Leadership & Administration
Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD
Chair of the Department of Pathology
Guang-Yu Yang, MD, PhD
Chair of the Department of Pathology
Pathology
Email: GuangYu.Yang@vcuhealth.org
Susan Roseff, MD
Vice Chair of the Department of Pathology; Chair of Clinical Pathology Division
Susan Roseff, MD
Vice Chair of the Department of Pathology; Chair of Clinical Pathology Division
Pathology
Division Chair, Clinical Pathology
Harry P. Dalton Professor in Clinical Pathology
Medical Director, Apheresis
Phone: (804) 828-0255
Fax: (804) 828-6156
Email: Susan.Roseff@vcuhealth.org
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Chair of Molecular Diagnostics Division
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Chair of Molecular Diagnostics Division
Pathology
Professor of Pathology; Chair of Molecular Diagnostics Division
Phone: (804) 828-9564
Fax: (804) 825-4738
Hope Richard, MD, PhD
Chair of Anatomic Pathology Division
Hope Richard, MD, PhD
Chair of Anatomic Pathology Division
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology;
Director of Autopsy, Neuropathology;
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Phone: (804) 628-1690
Fax: (804) 827-4434
Email: Hope.Richard@vcuhealth.org
Senthil Radhakrishnan, PhD
Associate Professor & Interim Chair Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Senthil Radhakrishnan, PhD
Associate Professor & Interim Chair Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology & Interim Division Chair
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics Member, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Phone: (804) 828-7973
Roxanne Mercer, MS, MT(ASCP)
Director of Laboratory Operations
Roxanne Mercer, MS, MT(ASCP)
Director of Laboratory Operations
Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-0270
Fax: (804) 828-6156
Email: Roxanne.Mercer@vcuhealth.org
Carol McClure, MHA, BS MT(ASCP)
Associate Director of Laboratory Operations
Carol McClure, MHA, BS MT(ASCP)
Associate Director of Laboratory Operations
Pathology
Phone: (804) 628-3874
Email: Carol.McClure@vcuhealth.org
Tiffany Powell
Department Administrator
Tiffany Powell
Department Administrator
Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-9750
Deidra Trabosh
Manager of Administration and Faculty Support
Deidra Trabosh
Manager of Administration and Faculty Support
Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-0183
Fax: (804) 828-9749
Email: Deidra.Trabosh@vcuhealth.org
Erika Dorsey
Associate Administrator
Erika Dorsey
Associate Administrator
Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-9549
Email: Erika.Dorsey@vcuhealth.org
Faculty
Lorin Bachmann, PhD, DABCC
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry
Lorin Bachmann, PhD, DABCC
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry;
Co-Director of Point of Care Testing;
Director of the New Kent Emergency Department
Phone: (804) 828-6407
Email: Lorin.Bachmann@vcuhealth.org
Elizabeth Barrie, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Elizabeth Barrie, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Associate Director of Molecular Diagnostics
Associate Director of Cytogenetics
Phone: (804) 628-3662
Fax: (804) 628-2993
Paula Bos, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Paula Bos, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-7570
Email: Paula.Bos@vcuhealth.org
Alexandra Bryson, PhD, DABMM
Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology
Alexandra Bryson, PhD, DABMM
Associate Director of Clinical Microbiology
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Alden Chesney, MD
Hematopathology
Alden Chesney, MD
Hematopathology
Pathology
Director of Hematopathology
Phone: (804) 628-1319
Fax: (804) 828-2812
Email: Alden.Chesney@vcuhealth.org
Woon Chow, MD, PhD, MSHA
Neuropathology, Ophthalmic Pathology & Clinical Informatics
Woon Chow, MD, PhD, MSHA
Neuropathology, Ophthalmic Pathology & Clinical Informatics
Pathology and Ophthalmology
