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For more than 65 years, the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine has been an internationally recognized leader in clinical service, education, and research. Our dedicated faculty are the foundation of our successful mission to transform patient care and create tomorrow's leading physicians and scientists.

Norman H. Altman, V.M.D.

Professor of Pathology
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Biography: Norman Altman, V.M.D. founded the Division of Comparative Pathology in 1981 and led the respected NIH training program in veterinary pathology as well as the vigorous tri-county veterinary laboratory service that since morphed into our international service specializing in avian & wildlife species. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists...
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Catalina Amador-Ortiz, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Dr. Amador received her medical degree from the National University of Colombia and completed fellowships in surgical pathology and hematopathology at the Mayo Clinic and Northwestern University. The focus of her service efforts includes diagnosing hematologic disorders and neoplasms through the histopathologic review of hematolymphoid tissues (lymph nodes, bone marrow,...
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David M. Andrews, M.D.

Clinical Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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Biography: Dr. David Andrews is a Clinical Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Andrews performed his residency, fellowship in clinical pathology, and NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He currently serves as Medical Director for the pathology laboratories at Jackson...
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Manuel J. Arana Rosainz, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor

Biography: Dr. Arana earned his M.D. and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Medical Sciences, Havana, Cuba. He did residency in Clinical Pathology at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, followed by a fellowship in Molecular Genetic Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
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Daniel Bilbao Cortes, Ph.D., M.B.A.

Research Associate Professor
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Biography: Dr. Bilbao is a Research Assistant Professor with the Department of Pathology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Director of Translation Research in the Department of Pathology. He earned his Ph.D. from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) in the area of experimental hematology. He developed his career at the European Molecular Biology...
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Elena F. Brachtel

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Monica Tulia Garcia-Buitrago, M.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Garcia-Buitrago is a board-certified academic anatomic and clinical pathologist and cytopathologist. Her clinical activities are focused on gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatobiliary pathology, as well as cytopathology at the UM/JHS clinical complex and academically-oriented medical facilities. Dr. Garcia-Buitrago's research is focused primarily on the identification...
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Daniel P. Cassidy, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
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Biography: Dr. Daniel Cassidy received his M.D. degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. After graduation, he joined the residency program of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine where he served as Chief Resident and later completed a hematopathology fellowship. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor and has published 13 papers in addition to...
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Jennifer Rose Chapman, M.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Jennifer Chapman is an academic Hematopathologist and Director of the Division of Hematopathology for the University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Health System. Dr. Chapman has extensive experience and expertise in the diagnosis of hematopoietic neoplasms with her clinical work volume averaging 15,000 RVU per year (~ 230% of the national...
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Jordan Dane Colson, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Jordan Colson is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor, the Assistant Medical Director of Microbiology Lab at UHealth, and the Director for Pathology of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He received his M.D. degree and performed his residency in AP/CP at the University...
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Roberto Ruiz-Cordero, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Roberto Ruiz-Cordero, MD, FASCP, is an associate professor of Pathology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Before that, he served on the faculty in the Cytopathology Department at the University of California, San Francisco. He was recruited back by the University of Miami to join its faculty as associate director of Cytopathology to develop the University’s...
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Carolyn Cray, Ph.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Carolyn Cray was awarded her Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology from the University of Miami and subsequently joined the Division of Comparative Pathology in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the Miller School of Medicine. She currently is ranked as a Clinical Professor with a secondary appointment in the Department of Microbiology &...
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Miriam Andrea Duque, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Miriam Andrea Duque Cuartas, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor who serves as the Associate Program Director of Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Training Program; the Assistant Medical Director Apheresis Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital; and the Assistant Medical Director, Deerfield Beach Lab. Dr. Duque received her MD from the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin,...
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Ronald Desrosiers, Ph.D.

Research Professor
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Biography: Dr. Desrosiers is currently Professor of Pathology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Before moving to Miami eight years ago, he was tenured Professor of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School and served as Director of Harvard’s Primate Research Center. His laboratory is credited with the discovery of the monkey virus called SIV (simian Immunodeficiency...
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Fardous F. El-Senduny, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Fardous F. El-Senduny is Research Assistant Professor of Biochemistry at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida. In 2010, she received the MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Bremen University, Germany. During her stay in Germany, she received different internships in the field of cancer biology,...
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Carmen Gomez-Fernandez, M.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Gomez is tenured Professor of Pathology and Vice Chair of Education at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine. Board certified in Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, she has over 20 years of experience in diagnostic pathology with focused expertise in cytopathology and breast and head and neck surgical pathology. She currently serves as the Director of...
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Manuel A. Lora Gonzalez, M.D.

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Biography: Dr. Lora Gonzalez is a board certified academic anatomic and clinical pathologist (AP/CP) and cytopathologists. He joined University of Miami Miller School of Medicine after serving as faculty and director of Head & Neck Pathology section at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama.
He completed a Selective Head & Neck/Surgical Pathology Fellowship...
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Sakir Humayun Gultekin, M.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Sakir Humayun (“Hume”) Gultekin is a board-certified anatomic pathologist and neuropathologist. He completed his clinical Neurology residency in Istanbul University before moving to the US. He completed his pathology residency training at Cornell Medical Center; and fellowships in Brigham and Women’s Hospital (neuropathology), and Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (oncologic...
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Afshan Idrees, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.

Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Afshan Idrees is a Clinical Associate Professor who also serves as the Medical Director of the Hematology and Coagulation Laboratories at Jackson Health System and UHealth; the Medical Director for Coral Springs and Hollywood; the Associate Director of Quality; and the Champion for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Idrees is Board Certified in Blood Banking/Transfusion...
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Merce Jorda, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.

Professor and Joseph R. Coulter, Jr. Chair
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Biography: Dr. Jordà is an academic pathologist, board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Cytopathology. Her clinical focus is on genitourinary pathology, breast pathology and cytopathology, within a clinically complex and academically oriented cancer center. She currently serves as the Service Chief of Pathology for Jackson Health System and the CLIA Director...
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Oleksandr N. Kryvenko, M.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Oleksandr Kryvenko completed his residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Michigan and his fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University under Dr. Jonathan Epstein before joining the faculty at the University of Miami in 2013. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Dr. Kryvenko has published over 130 + papers primarily on the...
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Surinder Kumar, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Surinder Kumar received his PhD degree from the Institute of Microbial Technology and the Jawaharlal Nehru University in India, where his studies focused on the identification and characterization of structurally and functionally important conserved vaccine targets in malaria. For his postdoctoral training, Dr. Kumar moved to the University of Michigan, initially to...
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David Benner Lombard, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Lombard received his MD from Harvard Medical School, and his PhD at MIT, where he studied Werner syndrome and related progerias. After Pathology residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Dr. Lombard pursued postdoctoral work in the area of sirtuin biology, supported by an NIA/NIH K08 award. Dr. Lombard was the first to describe a central role for the...
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Octavio Vincent Martinez, Ph.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

Biography: Octavio V. Martinez Ph.D., ABMM is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology. He is currently the Medical Director of the Microbiology Laboratory at Jackson Health Systems. He also helps oversee the University of Miami Microbiology Laboratory at Mailman Center. He completed his doctorate in...
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Jose M. Martinez Navio, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
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Biography: Dr. Martinez-Navio received his Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona and was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Ronald Desrosiers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Miami. His primary interests involve the use of vectors to generate neutralizing antibodies to HIV.
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Oliver Gene McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Biography: Oliver McDonald is as a physician-scientist in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He completed his MD and PhD degrees at the University of Virginia in 2007, Anatomic Pathology residency at Johns Hopkins in 2011, and a Gastrointestinal Pathology fellowship at Johns Hopkins in 2013. He was an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University from 2013-2020,...
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Clara Milikowski, M.D.
Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Clara Milikowski is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. Dr. Milikowski’s clinical focus is in gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology and autopsy pathology.She has published over 50 peer reviewed manuscripts, one book, and has lectured in regional conferences in the areas of dermatopathology and gastrointestinal pathology. She devotes much time...
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Elizabeth A. Montgomery, M.D.
Clinical Professor
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Biography: Elizabeth Montgomery, M.D. trained at Walter Army Medical Center in Pathology and worked as a Staff Pathologist at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. She is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Cytopathology. She joined our faculty in 2020 after 21 years at Johns Hopkins University where she was recognized for her contributions in education....
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Miguel Reyes-Mugica

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Mehrdad Nadji, M.D.
Clinical Professor
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Biography: Doctor Nadji is a 1977 graduate of the University of Miami Jackson Memorial Hospital Pathology Residency Program. In July 1977, he joined the Department of Pathology as an Assistant Professor, advanced to Associate Professor in 1981, and promoted to the rank of Professor with the award of tenure in 1985. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic...
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Domenika A. Ortiz Requena

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Andre Pinto, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Dr. Andre Pinto received his MD degree from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. He completed his residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology (AP/CP) at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, followed by fellowships in Surgical Pathology and Women's and Perinatal Pathology at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital. He serves as...
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Julio Poveda, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical
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Biography: Dr. Poveda is a board certified Hematopathologist with expertise in the diagnosis of lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms through a multiparameter approach. His interest include gastrointestinal lymphomas, virally associated B cell lymphoproliferative neoplasms, Hodgkin lymphomas and T/NK cell lymphomas.
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Rehana Qureshi
Research Asst. Professor

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Lisa Reidy Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Lisa Reidy Ph.D. is currently the director of the forensic and clinical toxicology laboratory at the University Of Miami Miller School of medicine in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine. She obtained her BSC (Hons) in toxicology from the Napier University in Edinburgh Scotland, the UK, and an MSC in Forensic Science from Strathclyde University in Glasgow,...
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Nemencio R. Ronquillo, Jr. M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Nemencio Ronquillo Jr. serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Philippines Manila and completed his anatomic and clinical pathology residency at the University of Illinois Chicago. This training was followed by an Oncologic Surgical Pathology fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer...
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Andrew Eric Rosenberg, M.D.
Clinical Professor
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Biography: Andrew Rosenberg, MD is a Clinical Professor who serves as the Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs and in multiple administrative directors' positions. He received his MD at Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia PA and is board certified in Anatomic Pathology. Dr. Rosenberg is a surgical pathologist with expertise in the pathobiology of diseases and neoplasms...
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Claudia Maria Salgado

