There has been an issue that has come to light for the better part of this year that deals with legislation in New York State which does not allow for pathologists to speak directly with patients. For the past several months I have been...

It happens from time to time. A family member, friend or friend of a friend calls you and says “Can you read my radiology report?” or “Can you read my pathology report?”. Sometimes they call for themselves, sometimes a family member, or...

Honored to be mentioned in this CAP podcast at soundcloud.com. It is time for pathologists to stand up and become patient advocates. Digital pathology will be required to respond to patient/consumer driven services for timely, rapid,...

The response to Kimberly's Story a couple of weeks ago was overwhelmingly positive.  The story.  The need. My own feelings on missed opportunities and a call to action by physicians in general and pathologists in particular.  The comments,...

Tumor boards, or cancer conference or multi-disciplinary oncology patient management conferences have been mentioned here (see: Second Opinion). All joking aside about the premise of my previous post, tumor boards, or oncology management...

This post originally appeared last October.  The intent was to write it for patients in a way that would briefly define pathology to the lay public and explain how digital pathology could empower them in their own care.  The post was print...