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Faculty by Academic Division Anatomic Pathology Clinical Pathology Molecular Diagnostics Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Faculty Specialties Autopsy Diseases & Conditions Subspecialties Other Research Organs & Tissues

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	Department Chair David S. Wilkinson, MD, PhD Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Professor of Pathology Medical School: University of Miami Graduate School: University of Wisconsin Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Ctr. Office: (804) 828-0183; Fax: (804) 828-2869; dwilkinson@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Transfusion Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics, Medical Informatics, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Laboratory Management
	Neuropathology Knarik Arkun, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Neuropathology Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Residency: Lenox Hill Hospital Research: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Office: (804) 828-9737; karkun@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Anatomic Pathology Jorge A. Almenara, PhD, Affiliate Associate Professor of Pathology Graduate School: School of Chemistry, National University of San Luis, Argentina. PhD Biochemistry Fellowship: Department of Pathology, Division of Experimental Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Office: (804) 628-2949; Fax: (804) 828-8733; jalmenara@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Clinical Chemistry Lorin M. Bachmann, PhD, DABCC, Assistant Professor of Pathology Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry; Director, Chemistry Clinical Trials and Point Of Care Testing Graduate School: Molecular Medicine/Microbiology, University of Virginia Fellowship: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, University of Virginia Office: (804) 828-6407; lbachmann@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Standardization of clinical laboratory methods; Development of LC-MS/MS methods for vitamins and steroid hormones.
	Surgical Pathology and Dermatopathology Nooshin K. Brinster, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Dermatology Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Residency: Intern in Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco Residency in Dermatology: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore Fellowship: Dermatopathology, Harvard Medical School Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-8733; nbrinster@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Dermatopathology
	Surgical Pathology Melissa J. Contos, MD, Professor of Pathology Medical School: Medical College of Virginia Residency: Medical College of Virginia Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-5055; mcontos@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Liver and GI Pathology
	Transfusion Medicine Marie C. Do, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor Medical School: VCU School of Medicine Office: (804) 828-0093; Fax: (804) 828-0876; mdo@mcvh-vcu.edu Residency: Clinical Pathology, VCU Medical Center Clinical Specialties/Research Interests: Clinical Pathology, Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis
	Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Ema Dragoescu, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Medical School: University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Romania Residency: Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York Fellowhips: Surgical Pathology - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota and Cytopathology - Medical College of Virginia Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-8733 Clinical Specialties: Cytopathology and Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy; Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors; Breast, Heart and Lung; Gynecological and Genitourinary Pathology
	Molecular Diagnostics Catherine I. Dumur, PhD, Associate Director of Molecular Diagnostics Division, Associate Professor of Pathology Graduate School: Universidad Nacional de Cordoba Office: (804) 828-9564; Fax: (804) 825-4738; cdumur@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Basis and Application of Microarray Gene Expression Analysis to Tumor Stratification
	Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis Lynne W. Elmore, PhD, Director of the Breast Cancer Biology Laboratory Assistant Professor of Pathology Graduate School: Medical College of Virginia Fellowship: Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health Office: (804) 628-0256; Fax: (804) 628-0257; lelmore@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Breast Cancer Pathogenesis; Telomerase in Cancer and Aging
	Molecular Diagnostics Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD, Chair of Molecular Diagnostics Division Professor of Pathology Graduate School: The George Washington University School of Medicine (Microbiology) Office: (804) 828-9564; Fax: (804) 825-4738; aferreira-gonzalez@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Development and Application of Nucleic Acid Probe Technology to Diagnosis and Monitoring of Human Diseases
