Ohio Society of Pathologists

Emily Marcellus · Phone: (607)-425-4551 Email: Emily Marcellus

The Ohio Society of Pathologists (OSP) is a not-for-profit organization composed of almost 300 physicians dedicated to the promotion of the field of pathology in the state of Ohio.

Our members are involved in leadership positions at the local, city, state, and national levels. The Ohio Society of Pathologists is very active in the areas of continuing education, quality assurance, and the legislative and socioeconomic aspects of the practice of pathology.

OSP does not directly provide clinical services, including any form of testing or post-mortem examination.

Leadership

PRESIDENT
Headshot of Dan Cai, MD, PhD

Dan Cai, MD, PhD

  • MetroHealth Hospital
  • 2500 MetroHealth Drive
  • Cleveland, OH 44109
  • Phone: (216) 778-5189
Email
PAST-PRESIDENT
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Kelsey McHugh, MD

  • Mayo Clinic
  • 13400 E. Shea Blvd.
  • Scottsdale, AZ 85259
  • Phone: (440) 539-7974
PRESIDENT-ELECT
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Shelley Odronic, MD
  • St. Elizabeth Health Care
  • 1 Medical Village Drive
  • Edgewood, KY 41017
  • Phone: (859) 301-2018
Email
SECRETARY - TRESURER
Headshot of Susan E. Porter, MD

Susan E. Porter, MD

  • Cleveland Clinic - Hillcrest Hospital
  • 6780 Mayfield Road, 2nd Floor
  • Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
  • Phone: (440) 312-7991
  • Fax: (440) 312-6410
Email
OSP - Governor
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Wei Chen, MD, PhD
  • OSU Wexner Medical Center
  • 410 West 10th Avenue
  • Columbus, OH 43210
  • Phone: (614) 366-1041
Email
OSP - Governor
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Debra L. Zynger, MD
  • OSU Wexner Medical Center
  • 410 West 10th Avenue
  • Columbus, Ohio 43210
  • Phone: (614) 293-7705
Email
OSP - Governor
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Eric Willis, MD
  • Riverside Methodist Hospital
  • 3535 Olentangy River Road RMH
  • RMH Pathology Department
  • Columbus, OH 43214
  • Phone: (614) 566-2392
Email
OSP-Governor
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Sarah Reuss, MD
  • Assistant Professor
  • Ohio State University Memorial Hospital
  • 500 London Avenue
  • Marysville, OH 43040
  • Phone: (937) 578-2416
Email
OSP-Governor
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Frido Bruehl, MD
  • Riverside Methodist Hospital
  • 3535 Olentangy River Road
  • RHM Pathology Department
  • Marysville, OH 43214
  • Phone: (614) 566-5526
OSMA Rep
Robert G. Gurdak, MD
  • Trumbull Memorial Hospital
  • 1350 E. Market Street
  • Warren, OH 44482
  • Phone: (330) 841-9346
Email
Resident Member
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Divya Salibindla, MD
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center
  • Laboratory Medicine Building, Suite 110
  • 3188 Bellevue Avenue
  • Cincinnati, OH 45219
  • Phone: (513) 584-7284
Email
Full Officer List

Future Meetings

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Marcellus · Phone: (607)-425-4551 Email: Emily Marcellus

2025 Spring Meeting

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Dublin Embassy Suites, Dublin, OH

Registration Link Coming Soon...

***Please Note: For the upcoming OSP Spring Meeting, we will need to get a lunch count. You must enter a response using this link so we can determine how much food to order for this event.***

Time Speaker
8:30 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast (provided) and Exhibits
9:00 am - 9:05 am
  • Dan Cai, MD
  • President, Ohio Society of Pathologists
  • Welcome and Introduction
9:05 am - 10:00 am
(1.0)
  • Alesia Kaplan, MD
  • Assistant Medical Director for Transfusion Services Vitalant
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Cold-stored platelets and whole blood: Should I consider it for my transfusion services?
10:00 am - 10:15 am Refreshments (provided) and Exhibits
10:15 am - 11:30 am
(1.25)
  • Megan O. Nakashima, MD
  • Staff Hematopathologist, Cleveland Clinic
  • Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Case Western Reserve University
  • Approaches to the Fibrotic Bone Marrow & Myeloma and Other Immunosecretory Diseases
11:30 am - 12:00 pm OSP Business Meeting (all attendees welcome)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Lunch-Attendings: Lunch (provided) and Exhibits
  • Lunch-Trainees: Roundtable and Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
(1.25)
  • Jane K. Nguyen, MD, PhD
  • Director of Genitourinary Pathology
  • Assistant Professor of Pathology
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Risk stratification in prostate cancer: To cribriform and beyond
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Refreshments (provided) and Exhibits
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
(1.5)
  • Phoenix Bell, MD, MSc
  • Staff Pathologist
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • A Simplified Approach to Dysplasia Diagnosis in Barrett's Esophagus
4:00 pm Meeting Adjourned
Joint Providership Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the Joint Providership of the College of American Pathologists and the Ohio Society of Pathologists. The College of American Pathologists is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The College of American Pathologists designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclaimer

