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 an advisory function for the Board. The 2024 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
Deborah L. Cook, MD
Jessica L. Davis, MD
Joseph Rabban, MD
Duane R. Schafer, DDS

Sean Williamson, MD
Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD

Anatomic Pathology CertLink

Ritu Nayar, MD – Chair
Eric Glassy, MD – Vice Chair
Ahmed Alomari, MD
Luis Blanco, MD
Bonnie Choy, MD
Greg G. Davis, MD
Sarah Gibson, MD
Jennifer Hammers, DO
Evita Henderson-Jackson, MD
John Higgins, MD

Jason Jarzembowski, MD

Abberly Lott Limbach, MD
Balaram Puligandla, MD
Margaret Ryan, MD

Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Mark Fung, MD – Chair
Sally A. Campbell-Lee, MD
Meghan Delaney, MD
Nancy M. Dunbar, MD
Marisa B. Marques, MD

Yossi Schwartz, MD
Alyssa Ziman, MD

Chemical Pathology

Edward R. Ashwood, MD – Chair
Melkon DomBourian, MD

Rebecca M. Harris, MD
Andrew Hoofnagle, MD
Shih-Hon “Sean” Li, MD
Caitlin Schein, MD

Clinical Pathology CertLink

Mark Fung, MD – Chair

Jennifer Laudadio, MD – Vice Chair
Melkon DomBourian, MD
Sean Li, MD
Mark Lovell, MD
Robin Patel, MD

Kalpana Reddy, MD
Karl S. Theil, MD

Cytopathology

Ritu Nayar, MD – Chair
Scott Anderson, MD
Deborah Chute, MD
Evita Henderson-Jackson, MD
Zahra Maleki, MD
Swati Mehrotra, MD
Vanda F. Torous, MD
Roseann Wu, MD

Dermatopathology
(Includes ABPath and ABD appointees)

Ryan Hick, MD – Chair

Dylan V. Miller, MD – Vice Chair

Melissa Piliang, MD
Sara Shalin, MD
Olayemi “Yemi” Sokumbi, MD

Michael Tetzlaff, MD
Travis Vandergriff, MD

Claudia Vidal, MD

Forensic Pathology

Barbara Sampson, MD – Chair
Elizabeth Bundock, MD
Daniel Dye, MD

Maura DeJoseph, MD
Susan Ely, MD

Odette Hall, MD
John Lacy, MD

Hematopathology

James R. Cook, MD – Chair
Dan Arber, MD
Kyle T. Bradley, MD
Dong Chen, MD
Casey Gooden, MD
Russell Higgins, MD
Kristin Hunt Karner, MD

Management and Informatics

Kathleen G. Beavis, MD – Chair
Julie D. Kingery, MD – Vice Chair

Sterling T. Bennett, MD
Rajesh Dash, 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
Robin Patel, MD
Chris Polage, MD
Daniel D. Rhoads, MD

Christina Wojewoda, MD

Molecular Genetic Pathology
(Includes ABPath and ABMGG appointees)

Jennifer Laudadio, MD – Chair
Allison M. Cushman-Vokoun, MD
Mark D. Ewalt, MD
Jane Gibson, 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

Anne Buckley, MD
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, 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
Philip J. Katzman, MD
Alexandra Kovach, MD
Heather Rytting, MD
Sara Vargas, MD


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 from a diplomate’s perspective. Each member serves three years on the Committee.

Julie Kingery, MD – Chair

La’Tonzia Adams, MD

Daisy Alapat, MD

Deniz Peker Barclift, MD

Ashton Byington, MD

Jared Coberly, MD

Raul Gonzalez, MD

Nicole Renee Jackson, MD

Thomas Lee, MD

Xiaoyan Liao, MD

Brandi McCleskey, MD

Rose-Marie Rodriguez-Oringo, MD 

Jaclyn Rudzinski, MD

Saloni Walia, 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

Leonardo Montesinos Barona, MD – UMass Chan Medical School

Thuy Cao, MD – University of Kansas

Soban Farooq, MD – East Carolina University

Maryam Foroughi, MD – University of Florida

Shane Kaysen, DO – University of Utah


Grant Kozeny, MD – Wake Forest University

Portia Letham, DO – Baylor 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