2024 Pathology in the Mountains

Dr. Graham graduated from medical school at the University of the West Indies in Kingston Jamaica, and completed his residency and three fellowships in Molecular, Surgical and GI/Liver Pathology at the Mayo Clinic (Minnesota).

Dr. Graham is the author of over 170 medical publications, principally in the areas of GI/Liver pathology and molecular pathology, contributor to book chapters in pathology and surgery texts including the 5th Edition of the WHO Classification of Digestive System Tumors and the inaugural Edition of the WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors and has lectured nationally on topics at the intersection of GI/Liver and molecular pathology. Rondell is head of the Section of GI/Liver pathology at the Mayo Clinic and is the Executive Vice Chair of Academics and People in the Division of Anatomic Pathology. He serves on the editorial board of Modern Pathology, is an Associated Editor for two journals and reviews for another two-dozen biomedical journals.

In his spare time, Dr. Graham enjoys traveling with his family and is an avid supporter of Real Madrid FC.

Andres Matoso, MD, is a Professor of Pathology, Urology, and Oncology, and the Director of the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Matoso received his MD from the University of Buenos Aires in 2002 followed by urology training also in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Upon moving to the United States, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in cancer biology at Cornell University. Subsequently, he did his residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Brown University and fellowships in Gastrointestinal and liver pathology also at Brown University and in urologic pathology at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Matoso has been a faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland since 2017 where he is part of the urologic pathology consult service which reviews approximately 10,000 consults/year from the United States and around the world. His research interests include molecular alterations associated with bladder cancer development and progression, the use of enhanced cystoscopy to detect CIS, and characterization of rare urologic tumors.

Dr. Matoso lectures widely in the United States and internationally on urologic pathology. He has published over 135 peer-reviewed articles, seven book chapters including chapters in the WHO Classification of Urologic and Pediatric Tumors. He has also published one textbook, Survival Guide in Prostate Pathology, and received many awards for his work.

Dr. Lester Thompson has more than 30 years of experience in Head and Neck and Endocrine Pathology, starting at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, DC, and continuing as a consultant pathologist in southern California. He has over 420 published articles, has published 12 books, was the founding editor of Head and Neck Pathology journal, is the Series Champion for the International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting for head and neck and endocrine organs, and is an editor for the 5th edition WHO Blue Books on Head and Neck Tumors and Endocrine Organ Tumors.

Dr. Voltaggio is an accomplished pathologist and educator specializing in GI pathology. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she earned her bachelor of science in biology in 1999. She received her doctor of medicine degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2003. Dr. Voltaggio completed her residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in 2007, followed by fellowships in cytopathology and surgical pathology at George Washington University Hospital in 2008 and 2009.

Currently serving as the clinical director of the Gastrointestinal Pathology Division at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr. Voltaggio is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Voltaggio is renowned for her leadership in education, directing the Annual GI/Liver CME Course at Johns Hopkins and contributing to the training of medical students, residents, and fellows.

Her extensive list of publications and research showcases her expertise in GI pathology. Throughout her career, Dr. Voltaggio has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in patient care, education, and research.

Dr. Wojcik is the Helen M. and Raymond M. Galvin Professor of Pathology and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She is also the Regional Laboratory Medical Director at Loyola Medicine. Previously she served as a Director of Cytopathology. In addition, before taking over the chairmanship position in 2007, she was the Director of the AP/CP Residency Program and Cytopathology Fellowship Program. Dr. Wojcik is a Past President of the American Society of Cytopathology and, currently, she is the President of the College of American Pathologists Foundation. Dr. Wojcik graduated from Medical University of Gdansk, Poland and completed residency in anatomical and clinical pathology at Wayne State University in Detroit, and cytopathology fellowship at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Dr. Wojcik has been a frequent invited speaker at numerous international, national and regional forums. Most of her presentations are dealing with recent advances in urine cytology. She co-led international efforts to standardize reporting of urinary cytology that culminated with publication of The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology. She has authored and co-authored over two hundred articles, book chapters and abstracts.

She was awarded a number of highly prestigious honors including the Loyola University “Faculty of the Year” Award, Humanism in Medicine Award from the Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Excellence in Education Award from the American Society of Cytopathology, L.C. Tao Educator of the Year Award from the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, Distinguished Service Award from the College of American Pathologists and, most recently, she has received a highly prestigious Papanicolaou Award from the American Society of Cytopathology.