Ricardo Correa, M.D., Ed. D., F.A.C.E., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.M.Q. is an Associate Professor of Medicine, the Program Director for Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism fellowship and the director for diversity in Graduate Medical Education at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Staff Clinician and Researcher at Phoenix V.A.M.C. and health equity fellowship director for Creighton School of Medicine Phoenix. He is an editor and peer reviewer of multiple journals in endocrine, research and m...
May 18, 2023•54 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Dr. Riddle is a Senior Pathologist for Ruffolo, Hooper, and Associates, providing services at Tampa General Hospital / USF Health, where she is also the Pathology Residency Site Director. There she does General Anatomic Pathology with a focus in Bone & Soft Tissue, Gastrointestinal Pathology, Neuropathology, and Dermatopathology. She is also Associate Professor and Associate Residency Program Director for the USF Health Department of Pathology and Cell Biology. Dr. Riddle is heavily involved...
May 11, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Olivia O. Cardenas-Trowers, M.D., is a fellowship trained Urogynecologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida who specializes in treating female pelvic floor disorders. Dr. Cardenas-Trowers is a Senior Associate Consultant in the Department of Medical and Surgical Gynecology and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Dr. Cardenas-Trowers earned her medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed h...
May 04, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Dan Tyrrell earned his bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology at the University of Michigan and received his Ph.D. in Integrated Physiology and Pharmacology from Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, before completing postdoctoral training as a research fellow in the University of Michigan’s Department of Cardiology. Dan was recruited to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology and started his research lab there in August 2022. Th...
Apr 14, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Dr. Joseph Graves, Jr. received his Ph.D. in Environmental, Evolutionary and Systematic Biology from Wayne State University in 1988. In 1994 he was elected a Fellow of the Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS.) In 2012, he was chosen as one of the “Sensational Sixty” commemorating 60 years of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Award. In 2017, he was listed as an “Outstanding Graduates” in Biology at Oberlin College; and was an “Innovator of the Year” in US B...
Mar 23, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Rondell P. Graham MBBS, is an anatomic and molecular pathologist with specialty interest in GI/Liver pathology and molecular oncology. His clinical focus includes: Diagnosis of gastrointestinal and liver biopsies Interpretation of molecular tests for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of various disorders Development of innovative clinical test Dr. Graham is active in research and has authored research publications in scientific journals. He is involved in education of medical residents and fell...
Mar 09, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 8
I was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. I attended University of Illinois for undergraduate, then Northwestern University for MD/PhD training (MSTP). I matched for AP/CP at Northwestern University Department of Pathology, where I additionally served as Chief Resident during my PGY3 year. I continued at Northwestern for GI and Liver Fellowship training. I am currently Assistant Professor of Pathology at Northwestern University, where I focus on GI sub specialty for daily sign out. My academic intere...
Mar 02, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Taylor Harris is a Pathologists’ Assistant and proudly, has the honor of being the first African American/Black person to earn a Masters of Anatomic Pathology from Tulane School of Medicine. Taylor claims both West Tennessee and Central Illinois as home. Taylor obtained a BA in Biopsychology from McKendree University. Her journey in medicine/healthcare began as a Certified Nursing Assistant having worked ICU and Med/Surg. Following undergraduate, she shifted into social services as a Residential...
Feb 23, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Dr. Jan Gorniak was born and raised in Bronx, NY. She graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA. Dr. Gorniak is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and forensic pathology. She served as a Deputy Coroner/Forensic Pathologist for Franklin County, Ohio from July 2005 to January 2008. She is a member of the National Association of Medical Examiners, the International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, and the American Academy of Forensic Sc...
Feb 09, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Dr. Kristinza Giese is a native of the Washington, DC area and is a graduate of Howard University. In 2006, she graduated from the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her post graduate medical training includes General Surgery Residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency at University of Washington Medical Center. In 2011, Dr. Giese accepted a Forensic Pathology Fellowship at the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office. She has been an Associate Me...
