News and Announcements
Browse the articles below to learn more about our faculty’s latest achievements, awards and honors.
10.31.2025Happy Halloween from Northwestern Pathology! We hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween!
10.30.2025The latest edition of Northwestern Pathology’s newsletter, The Scope, can be viewed here.
10.27.2025Congratulations to our pediatric path fellow, Dr. Lydia Du, for winning the Harry B. Neustein Memorial Award for her platform presentation at the Fall Society for Pediatric Pathology meeting. We’re very proud of her!
10.14.2025We are fortunate to provide Endowed Chair to Dr. Lee Cooper. Dr. Cooper was named the Joseph C. Calandra Research Professor of Pathology and Toxicology. Highly deserved!
10.14.2025We are fortunate to provide Endowed Chair to Dr. Peng Ji. Dr Ji was named the Marie A. Fleming Research Professor of Pathology. Highly deserved!
09.08.2025Scientists in the laboratory of Weiguo Cui, PhD, have identified novel molecular mechanisms that help specialized T-cells maintain long-term immunity in response to chronic infection and cancer, according to recent findings published in Nature Immunology.
08.20.2025A new Northwestern Medicine study has revealed how a common inherited mutation disrupts red blood cell development and sparks inflammation that may lead to leukemia, according to findings published in Nature Communications.
08.14.2025Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how a subset of immune cells are essential for successful organ transplantation acceptance, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.
08.03.2025Dr. Gregory Retzinger shares how NMH is navigating a critical phlebotomy staffing shortage and considers how emerging automated blood-draw technology might help fill the gap.
07.10.2025Check out Dr. Brat’s feature in The Pathologist where he reflects on his career as a neuropathologist and gives advice to those considering the specialty. Read here.
06.30.2025Northwestern Medicine investigators have identified a surprising culprit in the progression of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in Nature Immunology.
06.04.2025What an honor! Congrats to Dr. Ritu Nayar on receiving the 2025 Mecklenburg Award from NMH. Of all 2200 medical staff, she was selected by her peers based on her amazing humanism and professionalism. So well deserved!
05.27.2025Our PGY-2 resident, Dr. Jon Aldinger, received 2nd place for this year's Chicago Pathology Society Trainee Research Competition.
05.19.2025Congrats to Dr. Michael Fernandopulle, the recipient of the Jan Reddy Excellence in Pathology Award! A stellar MD,PhD grad, Michael will start his Path residency at Stanford.
05.19.2025Major Congrats to Taylor Bronson, MD as the recipient of the George H. Joost Award—one of the most prestigious teaching awards from our medical school!
05.14.2025Today, our own PGY4 resident Dr. Steven Smith graduated from the McGaw Clinical Scholars Program in Global Health, becoming the first Pathology resident to do so. We can’t wait to see the impact that he will make in the future!
04.30.2025The latest edition of Northwestern Pathology’s newsletter, The Scope, can be viewed here.
04.22.2025WGN recently featured our pathology team’s crucial role in advancing cancer detection and treatment through cutting-edge technologies and expert collaboration. Click here to read more.
04.01.2025Proud to announce Drs. Mark Montgomery and Gokce Deniz Ardor as this year’s incoming Chief Residents! We are in good hands!
03.31.2025Thank you to our outgoing Chief Residents, Drs. Margarita Loxas and Krupa Merchant, for your remarkable leadership and inspiration this past year. You exceeded all expectations!
03.30.2025Today, we celebrate the dedication, compassion, and hard work of our incredible physicians. Constantine Kanakis, MD, MSc was recognized by Northwestern Medicine for his outstanding contributions. Learn more here.
03.27.2025Cell death has been found to be a driving factor in glioblastoma progression, according to a Northwestern-Medicine-led study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
02.18.2025Glenn Ramsey, MD, FCAP attended Northwestern’s 35th Annual Faculty Recognition Dinner, where President Michael Schill congratulated him on receiving the 2024 CAP Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations, Dr. Ramsey! Click here to learn more.
02.17.2025Kalliopi P. Siziopikou, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Breast Pathology will be teaching at the CAP Pathology on the Coast Course, that focuses on breast, gynecologic and lung pathology, June 9-12, 2025, in Hilton Head, SC. Learn more at cap.org.
01.22.2025The Young Physician-Scientist Award recognizes physician-scientists who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research. The ASCI honors Waihay J. Wong with one of these 50 awards. Congratulations to Dr. Wong. Learn more at ASCI.org.
01.21.2025The Young Physician-Scientist Award recognizes physician-scientists who are early in their first faculty appointment and have made notable achievements in their research. The ASCI honors Jonathan H. Chen with one of these 50 awards. Congratulations to Dr. Chen. Learn more at ASCI.org.
01.08.2025New research from scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Penn State describes PlacentaVision, a computer program that can analyze a simple photograph of the placenta to detect abnormalities associated with infection and neonatal sepsis.
05.29.2024Tommy Gruchala, a third year student at the Feinberg School of Medicine, was recently awarded the College of American Pathologists Distinguished Medical Student Award!- 04.30.2024
Kalliopi P. Siziopikou, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Breast Pathology was recently invited to visit Guy's Hospital Cancer Center at King's College in London, England to give the talk: "HER2-Low Breast Cancer; Current Recommendations and Challenges."