Pathology • June 10, 2025
Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and BIDMC, and director of Surgical Pathology, is the recipient of the Excellence in Education Award by the American Society of Cytopathology. The award recognizes a pathologist for their contributions to the field of education in cytopathology. He will receive this honor on November 8, 2025, during the ASC’s 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. He is dedicated to advancing cytopathology, having published numerous significant research articles over the past year. He is also deeply committed to enhancing cytopathology knowledge by supporting the publications of others. Click the header to learn more.
Pathology • June 9, 2025
Congratulations to all the BIDMC Pathologists who recently participated in the 2025 Harvard Medical School Pathology Research Retreat, including presenters Winston Hide, PhD, and Alex Toker, PhD. The poster session included a dozen BIDMC Pathology submissions. Pictured, l-r: Samuel Smith; Divya Bhagirath, PhD; and Gyorgy Abel, MD, PhD. Click the header to learn more.
Cardiology • June 6, 2025
BIDMC cardiologist Dhruv Kazi, MD, is the recipient of the Ron Haddock International Impact Award. Dually trained in cardiovascular medicine and health economics, he has set himself an ambitious goal: to figure out how to provide the best care at the lowest cost for the most people. Dr. Kazi is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, associate director of the Smith Center for Outcomes Research, and director of the BIDMC Cardiac Critical Care Unit. Click the header to read more.
Medicine • May 30, 2025
Check out highlights of our innovative approaches to care, research excellence, and leading education as we deliver Our Best, for Boston & Beyond. Despite historic shortages of support personnel and other disruptions to the healthcare system, we have continued to provide outstanding patient care, to educate the next generation of healthcare leaders, and to perform research of the highest impact. Click the header to learn more.
Pathology • May 22, 2025
Donald Karcher, MD, FCAP, president of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and professor and past chair of the Department of Pathology at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC, presented “Pathology: the future is now”, at the March 21 Pathology Grand Rounds, sponsored by the BIDMC Department of Pathology. He spoke emphatically about pathology’s future, especially about providing expertise to both other physicians and patients. For too long, he noted, pathologists have been perceived as in the background, interacting primarily with other physicians as the “doctor’s doctor” on diagnostic results and rarely visible to patients. Click to read more.
Radiology • May 20, 2025
We are delighted to announce that Diana Litmanovich, MD, will be expanding her Vice Chair portfolio and taking the lead on several exciting new programs in support of our Practitioner and Population Health priorities. Under this expanded umbrella, Dr. Litmanovich will oversee the establishment of a Practice Marketing, Branding, and Communications committee, serve as Chair of a new Practice Awards and Recognition committee, and serve as the Executive Sponsor of our ever-expanding Radiology Affinity and Interest Groups. In this portfolio, she will also serve as the departmental lead in driving participation in employee engagement surveys and managing the ensuing data. Click the header to learn more.