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology;
Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System
Phone: (804) 828-7950
Fax: (804) 828-8733
Email: Woon.Chow@vcuhealth.org
Melissa Contos, MD
Surgical Pathology
Melissa Contos, MD
Surgical Pathology
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Director of Surgical Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-9013
Fax: (804) 828-5055
Email: Melissa.Contos@vcuhealth.org
Justin Dalton, MD
Immunopathology, Hematopathology & Transfusion Med
Justin Dalton, MD
Immunopathology, Hematopathology & Transfusion Med
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology;
Director of Clinical Immunology
Phone: (804) 828-5389
Fax: (804) 828-8177
Email: Justin.Dalton@vcuhealth.org
Regina DelBaugh, DO
Transfusion Medicine
Regina DelBaugh, DO
Transfusion Medicine
Pathology
Co-Associate Director of Transfusion Medicine;
Co-Associate Director of Apheresis
Phone: (804) 628-2576
Sabina Desar, MD
Anatomic Pathology
Sabina Desar, MD
Anatomic Pathology
Pathology
Assistant Professor;
Genitourinary Pathologist;
Surgical Pathologist
Phone: (804) 628-5383
Email: Sabina.Desar@vcuhealth.org
Marie Do, MD
Transfusion Medicine
Marie Do, MD
Transfusion Medicine
Pathology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Phone: (804) 828-0093
Fax: (804) 828-0876
Email: Marie.Do@vcuhealth.org
Christopher Doern, PhD
Clinical Microbiology
Christopher Doern, PhD
Clinical Microbiology
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Director of Clinical Microbiology
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Chair, Division of Molecular Diagnostics
Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez, PhD
Chair, Division of Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology
Professor of Pathology; Chair of Molecular Diagnostics Division
Phone: (804) 828-9564
Fax: (804) 825-4738
J. Chuck Harrell, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
J. Chuck Harrell, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-8710
Fax: (804) 828-9749
Email: Joshua.Harrell@vcuhealth.org
Bryce Hatfield, MD
Surgical Pathology Director of Operations
Bryce Hatfield, MD
Surgical Pathology Director of Operations
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology;
Director of Surgical Pathology Operations;
Director of Digital Imaging in Anatomic Pathology;
Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology
Phone: (804) 628-2949
Email: Bryce.Hatfield@vcuhealth.org
Michael Idowu, MD, MPH, FCAP
Director of Breast Pathology
Michael Idowu, MD, MPH, FCAP
Director of Breast Pathology
Pathology
Program Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship;
Director of Breast Pathology;
Co-Director of the Tissue and Data Acquisition and Analysis Core (TDAAC)
Phone: (804) 828-9739
Fax: (804) 828-9749
Email: Michael.Idowu@vcuhealth.org
Colleen Jackson-Cook, PhD
Molecular Cytogenetics
Colleen Jackson-Cook, PhD
Molecular Cytogenetics
Pathology
Professor of Pathology, Human & Molecular Genetics, and OB/GYN;
Director of the Cytogenetic Diagnostics Laboratory Division of Molecular Diagnostics
Program Director, LGG Fellowship, VCU 2015 - present
Phone: (804) 628-2992
Fax: (804) 828-4242
Rajeswari Jayakumar, MD
Hematopathology
Rajeswari Jayakumar, MD
Hematopathology
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Hematopathology
Phone: 804-628-1347
Fax: 804-828-2812
Taylor Jenkins, MD
Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Taylor Jenkins, MD
Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency AP
Associate Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
Phone: (804) 628-4852
Chelsea Kidd, MD
Hematopathology and Molecular Diagnostics
Chelsea Kidd, MD
Hematopathology and Molecular Diagnostics
Hematopathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Phone: 804-628-6265
Email: Chelsea.Kidd@vcuhealth.org
Jennifer Koblinski, PhD
Principle Investigator
Jennifer Koblinski, PhD
Principle Investigator
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology;
