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Pathology and Molecular Medicine

ID: 740135 Canada

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Expert is a Board-certified pathologist in the USA and Canada, with over 15 years of experience serving as a clinical lab director. Expert is currently a Staff Pathologist at a leading hospital in Ontario and holds the role of Laboratory Director at multiple other hospitals, including Providence Care Hospital, Lennox & Addington County General Hospital, and Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital. Expert's extensive expertise encompasses pathology, toxicology, in vitro diagnostics instruments, and Point-of-Care Testing, with specialized proficiency in head/neck and gastrointestinal pathology.

I am the Pathologist, Laboratory Director, and POCT Program Director for a large IDN comprising 1 academic hospital and 4 community hospitals. Our annual test volume is approximately 4 million. Experience and insights in pathology (biomarker testing, digital pathology, diagnostic pathology), molecular diagnostic, clinical chemistry, toxicology, In vitro diagnostics instruments, immunology, and Point-of-Care Testing.

Expert's education and training are extensive, with postdoctoral fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Toronto, and residency training in General Pathology at the University of Saskatchewan. Expert holds numerous board certifications, including General Pathology, Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, and Clinical Chemistry. Additionally, Expert is an active member of several professional societies such as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of American Pathologists, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

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Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 2003 Degree: PhD Subject: Neurology Institution: Hebei Medical University, China
Year: 2003 Degree: MSc Subject: Neuroscience Institution: Hebei Medical University, China
Year: 1994 Degree: BS Subject: Medicine Institution: Hebei Medical University, China

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2018 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Staff Pathologist & Lab Director Department: Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Responsibilities:
Head/neck and gastrointestinal pathology - biomarker testing, digital pathology, diagnostic pathology, in vitro diagnostics instruments, and point-of-care testing.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to 2014 Employer: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Title: Chief, Clinical Chemistry & Biochemistry Department: Laboratory Medicine
Responsibilities:
Oversaw daily operations.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2008 to 2010 Employer: Vancouver Island Health Authority Title: Clinical Chemist Department: Laboratory Medicine
Responsibilities:
Pathology and Medical Genetics.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
College of American Pathologist
Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (U.S.A)
Member of several international, national, and regional medical advisory committees.
Licenses / Certifications
General Pathology, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (since 2018)
Anatomical pathology and Clinical pathology, American Board of Pathology (since 2018)
Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC) certificate (since 2013)
Toxicological Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry (since 2010)
Clinical Chemistry, American Board of Clinical Chemistry (since 2009)
Clinical Biochemistry, Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (since 2009)
Professional Appointments
2018-Present: Assistant professor, Dept. Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University
2010-2014: Assistant professor, Dept. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Ottawa
2010: Clinical instructor, Dept. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
Medical / Professional
2022-Present: Examination Board member, General Pathology, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
2022-Present: Laboratory Director, The Perth and Smiths Falls District Hospital
2020-Present: Laboratory Director, Lennox & Addington County General Hospital
2018-Present: Laboratory Director, Providence Care Hospital
2018-Present: Attending Medical Staff at Employer, Providence Care Hospital, Lennox & Addington County General Hospital, Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital, and Brockville General Hospital
Publications and Patents Summary
Publications: 18
Abstracts & Conference Presentations: 16
Research Grants: 5
Peer Reviewer: Clinica Chimica Acta, Clinical Biochemistry

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
2014-2018: Resident, General Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
2006-2008: Clinical Chemistry postdoctoral fellow, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto
2003-2006: Postdoctoral research fellow, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology, University of Toronto
2000-2002: Postdoctoral research fellow, Dept. of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
1994-1996: Residency, Hebei General Hospital, Hebei Medical University, China

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