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Meet the Contributors

Jeanette Guarner, MD Editor in Chief

Eileeen M. Burd, PHD Associate Editor

Carlos Del Rio, MD Associate Editor

Stewart G. Neill, MD Associate Editor

Jennifer O. Spicer, MD Contributor

Donna M. Martin Original Design & Implementation

Patrice Williams, MHA Web Design, Implementation, and Maintenance

Additional Contributors

Maryam Abdelghani, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology), Emory University School of Medicine (2012 - 2016)

Training
MD, Temple University

Contributed Learning Modules
Urine color and odor Thalassemia

Wendy S. Armstrong, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Internal Medicine Department, Division of Infectious Disease, Emory University

Training
MD, Harvard Medical School

Contributed Learning Modules
Diphyllobothrium latum

Daniel J. Brat, MD, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD and PhD from Mayo Medical School

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Neuropathology

David R. Braxton, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology), Emory University School of Medicine (2010 - 2014)

Training
MD, Keck School of Medicine in South Carolina

Contributed Learning Modules
Hepatitis C

Emily J. Cartwright, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, Wake Forest University

Cheri L. Curtis, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Technical Coordinator, Phlebotomy at Emory Healthcare and Affiliated Laboratories

Training
BS, Georgia State University; MT, ASCP

Lydia Dodson-Lehrer, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Assistant Director, Laboratory Support Services, Emory Medical Laboratories

Training
Medical Technologists (ASCP certified)

Mark Allen Edgar, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, Dalhousie University

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Soft Tissue

Laleh Ehsani, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University (2011-2015)

Training
MD, Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Corinne R. Fantz, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
PhD in Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina

Contributed Learning Modules
Alpha-1 antitrypsin

Nasneen Fatima, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2012-2016)

Training
MD, Punjab Medical Collete

Contributed Learning Modules
CLIA

Matthew Feldhammer, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Clinical Chemistry Fellow, Emory University (2015 - 2017)

Training
PhD, McGill University, Canada

Marilea Grider, MT, ASCP, MBA

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Administrator, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
Medical Technologists (ASCP certified)

Tesha Guillory, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2012-2016)

Training
MD, University of Texas

Contributed Learning Modules
Sickle cell and red cell exchange
Plasmapheresis and neurologic disorders
Acquired factor VIII inhibitor

Kriztina Z. Hanley, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, University of Pecs, Medical and Health Sciences Centre, Pecs, Hungary

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Ovary

Jesse Hart, DO

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Soft Tissue Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine (2013 - 2014)

Training
MD, University of New England, Osteopathic Medicine

Anne Hoffa, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University (2012-2016)

Training
MD, Mercer University, Georgia

Jeffrey R. Holzberg

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Medical Student

Training
Combined MD and MSc, Emory University (2009-2014)

Contributed Learning Modules
As part of an elective rotation in the Emory Pathology Department during medical school, helped create 5 vignettes/ learning modules in the microbiology page.

Michael Hoskins, CT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Supervisor, Pathology Services, Emory University Hospital - Midtown

Training
Cytotechnologist (ASCP Certified)

Ann Ingle, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Supervisor, Special Coagulation Laboratory, Emory Healthcare

Training
Medical Technologist (ASCP Certified)

Jesse T. Jacob, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Internal Medicine Department, Division of Infectious Disease at Emory University

Training
MD, University of South FloridaInfectious disease fellowship at Emory University

Contributed Learning Modules
Clostridium difficile

Karen Jenkins, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Point of Care Testing Team, Emory Healthcare

Training
Medical Technologist (ASCP Certified)

Robert C. Jerris, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Director, Microbiology Laboratory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Training
Masters in microbiololgy and PhD in experimental pathology from Emory University.

Contributed Learning Modules
Reviewed more than 10 vignettes/ learning modules in the microbiology page

Gina Johnson, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2012 - 2016)

Training
MD, Florida State University

Contributed Learning Modules
Viral encephalitis

Russell R. Kempker, MD, MSc

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emory University

Training
MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Contributed Learning Modules
Cryptococcus

Phyllis Kosarsky, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases

Contributed Learning Modules
Ebola

Colleen S. Kraft, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
MD, Indiana University

Contributed Learning Modules
Reviewed more than 15 vignettes/ learning modules in the microbiology page

Juan Leon, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Training
MPH in Epidemiology and PhD in Immunology, Northwestern University Medical School

Contributed Learning Modules
Reviewed all vignettes/learning modules that relate to parasites in the microbiology page

