Two of our esteemed faculty were selected as recipients of the 2019 School of Medicine Dean's Excellence Awards.
Vishnu Reddy, M.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology, receives the 2019 Dean's Excellence Award in Service, Senior Faculty.
Yabing Chen, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Education and Professor, Pathology, receives the 2019 Dean's Excellence Award in Mentorship, Senior Faculty.
Reddy and Chen represent two of this year's 18 award winners.
These annual honors recognize outstanding contributions made by faculty across the School of Medicine--one to a junior faculty member (instructor or assistant professor) and the other to a senior faculty member (associate or full professor)--in the areas of service, teaching, research, mentorship, and diversity enhancement.
Awardees are selected through a peer-review process facilitated by a member of the dean's leadership team.
In March, Dr. Reddy was honored with the naming of a conference room in the North Pavilion for him.
"We are very pleased to have this recognition bestowed on two of our deserving colleagues for their years of service and mentorship to the Department and the school," said George Netto, M.D., Chair, UAB Department of Pathology. "We look forward to celebrating these individuals at an event in June with their peers and school leadership."
Congratulations are in order for three of our Department faculty recently recognized for their holding of endowed professorships, and one emeritus status.
Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, Anatomic Pathology, was officially approved as the holder of the C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professorship in Pathology by the Board of Trustees on April 12.
Cristina Magi Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Division Director, Anatomic Pathology
Anna Yemelyanova, M.D., Professor, was honored at a reception held by the School of Medicine on April 18 for her appointment as the inaugural Hazel Gore, M.D., Professorship in Gynecologic Pathology, approved by the Board of Trustees on October 18, 2018. Read more.
Drs. George Netto, Anna Yemelyanova, Brandi McCleskey and Greg Davis at the SOM Reception for endowed chairs and professors.
Stephen Moser, M.D., received his certificate of Professor Emeritus status from George Netto, M.D., Chair, this month. Moser retired from full-time service to the Department in February 2019. Read more.
Dr. George Netto with Dr. Stephen Moser
Congratulations to Marisa Marques, M.D., Professor, Laboratory Medicine, who has accepted a nomination to join the American Board of Pathology (ABPath) Test Development and Advisory Committee for Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, beginning January 2020.
The organization explains the role as follows: "To be appointed to a TDAC means a physician is an established subject matter expert in their subspecialty field and is current on the latest advances in the continually evolving field of pathology and patient care. TDAC committee members develop and review examination questions for statistical performance and relevance to current practice. They contribute to the validity of examinations by determining the content and distribution of items on examinations (exam blueprints). The TDACs also advise the ABPath on issues in their subspecialty area of expertise."
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 an advisory function for the Board.
“As TDAC members, these physicians play a critical role in the development of the exams and are entrusted with maintaining the integrity of the board-certified designation. The appointment to a TDAC indicates the physician is highly regarded in the field of pathology and exemplifies the utmost standards of care,” states Rebecca L. Johnson, M.D., CEO of the American Board of Pathology.
Marques is the first former UAB Medicine Pathology resident to be invited to be part of the ABPath.
Jay McDonald, M.D., Professor Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Pathology, is a champion of the department who, with his wife Sarah, continue to generously support its mission. In 2010, Dr. and Mrs. McDonald established the Jay M. McDonald Endowed Professorship in Bone Pathobiology. Five years later, the McDonalds generously funded the Jay M. McDonald Endowed Professor in Laboratory Medicine. In late 2018, the McDonalds pledged continued support of the Laboratory Medicine Endowment to elevate it from a Professorship to a Chair.
McDonald’s academic career spanned three decades and included Directorship of the Division of Laboratory Medicine in the Departments of Pathology and Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for 10 years prior to his recruitment to UAB in 1990 to Chair the Department. He served as Chair of UAB Pathology from 1990-2008, and was Editor-in-Chief of the primary pathology research journal, The American Journal of Pathology, from 2003-2008. He directed an NIH-funded Center for Metabolic Bone Disease—one of five in the country—from 1996-2010.
“Dr. McDonald’s continued commitment to the UAB Department of Pathology illustrates his dedication to and passion for the field,” says George Netto, M.D., Chair. “In his tenure as chair, McDonald grew the department into prominence nationally, increasing faculty and research funding to make it one of the country’s top-ranked programs. The impact of his ongoing role supporting excellence in research and teaching through these endowments continues to be felt deeply by the next generation of UAB pathologists.”
Dr. Jay M. McDonald, M.D., Professor Emeritus, UAB Pathology
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