Welcome to the Team

InFocus  •  Spring 2025 Issue  •  May 27, 2025

Join us in offering a heartfelt welcome to the newest members of the Penn Medicine Pathology and Laboratory Medicine team... 

	Yetunde Adele, MSML, PBT (ASCP) Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Alexander C. Arellano Medical Laboratory Scientist II Core Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Sherise Bartlett Administrative Assistant Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Administration Penn Presbyterian Medical Center			Kabita Basnet Phlebotomist  Lancaster General Health
	Sarah K. Butler Medical Laboratory Scientist I Hematology Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center			Shila Chauhan Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant Voorhees Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Rachana Choksi, MD Penn Medicine Clinician Doylestown Hospital			Thomas Clarke, BS Histology Technical Supervisor Surgical Pathology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Johnny Conner Phlebotomist Lancaster General Health			Maria Buen Viana Cacho De Perio, BSMT, RMT, IMLS(ASCP) CM Medical Laboratory Scientist II Core Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Matthew DeDad, MLS (ASCP) Technical Manager Cytogenetics Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Dominique Dunston Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Cedar Avenue
	Tanijah Freeman Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Cedar Ave			Yarissa Galay Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Cherry Hill Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Lizmary Gonzalez Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Valley Forge Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Kathleen Haverstick Medical Laboratory Scientist Cherry Hill Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Alma Hoxha Medical Laboratory Scientist II Flow Cytometry Laboratory  Hospital of the Universit			Rebekah Eunju Kang Medical Laboratory Scientist I Core Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Alia Khogali, BS Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Emma-Nikole Krilchev Research Specialist B Laboratory of Dr. Leslie Shaw Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
	Mercedes Lioni, MD Penn Medicine Clinician Doylestown Hospital			Aris R. Miller Medical Laboratory Scientist II Core Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Heather Mitchell, MB(ASCP)CM Clinical Genomics Laboratory Technologist II Center for Personalized Diagnostics Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Julia Nguyen Research Specialist C Laboratory of Dr. Andrew Rech Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania
	Owen Nionardi Phlebotomist  Lancaster General Health			Margaret "Meg" Noble, RN Blood Donor RN Blood Donor Center Lancaster General Health
	Taheerah Owens Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Inpatient Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Nikita Patel, BS, MLS Medical Laboratory Scientist II Core Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Brendan Peachey, BA Administrative Assistant Division of Precision & Computational Diagnostics Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Malia G. Roe Medical Laboratory Scientist I Cherry Hill Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Rasheda Russ Laboratory Assistant II Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center			Omar Salinas Phlebotomist  Lancaster General Health
	Tracy Siliznoff Medical Laboratory Scientist II Toxicology Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Kristen Tan Financial Analyst Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Administration Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania
	Sharlés N. Tomlin Medical Laboratory Technician II Core Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Mali Torres Phlebotomist Lancaster General Health
	Dakoda Wheeler Phlebotomist Lancaster General Health			Joys William Phlebotomist Lancaster General Health
	Christine Woods Phlebotomist Lancaster General Health			Mark Zarella, PhD Vice Chair, Digital and Computational Pathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Perelman School of Medicine
...And in congratulating these Pathology and Laboratory Medicine team members on their new roles in the Department!
	Vincent Czepiga Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist Molecular Pathology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Mikayla Dennis Medical Laboratory Scientist I Stat Lab Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Natalie Dietrich Cytology Medical Laboratory Associate Cytology Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center			Xavier Franklyn, MBA Senior Financial Analyst Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Administration Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania
	Hamid Moattari, MBA Senior Director of Clinical Operations Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Administration Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania