Philadelphia, PA, February 23, 2010 – Though the pathologists in Einstein’s Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine function “behind the scenes,” they play a critical role in patient diagnoses and treatment decisions, so accuracy is vital.  The pathologists invite open communication and collaboration with Einstein physicians, with the aim of achieving the best patient outcomes.
  
Einstein Pathology has recently expanded with the addition of four pathologists who bring special expertise and a dedication to the highest standards in patient safety and quality improvement.   
 “Numerical growth isn’t the only thing that’s different about this department,” says Nancy Young, MD, Chairperson of the department.  “We’re hiring the type of transformational pathologist who doesn’t hide behind the microscope,” adds Dr. Young, who assumed her position in July 2008.  “We put more of an emphasis on communication, education and teamwork with other physicians who diagnose and treat illness.  After all, 94 percent of the objective data in a clinical records are lab results, and they impact 70 percent of all critical patient care decisions.  So our work touches everybody,” says Dr. Young.

Growth Brings Greater Expertise  

Four recent hires by Dr. Young expand the range of services and expertise that the department can offer other clinicians, particularly in the areas of renal and hematopathology:

• Manjula Balasubramanian, MD, Chief of Clinical Pathology, is a board-certified hematopathologist.  She provides administrative oversight of the Clinical Laboratory and also manages the Einstein blood bank and the renal transplant service.   An article about how Dr. Balasubramanian as a pathologist is transforming her specialty, is posted on the web site of the College of American Pathologists (www.cap.org).

• Corrado Minimo, MD, Chief of Anatomic Pathology, has expertise in oncologic surgical pathology and cytopathology, and draws on a year-long sabbatical study of dermatopathology.

• Sergi Aksenov, MD, brings his past experience as a neurosurgeon to his work as Director of Autopsy.

• Ronald Miick, MD, Director of Microbiology, recently finished a fellowship in gastrointestinal pathology, making him valuable for consults on GI biopsies, liver transplants and hepatitis. 

These four physicians join Denise Najjar, MD, Director of Cytology, and Maung Aung Myint, MD, Director of Surgical Pathology, both of whom Dr. Young praises for their talent and experience.
Family Legacy  
One doesn’t need to perform a test to determine that pathology runs in Dr. Young’s blood.  Both her parents, Irving Young, MD, and Geraldine Young, MD, practiced in this specialty, her father having chaired the Einstein Pathology Department and her mother having served as its Director of Cytopathology. 


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