Feb 02, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Ron Balassanian is a Professor of Pathology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) with an appointment in UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. His clinical and research work focuses on fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and general breast pathology, as well as patient communication and global health. Ron has led workshops on training pathologists to perform and interpret ultrasound guided FNA for the College of American Pathologists, the American Society of Cytopa...
Jan 26, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Juniper Fedor (he/him) is a pathologists’ assistant at the Dekalb County Medical Examiner’s Office in Atlanta, Georgia, and a recent graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. Identifying as a gender diverse individual and part of the LGBTQIA+ community, Juniper has advocated for marginalized voices through his work with Wayne State University, as well as within the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants. He has organized several talks and presentations covering topics su...
Jan 19, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 2
A native of the sunny coasts of Puerto Rico, Roberto grew up in one of the best surfing spots in the island, Isabela. He earned his Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences from The University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla. Not long after, he completed his post-baccalaureate at The Ohio State University in Maize molecular genetics. His fascination with viruses led him to earn his Ph.D. at The University of Toledo, working on Cauliflower mosaic virus. When not in the lab, Roberto enjoys spending time with hi...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Devon Jackson was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. He grew up as an only child but has a large extended family. He attended King/Drew medical magnet high school where he got his first opportunity to shadow in a hospital. This experience and words of encouragement from his former pastor who had Parkinson's disease motivated him to pursue medicine. He went on to attend Stanford University. After graduating from there, he got licensed in phlebotomy and worked in clinical research. He then w...
Dec 08, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Kamran Mirza is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Education, and Applied Health Sciences at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health in Maywood, Illinois. He serves as the Assistant Dean for Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Stritch School of Medicine, Vice-Chair of Education and Academic Affairs in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Program Director of the Hematopathology f...
Dec 01, 2022•56 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Joseph S. Thomas, MD is an attending hospitalist physician in Buffalo, NY. He went to undergrad at University at Buffalo, and then stayed at what is now the Jacobs School of Biomedical Sciences for medical school. He then completed training at the University at Buffalo Internal Medicine Residency, finished off with a Chief Residency in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety through the Buffalo VA. He also serves as a Clinical Instructor on the teaching service in the Buffalo Catholic Health Syst...
Nov 17, 2022•47 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Stephanie is the Executive Director of Pathology and Laboratory services, at a large health system in South Texas, and the podcast co-host of the weekly show “eLABorate Topics”. The “eLABorate Topics” podcast features talks related to the laboratory and leadership focused on helping listeners succeed in their professional lives. Outside of this work, she is a passionate and active leader for several professional organizations. Stephanie currently serves as a member of the ASCP Council of Laborat...
Nov 11, 2022•39 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Dr. Marques received her M.D. from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and trained in Internal Medicine at the same institution. She and her husband moved to the United States in 1986. She spent 2 years at NIH and 5 years at Harvard Medical School as a research fellow before coming to UAB to train in Pathology. She has been a faculty member since 1998 in the Laboratory Medicine sections of Apheresis, Coagulation and Transfusion Medicine. She has been very active in national soc...
Nov 03, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Carlo Ledesma is a Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science resident at the Oklahoma City VA Health System. He is a certified medical laboratory scientist, a specialist in hematology, a qualification in laboratory safety, and a diplomate in laboratory management. He also serves as the program director for the Medical Lab Technology at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma. His lab career started in Manila, Philippines where he obtained his B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of Sa...
Oct 27, 2022•51 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Dr. Pouya Jamshidi was born and raised in Tehran, Iran, where he studied Russian literature and classical music. He played the Trumpet and French Horn in the Tehran Philharmonic Orchestra, advancing to becoming the youngest Assistant Conductor of the Orchestra at the age of 19. Upon immigration to the US, Dr. Jamshidi majored in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience at the University of California-San Diego, where he also conducted neuroscience research. He earned his medical degree from Weill Corn...
