EDUCATION:
M.D., 1972 - Kakatiya Medical College/Osmania University, Warangal, AP, India
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:
House surgeon - 1973 (Rotating Internship) - M.G.M. Hospital, Warangal, AP, India
Resident, Anatomic Pathology, 1973-1975, Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1975 - 1978, Chief Resident - West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV.
Military Service:
Active Duty, US Army (1978-1992, Colonel, MC)
Army Reserves (IMA), USAMRIID, Ft. Detrick, MD (1996-2008)
Retired Reserves US Army, Colonel, Medical Corps, 2009-current
Academic and Clinical Appointments:
Medical Director, Hematology/Bone Marrow Lab, 1978 - 83, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX
Medical Director, Hematology/Bone Marrow Lab, 1983 - 93, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Associate Professor, 1993-2000;Professor of Pathology, 2000-current.
Section Head, Hematology / Co-Section Head, Bone Marrow Lab, 1993 - current, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Director, Hematopathology Fellowship Program, 2001 - current, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Module Leader, Hematology/Oncology Module, UASOM MS-II
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
1978 American Board of Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
1986 Special Qualification in Hematology (American Board of Pathology).
2013 Voluntary Re-certification(AP/CP, American Board of Pathology)
Biosketch: I have diagnostic and clinical expertise in the area of Hematopathology; including in Flow Cytometry, lymphoma, leukemia, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms, plasma cell neoplasms/myeloma, hemoglobinopathies and Surgical Pathology. My research interests are in bone marrow topography, tissue microarrays (TMA), FISH, immuno-architecture in bone marrow and lymph nodes, automated needle biopsy techniques, muse models of leukemia, (FLIT3-ITD), IRESSA trial in non-small cell lung carcinomas and CD30 expression in mast cells. Other areas I did work on include digital imaging, image analysis, Web-technology and developing techniques for digital image quantification of hemophagocytosis in macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) on the bone marrow biopsies. I have collaborated extensively with UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Investigators and other outside University Medical Centers on above research areas resulting in several peer reviewed publications. As educator, I developed Hematopathology teaching guidelines and curriculum for UAB Hematopathology fellows/trainees, and collaborated with other national experts in publishing training guidelines for Hematopathology programs. I have similarly developed curriculum / teaching material for the UAB School of Medicine MS-II students. In addition, I oversee UAB Health system Hematology/Bone marrow laboratories, and responsible for overall QA/QC of the section.
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