	Clinical Microbiology Betty A. Forbes, PhD Professor of Pathology Director of Clinical Microbiology Graduate School: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Office: (804) 828-3494; bforbes@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Clinical Microbiology, Infectious Diseases
	Neuropathology and Autopsy Pathology Christine E. Fuller, MD, Professor and Director of Neuropathology and Autopsy Pathology Director, Pathology Residency Training Program and Neuropathology Fellowship Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University Residency: SUNY Upstate Medical University (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology) Fellowship: Washington University / Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Surgical Pathology & Neuropathology ) Office: (804) 628-3011; Fax: (804) 828-9749; cfuller@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Neuropathology, Pediatric Pathology, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics
	Molecular Diagnostics Carleton T. Garrett, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus Medical School: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Graduate School: University of Wisconsin Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital, University of Wisconsin Hospitals (Pathology) Office: (804) 828-7950; Fax: (804) 828-8733; cgarrett2@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Molecular Diagnostics
	Autopsy Pathology and Paleopathology Enrique Gerszten, MD, Professor Emeritus Co-Director of Paleopathology Research Laboratory Medical School: University of Buenos Aires, Argentina Residency: Medical College of Virginia Office: (804) 828-9746; Fax: (804) 828-9749; egerszten2@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Infectious Diseases-Paleopathology
	Neuropathology Nitya R. Ghatak, MD, Professor of Pathology Medical School: N.R.S. Medical College of the University of Calcutta - Calcutta, India Residency: Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, New York Office: (804) 828-9739; nghatak@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Neuropathology
	Surgical Pathology Margaret M. Grimes, MD, M.Ed., Professor of Pathology Vice Chair for Pathology Education Medical School: New York Medical College Residency: Medical College of Virginia Fellowship: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-3832; mgrimes@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Pulmonary, Cardiac and Breast Pathology
	Surgical Pathology Michael O. Idowu, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pathology. Director, Breast Pathology Service and Anatomic Pathology Quality Management Medical School: University of Ibadan, Nigeria Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Fellowships: Cytopathology - VCU Health System and Oncologic/Surgical Pathology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York Postgraduate Education: Masters in Public Health, University of South Carolina Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-9749; midowu@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Breast Pathology
	Cytogenetics and Functional Genomics Colleen Jackson-Cook, PhD, Director of the Cytogenetic Diagnostics Laboratory, Professor of Pathology Graduate School: Virginia Commonwealth University Office: (804) 628-2992; Fax: (804) 828-4242; ccook@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Down Syndrome & Mosaic Down Syndrome; Chromosomal Changes in Aging
	Surgical Pathology Joseph D. Jakowski, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Director of Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytopathology Service Residency: The Ohio State University Medical Center Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University Office: (804) 628-1270; jjakowski@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Cytopathology, Fine Needle Aspiration, Ultrasound
	Transfusion Medicine and Hematopathology Guanhua Lai, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Residency & Fellowship: Department of Pathology, VCU Office: (804) 828-7828; Fax: (804) 828-2812; glai@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Molecular Diagnostics Zhenjun Lou, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Clinical Cytogenetics Fellowship: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Research: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Graduate School: Michigan State University Office: (804) 827-0458; zlou@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Cytogenetics
	Autopsy Pathology and Surgical Pathology H. Davis Massey, DDS, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Pathology Director of Surgical Pathology Medical School and Residency: Medical College of Virginia Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-9749; hmassey@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Renal, Breast, Lung, and Oral Pathology
