Dr. George Netto, Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair, UAB Pathology, spent some time speaking with Michael Schubert, editor-in-chief, The Pathologist, for a profile article featured on their website and in print this month. In the article, "George J. Netto - A Leading Light," Netto discusses some of the challenges of leading an academic medical department, as well as some of the successes he has had in his time at the Department's helm.

George J. Netto, M.D., Chair, UAB Pathology

In the piece, part of the magazine's "Outside the Lab" series, Dr. Netto outlines his vision for the next five to ten years, including plans for expansion of the molecular diagnostic program, already underway.

Netto, M.D., became editor-in-chief of Modern Pathology, a premier journal in the field of pathology, in January 2020. The article discusses the direction in which Netto hopes to take the journal, focusing first on the "impact of machine learning and articifical intelligence on digital pathology, applied informatics, genomics and precision diagnostics."

"When you surround yourself with talent, it positions you and your organization for sucess," he says.  

Read the full article here.