Lecture 28th annual Paulette Shirey Pritchett Endowed Lecture

3min
page 32

Alexander Lecture Features Jacob Steinberg

1min
page 31

New Class of Residents and Fellows Welcomed

2min
page 30

Pathology Mentorships Foster Success

1min
page 29

Department Celebrates Outgoing Residents and Fellows

2min
page 28

Professor Puts Blood Cancer on the Run

1min
page 27

Research Retreat 2019 at Regions Field a Hit

3min
pages 26-27

Honoring Former Department Chair Jay McDonald, M.D.

3min
page 25

Shevde's Research Featured by Department of Defense

1min
page 24

Pivotal Role Found for IgG Autoantibodies in IgA Nephropathy

4min
pages 23-24

Model Probes Possible Treatments for Common Cause of Infant Death

8min
pages 20-22

Cancer Research Retreat

1min
page 19

New Review Identifies 4 Hallmarks of Cancer Metastasis

1min
page 19

4th Annual TTP Fair a Success

1min
page 18

Karthikeyan and Hildreth Join Division of Molecular & Cellular Pathology

4min
pages 17-18

Nice Vice Chair for Research Appointed

2min
page 16

Miller Selected as Division Director of Neuropathology

1min
page 16

USCAP Conference 2019

2min
page 15

A New History Book on UAB Pathology

1min
page 14

Marques Joins ABPath Advisory Committee

1min
page 14

Morlote Joins Genomic Diagnostics and Bioinformatics

2min
page 14

Netto Publishes 3 Articles

5min
pages 12-13

Tri-State Conference Features UAB Faculty

2min
page 11

4 New Faculty in Anatomic Pathology

2min
page 10

Renowned Pediatric Pathologist Establishes Education Fund

2min
page 9

New Faculty in Laboratory Medicine

1min
page 8

Fatima Publishes Book on Practical Approach to Renal Biopsy

1min
page 8

Open Source: How a Data Scientist Is Bringing Precision Medicine to the People

6min
pages 6-7

Advancing the Vision of Genomic Diagnostic Pathology at UAB

2min
page 4

Welcome from the Department Chair

2min
page 3

Table of Contents

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