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The Power List 2015

Who are the most influential laboratory medicine professionals? That’s the question we posed to ourselves – and then to you – over two months ago, ahead of open nominations and a painstaking judging process. Here, without further ado, we celebrate the answer.

Who are the most influential laboratory medicine professionals?

That’s the question we posed to ourselves – and then to you – over two months ago, ahead of open nominations and a painstaking judging process. Here, without further ado, we celebrate the answer.

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Manuel Sobrinho-Simões

Founder, IPATIMUP; Professor of Pathology, University of Porto

Michael Wells

Emeritus Professor of Gynecological Pathology, University of Sheffield; Honorary Consultant Histopathologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Michael Laposata

Current chairman of the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

James Westgard

Professor emeritus in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

George Kontogeorgos

Head of the Department of Pathology at “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital of Athens, Research Associate at the University of Athens, Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto

Fred Bosman

Emeritus Professor, Former Director of the University Institute of Pathology at the University Medical Center of Lausanne

Suzy Lishman

Histopathologist, President of the UK’s Royal College of Pathologists

Ian Ellis

Pathologist, Medical Director of Source Bioscience plc, Founder of PathLore

Andrew Hattersley

Consultant Physician, Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Exeter Medical School

Graham Beastall

Immediate Past President of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC)

Juan Rosai

Director of the International Center for Oncologic Pathology Consultations at the Centro Diagnostico Italiano, Visiting Professor at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, Adjunct Professor at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College, Senior Consulting Pathologist at LabCorp

Harald Stein

Emeritus Professor at Charité University Medicine Berlin, Chairman of the Berlin Reference Center for Lymphoma and Hematopathology, Director of the Institute for Pathodiagnostik Berlin

Peter Ward

Godfrey D. Stobbe Professor of Pathology at the University of Michigan School of Medicine

Maurizio Ferrari

President of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC), Professor of Clinical Pathology at Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, President of the Clinical Molecular Laboratory and Genomic Unit for the Diagnosis of Human Pathologies at IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana

Emanuel Rubin

Gonzalo E. Aponte Distinguished Professor of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology at Thomas Jefferson University, Chairman Emeritus of the Department, Attending Pathologist and Senior Autopsy Consultant at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

David Bruns

Professor of Pathology, Director of Clinical Chemistry, Associate Director of Molecular Diagnostics, Founding Co-Director of the Fellowship in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine

Simon Herrington

Professor of Cancer Pathology at the University of Dundee’s Medical School, Clinical Lead for the Tayside Tissue Bank, Co-Director of the Division of Cancer Research in the Medical Research Institute, Lead for the Dundee Cancer Center

Andrea Rita Horvath

Clinical Director at South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, Department of Clinical Chemistry at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney; Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney; Conjoint Professor at the University of New South Wales’ School of Medical Sciences

David Harrison

Professor and John Reid Chair of Pathology at the University of St. Andrews, Honorary Chair at the University of Edinburgh, Director of Laboratory Medicine for NHS Lothian, Director of the Edinburgh Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit

James Musser

Fondren Presidential Distinguished Chair of the Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine at Houston Methodist Research Institute, Director of the Center for Molecular and Translational Human Infectious Diseases Research at Houston Methodist Hospital

Brian Smith

Professor and Chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yale University, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Medicine (Hematology), and Pediatrics

Mario Plebani

Chief of the Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University-Hospital of Padova, Professor of Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology, Chief of the Center of Biomedical Research

Danielle Freedman

Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Associate Physician in Clinical Endocrinology, Director of Pathology, Chief Medical Advisor at Luton & Dunstable University Hospital

Marcial García Rojo

Head of Pathology at the University General Hospital of Ciudad Real, Principal Investigator in the EURO-telepath EU Project

Ruth Katz

Professor in the Department of Pathology/Cytopathology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

David Bailey

onsultant Histopathologist, Lead Trainer at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Jorge Reis-Filho

Surgical Pathologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Suzanne Powell

Professor of pathology and genomic medicine at Houston Methodist’s Institute for Academic Medicine

