Clinical & Anatomical Pathology
Medical / Technical Staff
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Timothy Allen, M.D., J.D.
Chief of Pathology Service Line
Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Royal Oak
Physician Executive, Beaumont Medical Group
Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Special interests
- Lung Cancer
- Mesothelioma and Acute Lung Injury
- Lung Cancer Biomarkers
- Medical Humanities and Medical Jurisprudence
Osama Alassi, M.D.
Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
Cytopathologist and Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Breast Pathology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interests
- Breast Pathology
- Thyroid and Endocrine Pathology
Lubna Alattia, M.D.
Cytopathologist and Surgical Pathologist, Trenton
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
M. Jawwad Arshad, M.D.
Chief of Pathology, Taylor, Trenton, Wayne
Medical Director, Canton Laboratory
Hematopathologist, Wayne
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Oncologic Surgical Pathology
Special interestes
- Laboratory Management
- Breast Pathology
Kurt D. Bernacki, M.D.
Chief of Pathology, West Bloomfield
Interim Chief of Anatomic Pathology, Royal Oak
System Medical Director, Surgical Pathology
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Pulmonary Tumor Pathology
Diagnostic Lead, Surgical Pathology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Geetha Bhandarkar, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Dearborn
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Ann Marie Blenc, M.D.
Chief of Clinical Pathology
System Medical Director, Hematopathology
Diagnostic Lead, Hematopathology
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Leilei Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist and Hematopathologist, Troy
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Mark Chen, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Trenton
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Xia Chen, M.D.
Hematopathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Breast Pathology
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special Interest
Nancy Corpuz, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Troy
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Susan Daraiseh, Ph.D.
Technical Director, Molecular Pathology, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Special interests
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Bioinformatics
- Molecular Genomics
Vonda K. Douglas-Nikitin, M.D.
System Medical Director, Flow Cytometry
Program Director, Hematopathology Fellowship
Hematopathologist, Royal Oak
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Jining Feng, M.D., Ph.D.
System Medical Director, Cytopathology
Cytopathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Cytology
Diagnostic Lead, Genitourinary Pathology
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Joseph Fullmer, M.D., Ph.D.
System Medical Director, Autopsy
Surgical Pathologist and Neuropathologist, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Neuropathology, American Board of Pathology
Said Hafez-Khayyata, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Dearborn
Diagnostic Lead, Pulmonary and Thoracic
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interest
Aparna Hariharan, M.D.
Surgical Pathology and Cytopathologist, Grosse Pointe
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Sylvia Hayek, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Dearborn
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
James Huang, M.D.
Hematopathologist, Royal Oak
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Christopher Hysell, M.D.
System Medical Director, Immunohistochemistry
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Soft Tissue and Bone
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interest
Kausar J. Jabbar, M.D.
Associate Medical Director, Molecular Pathology
Surgical and Molecular Pathologist, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Molecular Genetic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Cancer Bio Marker (Gastrointestinal Pathology)
Ryan Johnson, M.D.
Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine
Medical Director, Blood Bank, Troy and Grosse Pointe
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, American Board of Pathology
Kwok Ling Kam, M.B.B.S.
Surgical Pathologist, Neuropathologist and Molecular Pathologist, Royal Oak
Board certification
- Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Neuropathology, American Board of Pathology
- Molecular Genetic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Hassan D. Kanaan, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Head and Neck Pathology, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Special interest
Nafisa Kapadia, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist, Farmington Hills
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspeciality board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine, American Board of Pathology
Colleen Lamb, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Gynecological Pathology, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Gynecologic and Genitourinary Pathology
Elly Landolfi, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Grosse Pointe
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine, American Board of Pathology
Wei Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Gastrointestinal, Royal Oak
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Special interests
- Gastrointestinal, Liver and Renal Pathology
James Liu, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Troy
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interests
- Gastrointestinal, Liver and Pancreas Pathology
- Cytopathology of Pancreas (EUS-FNA)
Jacqueline Macknis, M.D.
Program Director, Pathology Residency Program
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Pediatric and Placental Pathology
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Pediatric Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Gabriel Maine, Ph.D.
System Director, Histocompatibility and HLA
Technical Director, Immunology, Royal Oak
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology
Mark Micale, Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G.
System Director, Cytogenetics
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics, American Board of Medical Genetics & Genomics
Special interests
- Cancer Cytogenetics
- Array-based Cytogenomic Analysis
John Moesch, D.O.
Dermatopathologist, Royal Oak
Board certification
- Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology
- Dermatopathology, American Board of Dermatology
Special interests
- Inflammatory and Immunobullous Dermatopathology
- Surgical Dermatology
- Complex Medical Dermatology
Daniel Ortiz, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
System Director, Microbiology and Molecular Pathology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Diplomate, Clinical and Public Health Microbiology, American Board of Medical Microbiology
Special interests
- Infectious Disease
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Evgeny Ozhegov, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Surgical Pathology
- Gynecological Pathology
- Breast Pathology
Vaishali Pansare, M.D.
