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

Full Officer List
President
Headshot of Shelley Odronic, MD

Shelley Odronic, MD

  • St. Elizabeth Health Care
  • 1 Medical Village Drive
  • Edgewood, KY 41017
  • Phone: (859) 301-2018
Email
Past-President
Headshot of Dan Cai, MD, PhD

Dan Cai, MD, PhD

  • MetroHealth Hospital
  • 2500 MetroHealth Drive
  • Cleveland, OH 44109
  • Phone: (216) 778-5189
Email
President-Elect

Vacant

Secretary - Treasurer
Headshot of Sarah Reuss, MD
Sarah Reuss, MD
  • Assistant Professor
  • Ohio State University Memorial Hospital
  • 500 London Avenue
  • Marysville, OH 43040
  • Phone: (937) 578-2416
Email
OSP - Governor
Headshot of Wei Chen, MD, PhD
Wei Chen, MD, PhD
  • OSU Wexner Medical Center
  • 410 West 10th Avenue
  • Columbus, OH 43210
  • Phone: (614) 366-1041
Email
OSP - Governor
Headshot of Debra L. Zynger, MD
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

Vacant

OSP-Governor

Vacant

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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Ana Hincu, MD
  • Summa Health
  • 141 N. Forge St.
  • Akron, OH, 44304
  • Phone: (330)-375-3000
Resident Member
Headshot of Yiyang Lu, MD, PhD
Yiyang Lu, MD, PhD
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center
  • Laboratory Medicine Building, Suite 110
  • 234 Goodman St.
  • Cincinnati, OH, 45219-0533
  • Phone: (513) 584-7284

Future Meetings

Spring Meeting

  • Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Dublin Embassy Suites Hotel
  • 5100 Upper Metro Place
  • Dublin, OH 43017
  • Conference Agenda (5.75 CMEs)
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Time Speaker Title
8:00 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast (provided) and Exhibits
8:30 am - 8:45 am Shelley Odronic, MD Welcome and Introduction
8:45 am - 10:00 am
(1.25 CMEs)		 Erika M. Moore, MD Hematopathology for General Pathologists: Pearls and Pitfalls
10:00 am - 10:15 am Break Refreshments (provided) and Exhibits
10:15 am - 11:30 am
(1.25 CMEs)		 Lauren Smith, MD, HEC-C What would you do? Ethical issues in anatomic and clinical pathology
11:30 am - 11:45 am OSP Business Meeting (all attendees welcome)
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch-Attendings: Lunch (provided) and Exhibits
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch-Trainees: Lunch (provided) and Presentation: Life as a Pathologist from Medical School to the Job Market
11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch-Trainees: Lunch (provided) and Roundtable: Open discussion with Attendings
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
(2.0 CMEs)		 Sylvia Asa, MD, PhD Talk #1: A simplified approach to thyroid pathology
Talk #2: Updates in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine neoplasms
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm Break Refreshments (provided) and Exhibits
3:15 pm – 4:30 pm
(1.25 CMEs)		 Robert Soslow, MD Low grade ovarian serous neoplasia—some things change for the better
4:30 pm Meeting Adjourned Meeting Adjourned

-Trainees are invited to attend without charge-
There will be a charge of $50.00 to attend the program for physicians who are not Society members

Joint Providership Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the College of American Pathologists and 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 5.75 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 Emily Marcellus · Phone: (607)-425-4551 Email: Emily Marcellus


Recent Meetings

Fall 2025 Meeting

Speakers included: Matthew Hanna, MD, Khanna Sahil, MBBS, MS, FACG, AGAF, John Gross, MD, Bruce Wenig, MD presenting the following lectures:

  • Digital Pathology Success: Not If, but When
  • Microbiome Matters: The changing landscape of C difficile
  • From Shadows to Slides: A Practical Approach to Bone, Joint, and Spinal Pathology — Integrating Radiology, Valuing Ditzels, and Beyond!
  • Laryngeal intraepithelial dysplasia; reporting and prognostic factors in invasive squamous cell carcinoma, and select variants of laryngeal and pharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

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

2025 SPRING POSTER COMPETITION WINNERS AND CONTESTANTS
Dr. Himani Kumar and Co-Authors from Ohio State University poster

First Place

Dr. Himani Kumar and Co-Authors from Ohio State University whose poster is titled: Clinical Utility of Tumor-Detect AI algorithm for Detection of Prostate Cancer on Transurethral Resection Specimens

Dr. Chandini Madeswaran and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University poster

Second Place

Dr. Chandini Madeswaran and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University whose poster is titled: Enhancing Blood Product Stewardship: Implementing an Indication Checklist in Electronic Blood Order Sets

Dr. Divya Salibindla and Co-Authors from University of Cincinnati poster

Third Place

Dr. Divya Salibindla and Co-Authors from University of Cincinnati whose poster is titled: Predictive Value of High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus For Cervical Dysplasia

Dr. AbdulWaasey and Co-Authors from Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. AbdulWaasey and Co-Authors from Ohio State University whose poster is titled: Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct with oncocytic features and low-grade dysplasia: A rare case report

Dr. Tavares Macedo and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Tavares Macedo and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: CLL/SLL Masquerading as TILs : A Case of Synchronous Melanoma and Leukemia Cutis

Dr. Kumar and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Kumar and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University whose poster is titled: Munchausen Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease Patients Seeking Red Cell Exchange for Stroke Symptoms.

Dr. Smith and Co-Authors from Northeast Ohio Medical University poster

Contestant

Dr. Smith and Co-Authors from Northeast Ohio Medical University whose poster is titled: A Case of Sclerosing Sweat Duct Carcinoma

Dr. Rattin and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Rattin and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Tale of Two Biopsies: Synchronous Diagnosis of Low Grade/Classic Follicular Lymphoma and an Aggressive EBV-Associated Lymphoma in Two Patients without Known Immune Suppression

Dr. Asfar and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Asfar and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University whose poster is titled: Distinctive and Challenging Presentation of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Left Kidney: A Case Report

Dr. Bazrafshan and Co-Authors from University of Cincinnati poster

Contestant

Dr. Bazrafshan and Co-Authors from University of Cincinnati whose poster is titled: An Incidentaloma Emerges as a PLCB4-mutated Blue Melanocytoma

Dr. Challa and Co-Authors from Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Challa and Co-Authors from Ohio State University whose poster is titled: Claudin18.2 Expression Is Strongly Associated with Mismatch Repair Deficiency Status in Colorectal Adenocarcinomas: A Study of 341 Cases

Dr. Clark and Co-Authors from Wright State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Clark and Co-Authors from Wright State University whose poster is titled: Exploring Exposure To and Interest in Pathology Among Undergraduate Allopathic Medical Students – A Single Institution Study

Dr. Shrestha and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Shrestha and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University whose poster is titled: IDH1/2 Mutations in NSCLC: Implications for Targeted Therapy & Prognostic Markers

Dr. Kaur and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University poster

Contestant

Dr. Kaur and Co-Authors from Case Western Reserve University whose poster is titled: Clinico-pathological features and Immuno-histochemical evaluation of TRPS1, GATA 3, SOX 10 and SATB2 in metaplastic breast carcinoma with osseous and chondroid differentiation

Dr. Sekhri and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Sekhri and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Plasma Cell-rich Rejection is Associated with Aggressive Interface Activity and Progressive Fibrosis

Dr. Bell and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Bell and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Thyroid Inter-observer Variability of Rates of Atypia of Undetermined Significance Among Board-Certified Cytopathologists and Correlation with Years in Practice and Molecular results - A Large Institutional Experience

Dr. Santos Martins and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Santos Martins and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Histologic, Genetic, and Clinical Correlations in 119 Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Retrospective Analysis

Dr. Moubarak and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Moubarak and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Anogenital Mammary-like Lesions, a Histopathologic Review with Clinical Recommendations

Dr. Datwani and Co-Authors from Ohio State University poster

Contestant

Dr. Datwani and Co-Authors from Ohio State University whose poster is titled: AI-powered Automated Quality Control of Whole Slide Images by Artifact Detect Tool

Dr. Bauman and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic poster

Contestant

Dr. Bauman and Co-Authors from The Cleveland Clinic whose poster is titled: Impact of Manual Review of Peripheral Blood Smears for Absolute Lymphocytosis of 5.0x109/L to 6.0x109/L

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

Membership

If you are a physician or Resident interested in becoming a member of the OSP, Please go to the relevant link listed below to email our administrator and request an application form.

MEMBERSHIP FORMS
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 2025 Meeting

CAP Fall 2025 Hill Day:
Dr. Debra Zynger, representing Ohio, Dr. Mark Pool (Illinois) and CAP staff Annie McKinney met online with Nolan McDowell, legislative correspondent for Senator Jon Husted (Ohio) to advocate for passage of the RESULTS act (S. 2761/H.R. 5269) and reforming the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

OSP Spring 2025 Meeting

OSP Spring 2025 Meeting:
Board members Dr. Shelley Odronic (far left), OSP president-elect, and Dr. Divya Salibindla (center left), resident representative, with invited speakers Dr. Jane Nguyen (center right) and Dr. Phoenix Bell (far right).

CAP 2025 Pathologists Leadership Summit

CAP 2025 Pathologists Leadership Summit
Ohio CAP delegates Dr. Megan Nakashima and Dr. Giovanni Lujan participate in Hill Day and lobby congress on behalf of pathologists’ interests.

OSP Spring 2024 Meeting: OSP board members with invited Spring meeting speakers

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: discussion of training and the job market.

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.

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)

Medicare 2023 Special Stains and IHC Meeting

Medicare 2023 Special Stains and IHC Meeting:
Invited subject experts Dr. Debra Zynger and Dr. Jonathan Myles provide information to improve the Special Stains and Immunohistochemical Stains (DL35986) draft Local Coverage Determination (LCD) to Cigna Government Services (CGS) at the Joint Ohio and Kentucky Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Meeting.

CAP Delegate Chair 2023 Fall Meeting

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

OSP Spring 2023 Meeting speakers.

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: Morning and afternoon invited speakers.

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.

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

Ohio Senate Insurance Committee 2020 members

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 speakers.

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 speakers.

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

Gary Tozbikian

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

CAP 2019 speakers

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)

Ohio House Finance Committee members

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