Jonathan Edgeworth

Medical Director of Viapath at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust, Academic Consultant Microbiologist

Paola Domizio

Professor of Pathology Education, Deputy Director for Teaching at the Blizard Institute, Director of Public Engagement at the Royal College of Pathologists

Barbarajean Magnani

Pathologist-in-Chief at Tufts University School of Medicine

Greg Miller

President of the US Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI), Professor in the Department of Pathology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Bruce Smoller

Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center

James Faix

Currently a member of the CAP Council for Scientific Affairs and Chemistry Resource Committee

Raouf Nakhleh

Chair of the College of American Pathologists’ (CAP) Quality Practices Committee

Roy Herbst

Ensign Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) at Yale Cancer Center, Professor of Pharmacology, Associate Director for Translational Research, Translational Working Group Leader in the Thoracic Oncology Program

Andrew St. John

Chair of the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists’ Health Economic Working Group

Ian Tomlinson

Professor of Molecular and Population Genetics, Consultant Physician, Laboratory Group Leader at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics at the University of Oxford

Iris Schrijver

Professor in the Department of Pathology at Stanford University, Director of the Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Director of the Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program

Paul Bachner

Professor and Past Chairman of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Kentucky, Medical Director of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Division of Laboratory Services, Department for Public Health

David Leslie

Consultant Physician at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, Professor of Diabetes and Autoimmunity at the Blizard Institute, Director of the British Diabetic Twin Trust

Eric Kilpatrick

Consultant in Chemical Pathology at Hull Royal Infirmary, Honorary Professor in Clinical Biochemistry at Hull York Medical School

Richard Friedberg

President of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) (2015–2017)

Ian Grierson

Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Eye and Vision Sciences at the University of Liverpool

Wolf Fridman

Professor Emeritus of Immunology at Paris Descartes University Medical School

Hermann Einsele

Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of the Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II at Julius-Maximilians-University in Würzburg, Visiting Professor at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and City of Hope Hospital

Bernard Gouget

Counsellor for Public Health at the Fédération Hospitalière de France, Assistant Professor at the University Hospital in Paris Descartes

Margaret Goodell

Professor and Director of the Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Center at Baylor College of Medicine

Peter Kelly

Dean of the Faculty of Pathology at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Consultant Histopathologist at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Consultant Pathologist and Director of Laboratories at Mater Private Hospital

Mauro Panteghini

President of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Patrick Fitzgibbons

Pathologist at St. Jude Medical Center, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Southern California School of Medicine

Peter Schirmacher

Acting Chairman of the German Society of Pathology, Director of the Institute of Pathology at Heidelberg University Hospital, President of the German Association for the Study of the Liver

Gerrit Meijer

Head of the Department of Pathology at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam

David Weedon

Pathologist at Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Professor of Pathology at Bond University

Fatima Carneiro

rofessor of Anatomic Pathology at the Medical Faculty of Porto, Head of the Department of Anatomic Pathology at Hospital Sao João, Senior Investigator at the Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology at the University of Porto (IPATIMUP)

Alan Wells

Medical director for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center clinical laboratories

Mark Caulfield

Chief Scientist for Genomics England, Consultant at the Barts Blood Pressure Clinic in London

Barbara Crothers

Program Director of the National Capital Consortium’s Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program, Internship and Clerkship; Medical Director of Cytopathology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Dora Dias-Santagata

Assistant Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Assistant Molecular Pathologist and Co-Director of the Translational Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital

Anita Borges

President of the SRL Diagnostics center of excellence for histopathology and as vice president (Asia) of the International Academy of Pathology

Philip Cagle

Professor of pathology and genomic medicine at Houston Methodist’s Institute for Academic Medicine

Louise Jones

Lecturer in the University of York’s Department of Biology

Jens Petter Berg

Professor in the Department of Medical Biochemistry at the University of Oslo, Head of Research for the Division of Diagnostics and Intervention at Oslo University Hospital

Didier Raoult

Professor at Marseille School of Medicine, Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory for the University Hospitals

