About Valerie Fitzhugh

What they say about Valerie Fitzhugh

“She is so versatile. She contributes to the education of medical students and residents. She also practices and publishes in bone and soft tissue pathology, which is tough, and she does this because she cares for her patients. In addition, she has used social media to enhance pathology education for both health professionals and those outside health care.”

Quotes from Valerie Fitzhugh

On continuous learning:

“Never be afraid to say when you don’t know something. You will garner far more respect from your colleagues when they recognize that you are an honest and ethical pathologist who will always be straight with them. This creates trust, which is crucial in clinical medicine.”

On job satisfaction:

“They might not know I exist, but to know that I am truly helping patients get the right treatment gives me incredible joy.”

On healthcare disparity:

“Pathologists and laboratory professionals can lead the charge by speaking up against these injustices so that we do not continue to see situations like we did with the COVID-19 pandemic, where people of color were much more likely to not only contract the disease, but die from it.”