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Andrew V. Schally, Ph.D., M.D.(hc), D.Sc.
Distinguished Leonard M. Miller Professor
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Biography: Dr. Schally was the corecipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1977. His work has defined the role of the hypothalamus and human growth hormone as well as understanding and developing treatments for hormone dependent cancer. He has received more than thirty honorary degrees as well the award of Chevalier of the Legion d’honneur from France.
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James M. Termini, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Termini received his Ph.D. from the University of Miami and was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Scientist in the laboratory of Dr. Ronald Desrosiers before matriculating as a faculty member. His primary interests involve the use of vectors to generate neutralizing antibodies to HIV.
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Emmanuel Thomas M.D., Ph.D., FAASLD
Associate Professor
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Biography: Having been raised in Miami-Dade county, in the underserved community of West Perrine, I have a strong commitment to improving the health of our local community. I am a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD). I am the Board Chair for the National Advisory Board of the American Liver Foundation and was on the editorial board of Hepatology....
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Katie Thoren, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Katie Thoren, P.h.D., is clinical chemist who specializes in translating new technologies into the clinical laboratory. Dr. Thoren focuses on improving the measurement of proteins and antibodies through use of techniques such as mass spectrometry, surface plasmon resonance and microfluidic immunoassays. In particular, she is using novel mass spectrometry approaches for...
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Youley Tjendra

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Jaylou M. Velez Torres, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical
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Biography: Dr. Jaylou Velez-Torres is a Clinical Assistant Professor who also serves as the Associate Program Director of Head & Neck Pathology Fellowship Training Program. She received her M.D. degree from the University of Puerto Rico and completed her residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Hospital; followed by two...
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Derek C. Waggoner, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Derek Waggoner is a board certified Clinical Chemist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He currently serves as the Director of Point of Care Services for UHealth; Assistant Director of Clinical Chemistry for UHealth and Jackson Health Systems; as well as Assistant Director of Point of Care Services, Jackson Health System.
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Xiaoqiong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: Dr. Xiaoqiong Wang is an academic hematopathologist at the University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Jackson Health System. She earned her M.D. degree in a 7-year special medical program at Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China, and finished her joint Ph.D. training in Oncology at Zhejiang University School of Medicine and City of Hope National...
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Erik Williams, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor

Biography: Dr. William received his medical degree from the University of Virginia and completed fellowships in molecular genetic pathology and dermatopathology. His areas of interest include cancer genomics, melanoma, sarcoma, HPV-related neoplasia, and health disparities.
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Yanyun Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. YanYun is appointed as Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and is boarded in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. She also serves as Vice Chair of Business Development and Innovation; Chief, Laboratory Medicine Division; Director of Transfusion Medicine, UHealth & Jackson Health System; Clinical Service Leader...
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Christian D. Wunsch, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Christian D. Wunsch, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor who also serves as the Medical Director of Chemistry, Urinalysis, and Immunology at Jackson Health System; and, the Medical Director at Kendall, and Bascom Palmer Laboratories.
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Ping Yang, Ph.D., DABMGG, FACMG
Clinical Associate Professor
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Biography: Ping Yang, PhD in Molecular Genetic, is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Medical Director of Cytogenetics at UHealth in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is a Clinical Cytogeneticist and Molecular Geneticist with 15 years of leadership, operation, research, and teaching experience across...
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Rhonda K. Yantiss
Clinical Professor
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Biography: Dr. Rhonda Yantiss received her undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and graduated from Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency in anatomic pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, followed by fellowship training in gastrointestinal and liver pathology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She served as Chief of Gastrointestinal...
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Julia Zaias, Ph.D., D.V.M.
Research Associate Professor
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Biography: I have been a veterinary pathologist since 2001 and have provided histopathologic and clinical pathologic interpretation/support for several research projects and researchers at the university (see publications list below). I have worked with providing animal care and welfare, histopathologic, and experimental design support.
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Yi Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical Director and CLIA Delegate of Flow Cytometry at UHealth & Jackson Health System
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Biography: Dr. Yi Zhou received his M.D. from Beijing University and his Ph.D. from Louisiana State University. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the NCI/NIH, he completed his pathology residency at New York Medical College followed by a fellowship in hematopathology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. After serving as a faculty member of the University of Minnesota and the University...
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Yiqin Zuo, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
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Biography: I am an Assistant Professor and a board certified academic Renal and Cytopathologist. I serve as Director of Renal Pathology Service and focus on medical renal diseases and also participate in the cytopathology service. I have been working closely with clinicians to assist in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of individual patients. In addition, I am actively involved...
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