Kim Collins

Medical Director of LifePoint (South Carolina’s Organ and Tissue Donation Procurement Service), Faculty for the College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Enrique de Álava Casado

Director of the Anatomical Pathology Clinical Management Unit at Virgen del Rocio University Hospital and Osuna health area

Philippe Gillery

Head of the Department of Biology at the University Hospital Center of Reims, Head of the Regional Conference of Health and Autonomy in Champagne-Ardenne

Ab Osterhaus

Professor at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam and State University Utrecht

Jonathan Kay

Clinical Informatics Director at NHS England, Honorary Consultant Chemical Pathologist at Oxford University Hospitals, Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford

Bill Carman

Founder and Former CEO of Fast-track Diagnostics

Jerad Gardner

Assistant professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Ian Cree

Molecular pathologist at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Samir Amr

Former Deputy Commissioner for the College of American Pathologists (Middle East Region), Former President of the Arab Division of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP), Former Vice-President for Asia of the IAP

Gwyn McCreanor

Consultant Clinical Biochemist, Clinical Director for Pathology, Business Unit Director for Clinical Services, Clinical Lead for Research at Kettering General Hospital

Teresa Darragh

Pathologist in UCSF’s Departments of Pathology and Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Markku Miettinen

Senior Clinician and Head of General Surgical Pathology at the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research

Marta Cohen

Consultant Pediatric and Perinatal Pathologist at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, President of the International Pediatric Pathology Association, Director of the International Pediatric Pathology Association’s Post-Graduate Advanced Course

François Blanchecotte

President of the Syndicat des Biologistes (France’s National Biologists’ Union), Director of the Valbiolab Medical Laboratory, Leader of the UNAPL Committee on European and International Affairs

Stanley Robboy

Vice Chair of Pathology and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University

David Roth

Simon Flexner Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Director of the Precision Medicine Program

Elizabeth Montgomery

Professor of Pathology, Oncology, and Orthopedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins University, Director of Clinical Gastrointestinal Pathology

Richard Ablin

Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Arizona Cancer Center, and BIO5 Institute; President of the Robert Benjamin Ablin Foundation for Cancer Research

Marc Ladanyi

Attending Pathologist and Chief of the Molecular Diagnostics Service in the Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, William Ruane Chair in Molecular Oncology

Neal Lindeman

Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Associate Pathologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Member of the College of American Pathologists’ Molecular Oncology Committee

Leslie Biesecker

Chief and Senior Investigator of the Medical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NIH)

Miguel Reyes-Múgica

Chief of the Department of Pathology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Marjory K. Harmer Endowed Chair in Pediatric Pathology

Christopher Fletcher

Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair for Anatomic Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Chief of Onco-Pathology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

James Nichols

Professor and Medical Director of Clinical Chemistry at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Phil Quirke

Section Head of Pathology and Tumor Biology, Leader of the Colorectal Cancer Group at the Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, President of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Marilyn Bui

Practicing Pathologist, Academic Researcher, Program Leader, Section Head at Moffitt Cancer Center

Stephen Peiper

Chair and Peter A. Herbut Professor of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology at Jefferson Medical College

Carolyn Compton

Professor, Leader in Precision Medicine Initiatives

Rachael Liebmann

Registrar of the Royal College of Pathologists, Deputy Medical Director at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Michael Misialek

Pathologist at a Community Hospital, Academic and Clinical Appointee, Committee Member at the College of American Pathologists

Ana-Maria Šimundic

Head of the Department for Medical Laboratory Diagnostics at the Sveti Duh Clinical Hospital in Zagreb

Liron Pantanowitz

Professor of Pathology and Biomedical Informatics, Director of Pathology Informatics and the Pathology Informatics Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

John Goldblum

Chairman of the Department of Pathology at Cleveland Clinic, President of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

Han van Krieken

Chair and Department Head of Pathology at Radboud University Medical Center, Co-Chair of the Radboudumc Center for Oncology, Immediate Past President of the European Society of Pathology

Carl Wittwer

Professor of Pathology at the University of Utah Medical School

Sharon Weiss

Professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and assistant dean for faculty development at Emory’s School of Medicine

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