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Lennerz JK, Pantanowitz L, Amin MB, Eltoum IE, Hameed MR, Kalof AN, Khanafshar E, Kunju LP, Lazenby AJ, Montone KT, Otis CN, Reid MD, Staats PN, Whitney-Miller CL, Abendroth CS, Aron M, Birdsong GG, Bleiweiss IJ, Bronner MP, Chapman J, Cipriani NA, de la Roza G, Esposito MJ, Fadare O, Ferrer K, Fletcher CD, Frishberg DP, Garcia FU, Geldenhuys L, Gill RM, Gui D, Halat S, Hameed O, Hornick JL, Huber AR, Jain D, Jhala N, Jorda M, Jorns JM, Kaplan J, Khalifa MA, Khan A, Kim GE, Lee EY, LiVolsi VA, Longacre T, Magi-Galluzzi C, McCall SJ, McPhaul L, Mehta V, Merzianu M, Miller SB, Molberg KH, Moreira AL, Naini BV, Nosé V, O'Toole K, Picken M, Prieto VG, Pullman JM, Quick CM, Reynolds JP, Rosenberg AE, Schnitt SJ, Schwartz MR, Sekosan M, Smith MT, Sohani A, Stowman A, Vanguri VK, Wang B, Watts JC, Wei S, Whitney K, Younes M, Zee S, Bracamonte ER. Ensuring remote diagnostics for pathologists: an open letter to the US Congress. Nat Med 2022; 28:2453-2455. [PMID: 36266514 DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-02040-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jochen K Lennerz
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Center for Integrated Diagnostics, Boston, MA, USA.
| | - Liron Pantanowitz
- University of Michigan Health, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | - Mitual B Amin
- Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomical Pathology, Royal Oaks, MI, USA
| | - Isam-Eldin Eltoum
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology, Section of Cytopathology, Birmingham, AL, USA
| | - Meera R Hameed
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology Service, New York, NY, USA
| | - Alexana N Kalof
- The University of Vermont Medical Center, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Burlington, VT, USA
| | - Elham Khanafshar
- University of California San Francisco, Department of Pathology, Cytopathology, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Lakshmi P Kunju
- University of Michigan Health, Department of Pathology, Genitourinary Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Histology Laboratory, and Image Analysis, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | - Audrey J Lazenby
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Omaha, NE, USA
| | - Kathleen T Montone
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Christopher N Otis
- Pathology at UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate Health Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Springfield, MA, USA
| | - Michelle D Reid
- Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cytopathology and Anatomic Pathology/Cytopathology, Atlanta, GA, USA
| | - Paul N Staats
- University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Operations, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Christa L Whitney-Miller
- University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine & Dentistry, Vice Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, Rochester, NY, USA
| | - Catherine S Abendroth
- Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Cytopathology, Hershey, PA, USA
| | - Manju Aron
- Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California, Clinical Pathology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - George G Birdsong
- Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Services, Atlanta, GA, USA.,Grady Memorial Hospital, Anatomic Pathology, Atlanta, GA, USA
| | - Ira J Bleiweiss
- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Breast Pathology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Mary P Bronner
- University of Utah, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
| | - Jennifer Chapman
- University of Miami Health System, Department of Pathology, Division of Hematopathology, Miami, FL, USA
| | - Nicole A Cipriani
- The University of Chicago, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology Informatics, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Gustavo de la Roza
- State University of New York-Upstate Medical University, Upstate University Hospital, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Syracuse, NY, USA
| | - Michael J Esposito
- Northwell Health, North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Greenvale, NY, USA
| | - Oluwole Fadare
- University of California San Diego Health, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, San Diego, CA, USA
| | - Karen Ferrer
- Stroger Hospital of Cook County Health, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Christopher D Fletcher
- Brigham & Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Boston, MA, USA.,of Onco-Pathology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
| | - David P Frishberg
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - Fernando U Garcia
- Tower Health, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, West Reading, PA, USA
| | | | - Ryan M Gill
- University of California San Francisco, Moffitt-Long Hospital, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Dorina Gui
- University of California Davis Health, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Davis, CA, USA
| | - Shams Halat
- Tulane University School of Medicine, Lakeside Hospital Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology, New Orleans, LA, USA
| | - Omar Hameed
