Department faculty, staff, fellows and residents gathered on the evening of Thursday, May 23, in celebration of fellows, residents and trainees in the Department. The annual event was held at B&A Warehouse, near Railroad Park adjacent to downtown Birmingham, from 6 to 8 p.m., where attendees enjoyed dinner and an awards ceremony.
Opening remarks by James Hackney, M.D., Director of the Pathology Residency Program, were followed by comments from George Netto, M.D., Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair in Pathology.
This year's outgoing Chief Residents David Dorn, M.D., Anatomic Pathology, and Erin Baumgartner, M.D., Clinical Pathology, presented faculty awards. The Leonard H. Robinson Award for Resident Education in Anatomic Pathology went to Thomas Winokur, M.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology. The Shu T. Huang Award for Excellence in Laboratory Medicine Excellence was given to Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine.
View all of the photos from the event here.
The Roger Denio Baker Prize in Anatomic Pathology was presented by David R. Baker, J.D., son of Roger, who was the Department's first chair. On December 1, 1944, Roger Denio Baker became the medical school's first full-time faculty member and the first departmental chair appointed by Dean Roy R. Kracke. A cash prize of $1,000 is given to a resident in recognition of excellence in Anatomic Pathology. Baker, accompanied by his wife, Lois Gaeta Baker, presented the award in person to David Dorn, M.D.
Dr. Ona Marie Faye-Peterson, Professor, Anatomic Pathology, presented the Outstanding Trainee Teaching Award for multidisciplinary and medical student education to Danielle Fasciano, D.O. This was followed by the presentation of the Kracke Award for Best Presentation in Anatomic Pathology Seminar Series by Virginia Duncan, M.D., Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology, to Dr. Erin Baumgartner.
Two awards in Laboratory Medicine followed, both presented by Lawrence Williams, M.D., Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine: The Jay M. McDonald Award for Best Presentation in Laboratory Medicine Seminar, honoring former Department Chair Dr. Jay McDonald, went to resident Raima Memon, M.D. The R. Pat Bucy Award for Best Presentation in Laboratory Medicine Journal Club, went to resident Taylor Pickens, M.D.
A stellar group of outgoing residents, fellows and trainees gathered for an evening reception May 23 at B&A Warehouse.
Division Directors Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Anatomic Pathology and X. Long Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory Medicine, presented outgoing chief residents Dorn and Baumgartner with certificates, and announced the new chief residents for 2019: Danielle Fasciano, D.O., Laboratory Medicine, and Adam Jones, M.D., Anatomic Pathology.
Drs. Netto and Hackney presented the outgoing residents with certificates. They are:
David Dorn, M.D.
Tiffany Graham, M.D.
Benjamin Saylor, M.D.
David Ullman, M.D.
Tao Guo, M.D., Ph.D.
Kai Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Fellowship certificates were presented by faculty heading up each respective program:
Frida Rosenblum, M.D., Cytopathology presented to Yiqin Zuo, M.D., Ph.D.
Sameer Al Diffalha, M.D., Gastrointestinal Pathology, to Robin Collingwood, M.D.
Deniz Peker, M.D., Hematopathology, to Tyler Clemmensen, M.D. and Diana Morlote, M.D.
Shuko Harada, M.D., Molecular Genetic Pathology, to Nirupama Singh, M.D., Ph.D.
Shi Wei, M.D., Surgical Pathology, to Joseph Drwiega, M.D., David Marbury, M.D., Lindsey Matthews, M.D. and Scott Taylor, D.O.
Marisa Marques, M.D., Transfusion Medicine, to James Sikora, M.D.
Yabing Chen, Ph.D., to her postdoctoral fellow, Helen Collins, Ph.D.
George Netto, M.D., to his postdoctoral fellow Marie-Lisa Eich, M.D.
Dr. Yabing Chen, Ph.D., Vice Chair, Faculty Development and Education, recognized graduate trainees:
Anna Hanna, Cancer Biology Theme, under Dr. Lalita Samant
Justin Quiles, Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology Theme, under Dr. Rajeskaran Soorapan
Jeffrey Singer, Immunology Theme, under Dr. Casey Weaver
Jalessa Wright, Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine Theme, under Dr. John Chatham
The reception concluded with concluding remarks by Drs. Netto and Hackney, group photos and gestures of affection among colleagues. Special thanks to Monica Henderson, Susan Mills, and Sandy Cummings for organizing this special event.