Elizabeth Montgomery

“In 1992, an oncologist asked why I went into surgical pathology when I would be obsolete in 10 years. Now it is 2015 and I’m busier than ever,” says Elizabeth. Currently professor of pathology, oncology and orthopedic surgery and director of clinical gastrointestinal pathology at Johns Hopkins University, she’s also involved in numerous editorial boards and professional societies. The most important lesson she’s learnt over her career is “to learn from rather than be crushed by my errors.”

Part of 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.

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