UAB Pathology is proud to welcome four new fellows into the department this summer, joining the five UAB residents or existing fellows who are staying on to complete a fellowship with us.
Graduating Fellows and their new roles:
Forensic Pathology: Ben Daggett, M.D., Charlotte Mecklenberg Medical Examiner, Charlotte, NC
GI Pathology: Christine Pesoli, M.D., Advanced Pathology Solutions, Little Rock, AR
Hematopathology: Gabe Collins, D.O, Community Pathology Laboratory, Cookeville, TN
Molecular Genetic Pathology: Bushra Nazir, M.D., Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Surgical Pathology: Anne Prater, D.O., North Shore Pathologists, Appleton, WI
Women's Health: Junlin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., Pathology Group of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
The UAB Department of Pathology is incredibly proud of the accomplishments of these skilled young pathologists and wishes them all the best in their future endeavors.
We are excited to welcome the incoming class of fellows to UAB Pathology, effective July 1, 2023:
Michael Williams, M.D. - Forensic Pathology
Frances Gomez Gonzalez – GI/GU Pathology (New to UAB)
Sarah DePew, D.O.. - Hematopathology
Geoff Herndon, D.O. - Hematopathology
Ammoura Ibrahim, M.D. - Molecular Genetic Pathology (New to UAB)
Brandon Maveal, M.D. - Neuropathology
Sarah Anderson, D.O. – Surgical Pathology
Daniel Jackson, M.D. – Surgical Pathology (New to UAB)
Gangandeep Kaur, M.D. — Women's Health (New to UAB)
by Christina Crowe
The UAB Department of Pathology is proud to announce the appointment of Neda Wick, M.D., as an assistant professor in the Division of Neuropathology, led by division director C. Ryan Miller, M.D., Ph.D., Vishnu B. Reddy Translational Research Endowed Professor, effective July 1. Dr. Wick, with her extensive training and experience in neuropathology, is poised to make significant contributions to the department's research and educational endeavors.
Dr. Wick obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree with a Distinction in Medical Education from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Prior to that, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, with a minor in Comparative Literature, at the University of California, Davis. She pursued her Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she also served as the Chair of the UT Southwestern Chief Resident Council and Chief Resident in the Department of Pathology.
by Hannah Buckelew
The UAB Department of Pathology gathered for an outgoing reception for our residents, fellows, and trainees on June 2. Department faculty, staff, residents and fellows came together to celebrate at the Fennec, adjacent to downtown Birmingham, with dinner and an awards ceremony.
A welcome by Brandi McCleskey, M.D., Director of the Pathology Residency Program, was followed by faculty awards presented by outgoing Chief Residents Sarah Anderson, D.O., and Sarah DePew, D.O. The Leonard H. Robinson Award for Resident Education in Anatomic Pathology was presented to Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professor, Division Director, Anatomic Pathology. The Shu T. Huang Award for Excellence in Laboratory Medicine Education was given to Marisa Marques, M.D, Professor, Laboratory Medicine, Director, Blood Bank.
by Hannah Buckelew
Joanne Murphy-Ullrich, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular and Cellular Pathology, will retire at the beginning of next month, July 1, 2023, after 37 years of service at UAB.
Murphy-Ullrich received her bachelor of science in medical technology from Marquette University and worked as a medical technologist in the University of Wisconsin Hospital’s Blood Bank before completing her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin in pathology in 1983. From 1983-1986, she was a post-doctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Deane Mosher in the Departments of Medicine and Physiological Chemistry. In 1986, Murphy-Ullrich came to UAB’s Department of Biochemistry where she served as senior research associate, research instructor, and research assistant professor before joining the UAB Department of Pathology as assistant professor in 1991. In 1995, she was promoted to associate professor, and in 2000, she was named professor. She had secondary appointments in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Cell Developmental and Integrative Biology.
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