The content of this CME activity does not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the College of American Pathologists

Recent Meetings

Links to our past meeting from November 2, 2024:

Speakers include Jian Chen, MD, PhD, CABP (AABB), Kyle Bradley, MD, Michelle S. Hirsch, MD and Julie M. Jorns, MD presenting the following lectures:

  • Utility and Interpretation of Coagulation Mixing Studies
  • Benign Lymph Node Disorders: Histologic Patterns and Diagnostic Pitfalls
  • A Diagnostic Approach to the Updated WHO Classification of Adult Renal Epithelial Neoplasia
  • Breast Pathology in Transgender and Nonbinary Persons

Link to our live past webinar from November 2, 2024: Click Here

Past Meetings

Here is a list of all past programs since 1995: Click Here

Resident Virtual Poster Competition

Ohio Society of Pathologists Virtual Poster Competition for Residents, Fellows and Medical Students

2024 SPRING POSTER COMPETITION WINNERS AND CONTESTANTS
Dr. Himami Kumar and Co-Authors poster

First Place

Dr. Himami Kumar and Co-Authors from Ohio State University whose poster is titled: Malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumor with novel DNAH5 gene mutation: a new finding that expands the molecular genomic profile of ossifying fibromyxoid tumors.

Second Place Poster: Dr. Alexander McGeough and Co-Authors from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Second Place

Dr. Alexander McGeough and Co-Authors from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center whose poster is titled: High Proliferative Index Carcinoids Portend a Worse Prognosis Even in Absence of High-Grade Features.

Third Place Poster: Dr. Linlin Yang and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Third Place

Dr. Linlin Yang and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Increased Lymph Node Sampling During Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration in Regional Hospitals Without Rapid On-Site Evaluation.

Dr. Bhattarai, MD and Co-Author from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Bhattarai, MD and Co-Author from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Ahmed, MD and Co-Author from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Ahmed, MD and Co-Author from the Ohio State University

Dr. Raja, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Raja, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Shaker, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Shaker, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Bushrow, DO and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Bushrow, DO and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Abdelrahim, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Abdelrahim, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Dababneh, MBBS and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Dababneh, MBBS and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Balikani, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Balikani, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Salibindla, MD and Co-Author from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center poster

Contestant

Dr. Salibindla, MD and Co-Author from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Dr. Cevik, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Cevik, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Argyis, DDS, PhD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Argyis, DDS, PhD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Asfar M, MD and Co-Authors from the Metro Health poster

Contestant

Dr. Asfar M, MD and Co-Authors from the Metro Health

Dr. Alnaqshabandi, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Alnaqshabandi, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Shafi, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Shafi, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Bohmer, MD and Co-Authors from the Wright State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Bohmer, MD and Co-Authors from the Wright State University

Dr. Perkowski, MD and Co-Authors from the Wright State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Perkowski, MD and Co-Authors from the Wright State University

Dr. Macedo, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Macedo, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Jum'ah, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Jum'ah, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western Reserve University

Dr. Malhotra, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Malhotra, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Ogloblin, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Ogloblin, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Fadel, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Fadel, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Gurung, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western University poster

Contestant

Dr. Gurung, MD and Co-Authors from the Case Western University

Dr. Bakhshwin, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Bakhshwin, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Charles, MBBS and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Charles, MBBS and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Homsi, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Homsi, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Martins, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Martins, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Bell, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Bell, MD and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Reagans, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Reagans, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Ka, MD and Co-Author from the University of Cincinnati poster

Contestant

Dr. Ka, MD and Co-Author from the University of Cincinnati

2023 SPRING POSTER COMPETITION WINNERS AND CONTESTANTS
Dr. Douglas Wu and Co-Authors poster

First Place

Dr. Douglas Wu and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University, whose poster is titled: Is the Stratification of Positive Lymph Nodes into pN1 and pN2 for Renal Pelvic and Ureter Carcinoma Prognostically Significant?

Second Place goes to: Dr. Megan Wong and Co-Authors poster

Second Place

Second Place goes to: Dr. Megan Wong and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University, whose poster is titled: Can Glomerular Involvement in Renal Pelvic Urothelial Carcinoma Be Used to Redefine pT3 to Improve Correlation with Survival?

