Today my guest is Cytotechnologist Taryn Waraksa. What we discuss with Taryn: Her Specialist in Cytotechnology certification The International Academy of Cytotechnology Writing for ASCP's Lablogatory Theranostics in cytology Being named to the ASCP 40 Under Forty Her interest in scuba diving Links for this episode: Taryn Waraksa on Twitter ASCP Lablogatory International Academy of Cytotechnology ASCP 40 Under Forty Taryn's 40 Under Forty Video...
Aug 31, 2020•38 min•Ep. 26
On this episode I team up with the hosts of Deeper Levels, Computationally Yours, PathPod, ScopeMD, and Dead Men Do Tell Tales for a crossover episode. We talk about podcasting, how we got started, and a few other things as well. Links for this episode: Deeper Levels Computationally Yours PathPod ScopeMD Dead Men Do Tell Tales People of Pathology Podcast Website Twitter...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 25
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Jonathan Dudley. What we discuss with Dr Dudley: Being named to The Pathologist magazine's 2020 Power List in the Big Breakthroughs category His training in pathology and molecular genetics Cell free DNA and how it is used in research His research with bladder cancer and urine tumor DNA Next Generation Sequencing The Young Investigator Award and Benjamin Castleman Award Links for this episode: Dr Dudley on Twitter The Pathologist Power List here Benjamin Castlema...
Aug 17, 2020•38 min•Ep. 24
Today my guest is Forensic Anthropologist Dr Janna Andronowski. What we discuss with Dr Andronowski: How she became interested in forensic anthropology and the training that was involved. Her work at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Forensic Anthropology Center Her research involving bone imaging, osteon banding, and the effects of opioids on bone. The Andronowski Skeletal Collection for Histological Research Teaching anatomy at the University of Akron Links for this episode: Dr Andronowski...
Aug 10, 2020•43 min•Ep. 23
Today my guest is Histotechnologist Mark Bailey. What we discuss with Mark: His career path toward becoming a histotechnologist His teaching career His involvement with ASCP and NSH The Union for International Cancer Control His research and work in sub Saharan Africa Links for this episode: American Society for Clinical Pathology website National Society for Histotechnology website Union for International Cancer Control website MD Anderson Histotechnology Program here Mark Bailey publication li...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 22
My guest today is Forensic Odontologist Dr Gary Berman. What we discuss with Dr Berman: How he became interested in forensic odontology and some of the training that was required The Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) and how it operates Dr Berman's experience with DMORT at the World Trade Center site and Hurricane Katrina site The American Board of Forensic Odontology, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and the American Society of Forensic Odontology Links for this episode:...
Jul 27, 2020•51 min•Ep. 21
Today my guest is Cytotechnologist Kristen Nead. What we discuss with Kristen: Her education and training in cytotechnology Her trip to Peru in 2012 as part of CerviCusco / International Cervical Cancer Foundation Molecular testing in cytology ROSE procedures and the cytotech's role in them Links for this episode: CerviCusco website American Society of Cytopathology website More Than a Decade of Molecular Diagnostic Cytopathology Leading Diagnostic and Therapeutic Decision-Making article in Arch...
Jul 20, 2020•35 min•Ep. 20
Today my guest is Heidi Wagner. She is a pathologists' assistant and the head of operations of a biobank. What we discuss with Heidi Wagner: Her career path and how it led her to biobanking How tissue is procured by a biobank Heidi's experience at the ESBB conference ISBER and the planned joint conference with UHN Her presentation on Ethics in biobanking Links for this episode: European, Middle Eastern, and African Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking website International Society for Biol...
Jul 13, 2020•39 min•Ep. 19
Today my guest is Dr Lori Ryan. Dr Ryan is a pathologist, and the host of the ScopeMD Podcast. What we discuss with Dr Ryan: How she became interested in pathology Her work in public health The Breath of Hope Lung Foundation ScopeMD Podcast Links for this episode: ScopeMD Podcast website Twitter A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation website Twitter Animated Patient's Guide to Lung Cancer here People of Pathology Podcast Website Twitter...
Jul 06, 2020•40 min•Ep. 18
Today my guest is Dr Dana Razzano, who is just finishing her pathology residency. What we discuss with Dr Razzano: How she built a global health elective during residency Her trip to Uganda as part of her global health elective The ASCP Global Health Trainee Fellowship and traveling to Ethiopia The Global Health Opportunities for Pathologists wiki page Links for this episode: Dr Razzano on Twitter ASCP Global Health Trainee Fellowship webpage Global Health Opportunities for Pathologists website ...
Jun 29, 2020•38 min•Ep. 17
Today I speak with Dr Rodney Rohde, Chair of the Clinical Laboratory Science Department at Texas State University. What we discuss with Dr Rohde: His educational background and experience in the state health department His 2016 TEDx talk, "Saving Lives in the Shadows of Healthcare." The book Rabies - Clinical Considerations and Exposure Evaluations. The Global Citizenship Alliance Healthcare Hygiene Magazine and the Bug Buster Box Links for this episode: Dr Rohde on Twitter Dr Rohde's Website Sa...
Jun 22, 2020•57 min•Ep. 16
For this episode I teamed up with Dr Natalie Banet and her podcast Deeper Levels for a crossover episode. What we discuss with Dr Banet: How we each started our podcasts How we got into the pathology field Picking guests for interviews and planning an episode The future of pathology education Some of our favorite podcasts Links for this episode: Deeper Levels Podcast here Subscribe to the monthly journal club here Dr Banet on Twitter Dr Banet's blog Youtube channel People of Pathology Podcast: W...
