People of Pathology Podcast

My guest today is Pathologists' Assistant Lori Marini  What we discuss with Lori: Her journey to becoming a pathologists' assistant Her work in genomics and immunotherapy Her experience battling cancer How that experience led her in part to become a coach Her podcast Conversations With Courageous Cancer Warriors The book she coauthored, Women Who Boss Up Links for this episode: Health Podcast Netw...

Today my guest is Forensic Artist Karen Fleming What we discuss with Karen: How she discovered the field of forensic art The training program at the University of Dundee The four main areas of forensic art Facial reconstruction using the Manchester Method The technologies involved in forensic art Her involvement in the facial reconstruction from the remains of a druid woman Her project with Surgeo...

Today my guest is Veterinary Pathologist Dr Aleksandra Zuraw What we discuss with Dr Zuraw: Her journey into veterinary pathology How she became interested in digital pathology Her blog, Digital Pathology Place Why she created the Digital Pathology Crash Course Her podcast, The Digital Pathology Podcast Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network  LabVine Learning Dress A Med scrubs Dr Zuraw on...

Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Diane Spicer What we discuss with Diane: How she became a PA Her role in the creation of the Handbook of Pediatric Autopsy Pathology with Dr Enid Gilbert-Barness How she became curator of the Van Mierop Congenital Heart Archive Working with Dr Robert Anderson, and their webinar series for the Congenital Heart Academy Attitudinal orientation of the heart an...

Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ritcha Saxena What we discuss with Dr Saxena: Her medical training in pathology and hematology How she became interested in teaching Her role as Course Director at Medical University of the Americas Adapting teaching methods to the COVID pandemic Burnout in medical students and how to combat it What the future of pathology education may bring Links for this episode...

Today my guest is Microbiologist and Professor Dr Rodney Rohde. What we discuss with Dr Rohde : The difference between Variant Of Concern and Variant Under Investigation The known COVID-19 variants, and how they are similar and different Dr Rohde's article Why Herd Immunity May Be Impossible Without Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19 Vaccination strategies and contact tracing in other countries...

Today my guest is Forensic Pathologist Dr Marianne Hamel What we discuss with Dr Hamel : How she chose forensic pathology as a specialty How she and Nikki Johnson started Death Under Glass Having the Death Under Glass exhibit at Bart's Pathology Museum and the Mutter Museum Her experience in London during her Fulbright Fellowship Working on cold cases and The Vidocq Society Links for this episode:...

Today my guest is pathologist and parasitologist Dr Bobbi Pritt. What we discuss with Dr Pritt: How she became interested in pathology and microbiology The Medical Parasitology masters program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine How she started the Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites blog Her work with vector borne diseases Developing COVID testing at Mayo Clinic Her teaching exp...

Today my guests are Dr Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell, authors of Aftershock. What we discuss: Their relocation to New Zealand in July of 2020 The COVID response in New Zealand and how it could be applied to other countries Some of the differences in life and forensic pathology between to US and New Zealand The writing process for Aftershock, and how it was different from First Cut The character dev...

My guests for this coaching panel are Dr Jennifer Hunt, Dr Ursula Lang, and Dr Tangie. What we discuss: How they each got interested in coaching The differences between coaching and therapy How they develop a plan for a new client Burnout and it's symptoms Impostor syndrome and what to do about it Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network Dress A Med scrubs Dr Hunt: Twitter Website Unlocking...

My guest today is Dr Dana Corriel, founder of SoMe Docs. What we discuss with Dr Corriel: Her path into medicine and how she started SoMe Docs The importance of having an online presence Building an online brand as a way to regain control how to use social media to bring attention to the pathology field The SoMe Docs Series Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network Dress A Med scrubs St Mary'...

Today my guest is Dr Amy Rapkiewicz. What we discuss with Dr Rapkiewicz: Her residency at the National Cancer Institute Why she chose two fellowships, cytopathology and forensic pathology Being interviewed by the Associated Press and CNN Autopsy finding in COVID patients The paper she coauthored about these findings How the pandemic has stressed the importance of the autopsy Links for this episode...

Today my guest is Molecular Medicine PhD student Kelsey Dawes. What we discuss with Kelsey: Her undergraduate program in health studies Her current PhD program in molecular medicine What is epigenetics, and her work in this field Idea Storm and her project in diabetes testing Her internship at Behavioral Diagnostics Machine learning and its implications Links for this episode: Health Podcast Netwo...

