Welcome to the Team

InFocus  •  Fall 2025 Issue  •  November 30, 2025

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

	Nicole Adamski Facilities Project Manager Pathology and Laboratory Manager Administration Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania			Arian Arab, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Laboratory of Dr. Mark Zarella Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
	Zamaar Baig Histotechnologist I Immunohistochemistry Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Karen A. Bell, MD Penn Medicine Clinician Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Doylestown Hospital
	Megan Billingsley Phlebotomist Laboratory Support Services Chester County Hospital			Donna Bonds Phlebotomist Laboratory Support Services Chester County Hospital
	Luke T. Branes-Huff Technician V Molecular Pathology Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Janiel Cabrivzski, BS, MLS Blood Bank Medical Laboratory Scientist I HUP Blood Bank Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Lamar W. Chandler, MT(ASCP) Technical Specialist Clinical Automation Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Jada Commissiong Phlebotomist Laboratory Support Services Chester County Hospital
	Destiny Davenport Phlebotomist Laboratory Support Services Chester County Hospital			Tawnee Davis Laboratory Assistant I Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Natalie Dietrich Laboratory Assistant Cytology Laboratory Lancaster General Health			Isabella Dunn Blood Bank Medical Laboratory Scientist II HUP Blood Bank Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Bassem Elmorchidy Lead Medical Laboratory Scientist Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Cedar Avenue			Ann Marie Gilmore Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Bucks Outpatient Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Peyton Harris Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Pennsylvania Hospital			Abagail Hodgson Inpatient Phlebotomist Lancaster General Health
	Laura Ann Holt, CG(ASCP)CM Cytogenetic Technologist Clinical Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania			Renee Jones Ahmad Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Valley Forge Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Cy Kauffman Data Analyst Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Administration Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania			Cynthia A. Kelly, MD Penn Medicine Clinician Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Doylestown Hospital
	Boram Kim, MD Research Associate Translational Neuropathology Research Laboratory (Dr. Eddie Lee) Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania			Hyoyong Kim, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Laboratory of Dr. Jina Ko Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
	Pendleton King Medical Laboratory Scientist  Clinical Chemistry Stat Lab Penn Presbyterian Medical Center			Lyubov Kostyukov Medical Technologist Microbiology Laboratory Chester County Hospital
	Erving Laryea, PhD Clinical Chemist Lancaster General Health			Wenhui Lei, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Laboratory of Dr. Zhi Huang Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
	Annie Leo, BA Department Coordinator Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Administration Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania			Christine Lu Bone Marrow Processing Specialist Hematopoietic Stem Cell Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Derrice Irene Mason Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Inpatient Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Nadra Tawain McCalla Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Eneida Lee Melendez Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Isabella Marie Nelson, MLS(ASCP) Blood Bank Medical Laboratory Scientist II HUP Blood Bank Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Forrest T. Nguyen Point-of-Care Testing Coordinator Division of Laboratory Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Ashira Porter Point-of-Care Technologist Lancaster General Health
	Allysa Marie Radlinger Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Outpatient Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Sarah Recalde Medical Laboratory Scientist Clinical Chemistry Stat Lab Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
	Meghan Reed Administrative Coordinator Microbiology Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Austin Rivera Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Coordinator Histology Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Maggie Rudolph Laboratory Assistant Histology Laboratory Chester County Hospital			Aima May Sacro, MLS(AMT) Medical Laboratory Scientist II Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Cedar Ave
	Reinaldo Salinas Histotechnologist III Surgical Pathology Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Mary Scheib Pathologist Assistant Surgical Pathology Lancaster General Health
	Jessica Swint-Green Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Inpatient Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Meg Thompson, MLS(ASCP) Medical Laboratory Scientist II Flow Cytometry Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Lauren Walsh, MS Medical Laboratory Scientist I Microbiology Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Devante Watson Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant I Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Pennsylvania Hospital
	Mara Williams Medical Laboratory Scientist Hematology Laboratory Chester County Hospital			Aubri Williams-Polk Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Inpatient Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	Alexander Wilson Second Shift Supervisor Phlebotomy Lancaster General Health			Naadirah Wise Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Central Receiving and Processing Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
	RaNyah Danae Womack Phlebotomist Laboratory Assistant II Inpatient Phlebotomy Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Qian Xu, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Laboratory of Dr. Vijay Bhoj Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
	Chelsea Yang Research Specialist A Laboratory of Dr. Saba Ghassemi Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania			Jackie Yang, MS, CT(ASCP)CM Lead Cytologist Cytology Laboratory Chester County Hospital
	Judy Ilsun Yoo, BS Medical Laboratory Scientist I Microbiology Laboratory Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Zheng Zhang, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher Laboratory of Dr. Vijay Bhoj Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
...And in congratulating these Pathology and Laboratory Medicine team members on their new roles in the Department!
	Janis Burkhardt, PhD Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Research Training Director of Biomedical Postdoctoral Programs (BPP)  University of Pennsylvania			Taku Kambayashi, MD, PhD Vice Chair for Basic Research Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
	David B. Lieberman, MS, CGE, FACHE Associate Administrative Director Division of Precision and Computational Diagnostics Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania			Chris Mignogna, MPH, HTL(ASCP) Administrative Director Divisions of Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology, and      Precision and Computational Diagnostics Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania