Ohio Society of Pathologists

Val Campana · Phone: (216) 375-6379 · Fax: (216) 245-3785 veliaacampana@aol.com

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
Headshot of Kelsey McHugh, MD

Kelsey McHugh, MD

  • Mayo Clinic
  • 13400 E. Shea Blvd.
  • Scottsdale, AZ 85259
  • Phone: (440) 539-7974
PRESIDENT-ELECT

TBD

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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Shelley Odronic, MD
  • St. Rita's Medical Center
  • 750 West High Street, Suite 400
  • Lima, OH 45801
  • Phone: (419) 226-9224
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
OSMA Rep
Robert G. Gurdak, MD
  • Trumbull Memorial Hospital
  • 1350 E. Market Street
  • Warren, OH 44482
  • Phone: (330) 841-9346
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
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

Meetings

If you have any questions, please contact Val Campana · Phone: (216) 375-6379 veliaacampana@aol.com

2024 Spring Meeting

Saturday, May 4, 2024

  • ***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.***

Conference Agenda (5.5 CMEs)

Time Speaker
8:00 am - 8:30 am
  • Continental Breakfast (provided) and Exhibits
8:30 am - 8:35 am
  • Dan Cai, MD
  • President, Ohio Society of Pathologists
  • Welcome and Introduction
8:35 am - 10:00 am
(1.5 CME)
  • Adam McShane, PhD
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute
  • Cleveland Clinic
  • Validation Considerations for Qualitative and Quantitative Clinical Laboratory Assays
10:00 am - 10:15 am
  • Refreshments (provided) and Exhibits
10:15 am - 11:30 am
(1.25 CME)
  • Debra L. Zynger, MD
  • Professor of Pathology
  • Director, Urologic Pathology
  • The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
  • The Pathology Job Market, Fellowship Interest, and Medical Student Pipeline
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
(2.75 CME)
  • Abberly Lott Limbach, MD
  • Associate Professor of Pathology
  • Director, Head & Neck Division
  • Associate Director, Residency Program
  • The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Department of Pathology
  • The Intersection of Cytology and Surgical Pathology in the Head and Neck (Session 1) and Recent Updates in Head and Neck Pathology: The WHO, The Milan, and The Bethesda. What does the practicing pathologist need to know. (Session 2)
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm Refreshments (provided) and Exhibits
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Abberly Lott Limbach, MD (Continued)
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 internet educational activity for a maximum of 5.5 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Val Campana – Phone: (216) 375-6379 orveliaacampana@aol.com

Residents are invited to attend without charge

A CD will be sent to members that subscribed -- There will be a charge of $50.00 to attend the program for physicians who are not Society members

Past Meetings

Link to our past live webinar from November 4, 2023 at: Click Here.

Speakers include Erica R. Vormittag-Nocito, MD, Jason Hipp, MD, PhD and Mary Beth Beasley, MD presenting the following lectures:

  • Utility of Methylation Classification Beyond the CNS
  • Transforming Pathology through Digital Innovation: The Mayo Clinic Experience
  • Evolving Concepts and Challenges in Thoracic Pathology: Current Challenges in Interstitial Lung Disease (Session 1), Current Pitfalls and Emerging Topics in Mesothelioma (Session 2) and Current Challenges in Evaluation of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma (Session 3)

Speakers’ handouts can be viewed here: Click Here

Please note: If you did not attend the day of the event, you cannot receive CME by reviewing the speaker handouts.

If you did not complete the course evaluation, you can do so using this at: Click Here

Information for obtaining your CME can be found here: Click Here

For a listing of all of our past programs: Click Here

Older Meetings

Links to our past meeting from June 10, 2023:

Speakers include Genevieve Crane, MD, PhD and Karen Fritchie, MD presenting the following lectures:

  • Practical Approach to Hematopathology, Including Lymph Nodes and the Cytopenic Patient
  • Practical Approach to Lipomatous Neoplasms (Session 1)
  • Utility of Molecular Testing in Soft Tissue Pathology (Session 2)

Speakers’ handouts can be viewed at: Click Here

Please note: If you did not attend the day of the event, you cannot receive CME by reviewing the speaker handouts.

If you did not complete the course evaluation, you can do so using this at: Click Here

Information for obtaining your CME can be found here: Click Here

For a listing of all of our past programs: Click Here

Link to our past live webinar from November 5, 2022 at: Click Here.

Speakers include Matthew S. Karafin, MD, MS, Glen Ramsey, MD, Donald Karcher, MD, FCAP, Zubair W. Baloch, MD, PhD and Phyu P. Aung, MD, PhD presenting the following lectures:

  • Can You Bank on Your Blood Supply? Using Blood Wisely and in Shortages (session 1)
  • Can You Bank on Your Blood Supply? Using Blood Wisely and in Shortages (session 2)
  • The CAP-Your Professional and Advocacy Home (***does not include CME credit***)
  • Algorithmic Approach to Everyday Thyroid Pathology
  • Pearls and Pitfalls in Dermatopathology for General Surgical Pathologists

Speakers’ PowerPoint Presentations can be viewed at: Click Here

Please note: If you did not register and attend the day of the event, you cannot receive CME by listening to the live recording.

Link to our past live webinar from Saturday, May 14, 2022 at: Click Here.