Oct 20, 2022•48 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Jesse Goitia was born and raised in Sacramento, California. After graduating from high school, he began working in a mental health facility, an experience that inspired him to study psychology at the local community college and to ultimately transfer to the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his degree in psychology. While studying at UC Berkeley, he was working with the recreation staff at the Napa State Mental Hospital to provide socially enriching activities to the people con...
Oct 13, 2022•52 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Dr. M. Cristina Magallanes Hoyos is originally from Veracruz, Mexico. She obtained her medical degree at UPAEP in Puebla, Mexico. She is currently a fourth-year AP/CP resident, and chief resident at Oregon Health & Science University. As a proud Latina, she seeks to learn more about different cultures, while empowering minority members to share, own and feel proud of whom they are. She is an active member of the OHSU ARF-Diversity committee. She received the Society of '67 Kinney Schola...
Oct 06, 2022•57 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Dr. Lance Truong is a second-year AP/CP resident at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine's Pathology Residency program where he is also the associate chief resident. A native of Fresno, California, Dr. Truong grew up as a first-generation American in a Vietnamese-Nicaraguan household, and had a non-traditional path to becoming a physician, beginning his college career at Fresno City College and earning an associate of science d...
Sep 29, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Dr. Alae Kawam is currently a Surgical Pathology fellow in New York. She completed Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency in New York. Originally from NJ, she graduated from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2018. Prior to that she was a Chemistry major at Drew University and graduated with honors in 2014 and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. She serves on the Wellness Committee and the JEDI committee (Justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) at her current...
Sep 22, 2022•49 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Dr. Nicole Alyse Croom (she/hers) is a mixed chick and middle child from Stockton, CA. She received her MD from the University of California, San Francisco; taking a “year off” to get a MPH from the University of California, Berkeley. She stuck around San Francisco to complete Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at UCSF before moving to the Pacific Northwest for Forensic Pathology fellowship at the King County Medical Examiner’s Office in Seattle, WA. She graduated from her fellowship prog...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Hi everyone! This is Dr. Michael Williams and welcome to season 3 of the diversify in path podcast. For my new listeners, this podcast explores how investing in diversity can lead to a high return in investment in pathology and laboratory medicine by learning from the knowledge and experiences of diverse voices within our field. So how are you all doing? Did your summer shape up the way you hoped it would? Did you finally get some rest and have that charcuterie board you really deserved? Are you...
Sep 08, 2022•2 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Hi friends, This is Dr. Michael Williams and welcome to the season 2 finale of the diversify in path podcast. This podcast explores how investing in diversity can lead to a high return in investment in pathology and laboratory medicine by learning from the knowledge and experiences of diverse voices within our field. I wanted to start off by thanking all the guests that gave their time and stories to make season 2 a success! I also wanted to take time to share something I have learned over the p...
Jul 01, 2022•4 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Joye M. Carter, MD is a native of Wellsville, Ohio. She holds the distinction of being the first African American to be appointed a Chief Medical Examiner in the history of the USA. She was the first successful Forensic Pathology fellow in the USA and the first graduate of Howard University to become a board-certified forensic pathologist. Dr. Carter served as an USAF officer throughout her medical school education. Upon completing her formal medical training, she joined the Armed Forces Medical...
Jun 23, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Dr. Obenson graduated with a medical degree from the University of Lagos, in Nigeria in 1987. After practicing family medicine in his native Cameroon for a couple years, he migrated to the US for postgraduate training in anatomic and clinical pathology in 1992 at the DC General Hospital/Howard University Hospitals, then the Louisiana State University Hospital (Shreveport - Cytopathology) and finally at Indiana University (MCCO - Indianapolis - Forensic pathology). Dr Obenson also trained in peri...
Jun 02, 2022•59 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Keenen Smith was raised in Nashville, TN and attended college at Middle Tennessee State University where he majored in Psychology with minors in both General Science and Criminology. After graduating, he began working as a Data Analyst for Hospital Corporation of America, one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. In pursuit of his dream to be a physician, he enrolled in a post-bacc program at Case Western Reserve University where he earned his Masters degree in Medical Physiolo...
May 05, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 16
