University of Pennsylvania | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Re-accreditation for Clinical Microbiology Fellowship Program

March 28, 2018

Approved for next 7-year period by the Committee on Postdoctoral Education Programs (CPEP) of the American Society for Microbiology.

New Pathology Residents for 2018-19

March 16, 2018

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine had a very successful recruitment season for the 2018-2019 PGY1 residency class, matching seven residents with a variety of academic career goals for training in AP/CP and CP.

Julianne Qualtieri, MD, Joins Department

March 02, 2018

Medical Director of the Clinical Flow Cytometry Lab in the Division of Hematopathology.

Faculty in the News Highlights February 2018

February 26, 2018

New publications from the Lee, Allman, and Pear labs; a uniform international approach for classifying and reporting salivary gland FNA samples; the Penn-Novartis partnership; Wired magazine covers gene modification in the fight against cancer.

Teaching Award for PGY-3 Resident Dr. Alexander Macnow

February 13, 2018

"Penn Pearls Teaching Award" for Pathology recognizes excellence in clinical teaching.

Pathologists' Assistant Joseph A. DiRienzi Honored with NDRI Service to Science Award

February 08, 2018

Outstanding Tissue Procurement Partner Award from the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) for Joe DiRienzi of the Anatomic Pathology Division.

Announcement from Dr. David Roth: Retirement of Zoe Zampana

January 30, 2018

Served as Executive Assistant and trusted advisor to four consecutive Chairs of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine since 1997.

Dr. Cindy McGrath Elected to 2017 Penn Medicine Academy of Master Clinicians

January 19, 2018

Academy recognizes Penn Medicine clinicians who exemplify the highest standards of clinical excellence, humanism and professionalism.

Dr. Kevin Alby Appointed Member of the CLSI Expert Panel on Microbiology

January 18, 2018

Developing standards and guidelines for testing methods for the detection of microbial organisms.

Leonard Jarett, MD (1936-2018), Department Chair from 1980 to 1998

January 15, 2018

The Department mourns the death of Dr. Leonard Jarett, longest-serving Chair in the history of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.