In 2009, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami Health System welcomed Richard J. Cote, M.D., FRCPath, FCAP as the new Chairman for the Department of Pathology. He was also appointed Chief of Pathology for Jackson Memorial Hospital and will lead the University of Miami Biomedical Nanoscience Institute. Dr. Cote is a nationally recognized expert on the cellular and molecular markers of tumor progression in cancer patients with major research interests in the area of molecular biology of prostate and bladder cancer. He has long been involved in the development of new technology, most recently in the area of nanotechnology where Dr. Cote and his colleagues have designed and built novel diagnostic platforms for tumor cell capture and detection of biomarkers.

Dr. Hinrichs’ medical background includes board certification in anatomic and clinical pathology after completion of a residency at the University of California, Davis Medical Center. He obtained research training in molecular biology at the NIH and maintains an active research program in molecular pathogenesis related to infectious disease. One component of the work focuses on antibiotic resistance mechanisms in level A or select organisms. Dr. Hinrichs has published over 150 papers in basic science and medical journal. He is a member of the CDC National Biosurveillance Advisory Subcommittee. Dr. Hinrichs’ research program is focused on two major topics including improved diagnostics for category A and B high risk organisms, and pathogenesis of influenza and infectious agents transmitted through aerosols. Several new assays have been developed for Francisella tularensis, Yersinia pestis and Burkholderia species. Aerosolized pathogen studies have identified new approaches for vaccine development.
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Dr. Wheeler is board certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and cytopathology and has served 30 years in academia. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology. Dr. Wheeler serves on the faculty at Baylor in the Departments of Pathology & Immunology and Urology; he is the Harlan J. Spjut Professor of Pathology and is Chair of the Department of Pathology & Immunology. He is author or co-author of almost 300 peer reviewed publications, most in the area of prostate cancer. He is on the editorial board of five journals and serves as the Editor-in Chief of Medscape Reference. He is active in leadership in pathology having served two terms on the board of governors of the College of American Pathologists.
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Dr. Ossama Tawfik, professor, Vice-Chairman, and director of anatomic and surgical pathology, and immunohistochemistry and image analysis laboratories in the departments of pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Tawfik provides service activities in General Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology, with special expertise in female genital tract, diseases of the breast and genitourinary pathology. He has conducted extensive research in translational tumor biology, atherosclerosis and the immunobiology of endometriosis. He is frequently sought out to provide his expertise at medical conferences and academic institutions and is a member of several medical groups and associations. he has been active in service to the hospital, KUPI and the University and has served on numerous boards and committees. Dr. Tawfik received his MBBCh (MD) degree from faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt in 1978 and his PhD in Pathology from the University of Kansas Medical center, Kansas City, KS, USA in 1987. He completed his Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Dr. Tawfik is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and in Cytopathology.
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Alexander R. Judkins, M.D., is the Pathologist-in-Chief and Department Head of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Vice Chair of Pathology at Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California. Dr. Judkins previously served as the chief of the Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and director of the Pathology Core Laboratory at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and as an assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Recognized for his diagnostic expertise and research in pediatric brain tumors, Dr. Judkins has also developed unique expertise in digital pathology and is working to build tools to integrate bioinformatics and pathology image analysis.
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Dr. Kaplan is a surgical pathologist and chief information officer for Carolinas Pathology Group and Celligent Diagnostics. He was formerly associate professor of pathology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine where he served as Biospecimens Director for the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG). He received his MD degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine followed by residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While at Walter Reed, in conjunction with the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology he founded and directed the Army Telepathology Program connecting 25 hospitals worldwide for consultation via telepathology. He is active in many medical societies including the College of American Pathologists where he has chaired or served on several committees, serves as a reviewer for many scientific journals, serves on the editorial board for Human Pathology and blogs daily at www.tissuepathology.com.
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Dr. Jukic serves as Chief of Dermatopathology at James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa, Florida. His is also an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida (Pathology and Dermatology). Additionally, Dr. Jukic had Assistant Professor, Fellowship Director, and Medical Director of Histology and Immunohistochemistry posts with University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and was a research collaborator with Omnyx LLC. Dr. Jukic has over 11 years experience as a Dermatopathologist. Dr. Jukic completed fellowships in Oncologic Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Dermatopathology and Genitourinary Pathology fellowships at University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Jukic research interests include digital pathology and telepathology, malignant melanoma and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma research.
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Dr. Toby Cornish is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and an attending pathologist at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Cornish received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He then completed his anatomic pathology residency and Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Cornish has a particular interest in imaging informatics and over fifteen years of experience developing digital imaging and image analysis solutions for cell- and tissue-based research. Dr. Cornish possesses recognized expertise in hardware and software tools for whole slide imaging and TMA analysis. His areas of interest in clinical informatics include integration of Laboratory Information Systems with digital imaging systems (fluorescence, brightfield, transmission electron microscopy and gross imaging), implementation of barcoded workflows, and use of whole slide imaging for telepathology and second opinion diagnosis in pathology.
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