Third Place goes to: Dr. Linlin Yang and Co-Authors poster

Third Place

Third Place goes to: Dr. Linlin Yang and Co-Authors from MetroHealth, whose poster is titled: Potential Use of Polychromatic Polarization Microscope in Interpretation of Pancreatic Cytology of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.

Anne Taylor poster

Contestant

Anne T. Taylor, B.S. and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University whose poster is titled: Clinicopathologic Features of Scrotal Leiomyosarcoma: Single Institutional Experience of Ten Cases

Fnu Raja, MD poster

Contestant

Fnu Rafa, MD and Co-Authors from MetroHealth Medical Center affiliated with Case Western Reserve School of Medicine whose poster is titled: The Arrangement of Polarizable Collagen In Breast Tissue Can Be Seen With Polychromatic Polarization Microscopy During Diagnostic Microscopy.

Malek Alassfar, MD poster

Contestant

Malek Alassfar, MD and Co-Authors from MetroHealth Medical Center affiliated with Case Western Reserve School of Medicine whose poster is titled: Vulvar Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor: A Case Report of a Rare Neoplasm in an Uncommon Site.

Nada Shaker, MD poster

Contestant

Nada Shaker, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University whose poster is titled: SOX17 is a highly sensitive and specific marker for metastatic gynecologic carcinomas in cytologic specimens.

Saba Shafi, MD poster

Contestant

Saba Shafi, MD and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University whose poster is titled: Sarcomatoid Malignant Melanoma, Including Dedifferentiated and Undifferentiated Forms – A Rare and Aggressive Type of Melanoma, Often Misdiagnosed as De Novo High Grade Sarcomas: A Comprehensive Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical and Molecular Genetic Analysis of a Series.

Membership

If you are a physician interested in becoming a member of the OSP, please go to the relevant link listed below and print out a copy of the form. Send completed forms to the current Secretary-Treasurer:

Secretary - Tresurer

Susan E. Porter, MD

  • Cleveland Clinic - Hillcrest Hospital
  • 6780 Mayfield Road, Pathology 2nd Floor
  • Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124
  • Phone: 440-312-7991
  • Fax: 440-312-6410
Email
MEMBERSHIP FORMS
Annual Dues Form Membership Application Resident Membership

Residency Programs

Ohio Pathology Residency Programs
Akron
Summa Health
Website
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Website
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Website
Cleveland
Case Western Reserve University
Website
Cleveland
MetroHealth Medical Center
Website
Columbus
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Website
Toledo
University of Toledo Medical Center
Website

Photos

OSP Spring 2024 Meeting: OSP board members with invited Spring meeting speakers Dr. Dan Cai, Dr. Adam McShane (invited speaker), Dr. Susan Porter, Val Campana, Dr. Giovanni Lujan, Dr. Kelsey McHugh, Dr. Debra Zynger (invited speaker), Dr. Lott Limbach (invited speaker), Dr. Robert Gurdak and Dr. Larry Fannelly (left to right)

OSP Spring 2024 Meeting:
Trainee lunch round table with discussion of training and the job market with invited speakers Dr. Debra Zynger and Dr. Lott Limbach and medical student and resident attendees from 5 institutions

OSP Spring 2024 Meeting: Trainee lunch round table with discussion of training and the job market with invited speakers Dr. Debra Zynger and Dr. Lott Limbach and medical student and resident attendees from 5 institutions

OSP Spring 2024 Meeting:
OSP board members with invited Spring meeting speakers Dr. Dan Cai, Dr. Adam McShane (invited speaker), Dr. Susan Porter, Val Campana, Dr. Giovanni Lujan, Dr. Kelsey McHugh, Dr. Debra Zynger (invited speaker), Dr. Lott Limbach (invited speaker), Dr. Robert Gurdak and Dr. Larry Fannelly (left to right)

CAP House of Delegates 2024 Spring Meeting: Ohio CAP representatives Dr. Megan Nakashima, Delegate; Jonathan Myles, Advisor; Dr. Dr. Debra Zynger, Ohio Delegate Chair; Dr. Giovanni Lujan, Delegate; Dr. Sarah Reuss, Delegate (left to right)

CAP House of Delegates 2024 Spring Meeting:
Ohio CAP representatives Dr. Megan Nakashima, Delegate; Jonathan Myles, Advisor; Dr. Dr. Debra Zynger, Ohio Delegate Chair; Dr. Giovanni Lujan, Delegate; Dr. Sarah Reuss, Delegate (left to right)