	Clinical Pathology Richard A. McPherson, MD, Chair of the Division of Clinical Pathology; Director of Clinical Pathology Services; Harry P. Dalton Professor of Pathology Medical School and Residency: University of California at San Diego Fellowship: National Institutes of Health Office: (804) 828-5389; Fax: (804) 828-6156; rmcpherson@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, Hematology and Immunology
	Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Information Systems W. Gregory Miller, PhD, Director of Pathology Information Systems, Director of Clinical Chemistry, Professor of Pathology Graduate School: University of Arizona Office: (804) 828-0375; Fax: (804) 828-0353; gmiller@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Clinical Chemistry, Medical Informatics, Interlaboratory Standardization, Quality Control and Proficiency Testing
	Surgical Pathology and Hepatobiliary Pathology A. Scott Mills, MD, Professor of Pathology Medical School & Residency: Medical College of Virginia Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-9749; amills@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology
	Oncogenomics and Proteomics Youngman Oh, PhD, Professor of Pathology Director of Oncogenomics and Proteomics Lab Graduate School: Stanford University Office: (804) 828-9746; Fax: (804) 828-9749; yoh@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Specialties: Oncogenomics, Proteomics, Apoptosis, IGF Systems In Cancer
	Toxicology, Environmental, and Industrial Pathology Alphonse Poklis, PhD, Director of the Toxicology Laboratory Professor of Pathology Graduate School: University of Maryland Office: (804) 828-0272; Fax: (804) 828-6156 apoklis@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Analytical Toxicology, including Clinical and Forensic Toxicology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Drugs of Abuse, Metabolism, and Testing
	Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD, Chair of the Division of Anatomic Pathology Director of Anatomic Pathology Services, Surgical Pathology, and Cytopathology, Professor of Pathology Saul Kay Chair in Diagnostic Pathology Medical School: University of Texas Medical School Graduate School: Baylor College of Medicine Residency: University of Texas Medical School at Houston Hermann Hospital Fellowship: Medical College of Virginia Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-9749; cpowers@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Cytopathology, Fine Needle Aspiration, and Surgical Pathology
	Hematology, Coagulation Fluids and Renal Pathology Roger S. Riley, MD, PhD, Director of the Coagulation Laboratory, Co-Director of Hematology, Professor of Pathology Medical School: West Virginia University School Medicine Residency & Fellowship: West Virginia University Office: 804-828-0338; Fax: 804-828-2812; rriley@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Hematopathology, Hemostasis and Renal Pathology
	Transfusion Medicine Susan D. Roseff, MD, Associate Director of Clinical Pathology Services, Director of Transfusion Medicine, Associate Director of Resident Training Program, Professor of Department of Pathology Medical School: Albany Medical College Residency: George Washington University Medical Center Fellowship: Vanderbilt University Office: 804-828-0255; Fax: 804-828-0876; sroseff@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialties: Pediatric Transfusion Therapy, Clinical Apheresis, Blood Component Therapy, Immunohematology, Sickle Cell Disease.
	Transfusion Medicine Kimberly W. Sanford, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology Associate Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine Medical Director of Stony Point Laboratory Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Office: 804-828-2745; Fax: 804-828-0876; ksanford@mcvh-vcu.edu
	Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis Alphonse E. Sirica, MS, PhD, Chair of the Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis, Professor of Pathology Graduate School: University of Connecticut Office: (804) 828-9549; Fax: (804) 828-9749; asirica@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Chemical Carcinogenesis, Experimental Liver Cancer, Tumor Pathobiology, Biliary Epithelial Cell Biology and Pathobiology
	Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis Joy L. Ware, PhD, Director of Conservation Medicine Program, VCU Rice Environmental Center Professor of Pathology, Vice Chair for Research and Graduate Education Graduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office: (804) 828-135; Fax:(804) 828-9749; jware@mcvh-vcu.edu Research Interests: Conservation Medicine; Diseases of Reptiles and Amphibians; prostate cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis
	Hematopathology David C. Williams Jr., MD, PhD, Co-Director of Hematology, Assistant Professor of Pathology Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia Residency: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Fellowships: Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, and Hematopathology - VCU Health System Postgraduate Education: PhD, Biophysics, University of Virginia Graduate School Office: (804) 628-2073; dwilliams8@mcvh-vcu.edu Clinical Specialty: Hematopathology Research Specialty: Structural Biology using NMR Spectroscopy