Maureen Lindsey, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Point of Care Testing Team, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA

Training
Medical Technologist (ASCP Certified)

Shawn Lockhart, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Director, Fungal Reference Laboratory, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Training
PhD, Bellarmine University in Kentucky

Contributed Learning Modules
Porphyria Reviewed all vignettes/ learning modules that relate to fungi in the microbiology page

Cheryl L. Maier, MD, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2012-2015)

Training
MD, Yale University

Contributed Learning Modules
Porphyria Stroke code and tissue plasminogen activator

David Martin, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2011-2015)

Training
MD, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Anthony Martinez, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2013-2017)

Training
MD, University of New Mexico

Contributed Learning Modules
Alpha-1 antitrypsin

Stacy McCarthy, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Point of Care Testing Team, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA

Training
Medical Technologist (ASCP Certified)

Ryan McCormick, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2012-2016)

Training
Medical degree at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Aneesh Mehta, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Emory University

Training
MD. University of Oklahoma

Contributed Learning Modules
Ebola

Marina Mosunjac, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Ovary

Cameron Neely, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
MD, University of Toledo, Ohio

Jaime H. Noguez, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Clinical Chemistry Fellow (Pathology), Emory University School of Medicine (2012 - 2014)

Training
PhD, University of South Florida

Contributed Learning Modules
Prostatic specific antigen

Rebecca C. Obeng, MD, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine (2015-2018)

Training
MD and PhD, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Shannon O'Brien, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
MD, Medical College of Georgia

Zully Osoria, MT, ASCP

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Safety Coordinator, Emory Healthcare

Training
Medical Technologist (ASCP Certified)

Adeboye O. Osunkoya, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Oyo State, Nigeria

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Genitourinary Staging

Kimberly Randolph, MT (ASCP)

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Quality Control Coordinator for the Core Laboratories for Emory Medical Laboratories

Training
Medical Technologists (ASCP certified); specialized in hematology

Contributed Learning Modules
Quality Control

Bruce Ribner, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, Harvard University

Contributed Learning Modules
Ebola

Cindy Rikard, MT (ASCP)

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Quality Control Coordinator, Core Laboratories, Emory Medical Laboratories

Training
Medical Technologists (ASCP certified); specialized in hematology

Contributed Learning Modules
Quality Control

James C. Ritchie, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
PhD, Duke University

Contributed Learning Modules
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Lymphocytosis
Point of care glucose measurement

Emily Ryan, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Clinical Chemistry Fellow (Pathology), Emory University School of Medicine (2012 - 2014)

Training
PhD, Emory University

Contributed Learning Modules
Immune Hepatitis

Thomas Schneider, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Clinical Pathology, Emory University (2011 - 2015)

Training
MD, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Matthew Schniederjan, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, University of Oklahoma, Tulsa

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Neuropathology

Rohit Sharma, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, University of Florida College of Medicine

Training
MD, Lublin Medical Academy, Lublin, Poland

Geoffrey Smith, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2010 - 2014)

Training
MD, Emory University

Contributed Learning Modules
Red cell membrane defects

Keith Stevens, MD, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2011 - 2015)

Training
MD, Medical College of Georgia

Contributed Learning Modules
EBV related neoplasias

Lauren N. Stuart, MD, MBA

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University (2011 - 2015)

Training
MD, University of Miami

Clifford Sullivan, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University (2012-2016).

Training
MD, Emory University

Matthew J. Swadley, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Chief Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2010-2014)

Training
MD, Yale University

Contributed Learning Modules
Ticks

Russell (Rusty) G. Tipton, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine (2012-2016)

Training
MD, University of Tennessee

Contributed Learning Modules
Platelet receptors

Sharon W. Weiss, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Contributed Learning Modules
Anatomic Pathology - SOLO: Soft Tissue

Lars Westblade, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Adjunct Faculty, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
PhD, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (Biochemistry)

Contributed Learning Modules
Extended spectrum beta-lactamases

Ifor R. Williams, MD, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, Emory University School of Medicine

Contributed Learning Modules
Introduction to serum protein electrophoresis

Brian Willis, MD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Resident, Emory University (2012 - 2016)

Training
Loma Linda University

Annie M. Winkler, MD, MSc

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Training
MD, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Contributed Learning Modules
Principles of blood banking

Linsheng Zhang, MD, PhD

Appointments/Positions at time of contribution
Faculty, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University

Training
MD, Third Military Medical University, China

Contributed Learning Modules
EBV related neoplasias Micorangiopathic hemolytic anemia Lymphocytosis