Kamran Mirza

About Kamran Mirza

“My favorite part of pathology is the ability to give a definitive diagnosis and start a patient on a journey to recovery. I enjoy nothing more than being part of the team that helps patients feel better,” says Kamran, Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Medical Education at Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine in Maywood. With an active and influential presence on social media, Kamran was nominated for his tireless contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine education and his work to improve communication between pathology and other medical fields. His passion for teaching has been recognized through various honors, such as the 2019 Teaching Excellence Award from the Ohio State University Pathology Student Interest Group. He was also voted one of the top five honorees in ASCP’s 40 Under Forty in 2017. On the future of the field, Kamran says, “I see the role of the pathologist becoming more widely understood and valued. Add to this the routine inclusion of molecular pathology as part of oncology testing and the explosion of algorithm-assisted and AI-involving diagnostics, and I think the accuracy with which we can render a diagnosis is set to improve further still. It’s an exciting time!”