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 15
Today I speak with Dr Lokman Sung, forensic pathologist, and co-host of Detroit's Daily Docket. What we discuss with Dr Sung: How he became interested in forensic pathology His teaching experience as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology The annual Medicolegal Death Investigation course How Detroit's Daily Docket began and how they developed the show Links for this episode: Detroits Daily Docket Website Twitter Instagram Medicolegal Death Investigation course here Wayne State University Pa...
Jun 08, 2020•48 min•Ep. 14
Today I speak with the founders of pathCast, Dr Rifat Mannan and Dr Emilio Madrigal. What we discuss with Dr Madrigal and Dr Mannan: How they came up with the idea for pathCast How they started the series and recruited speakers Some of the early feedback about pathCast How they would like to expand the series in the future Links for this Episode: pathCast: Youtube Facebook Twitter Dr Madrigal on Twitter Dr Mannan on Twitter pathCast article in Academic Medicine here People of Pathology Podcast T...
Jun 01, 2020•48 min•Ep. 13
Today on the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Dr Constantine Kanakis. What we discuss with Dr Kanakis: His background as a Medical Laboratory Scientist How he got involved in public health and community outreach His TEDx talk "Unrecognizable Medicine" His work on the ASCP blog Lablogatory His recent PathCast talk on COVID-19 Testing in the Laboratory Links for this episode: Dr Kanakis on Twitter TEDx talk "Unrecognizable Medicine" here ASCP Lablogatory here PathCast "COVID-19 Testing in ...
May 25, 2020•35 min•Ep. 12
Today on the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with perinatal pathologist Dr Drucilla Roberts. What we discuss with Dr Roberts: How she became involved with pathology outreach in sub-Saharan Africa Her involvement with the Human Placenta Project Categories of Placental Pathology PathCast The Placental and Gestational Pathology textbook The Amsterdam International Consensus Group Early research on the placenta and COVID-19 Links for this Episode: Pathology: Functionality in Resource-Poor Settin...
May 18, 2020•32 min•Ep. 11
Today on the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Bruce Goldfarb. Bruce is the author of 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics. What we discuss with Bruce Goldfarb: Bruce's background and how he became involved with the Nutshell Studies Frances Glessner Lee and how she became involved in forensic medicine The origin of the coroner system The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death and why they were created Follow Bruce Goldfarb on Twitte...
May 11, 2020•35 min•Ep. 10
On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Dr Nat Pernick. Dr Pernick is a pathologist and the founder of PathologyOutlines.com. This website is a free, online, pathology textbook, which began in 2001. What we discuss with Dr Pernick His background in computer programming and law How he came up with the idea for the website Some of the changes to the site over the years Visit PathologyOutlines here Sign up for the Pathology Outlines Newsletter here Pathology Outlines blog he...
Apr 27, 2020•41 min•Ep. 9
On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Pathologists' Assistant Sarah Garner. What we discuss with Sarah Garner: How she got into teaching and some of the methods she uses The Pathologists' Assistant program at Tulane University Using social media to teach pathology Garner's Guide to Gross Anatomy Follow Sarah on social media: Twitter Instagram Youtube Garner's Guide to Gross Anatomy website Follow Tulane Pathologists' Assistants on Instagram here Tulane Pathologists' Ass...
Apr 14, 2020•48 min•Ep. 8
On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Michael Schubert. Micheal is the Editor of The Pathologist magazine, and earned a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. What we discuss with Micheal Schubert: His educational background and early work in cancer research Working as a science consultant for Marvel Comics The Pathologist magazine and his involvement with it The Pathologist Power List and the new format for this year His participation with I'm a Scientist, Get Me O...
Mar 31, 2020•27 min•Ep. 7
On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell, the authors of First Cut. What we discuss with Dr Melinek and TJ Mitchell: Their first book, the New York Times bestseller Working Stiff, and how they decided it was time for a new book Some of the characters in First Cut, and how they were inspired by real people Why accuracy was so important in First Cut, not only in the forensic pathology, but also in other aspects of the book Buy First Cut here B...
Mar 13, 2020•45 min•Ep. 6
On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Dr Melanie Bois, a cardiovascular pathologist. What we discuss with Dr Bois: Being named an ASCP 40 under Forty honoree in 2017 and to The Pathologist Power List in 2018 3D printing of pathology specimens and the applications of this technology. The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and the SCVP Podcast Follow Dr Bois on Twitter here Follow The Society for Cardiovascular Pathology here Society for Cardiovascular Pathology website...
Feb 29, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5
On this episode of the People of Pathology Podcast I speak with Maria Roussakis, a Medical Laboratory Technologist. What we discuss with Maria Roussakis: Her path to becoming a Medical Laboratory Technologist. Her website My Kind of Science, which chronicles her experiences throughout her education. The monthly #MedLabChat on Twitter, and how that began. Maria's upcoming presentation on the Power of Social Media in the Medical Laboratory Profession at the Medical Laboratory Professionals' Associ...
Jan 31, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the first episode of the People of Pathology Podcast. In this episode I speak with Pathologists' Assistant and writer Alyse Gray. What we discuss with Alyse Gray: How she became interested in the field and the beginning of her career The inspiration for her popular Instagram page @autopsy.pathology and a few stories about the content of the page and interacting with followers Her current work in progress, the book Death, It's a Living: A Guide to Postmortem Professions. Alyse Gray's w...
Dec 04, 2019•25 min•Ep. 2