OSP Spring 2023 Meeting: Dr. Kelsey McHugh (center), OSP President with invited speakers Dr. Karen Fritchie (left), Director of Soft Tissue Pathology, Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Genevieve Crane (right), Director Manual Hematology and Associate Director Immunohistochemistry, Cleveland Clinic

OSP Spring 2023 Meeting:
Dr. Kelsey McHugh (center), OSP President with invited speakers Dr. Karen Fritchie (left), Director of Soft Tissue Pathology, Cleveland Clinic and Dr. Genevieve Crane (right), Director Manual Hematology and Associate Director Immunohistochemistry, Cleveland Clinic

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CAP Delegate Chair 2023 Fall Meeting:
Dr. Debra Zynger (front center left) representing Ohio

OSP Spring 2023 Meeting: Morning and afternoon invited speakers Dr. Eve Crane (top right) and Dr. Karen Fritchie (bottom left)

OSP Spring 2023 Meeting:
Morning and afternoon invited speakers Dr. Eve Crane (top right) and Dr. Karen Fritchie (bottom left)

CAP 2022: Pathologists Leadership Summit: OSP President Dr. Kelsey McHugh (3rd from right) speaking on behalf of our Society

CAP 2022 Pathologists Leadership Summit:
Pathologists Leadership Summit: OSP President Dr. Kelsey McHugh (3rd from right) speaking on behalf of our Society

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Ohio Senate Insurance Committee 2020:
Dr. Sean Kirby speaks on behalf of OSP in opposition to HB 388 on 12/9/2020

CAP House of Delegates 2019 Spring Meeting: Dr. Lynn Schoenfield, Delegate; Dr. John Moad, Delegate; Dr. Dr. Debra Zynger, Delegate Chair; Jonathan Myles, Advisor and Dr. Megan Nakashima, Delegate (left to right)

CAP House of Delegates 2019 Spring Meeting:
Dr. Lynn Schoenfield, Delegate; Dr. John Moad, Delegate; Dr. Dr. Debra Zynger, Delegate Chair; Jonathan Myles, Advisor and Dr. Megan Nakashima, Delegate (left to right)

OSP Fall 2019 Meeting: Dr. Gary Tozbikian, invited speaker, discussing breast diagnostics

OSP Fall 2019 Meeting:
Dr. Gary Tozbikian, invited speaker, discussing breast diagnostics

OSP Fall 2019 Meeting: Dr. Nat Pernick, invited speaker (center), leading a resident lunch round table with resident trainees; Dr. David Sinclair, Dr. Frido Bruehl, Dr. Eleanor Cooke, Dr. Bradley Zehr, Dr. Gopal Patel (left to right)

OSP Fall 2019 Meeting:
Dr. Nat Pernick, invited speaker (center), leading a resident lunch round table with resident trainees; Dr. David Sinclair, Dr. Frido Bruehl, Dr. Eleanor Cooke, Dr. Bradley Zehr, Dr. Gopal Patel (left to right)

OSP Spring 2019

OSP Fall 2019 Meeting:
Dr. Emily Volk, CAP Presidential Candidate, addressing meeting attendees

Jim Richard

OSP Fall 2019 Meeting:
Dr. Jim Richard, CAP Presidential Candidate, addressing meeting attendees

CAP 2019

CAP House of Delegates 2019 Fall Meeting:
Dr. Ren Rongqin, Delegate; Dr. Shelley Odronic, Delegate; Jonathan Myles, Advisor; Dr. John Moad, Delegate; Dr. Lynn Schoenfield, Delegate; Dr. Dr. Debra Zynger, Delegate Chair (left to right)

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Ohio House Finance Committee 2019:
Dr. Lori Elwood speaks on behalf of OSP in opposition to HB 388 on 12/11/2019

News

CGS Proposed LCD - Special Histochemical Stains and Immunohistochemical Stains 1-19-23 PDF

Changes to the ABPath Continuing Certification Program in 2022 PDF

Proposed Rule 3901-8-17 Reimbursement for Unanticipated Out-of-Network Care 9-2-21 PDF

Ohio State University Pathology Update Course 8-5-21 PDF

OSP response to Cigna regarding payment for professional component of clinical pathology services 6-4-21 PDF

OSP regulatory comments to Ohio Department of Insurance regarding OON law implementation 6-4-21 PDF

OSP Testimony in Opposition of HB 388 12-9-20 PDF

Ohio Pathologists, CAP Oppose Out-Of-Network Legislation 5-12-20 PDF

OSP HB388 Letter of Opposition 4-20-20 PDF

Letter to Anthem Regarding the Recent Notice of Material/Amendment PDF