Today my guest is Medical Laboratory Scientist Dana Baker. What we discuss with Dana: How she discovered the field of Lab Medicine Her path to earning an MBA Her Masters program in Healthcare Simulation Her current Doctorate program in Education The importance of joining professional organizations Teaching, mentoring, and "labvocating" for the profession Links for this episode: Health Podcast Netw...

My guest today is Dr Syeda Qasim. What we discuss with Dr Qasim: Medical school in Pakistan and working as a pathologist assistant Moving to Canada and becoming an instructor at the Ontario IMG School Helping international medical graduates become licensed in North America Her recent article in The Pathologist, and how pathology and psychiatry can collaborate Links for this episode: Health Podcast...

Today my guest is Dr Evi Abada. What we discuss with Dr Abada: Her medical school training in Nigeria Her Masters degree in International Health Policy and Management 500 Women Scientists Avoiding burnout and why that's important Her article on ASCP's Lablogatory, Pathology and Global Public Health How we can speak up more about our field Links for this episode: Health Podcast Network   The Queen...

Today my guest is GI Pathologist and Coach Dr Christina Arnold. What we discuss with Dr Arnold: How she chose GI pathology as a specialty Her story of feeling miserable and what she did about it How and why she started Your Path in Focus Her training as a coach including Empowering Women Physicians and The Life Coach School Byron Katie and her influence The 90 Second Mini Mentor Sessions on Twitte...

My guest today is pancreatic pathologist Dr Ralph Hruban. Wha we discuss with Dr Hruban: How he got into the field and some of his early mentors How he cofounded the National Familial Pancreas Tumor Registry The origins of the book Surgical Pathology Dissection, An Illustrated Guide The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center His recent research on precursor pancreatic lesions The Nine Great...

My guest today is Veterinary Pathologist Dr Nicola Parry What we discuss with Dr Parry: How she was inspired to study pathology Her experience as Head of Pathology at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine Her recent article in The Pathologist magazine Her talk at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on the importance of mentoring Her experience of being a mentor and how to inspire oth...

Today my guest is pathology resident Dr Pranav Patwardhan.   What we discuss with Dr Patwardhan: How he became interested in pathology and some of his experiences training in India His Facebook page Understanding Pathology Being named to The Pathologist Power List three times His article The Art of Algorithms The process of creating an algorithm Using algorithms for teaching Links for this episode...

My guest today is Dr Barbarajean Magnani.  Dr Magnani is a Pathologist and Toxicologist, and is the author of The Queen of All Poisons. What we discuss with Dr Magnani: Her work as a toxicology consultant and as Pathologist in Chief at Tufts University School of Medicine How her Master's degree in Marine Environmental Science led to her interest in toxins How a series of stories she wrote for the...

Today my guest is Anatomist and PhD candidate Mikaela Stiver What we discuss with Mikaela: Her academic career from Human Kinetics and Neuroscience to Anatomy and Rehabilitation Science Her research on the 3D structure of the trapezius Her teaching experience and what she finds rewarding about it Developing online resources in anatomy and histology Using #AnatomyDoodle to learn and teach anatomy a...

My guest today is Forensic pathologist Dr Patrick Hansma What we discuss with Dr Hansma: His experience as a diener and how that led to becoming a forensic pathologist The development of the book from a short story and poem to a novel The inspirations for some of the main characters Greenwood Cemetery and how it was inspired by a real cemetery The use of biblical and literary quotes throughout the...

Today my guest is Liver Pathologist Dr Neil Theise. What we discuss with Dr Theise: How he became a liver pathologist His work in redefining the microanatomy of the canals of Hering The paper he coauthored in 2018 on the interstitium, and some of the implications of that work Complexity theory and the self organizing universe, and how they relate to pathology The concept of Beginner's Mind Links f...

My guest today is Pathologists Assistant Alyse Gray.  Alyse is the author of Compendium Pandemica: A Guide to Horrible Infectious Diseases. What we discuss with Alyse Gray: The status of Death, It's a Living, her book in progress Why humor can be useful in education How studying the histories of diseases can inform our current state of the world How Syphilus was named from a poem, and the Tuskegee...