Objectives
At the conclusion of this course participants should be able to:
- Use the evidence-based information and practice tools presented to better formulate differential diagnoses for most clinical scenarios
- Effectively apply current practice guidelines published by CAP, ASCP and other major medical and governmental agencies
- Recognize common patterns of test results and recommend additional tests, as needed, to characterize the etiology and prognosis of individual patient conditions
- Identify indications and contraindications for transfusion and problems that might arise to better advise attending physicians
- Apply strategies for integrating molecular and genetic testing into routine clinical practice
- Describe the basic technique and pitfall avoidance of fine needle aspiration biopsy performance
- Apply increased knowledge of pathology in order to achieve specialty board certifications
Faculty and Topics

Maria Picken, MD, PhD
Loyola University Medical Center Chicago
Cardiac, Electron Microscopy, Renal pathology

Qinwen Mao, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Northwestern University
Neuropathology

Stephanie Powers, MD
Assistant Medical Examiner
Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office
Forensic

Anwar S. Raza MD
Loma Linda University
Professor of Clinical Pathology
Female Reproductive, Endocrine, Cytopathology

Leslie Turner MD
University of South Florida
Assistant Professor of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery Chief, Dermatopathology
Dermatopathology

Nicole A. Cipriani MD
The Univ of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Head and Neck, Bone, Soft Tissue

Ashwin S Akki MD, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor,
GI/Liver and Surgical Pathology, UF Health
Pancreas

Justin Kerstetter, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Loma Linda University Medical Center
Inflammation and Repair

Andras Khoor, M.D., Ph.D.
Pathologist
Chair, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology,
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
Pulmonary

Archana Shenoy MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Florida College of Medicine Gainesville
Pediatric

Vikas Mehta, MBBS, MD, FCAP
Director, Surgical Pathology
Assistant Professor OF Clinical Pathology
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
Genitourinary

Ruth Asirvatham, MBBS
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine
The University of Florida, College of Medicine
Breast

Michael Feely, DO
Assistant Professor Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine
The University of Florida, College of Medicine
Gastrointestinal

David Hernandez Gonzalo MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
University of Florida
Liver and Gallbladder

Aaron Auerbach MD
AIP Laboratories
Staff Pathologist
Lymph Node, White Blood Cells, Red Blood Cells, Platelets, and Coagulation

Carolyn Jones, MD, PhD
Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology
Rush University
Molecular

Madina Sukhanova Ph.D., FACMG
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Northwestern University
Cytogenetics

D. Robert Dufour MD
George Washington University Emeritus Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Laboratory Management
Release Date: June 14, 2022