Director of the Cancer Mouse Models Core
Phone: (804) 827-0738
Guanhua Lai, MD, PhD
Hematopathology & Transfusion Medicine
Guanhua Lai, MD, PhD
Hematopathology & Transfusion Medicine
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-7828
Fax: (804) 828-2812
Email: Guanhua.Lai@vcuhealth.org
Dmitry Lyalin, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Dmitry Lyalin, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Associate Director of Cytogenetics/Molecular Diagnostics
Phone: (804) 628-4886
Email: Dmitry.Lyalin@vcuhealth.org
H. Davis Massey, DDS, MD, PhD
Chief of Pathology, VA Medical Center
H. Davis Massey, DDS, MD, PhD
Chief of Pathology, VA Medical Center
Pathology
Autopsy & Surgical Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-9739
Fax: (804) 828-9749
Email: Hugh.Massey@vcuhealth.org
W. Greg Miller, PhD
Clinical Chemistry & Pathology Information Systems
W. Greg Miller, PhD
Clinical Chemistry & Pathology Information Systems
Pathology
Professor, Department of Pathology;
Co-Director of Clinical Chemistry;
Director of Pathology Information Systems
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone: (804) 828-0375
Fax: (804) 828-0353
Email: Greg.Miller@vcuhealth.org
Mark Cameron Mochel, MD
Dermatopathology & Surgical Pathology
Mark Cameron Mochel, MD
Dermatopathology & Surgical Pathology
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology and Dermatology;
Director of Dermatopathology
Phone: (804) 628-0353
Fax: (804) 828-8733
Email: Mark.Mochel@vcuhealth.org
Selvaraj Muthusamy, MBBS, PhD
Renal Pathology & Genitourinary
Selvaraj Muthusamy, MBBS, PhD
Renal Pathology & Genitourinary
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Phone: (804) 628-6070
Fax: (804) 828-8733
Youngman Oh, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Youngman Oh, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Director of Cancer and Metabolic Disorder Lab
Phone: (804) 827-1324
Fax: (804) 828-9746
Email: Youngman.Oh@vcuhealth.org
Catherine L. B. Palmer, MD
Director, Community Memorial Hospital and Tappahannock Hospital Laboratories
Catherine L. B. Palmer, MD
Director, Community Memorial Hospital and Tappahannock Hospital Laboratories
Pathology
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, VCU SOM
Vice Chair, Board of Directors, VCU Community Memorial Hospital
Faculty Activity Director, CMH and Tappahannock Grand Rounds
Chair, Tappahannock Outpatient Diagnostic Service Committee
Phone: (434) 584-5282
Fax: (434) 584-5284
Amit J. Patel, MD
Hematopathology
Julio Diaz-Perez, MD, PhD
Dermatopathologist
Julio Diaz-Perez, MD, PhD
Dermatopathologist
Pathology and Dermatology
Dermatopathologist;
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathologist
Phone: (804) 628-1293
Vipulkumar Prajapati, MD
Transfusion Medicine & Apheresis
Vipulkumar Prajapati, MD
Transfusion Medicine & Apheresis
Pathology
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Associate Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Apheresis
Phone: 804-828-3443
Senthil Radhakrishnan, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Senthil Radhakrishnan, PhD
Cellular and Molecular Pathogenesis
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology & Interim Division Chair
Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Associate Professor of Human and Molecular Genetics Member, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Phone: (804) 828-7973
Jason Reardon, MD
Thoracic Pathology and Cytopathology
Jason Reardon, MD
Thoracic Pathology and Cytopathology
Pathology
Assistant Professor
Phone: (804) 628-6793
Email: Jason.Reardon@vcuhealth.org
Hope Richard, MD, PhD
Neuropathology
Hope Richard, MD, PhD
Neuropathology
Pathology
Associate Professor of Pathology;
Director of Autopsy, Neuropathology;
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Phone: (804) 628-1690
Fax: (804) 827-4434
Email: Hope.Richard@vcuhealth.org
Roger Riley, MD, PhD, FCAP
Hematopathology, Coagulation Fluids & Renal
Roger Riley, MD, PhD, FCAP