Chief of Pathology, Grosse Pointe and Troy
Cytopathologist, Grosse Pointe and Troy
Medical Director, Lenox
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interests
- Laboratory Management
- Gynecologic and Genitourinary Pathology
Evelyn Carolina Polanco Jacome, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist, Farmington Hills
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
J. Troy Powers, M.D.
Chief of Pathology, Dearborn
Associate System Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine, Dearborn
Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank, Dearborn
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Blood Banking and Transfusion, American Board of Pathology
John C. Pui, M.D., F.C.A.P, F.A.S.D.
Chief of Pathology, Farmington Hills
Surgical Pathologist and Dermatopathologist, Farmington Hills
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Dermatopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Genitourinary Pathology
- Oncologic Pathology
Special interests
- Alopecias and other disorders of Cutaneous Adnexal Structures
- Squamous Proliferations
- Dysplasia and Neoplasia
Zhenhong Qu, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Liver and Pancreas Pathology
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Postdoctoral training
- Cell and Molecular Biopsy
Special interests
- Gastrointestinal, Pancreas and Liver Transplant Pathology
- Immunohistochemistry
- Medical Informatics
Taher Reza Kermanshahi, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Dearborn
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
- Surgical Pathology
Joy Roman, M.D.
Cytopathologist and Surgical Pathologist, Grosse Pointe
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interests
- Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Caitlin Schein, M.D.
System Medical Director, Chemistry, Point of Care, Send Outs, Special Chemistry and Toxicology
Chemical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Society of Clinical Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Chemical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Erich J. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist, Farmington Hills
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Immunohistochemistry
- Surgical Pathology
John D. Schwartz, M.D.
System Medical Director, Molecular Advanced Diagnostics
Surgical and Molecular Pathologist, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Molecular Genetic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Oncologic and Surgical Pathology
Masood Siddiqui, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist, Troy
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Surgical Pathology
- Breast Pathology
Marc D. Smith, M.D.
System Medical Director, Coagulation
Hematopathologist, Royal Oak
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematology, American Board of Pathology
Anjana Soman, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Dearborn
Board certification
- Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interest
Qian (Katie) Sun, Ph.D.
Clinical Chemist, Royal Oak
Technical Director, Automated Chemistry
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Uma Sundram, M.D., Ph.D.
Dermatopathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Dermatopathology
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board Certification
- Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Dermatopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Nga Yeung Tang, Ph.D.
Clinical Chemist, Royal Oak
Technical Director, STAT Lab and Point of Care
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
- National Registry of Certified Chemists
Abir Tawil, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Dearborn
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Oncologic Surgical Pathology
Special Interest
Maria Thomas, M.D.
Cytopathologist, Dearborn
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Steven M. Truscott, Ph.D.
Technical Director, Clinical Chemistry, Royal Oak
Technical Director, Special Chemistry and Informatics, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Special interests
- Liquid Chromatography
- Mass Spectrometry
- Informatics
Benjamin von Bredow, Ph.D., M(ASCP)
Associate Technical Director, Microbiology
Board certification
- Medical Technologist in Microbiology, American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Special interests
- Infectious Disease
- Molecular Diagnostics
- Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Laura Walters, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Troy
Diagnostic Lead, Gynecological Pathology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
- Surgical Pathology
- Breast Pathology
- Gynecologic Pathology
Dan Wang, Ph.D.
Clinical Chemist, Royal Oak
Technical Director, Toxicology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry
Special interests
- Imaging Mass Spectrometry
Grace Wang, M.D.
Dermatopathologist, Royal Oak
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Dermatopathology, American Board of Pathology
Elizabeth Wey, M.D.
Hematopathologist, Royal Oak
Assistant Professor and Course Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training
Wendy Wiesend, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist and Cytopathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Endocrine and Cardiovascular Pathology
Pathology Discipline Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Co-Director of Diagnostic Medicine Clerkship, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Pathology Elective Clerkship Director and Director of Pathology Summer Internship,
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
Helen Worrell, M.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Troy
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Special interest
Ming Xie, M.D.
Hematopathologist and Surgical Pathologist, Troy
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematology, American Board of Pathology
Special interest
- Genitourinary Pathology
- Coagulation
Syed Zaidi, M.D.
Hematopathologist, Royal Oak
Board certification
- Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Julie Zenger-Hain, Ph.D., FACMG
Director of Clinical Cytogenetics, Dearborn
Board Certification
- Clinical Cytogenetics and Ph.D. Medical Genetics, American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics
Special interests
- Prenatal / Reproductive and Cancer Cytogenetics
- Cancer
- Cardiology
- Prenatal Genetic Counseling and Risk Assessment
Harry Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Board certification
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Subspecialty board certification
- Hematopathology, American Board of Pathology
Ping Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgical Pathologist, Royal Oak
Diagnostic Lead, Nephropathology
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Board certification
- Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Additional fellowship training