- Hospital Corporation of America, Pathology and Lab Services, Kansas City, MO, USA
| | - Jason L Hornick
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Aaron R Huber
- University of Rochester Medical Center, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
| | - Dhanpat Jain
- Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, New Haven, CT, USA
| | - Nirag Jhala
- Temple University Hospital/Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomic Pathology/Cytology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Merce Jorda
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
| | - Julie M Jorns
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Breast & Women's Health, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Jeffrey Kaplan
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology and Anatomic Pathology Quality Management, Aurora, CO, USA
| | - Mahmoud A Khalifa
- University of Minnesota, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Minneapolis, MI, USA
| | - Ashraf Khan
- Pathology at UMass Chan Medical School, Baystate Health Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Springfield, MA, USA
| | - Grace E Kim
- University of California San Francisco, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Eun Y Lee
- University of Kentucky, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Lexington, KY, USA
| | - Virginia A LiVolsi
- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Teri Longacre
- Stanford Medicine/Stanford Health Care/Stanford Medicine Children's Health, Surgical Pathology, Stanford, CA, USA
| | - Cristina Magi-Galluzzi
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Pathology Anatomic Pathology, Birmingham, AL, USA
| | - Shannon J McCall
- Duke University, Department of Pathology, Translational Research, Durham, NC, USA
| | - Laron McPhaul
- Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Molecular Pathology, Torrance, CA, USA
| | - Vikas Mehta
- University of Illinois Health at Chicago, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Mihai Merzianu
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Buffalo, NY, USA
| | - Stacey B Miller
- Allegheny Health Network (AHN), Allegheny General Hospital (Primary), AHN Wexford Hospital, Allegheny Pathology Associates, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
| | - Kyle H Molberg
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Dallas, TX, USA
| | - Andre L Moreira
- New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Department of Pathology, New York, NY, USA
| | - Bita V Naini
- University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Clinical and Laboratory Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - Vania Nosé
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Kathleen O'Toole
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Anatomic Pathology, New York, NY, USA
| | - Maria Picken
- Loyola University Medical Center, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Maywood, IL, USA
| | - Victor G Prieto
- The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, Pathology-Lab Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
| | - James M Pullman
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Anatomic Pathology, Bronx, NY, USA
| | - Charles M Quick
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Little Rock, AR, USA
| | - Jordan P Reynolds
- Mayo Clinic, Department of Pathology, Cytopathology, Jacksonville, FL, USA
| | - Andrew E Rosenberg
- University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, Miami, FL, USA
| | - Stuart J Schnitt
- Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA, USA.,Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Breast Oncologic Pathology, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Mary R Schwartz
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Anatomic Pathology, Houston, TX, USA
| | - Marin Sekosan
- Stroger Hospital of Cook County Health, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Chicago, IL, USA
| | - Michael T Smith
- Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Anatomic Pathology, Charleston, SC, USA
| | - Aliyah Sohani
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology and Clinical Affairs, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Anne Stowman
- The University of Vermont Medical Center, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Surgical Pathology, Burlington, VT, USA
| | - Vijay K Vanguri
- UMass Memorial Health, UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Worcester, MA, USA
| | - Beverly Wang
- University of California Irvine Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Orange, CA, USA
| | - John C Watts
- Beaumont Health, Surgical Pathology, Royal Oak, MI, USA
| | - Shi Wei
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kansas City, KS, USA
| | - Kathleen Whitney
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Anatomic Pathology, Bronx, NY, USA
| | - Mamoun Younes
- The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Washington, DC, USA
| | - Sui Zee
- New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, NYU Langone Health, Department of Pathology, New York, NY, USA
| | - Erika R Bracamonte
- University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Department of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Tucson, AZ, USA
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