Follow your Path!

This is the final episode of our season 1, with co-hosts Abdul Abid, Meredith Herman, Casey Schukow and Virginia Fernandez, giving an overview of the season, what worked, didn't work, favorite moments, what common themes emerged from our interviews and much more.

We talked to Dr. Jeffrey Medeiros, Professor and Chair of the Department of Hematopathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, about his path to pathology, how did he ended up choosing hematopathology as a career, his mentors, what makes hematopathology special, two of his memorable cases, what makes applicants for fellowship stands out in his opinion and his advice for trainees. Additionally, an anecdote by our co-host Abdul about that one time that Dr. Medeiros's sign-out cost him a date.

We talked to Dr. Anne Mills, Gynecological pathologist and cytopathologist at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, about her path to pathology, to gyn pathology, her mentors, her memorable cases, and advice for residents.

We talked to Dr. Jacqueline Macknis, program director of Beaumont Health's pathology residency, and a pediatric pathologist about her path to pathology, to pediatric pathology and her advice for trainees.
 

We talked to Dr. Ankur Sangoi, who is transitioning from private practice to full-time GU pathology at Stanford, about his path to pathology, to GU pathology, his advice for trainees and his killer meme game.

We talked to Dr. Laura Favazza, pathologist at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan, about her path to pathology, experience as a D.O., her path to molecular pathology, her mentors, and advice for trainees. 

We talked to Cardiac Pathologist at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Joseph Maleszewski, Professor of Pathology, about his path to pathology, cardiac pathology, what makes cardiac pathology unique and his advice for trainees.

We talked to Dr. Marilyn Bui, Professor of Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, about her path to pathology, her introduction to digital pathology, her being at the right place at the right time, her contributions to digital pathology and the broader pathology world, and her advice for trainees.

We talked to pediatric pathologist and one of the editors of WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors, Dr. Miguel Reyes-Mugica about his path to pathology, his mentors, how he got involved in pediatric pathology, his most memorable case and his advice for trainees.

We talked to Dr. Agnes Fogo, Professor of Pathology at Vanderbilt University about her path to pathology, how she ended up doing medical renal pathology, what makes it unique and what trainees interested in the field can do to learn more about the field.