It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of Michael Conner, M.D. Dr. Conner was a professor emeritus in the Division of Anatomic Pathology.
Conner spent his entire career at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, having earned his bachelor of science and doctorate of medicine degrees both at UAB. He diverged for a one-year pediatric internship at the University of Mississippi, before completing a residency program and then two fellowships, in hematopathology and surgical pathology, at UAB.
Conner simultaneously had appointments in the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, working his way up from assistant to full professor in both. He taught coursework in both departments beginning in 1991, including assisting with the residents' didactic lecture series and microscopic workshops from 1993 to present.
Conner’s clinical service covered both UAB Hospital and Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center labs. He worked as house staff in both pathology and ob-gyn in those facilities for nearly two decades.
In addition to his clinical work, Conner served as a member of numerous specialty societies over the course of his career, and on committees ranging from teaching and graduate education advisory, to resident selection, to gynecologic oncology, and many more. He also worked as reviewer and editorial board member on numerous journals, such as Modern Pathology, Human Pathology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Conner’s research interests focused primarily on surgical pathology of obstetrical and gynecological diseases, including immunohistochemical markers as related to diagnosis and prognosis of gynecological malignancies. His work was funded by grants from the NIH and its various entities, including NHLBI, NICHD, and the National Cancer Institute. In addition to his translational research, Dr. Conner published dozens of abstracts and manuscripts, as well as several book chapters.
Visitation and Funeral Service information can be found here, with services taking place Saturday, May 18.
Please join us in fond remembrance of Dr. Michael Conner, a longtime colleague and friend of the UAB Department of Pathology.