USCAP Conference 2019

from UAB Pathology in Focus Vol. 2 Issue 1

Netto Named Editor-in-Chief of Modern Pathology

The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) hosted its 108th annual meeting March 16–21, 2019, in National Harbor, Maryland, the largest world meeting of pathologists. Many of our Department faculty, residents and fellows presented work.

On Sunday, Chairman and Professor George Netto, M.D., kicked things off with a talk on “Liquid Biopsy in Precision Oncology: Plasma and Beyond!” at the College of American Pathogists’ companion meeting. That evening, our team hosted a booth at the Fellowship Fair, featuring information about our fellowship opportunities, giveaways and more.

Throughout the day Monday, our faculty presented posters and talks, including a Genitourinary Platform presentation, “Is MRI/US FusionTargeted Biopsy Alone Adequate for Detecting Prostate Cancer in Patients with a Prior Negative Prostate Biopsy?” featuring Maria del Carmen Rodriguez Pena, M.D., Marie-Lise Eich, M.D., and Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D. That evening, the Department hosted a reception for all current and former faculty, staff and students in the National Harbor Room. “Molecular Testing of Solid Tumors: Anatomic Pathologist in Charge of Pre-Analytics,” as part of the Molecular track, which Netto introduced with a talk on “Molecular Diagnostic and Genomic Applications in Cancer: A Primer for the Pathologist.” Poster sessions included five UAB faculty posters. In the afternoon, Deniz Peker, M.D., presented “Characterization of Cancer Immune Profiles in Patients with Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma” during the Neuropathology Platform.

On Wednesday, Cristina MagiGalluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, Anatomic Pathology, presented in the Genitourinary Pathology Short Course, and gave a Hot Topic talk on “Prostate Cancer Pathology: Grading, Reporting, Diagnosis.” Nine more posters by UAB Pathology took place throughout the day in the genitourinary, breast cancer, quality assurance categories, leading up to the Evening Specialty Conference in Genitourinary Pathology, in which Jennifer Gordetsky, M.D., Associate Professor, presented, “Poor Prognostic Findings in Genitourinary Pathology, What Not to Miss.”

Poster sessions, which continued until the conference conclusion on Thursday, featured 10 posters in categories ranging from cytopathology to hematopathology.

Tuesday morning’s highlights included a lecture by Anna Yemelyanova, M.D., Professor, on Tiffany Graham, M.D., our fourth-year resident, was recognized by fellow Twitter account holders in Pathology with the #PathTweetAward on her account @HeartPathology for her original drawings and designs of study tools. DR. SHUKO HARADA (L) DISCUSSES HER POSTER WITH AN INTERESTED AUDIENCE.

DR. ANNA YEMELYANOVA PRESENTS ON “MOLECULAR TESTING OF SOLID TUMORS.”