Speakers include Liron Pantanowitz, MD, MHA, Daniel D. Rhoads, MD, D(ABMM), FCAP, and Jesse K. McKenney, MD presenting the following lectures:

  • A Digital Future for Anatomical Pathology ***(this session does not include CME credit)***
  • Clinical Microbiology Applications of Artificial Intelligence: Now & Later
  • Flat Urothelial Lesions with Atypia: These are different for everyone! and Modern grading of prostatic adenocarcinoma: 2022 update with emphasis on clinical management thresholds

Please note: If you did not register and attend the day of the event, you cannot receive CME by listening to the live recording.

Resident Virtual Poster Competition

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

The Ohio Society of Pathologists is hosting a virtual poster competition for all Ohio pathology residents, fellows and medical students at our Spring Meeting on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Posters already presented at another national/regional meeting in the past 12 months are WELCOME!

Submit a Poster Submit a pdf or PowerPoint copy of any poster you have presented in the past 12 months (poster can already have been presented at another regional/national meeting) to Val Campana, OSP Administrator, at veliaacampana@aol.com.

Deadline for Submissions Friday, April 5, 2024

Rules One poster submission per trainee.

Prizes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes (monetary prize and certificate). Winners will be selected by the Ohio Society of Pathologists Board of Governors and announced during the business meeting of our Spring Meeting on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The winners’ posters will also be uploaded to our website after the meeting.

For more information For questions, please contact Val Campana, OSP Administrator, at veliaacampana@aol.com or call (216) 375-6379.

If you are interested in joining the Ohio Society of Pathologists, please complete a Resident Membership application and email to Val Campana, OSP Administrator, at veliaacampana@aol.com. Please note: You are not required to be an OSP member to participate in the poster competition.

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.

2022 SPRING POSTER COMPETITION WINNERS AND CONTESTANTS
Dr. Sowmya Gaddam and Co-Authors

First Place

Dr. Sowmya Gaddam and Co-Authors from the University of Cincinnati

Dr. Sarah Elsoukkary and Co-Authors

Second Place

Dr. Sarah Elsoukkary and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Saba Shafi and Co-Authors

Third Place

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

Dr. Vidya Arole and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Vidya Arole and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Rachel Centofanti and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Rachel Centofanti and Co-Authors from Summa Health

Dr. Bindu Challa and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Bindu Challa and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Bindu Challa and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Bindu Challa and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Husam Jum’ah and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Husam Jum’ah and Co-Authors from MetroHealth

Dr. Alexander McGeough and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Alexander McGeough and Co-Authors from the University of Cincinnati

Dr. Celeste Santos Martins and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Celeste Santos Martins and Co-Authors from the Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Fnu Raja and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Fnu Raja and Co-Authors from MetroHealth

Dr. Nada Shaker and Co-Authors

Contestant

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

Dr. Jennifer Vazzano and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Jennifer Vazzano and Co-Authors from the Ohio State University

Dr. Yan Wang and Co-Authors

Contestant

Dr. Yan Wang and Co-Authors from MetroHealth

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

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Residency Programs

Ohio Pathology Residency Programs
Akron
Summa Akron City Hospital
Website
Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Website
Cleveland
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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

Trainee Program Ambassadors

Seeking OSP Program Ambassadors

Dear Ohio Pathology Trainees,

The Ohio Society of Pathologists (OSP) Board of Governors is seeking OSP Program Ambassadors from each of the seven pathology training programs in the great state of Ohio. Please see below for further details regarding each position.

If you are interested in the Program Ambassador position, please email your CV and a brief statement of interest (3 to 5 sentences) in the position(s) to our administrator Velia Campana at: veliaacampana@aol.com

Application Deadline is Friday, April 5, 2024 at 11:59PM ET.

OSP Program Ambassadors

  • Total Number of Positions: 7 (one position for each training program)
  • Position Term: 1 year*
  • Eligible Applicants: any pathology trainee (resident or fellow) actively training in the state of Ohio
  • Position Description: Program Ambassadors are tasked with encouraging Ohio pathology trainees from their institution to engage with the Ohio Society of Pathologists. Program Ambassadors encourage engagement by reminding their trainee colleagues to join OSP (membership is free for trainees), to attend the biannual Educational Programs (attendance is free for trainees), and to participate in Society-led activities such as the Annual Virtual Poster Competition and the Annual Resident Roundtable Luncheon. Each Program Ambassador will serve as the contact person between the OSP Board of Governors and their training institution.

Sincerely,
Dan Cai, MD
President, Ohio Society of Pathologists

*1 year minimum of service after position election. Each position can be extended in one year increments by the Board of Governors without the need for trainees to reapply, should both the trainee and the Board be interested in continuing the relationship

Photos

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

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)

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

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

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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

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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

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

Summer 2021 Newsletter 7-5-21 PDF

Dr. Victor Hinrich, MD Obituary 6-21-21 PDF

OSMA Vaccine Coalition Response to HB248-11 6-21-21 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

Winter 2021 Newsletter 1-20-21 PDF

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

Spring 2020 Newsletter 6-12-20 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

URGENT ACTION ALERT: From Leadership of the Ohio Society of Pathologists PDF

URGENT ACTION ALERT: From Leadership of the Ohio Society of Pathologists 7-16-19 PDF

Governor DeWine: Line-Item Veto Removing All Out-of-Network (OON) Billing Language PDF

Contributions to the Ohio Society of Pathologists’ Legislative Fund to Hire Lobbyist PDF

-2019 Dues Statement Lobbyist PDF