Episodes
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Dr Bilal Ahmad is the managing director of the Spectrum Healthcare Partners Pathology Division. He has been using digital technology for ancillary testing, such as TCPC FISH, flow cytometry, and IHC interpretation for many years. As a managing director, Dr Ahmad is now leading the digital pathology initiative and trying to steer the ship in the right direction. He believes that digital pathology is the future of pathology and sees it as an opportunity to fix many of the current issues and realize benefits that we may not even recognize yet. However, he also acknowledges that digital pathology is not a homogeneous entity and that there are many different types of digital pathology. Dr Ahmad recommends that pathology groups define their current state and what they hope to achieve before jumping to a solution with vendors and software.
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
Spectrum Healthcare Partners Taps Proscia To Democratize Cancer Diagnosis
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Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Richard Levenson
We discuss his career path so far, including how he discovered pathology. Dr Levenson talks about his work in slide free imaging, which he started doing early in his career. Slide free imaging has the potential to significantly decrease turnaround time, while providing more information than the standard H&E slide. We also talk about the use of AI in pathology, some of the potential downsides, and what could be done about them.
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
AI In Pathology - What Could Possibly Go Wrong
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday May 22, 2023
Episode 158: Dr Tom Grogan - Chasing The Invisible
Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Tom Grogan
Dr. Grogan is the founder of Ventana and the author of Chasing the Invisible: A Doctor's Quest to Abolish the Last Unseen Cancer Cell. He talks about his journey in both pathology and business, as well as his upbringing and living in countries going through revolutions. He developed the first automated IHC stainer due to a realization of the need for such technology. The book chronicles his quest to bring this idea to reality.
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
Chasing The Invisible: A Doctor's Quest To Abolish The Last Unseen Cancer Cell
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Derek Welch
What we discuss with Dr Welch:
- Why he chose medical school and how he discovered pathology
- How he joined PathGroup and his current role as Chief Medical Officer
- The collaboration between PathGroup and Proscia
- His thoughts on the future of artificial intelligence in pathology
- How pathology data can be used in precision medicine and why pathologists should be part of this
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
PathGroup Chooses Proscia to Deliver Next Generation of Cancer Diagnosis for Millions of Patients
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Today my guest is Veterinary Pathologist Dr Aleksandra Zuraw
What we discuss with Dr Zuraw:
- How digital pathology has advanced over the last two years
- The online event, Bridging the Gap Between Pathology and Computer Science
- Why it is important for pathologists to be involved in digital pathology development
- Her new course Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
- What she thinks will be next in digital and computational pathology
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
Digital Pathology Place Youtube
Dr Zuraw on Twitter
Dr Zuraw on Instagram
Digital Pathology Beginners Guide E-book Waiting List
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Keith Wharton
What we discuss with Dr Wharton:
- His path into pathology
- Why he decided to move into industry
- The importance of pathologists being involved in technology
- His work in multiplex immunofluorescence staining
- The pixel pathway and its implications for whole slide imaging
- Pathology data and its use in companion diagnostics and drug development
- His current role with Roche
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
Tissue Multiplex Analyte Detection in Anatomic Pathology – Pathways to Clinical Implementation
Molecular Histopathology and Tissue Biomarkers in Drug and Diagnostic Development
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Marissa Spencer
What we discuss with Marissa:
- How she discovered the pathologists' assistant field
- Her teaching experience and how that led her to Tulane
- Interprofessionalism and why it is important
- How interprofessionalism leads to better teamwork and better patient care
- The method of teaching why vs just teaching how
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
Bridging The Gap in The Pathologist
Tulane Pathologists Assistant Program
American Association of Pathologists' Assistants
People of Pathology Podcast:
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Today my guests are Autopsy Technicians Jess and Alice
What we discuss with Jess and Alice:
- Their educational paths and how that led to forensics
- The training to become an autopsy technician
- The most rewarding part of their job
- The importance of mental health
- How and why they started the Inside the Morgue Podcast
- How the use the podcast to educate people about forensics
- The CSI effect, and how it can be both positive and negative
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 for Tissue Image Analysis
Inside the Morgue on Spotify
Inside the Morgue on Apple Podcasts
Inside the Morgue Instagram
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Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Today my guests are Lori Harada and Carly Newton from Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies
What we discuss with Lori and Carly:
- Their backgrounds in nursing
- How they joined Terumo BCT
- Therapeutic plasma exchange and red blood exchange, and some conditions where this is used
- How these technologies benefit patients
- Some exciting advancements coming in transfusion medicine
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 For Tissue Image Analysis
American Society for Apheresis
American Society for Hematology
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Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Ken Gatter
What we discuss with Dr Gatter:
- His initial interest in law and why he switched to medicine
- How he discovered pathology
- His interest in the interaction of medicine and law
- Medical Legal Partnerships and how they benefit patients
- The paper he co authored The Challenges and Opportunities of Recruiting International Medical Graduates to Our Residency Programs: It Starts With Screening for Interviews.
- How having international medical graduates in pathology residency programs helps to increase diversity in the field
- Some of the difficulties in evaluating international medical graduates
- How COVID has affected this, both positively and negatively
Links for this episode:
Pathology 101 For Tissue Image Analysis
National Center For Medical Legal Partnerships
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