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 Davis, MD
Robert P Hasserjian, MD
Joseph Rabban, MD
Duane Schafer, DDS
Rhonda 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
Abberly Lott Limbach, MD
Balaram Puligandla, MD
Margaret Ryan, MD
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Mark Fung, MD – Chair
Sally Campbell-Lee, MD
Meghan Delaney, MD
Nancy M. Dunbar, MD
Marisa B. Marques, MD
Alyssa Ziman, MD
Chemical Pathology
Edward R. Ashwood, MD – Chair
Rebecca Harris, MD
Andrew Hoofnagle, MD
Gary L. Horowitz, MD
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 Torous, MD
Roseann Wu, MD
Dermatopathology
(Includes ABPath and ABD appointees)
Matthew Wasco, MD – Chair
Tammie Ferringer, MD – Vice Chair
May Chan, MD
Ryan Hick, MD
Karl Napekoski, MD
Melissa Piliang, MD
Sara Shalin, MD
Michael Tetzlaff, MD
Travis Vandergriff, MD
Claudia Vidal, MD
Forensic Pathology
Barbara Sampson, MD – Chair
Elizabeth Bundock, MD
Maura DeJoseph, MD
Susan Ely, MD
Odette Hall, MD
John Lacy, MD
Jonathan R. Lucas, 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 Bennett, MD
Peter Perrota, MD
Christopher Lee Williams, MD
Medical Microbiology
Kathleen G. Beavis, MD – Chair
Bradley Ford, MD
Cindy McCloskey, MD
Robin Patel, MD
Chris Polage, MD
Daniel Rhoads, MD
Kamaljit S. Singh, MD
Molecular Genetic Pathology
(Includes ABPath and ABMGG appointees)
Jennifer Laudadio, MD – Chair
Miriam G. Blitzer, PhD
Jessica Booker, PhD
Allison Cushman-Vokoun, MD
Mark Ewalt, MD
Jane Gibson, MD
Randall Olsen, MD
Keyur Patel, MD
Catherine Rehder, MD
Lynette Sholl, MD
Sophia Yohe, MD
Neuropathology
Eric Glassy, MD – Chair
Anne Buckley, MD
Sandra Camelo-Piragua, MD
Edward Lee, MD
Arie Perry, MD
Maria Martinez-Lage, MD
Fausto Rodriguez, MD
Matthew Schniederjan, MD
Pediatric Pathology
Jeffrey Goldstein, MD – Chair
Bonnie Cole, MD
Jason Jarzembowski, MD
Philip J. Katzman, MD
Alexandra Kovach, MD
Heather Rytting, MD
Sara Vargas, MD
CC Advisory Committee
The Continuing Certification (CC) 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
Michelle Aurelius, MD
Nick Batalis, MD
Deniz Peker Barclift, MD
Ashton Byington, MD
Jared Coberly, MD
Jennifer Findeis-Hosey, MD
Raul Gonzalez, MD
Jennifer Kasten, MD
Thomas Lee, 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