Faculty by Academic Division

Anatomic Pathology | Clinical Pathology | Molecular Diagnostics | Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis

Department Chair
David S. Wilkinson, MD, PhD, Department Chair, Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship, Professor of Pathology; Office: (804) 828-0183, Fax: (804) 828-2869, dwilkinson@mcvh-vcu.edu

Anatomic Pathology

Division Chair: Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD, Chair of the Division of Anatomic Pathology, Director of Anatomic Pathology Services and Cytopathology, Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-9749; cpowers@mcvh-vcu.edu

Directors:
Jorge A. Almenara, PhD, Director of Anatomic Pathology Research Services, Affiliate Associate Professor
Office: (804) 628-2949; Fax: (804)828-8733; jalmenara@mcvh-vcu.edu

Christine E. Fuller, MD, Director of Neuropathology, Director of Autopsy Services, Director of Pathology Residency Training Program and Neuropathology Fellowship, Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 628-3011; cfuller@mcvh-vcu.edu

Nitya R. Ghatak, MD, Neuropathology, Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 828-9739; nghatak@mcvh-vcu.edu
Knarik Arkun, MD, Neuropathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 828-9737; karkun@mcvh-vcu.edu

Nooshin K. Brinster, MD, Director of Dermatopathology Services, Assistant Professor of Pathology
Office (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-8733; nbrinster@mcvh-vcu.edu

Davis Massey, DDS, MD, PhD, Director of Surgical Pathology, Associate Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 828-9739; Fax: (804) 828-9749; hmassey@mcvh-vcu.edu

Ema Dragoescu, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology
Melissa J. Contos, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology
Marie C. Do, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
Margaret M. Grimes, MD, M.Ed., Vice Chair for Pathology Education, Professor of Pathology
Joseph D. Jakowski, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology
Michael O. Idowu, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Pathology
A. Scott Mills, MD, Professor of Pathology
Kimberly W. Sanford, MD, Assistant Professor of Pathology
David C. Williams Jr., MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology

Division Chair: Richard A. McPherson, MD, Chair of the Division of Clinical Pathology, Director of Clinical Pathology Services, Harry P. Dalton Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 828-5389; Fax: (804) 828-6156; rmcpherson@mcvh-vcu.edu

Directors:

Betty A. Forbes, PhD, Director of Clinical Microbiology, Professor of Pathology
W. Gregory Miller, PhD, Director of Pathology Information Systems, Director of Clinical Chemistry, Professor of Pathology
Alphonse Poklis, PhD, Director of Toxicology, Vice Chair for Graduate Education, Professor of Pathology
Roger S. Riley, MD, PhD, Director of the Coagulation Laboratory, Co-Director of Hematology Laboratories, Professor of Pathology
Susan D. Roseff, MD, Associate Director of Clinical Pathology Services, Director of Transfusion Medicine, Director of the Resident Training Program, Professor of Pathology
Kimberly W. Sanford, MD, Associate Director of Transfusion Medicine
David C. Williams Jr., MD, PhD, Co-Director of Hematology Laboratories, Assistant Professor of Pathology

Guanhua Lai, MD, PhD, Transfusion Medicine and Hematopathology, Assistant Professor of Pathology

Molecular Diagnostics

Division Chair: Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD, Chair of the Molecular Diagnostics Division, Professor of Pathology; Office: (804) 828-9564; Fax: (804) 825-4738; aferreira-gonzalez@mcvh-vcu.edu

Directors:

Catherine I. Dumur, PhD, Associate Director of Molecular Diagnostics Division, Associate Professor of Pathology
Colleen Jackson-Cook, PhD, Director of Cytogenetic Diagnostics Laboratory; Professor of Pathology
Office: (804) 628-2992; Fax: (804) 828-4242; ccook@mcvh-vcu.edu

Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis

Division Chair: Alphonse E. Sirica, MS, PhD, Chair of the Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis, Director of the Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis Laboratory, Professor of Pathology; Office: (804) 828-9549; Fax: (804) 828-9749; asirica@mcvh-vcu.edu

Directors:

Lynne W. Elmore, PhD, Director of the Breast Cancer Biology Laboratory , Assistant Professor of Pathology
Youngman Oh, PhD, Director of the Oncogenomics and Proteomics Laboratory, Professor of Pathology
Joy L. Ware, PhD, Vice Chair for Research and Graduate Education, Professor of Pathology; Director of Conservation Medicine Program, VCU Rice Environmental Center