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Congratulations to Our 2023 Pathology Residency Graduates!

Images of three 2023 graduates

We are so proud of Drs. Cory Bosworth (CP), Lyle Christiansen (AP/CP), and Claire Williamson (AP/CP).  Congratulations and best wishes on the next steps of your careers!


The 2023 Masoud Award

Award winner imageCongratulations to Dr. Dr Lyle Christensen, our 2023 recipient of the Masoud Award for resident excellence.


Congratulations to Lauren King, MD on her induction into the UTHSC Academy of Master Educators

Dr. Lauren KingCongratulations to Lauren King, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine on her induction into the UTHSC Academy of Master Educators!  

The selection process involved a rigorous review by the AME Executive and Selection Committees. The Selection Committee was impressed with the commitment she has shown for medical education throughout her career and the impact it has had on learners. By inclusion in the Academy, Dr. King joins a cadre of like-minded medical educators with whom to collaborate on continuous quality improvement of our medical curriculum.   

On September 28th, Dr. King will join her fellow inductees in a formal induction ceremony for the new class of Academy of Master Educators. The ceremony will be held in the Mooney Library on the Memphis campus.


Tejesh Surendr Patel, MD, FAAD, Named Interim Chair of the Department of Pathology

Dr. PatelWe are pleased to announce that Tejesh Surendr Patel, MD/MBBS (Lon), FAAD, has been appointed as the interim chair of the Department of Pathology. Dr. Patel will be taking on this additional role while continuing to fulfill his existing responsibilities as chair and associate program director of the Department of Dermatology. His extensive experience and strong commitment to medical education and faculty development make him an excellent choice for this important position, and we look forward to the guidance he will provide to the department.

We also express our sincerest appreciation to Xianfeng Frank Zhao, MD, PhD MBA, for his exceptional leadership as the previous chair of the department. Dr. Zhao's dedication has been truly commendable, and we wish him all the best as he moves forward.

We invite all members of the UT Health Science Center community to join us in welcoming Dr. Patel to his new interim role and in expressing our gratitude to Dr. Zhao for his outstanding service to our institution.


Pfeffer Awarded $2.6 Million to Continue Glioblastoma Research

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Lawrence Pfeffer, PhD, has spent the better part of 20 years trying to improve treatments for glioblastoma, the most common malignancy of the brain and the most lethal. After over 30 years as a professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Dr. Pfeffer was nearing retirement and thought he would finish his longtime quest with some wins, but never the big one of a better drug to battle chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma.

However, his colleagues in the UTHSC Center for Cancer Research convinced him to apply for one more grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to continue his research. As a result, Dr. Pfeffer recently was awarded $2.56 million from the NCI over the next five years to identify and target the molecular pathways that will enhance glioblastoma’s sensitivity to currently approved drug therapies. And so, he is back in the hunt. Read More


Congratulations to Our 2023 Pathology Residency Graduates!

Images of three 2023 graduates

We are so proud of Drs. Cory Bosworth (CP), Lyle Christiansen (AP/CP), and Claire Williamson (AP/CP).  Congratulations and best wishes on the next steps of your careers!

Congratulations to Our 2023 Forensic Fellowship Graduates!

Images of two 2023 forensic fellows

Best wishes for a job well done to our 2023 Forensic fellowship graduates, Drs. Laura Bagwell and Ibrahim Ortanca.


The 2023 Masoud Award

Award winner imageCongratulations to Dr. Dr Lyle Christensen, our 2023 recipient of the Masoud Award for resident excellence.

 

Dr. Farsi Inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha

resident imageDr. Negin Farsi was named as a resident inductee to the UTHSC Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, an honor reserved for high-achieving trainees who were not named to AOA previously in their medical school career.


 

Congratulations to Our 2022 Pathology Residency Graduates!

2022 graduates composite picFive residents will complete their pathology residency training on June 30, 2022. We are so proud of Drs. Alnoor, Laura Bagwell, Shuyu E, Ibrahim Ortanca, and Qandeel Sadiq. Congratulations and best wishes on the next steps of your careers!


Sadiq Named for Several Awards

Dr. SadiqDr. Qandeel Sadiq was named as a resident inductee to the UTHSC Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha, an honor reserved for high-achieving trainees who were not named to AOA previously in their medical school career.  Dr. Sadiq also received The President's Award from the Pakistani-American Pathologists' Society in March 2022, a high honor from this national organization.


Dr. Shuyu E Awarded Research Grant, Travel Award

Dr. E

Dr. Shuyu E was awarded a Society of '67 Trainee Project Grant from the Association of Pathology Chairs to fund her research interest in hematology. She also recently returned from an in-depth elective experience at Ventana labs in Arizona after being awarded a 2022 Advanced Training Grant in Translational Diagnostics from the College of American Pathologists.

Jul 11, 2024