Committees
Test Development and Advisory Committees (TDACs)
Since 1971, the ABPath has appointed test committees for the various areas of pathology. The committees consist of ABPath trustees and other pathologists and physicians who are recognized experts in the various disciplines. In 2001, the role of these committees was expanded to include subject matter expertise and an advisory function for the Board. The members of the Test Development and Advisory Committees are as follows:
Anatomic Pathology
Mohiedean Ghofrani, MD – Chair
Kimberly Allison, MD
Jennifer Boland Froemming, MD
Alain Borczuk, MD
Jessica L. Davis, MD
Joseph Rabban, MD
Duane R. Schafer, DDS
Andrew Turk, MD
Maria Westerhoff, MD
Sean Williamson, MD
Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD
Anatomic Pathology CertLink
Ritu Nayar, MD – Chair
Eric Glassy, MD – Vice Chair
Ahmed Alomari, MD
Bonnie Choy, MD
Jatin Gandhi, MD
Jennifer Hammers, DO
Evita Henderson-Jackson, MD
John Higgins, MD
Abberly Lott Limbach, MD
Balaram Puligandla, MD
Margaret Ryan, MD
Gulisa Turashvili, MD
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Mark Fung, MD – Chair
Sally A. Campbell-Lee, MD
Meghan Delaney, MD
Nancy M. Dunbar, MD
Ryan Metcalf, MD
Yossi Schwartz, MD
Alyssa Ziman, MD
Chemical Pathology
Andrew Hoofnagle, MD – Chair
Julie D. Kingery, MD – Trustee Liaison
Melkon DomBourian, MD
Rebecca M. Harris, MD
Shih-Hon “Sean” Li, MD
William Phipps, MD
Caitlin Schein, MD
Clinical Pathology CertLink
Julie D. Kingery, MD – Chair
Jennifer Laudadio, MD – Vice Chair
Melkon DomBourian, MD
Sean Li, MD
Hung Luu, MD
Robin Patel, MD
Kalpana Reddy, MD
Karl S. Theil, MD
Geoffrey Wool, MD
Cytopathology
Ritu Nayar, MD – Chair
Derek Allison, MD
Scott Anderson, MD
Deborah Chute, MD
Evita Henderson-Jackson, MD
Zahra Maleki, MD
Vanda F. Torous, MD
Roseann Wu, MD
Dermatopathology
(Includes ABPath and ABD appointees)
Ryan Hick, MD – Chair
Dylan V. Miller, MD – Vice Chair
Shire Ronen, MD
Sara Shalin, MD
Olayemi “Yemi” Sokumbi, MD
Michael Tetzlaff, MD
Travis Vandergriff, MD
Karolyn Wanat, MD
Forensic Pathology
Barbara Sampson, MD – Chair
Elizabeth Bundock, MD
Daniel Dye, MD
Susan Ely, MD
Odette Hall, MD
John Lacy, MD
Reade Quinton, MD
Hematopathology
James R. Cook, MD – Chair
Kyle T. Bradley, MD
Dong Chen, MD
Casey Gooden, MD
Robert Hasserjian, MD
Kristin Hunt Karner, MD
Geoffrey Wool, MD
Management and Informatics
Kathleen G. Beavis, MD – Chair
Jason A. Jarzembowski, MD – Vice Chair
Rajesh Dash, MD
Matthew Hanna, MD
Peter Perrota, MD
Christopher Lee Williams, MD
Medical Microbiology
Kathleen G. Beavis, MD – Chair
Bradley Ford, MD
Sixto M. Leal, Jr. ,MD
Cindy B. McCloskey, MD
David Peaper, MD
Chris Polage, MD
Daniel D. Rhoads, MD
Christina Wojewoda, MD
Molecular Genetic Pathology
(Includes ABPath and ABMGG appointees)
Jennifer Laudadio, MD – Chair
Noah Brown, MD
Kristy Crooks, MD
Mark D. Ewalt, MD
Randall J. Olsen, MD
Keyur Patel, MD
Catherine Rehder, MD
Mary-Katherine “Katie” Rudd, PhD
Lynette M. Sholl, MD
Sophia Yohe, MD
Neuropathology
Matthew Schniederjan, MD – Chair
Matthew Wasco, MD – Trustee Liaison
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD
Karra Jones, MD
Arie Perry, MD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Aivi Nguyen, MD
Fausto Rodriguez, MD
Pediatric Pathology
Jeffrey Goldstein, MD – Chair
Jennifer Black, MD
Bonnie Cole, MD
Alexandra Kovach, MD
Portia Kreiger, MD
Heather Rytting, MD
Sara Vargas, MD
ABPath CertLink Item Writer Committee -Coming Soon!
The ABPath CertLink® (ABPCL) Item Writing Committee is composed of individuals who have well-honed diagnostic skills and are staying abreast with the rapid changes that are occurring in their areas of pathology and laboratory medicine. The ABPath CertLink® (ABPCL) Item Writing Committee accepts applications from outstanding early career pathologists, as well as seasoned pathologists. Members of this committee write questions for ABPath CertLink, the online longitudinal assessment for the ABPath Continuing Certification Program.
Diplomate Advisory Committee
The Diplomate Advisory Committee is made up of 12 volunteer diplomates with diverse backgrounds, specialties, and experience and is chaired by an ABPath Trustee. It is responsible for advising the ABPath Board of Trustees for continuous evaluation and improvement of Continuing Certification and other ABPath initiatives from a diplomate’s perspective. Each member serves three years on the Committee.
Dylan V. Miller, MD – Chair
La’Tonzia Adams, MD
Aadil Ahmed, MD
Deniz Peker Barclift, MD
Ashton Byington, MD
Jared Coberly, MD
Yi Ding, MD
Nicole Renee Jackson, MD
Thomas Lee, MD
Xiaoyan Liao, MD
Brandi McCleskey, MD
Jaclyn Rudzinski, MD
Saloni Walia, MD
Neda Wick, MD
Resident and Fellow Advisory Committee
The ABPath Resident and Fellow Advisory Committee is made up of Pathology Residents and Fellows with the purpose of providing feedback and suggestions for improvement to ABPath about the board certification process.
Gary Procop, MD – Chair, ABPath CEO
Fahire Akarca, MD – University of California, San Franciso
Whitney Brinkley, DO – University of Tennessee – Knoxville
Dustin DeMeo, MD – Stanford University
Leonardo Montesinos Barona, MD – UMass Chan Medical School
Thuy Cao, MD – University of Kansas
Joanna Coker, MD – Brown University
Jillian Dawley, MD – University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson
Soban Farooq, MD – East Carolina University
Maryam Foroughi, MD – University of Florida
Ahmed Jamshed, MD – University of Minnesota
Shane Kaysen, DO – University of Utah
Grant Kozeny, MD – Wake Forest University
Rachel Sawada, MD – University of California, San Diego
Cameron Summers-Powell, MD – HCA Florida Westside
Nathan A. Williams, MD – University of Maryland Medical Center
Jiye Zhu, MD – Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
