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
Jatin Gandhi, 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
Hung Luu, MD
Robin Patel, MD
Kalpana Reddy, MD
Karl S. Theil, MD
Geoffrey Wool, 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