Specialty Division

Anatomic Pathology

Research Expertise

Surgical Pathology
Infectious Diseases
Head and Neck
Immunohistochemistry
In situ hybridization for infectious agents
Ribosomal RNA
Fungi
Non-isotopic in situ hybridization

Clinical Expertise

Surgical Pathology
Infectious Diseases
Head and Neck Pathology
Sinonasal Pathology
Endocrine Pathology

Other Expertise

Administration

Education

BS (Biology), Saint Joseph's University (Summa Cum Laude), 1985
M.D. (Medicine), Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (AOA), 1989

Specialty Certification

American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, 1993
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology (10 year recertification), 2014

Postgraduate Training

Resident in Anatomic Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1989-1993
Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), Drexel University College of Medicine, 2015-2016

Awards and Honors

Dean's List, all semesters, Saint Joseph's University, 1981-1985
Summa Cum Laude, Saint Joseph's University, 1985
Sigma Xi Research Honor Society Induction, Saint Joseph's University, 1985
Citation by the United States House of Representatives for Outstanding Academic Achievement, 1985
Edward G. Hammond, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Superior Academic Performance, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1986
Edward G. Hammond, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Superior Academic Performance, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1987
Virchow Award for Excellence in Pathology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1987
Edward G. Hammond, Jr. Memorial Scholarship for Superior Academic Performance, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1988
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, inducted in 3rd year., 1988
Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation of the American Women's Association, 1989
Stowell Orbison Award, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1991
Leonard Berwick Resident Teaching Award, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 1992
Runner Up Arthur Purdy Stout Prize, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1993
Stowell Orbison Award, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1993
Binford-Dammin Society of Infectious Disease Pathology Award for Outstanding presentation on pathology of infectious disease, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1994
Editor's Award for Contributions ot the Journal of Histotechnology, 1994
Arthur Purdy Stout Prize, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1994
Kevin E. Salhany Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Elected to Arthur Purdy Society of Surgical Pathologists, 2008
Chairman's Award for Service to the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2012
Kevin E. Salhany Memorial Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Selected for the Academy of Master Clinicians, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Selected as one of twenty pathologists the Partners for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment in Africa Initiative. Digital Slide Consultations with Butaro Hospital in Africa (Head and Neck Pathology Consultant)., 2016
Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), 2016
The Robert Dunning Dripps Memorial Teaching Award, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2017
Most Valuable Pathologist Award, voted by Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Residents, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2018
The James E. Wheeler for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2018
The David P Goodman Award for University Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2019
Elected to Philadelphia College of Physicians, 2021
Chairman's Award for Distinguished Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2024

Memberships and Professional Organizations

Alpha Epsilon Delta, 1983 - 1985
American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1983 - 1985
Sigma Xi, Research Honor Society, 1985 - present
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1988 - present
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1989 - present
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989 - 1996
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1990 - Present
Pathology Society of Philadelphia, 1991 - Present
Fellow, College of American Pathologists, 1991 - 2017
Charter Member, Friends and Alumni Society of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1992 - 1999
New York Academy of Sciences, 1993 - 1998
Society of Applied Immunohistochemistry, 1993 - 1998
Histochemical Society, 1994 - 2015
Pennsylvania Histochemical Society, 1994 - 1998
Binford-Dammin Society for Infectious Disease Pathologists, 1994 - Present
Society for Analytical Morphology, 1995 - 1998
North American Society for Head and Neck Pathologists, 1998 - present
Endocrine Pathology Society, 2007 - present
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists, 2007 - present
American Society of Investigational Pathologists, 2007 - 2015
Association for Women in Science, 2008 - 2010
Association for Molecular Pathology, 2008 - 2015
American Society for Microbiology, 2008 - 2011
Infectious Disease Society of America, 2008 - 2011
Medical Mycological Society of the Americas, 2009 - 2012
International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, 2009 - 2015
Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, 2012 - Present
John Morgan Society, University of Pennsylvania, 2016 - Present
Society of '67, Association of Pathology Chairs, 2017 - Present
Member APC-Prods Training Residents in Patient Safety (TRIPS) Working Group, 2019 - Present