Hematopathology, Coagulation Fluids & Renal
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Director of the Coagulation Laboratory;
Co-Director of Hematology
Phone: (804) 628-5780
Fax: (804) 628-2505
Email: Roger.Riley@vcuhealth.org
Valentina Robila, MD, PhD
Surgical Pathology Director of Education
Valentina Robila, MD, PhD
Surgical Pathology Director of Education
Pathology
Associate Professor;
Director of Breast and Cardiothoracic Pathology;
Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship;
Associate Director Pathology Residency Program AP
Phone: (804) 628-2999
Susan Roseff, MD
Chair of Clinical Pathology Division
Susan Roseff, MD
Chair of Clinical Pathology Division
Pathology
Vice Chair of the Department of Pathology
Division Chair, Clinical Pathology
Harry P. Dalton Professor in Clinical Pathology
Medical Director, Apheresis
Phone: (804) 828-0255
Fax: (804) 828-6156
Email: Susan.Roseff@vcuhealth.org
Miguel Rufail, MD, PhD
Anatomic Pathology
Miguel Rufail, MD, PhD
Anatomic Pathology
Pathology
Breast Pathology
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
Cytopathology
Phone: (804) 828-9739
Email: Miguel.Rufail@vcuhealth.org
Kimberly W. Sanford, MD
Transfusion Medicine
Kimberly W. Sanford, MD
Transfusion Medicine
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine;
Medical Director of Stony Point and Ambulatory Outpatient Pavilion Laboratories;
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Phone: (804) 828-2745
Fax: (804) 828-0876
Sadia Sayeed, MD
Director of Cytopathology
Sadia Sayeed, MD
Director of Cytopathology
Pathology
Associate Director Cytopathology Fellowship
Email: Sadia.Sayeed@vcuhealth.org
Steven Smith, MD, PhD
Surgical Pathology
Steven Smith, MD, PhD
Surgical Pathology
Pathology
Professor of Pathology
Director, Genitourinary and Bone & Soft Tissue Services
Associate Member, VCU Massey Cancer Center
Phone: (804) 828-4918
Email: Steven.C.Smith@vcuhealth.org
Scott Turner, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Scott Turner, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology
Assistant Professor of Pathology;
Assistant Director of Molecular Diagnostics
Phone: (804) 828-9564
Fax: (804) 827-4738
Email: Scott.Turner@vcuhealth.org
Grace R. Williams, PhD
Toxicology & Chemistry
Grace R. Williams, PhD
Toxicology & Chemistry
Pathology
Assistant Professor;
Director of Toxicology Lab
Phone: 804-828-3684
Emeritus
Marcella Fierro, MD
Former Medical Examiner of Virginia
Marcella Fierro, MD
Former Medical Examiner of Virginia
Pathology
Professor Emeritus of Pathology
William J. Frable, MD
Former Chair of the Division of Anatomic Pathology; Cytopathology
William J. Frable, MD
Former Chair of the Division of Anatomic Pathology; Cytopathology
Pathology
Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Email: William.Frable@vcuhealth.org
Betty Ann Forbes, PhD
Microbiology
Carleton T. Garrett, MD, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Carleton T. Garrett, MD, PhD
Molecular Diagnostics
Pathology
Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Enrique Gerszten, MD
Autopsy & Paleopathology
Enrique Gerszten, MD
Autopsy & Paleopathology
Pathology
Emeritus Professor of Pathology;
Director of Paleopathology Research Laboratory
Phone: (804) 828-9746
Fax: (804) 828-9749
Email: egerszten3@gmail.com
Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD
Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD
Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Pathology
Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Former Chair of the Division of Anatomic Pathology
Former Director of Anatomic Pathology Services
Saul Kay Chair in Diagnostic Pathology
Email: Celeste.Powers@vcuhealth.org
Richard McPherson, MD
Clinical Pathology
Alphonse E. Sirica, Ph.D., M.S., AGAF, FAASLD
Cellular & Molecular Pathogenesis
Alphonse E. Sirica, Ph.D., M.S., AGAF, FAASLD
Cellular & Molecular Pathogenesis
Pathology
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Distinguished Career Professor