Three new faculty recently joined the Division of Anatomic Pathology led by Interim Director Vishnu Reddy, M.D., Professor, Laboratory Medicine, in the Surgical Pathology section, directed by Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology.

Virginia Duncan, M.D., a graduate and chief resident in the UAB Anatomic Pathology Residency, will join the division as Assistant Professor. Board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, she completed her fellowship in Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology at the University of Washington. Her research interests focus on pediatric pathology; specifically the clinicopathologic aspects of entities spanning the perinatal period from fetus to neonate.

Diana Lin, M.D., joins the division as an assistant professor whose research interests focus on cytopathology and head and neck pathology. This includes molecular characterization of thyroid tumors, specifically focusing on the sequencing of cytologic smears. Lin completed her residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Rush University Medical Center and a cytopathology fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Jessica Tracht, M.D., is a UAB Pathology graduate who completed a fellowship in cytopathology at UAB and served as chief resident in clinical pathology at our program. Subsequently, she pursued a gastrointestinal pathology fellowship at Emory University. Tracht is interested in clinical research in cytopathology and gastrointestinal tumors. She has a special interest in pancreatic neoplasms, and in developing optimal screening parameters for cervical cancer screening.

“We are excited to welcome these incoming faculty to our Division,” Reddy says. “Their diverse research interests and expertise build on those of our existing faculty, as we continue to expand the Department’s reach.”