The Division of Laboratory Medicine, under the leadership of Division Director Long Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., announces the naming of several new laboratory directors. 

Deniz Peker, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, Attending Physician in Hematopathology/Surgical Pathology in the Division of Laboratory Medicine, is appointed Director of the Flow Cytometry Lab at UAB hospital, effective October 1, 2018.

Allen Bryan, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, Attending Physician in Laboratory Medicine, is appointed director of the University Emergency Department Laboratory, UAB-POCT, The Kirklin Clinic POCT, UAB Hospital PPM and Callahan Eye Hospital Labs. Dr. Bryan will assume these roles taking over for Pat Bucy, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Andrew Robinson, Ph.D., Professor, and John Smith, M.D., Professor. Zheng thanks them for their outstanding service to the division. 

Bryan Guillory, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, Attending Physician of Transfusion Medicine, is appointed director of Anesthesia/CICU lab at UAB hospital. He replaces Marisa Marques, Professor of Pathology, in this role after 20 years of service in this area. Guillory is also appointed assistant director of the Hemostasis Lab at UAB Hospital, working with Dr. Zheng who is the director of hemostasis lab.

Liyun Cao, Ph.D., Instructor of Pathology, is appointed assistant director of the Clinical Chemistry Lab at UAB Hospital, working with Dr. Robert Hardy who is the director of clinical chemistry lab.

Lance Williams, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, Attending Physician of Transfusion Medicine, is appointed associate director of the Blood Bank, in addition to his current directorship of Therapeutic Apheresis at UAB Hospital and CPPP transfusion service.

Sixto Leal, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Attending Physician of Pathology, will serve as the assistant director of the Clinical Microbiology Lab, associate director of the Fungal Lab, and co-director of the Mycoplasma Lab at UAB Hospital. Dr. Leal will be working closely with Dr. Stephen Moser who serves the directors of fungal and Dr. Kenneth Waites who serves the director of mycoplasma lab.

“Congratulations to all of the newly appointed directors and associates for their leadership roles in these important laboratory roles throughout the UAB Hospital and Health System,” Zheng said. “The Department of Pathology is proud to continue to serve at the helm of these key clinical facilities.”