Recently we said farewell to many of our 2018-19 Pathology fellows. As always, the medical trainees became a major part of their respective subspecialty teams and played a significant role in LMP patient care over the past year. Congratulations to all on their successful completion of an LMP fellowship and we look forward to seeing... Continue Reading →
Each year, a handful of medical professionals from around the world come through LMP for one-year subspecialty fellowships offered by staff pathologists and the University of Toronto. Fellows engrain themselves in the program throughout their time here, and under LMP medical staff supervision are involved in taking out patient cases, making diagnoses, and pursuing various... Continue Reading →
Dr. Stephen Smith completed his medical training at the University of Toledo - College of Medicine in 2013. He then went on to complete his residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and an Endocrine, Head and Neck (EHN) Pathology fellowship at Yale University. After completing his EHN fellowship Dr. Smith returned to... Continue Reading →
A job well done to the LMP Clerical Pathology team for recognizing the needs of a patient and putting in some extra time in to accession an urgent case after-hours. Together the clerical team worked with LMP Dermatopathologist, Dr. Danny Ghazarian to ensure the TWH Hand Clinic could act quick responding to a diagnosis and... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to LMP Renal Pathologist, Dr. Carmen Avila-Casado on her recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine. The paper is titled, Rituximab or Cyclosporine in the Treatment of Membranous Nephropathy, and assesses the effectiveness of two different therapies in the treatment of Membranous Nephropathy kidney disease. In addition to Dr. Avila-Casado’s contributions,... Continue Reading →
Last year, LMP’s Lab Lifesavers raised over $12,000 dollars in support of LMP Research by fundraising and putting their best foot forward in Princess Margaret’s One Walk to Conquer Cancer. This year they want to surpass that mark and get even more lab professionals out to support. It’s early days yet, but if you’re interested... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, June 26, JP Nadeau, MLT, Genetics, and Peter Sabatina, Director, Genetics, dropped into the Michener Institute of Education at UHN for a special lunch and learn for students of the Genetics Technology Program. The timing is perfect: The students are currently in their simulated clinical rotation at Michener and will be attending their... Continue Reading →
Emerging Leaders Graduates Amanda Chan (M) and Kenny Chieu (R) at the graduation ceremony with LMP Pathology Lab Manager Rose Belcastro (L). UHN's Emerging Leaders Program is designed to help employees examine new ways of enhancing their on-the-job performance and prepare for future leadership opportunities that may come their way. The 10-month voluntary program offers... Continue Reading →
Dr. Vathany Kulasingam, Deputy Head of Clinical Biochemistry, LMP, has been awarded the 2019 Award for Research Excellence by the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to advance research in clinical biochemistry and laboratory medicine. See below for a modified excerpt from the CSCC newsletter announcing Dr. Kulasingam’s award. Dr. Vathany... Continue Reading →
