Experience

ProPath

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Pathologists' Assistant

  • Apr 2018 - Present



Parkland Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lead Pathologists' Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2018



Pathology Associates P.C.

• huntsville, alabama

• Pathologists' Assistant

  • Apr 2012 - May 2015

  -Developed surgical dissections techniques and grossing speed. -Gained skills working in a high volume, fast paced practice; individually grossing over 20,000 cases a year. -Independently performed autopsies including organ evisceration, dissection, gross examination (external/internal), PAD reports and preparing final autopsy reports for Pathologists. -Worked on numerous large complex and small surgical cases. -Assisted in grossing and cutting frozen sections. -Mastered lymphoma protocol, gout protocol, chromosomal analysis, microbiology and immunofluorescence studies. -Assisted in fine needle aspirations with various Pathologists. -Followed up numerous cases that I had grossed by going to tumor board and pediatric tumor board. -Compiled a grossing manual to help my coworkers. -Grossed numerous biopsies and skin specimens in an effective, timely manner to meet time deadlines for Histology. -Learned a variety of slide staining techniques, such as routine hematoxylin, and PAS stains. -Oversaw the education of students about the PA profession through job shadowing. -Rotated through numerous laboratory locations for my practice. -Trained lab assistants on specimen accessioning, labeling, lab protocols, safety and operation of COPATH. -Maintained flexibility by grossing cases diverse ways for different Pathologists. -Familiar with laboratory procedures and have trained in laboratory management through my masters program in Pathologists Assistant studies. -Assisted in medical billing, report corrections and CPT/ICD-9 coding. -Compiled patient history and information for the doctors I worked for each morning, pertaining to that days surgery schedule. Show less



Emory Healthcare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pathologists' Assistant Student

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2012

  -Worked along side and helped teach residents organ dissection. -Trained in histology for a month learning to embed tissue, preform special stains (IHC, H&E, PAS etc.) and cut tissue on a microtome. -Dissected numerous large complex and small surgical specimens. -Went to several workshops pertaining to gross dissection. -Attended tumor board and lectures regarding new advances in Surgical and Anatomic Pathology. -Preformed over 30 forensic and non-forensic autopsies, including organ dissection, blood sampling, finger printing and evisceration of organs. -Learned various aspects of forensic pathology and forensic autopsies techniques Show less



Versiti Blood Center of Illinois

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Volunteer

  • Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Observed and preformed various processes in the blood bank including: blood typing, anti body screenings, plasma extractions and viral testing (ABO, Rh, IAT, Syphilis, HbsAg, AntiHBc(HBC),Anti HVC, Anti HTLV I/II, Anti HIV 1/2 plus, Anti T Chagas, HIV-1 by NAT testing and West Nile Virus by NAT testing and Elisa. Observed and preformed various processes in the blood bank including: blood typing, anti body screenings, plasma extractions and viral testing (ABO, Rh, IAT, Syphilis, HbsAg, AntiHBc(HBC),Anti HVC, Anti HTLV I/II, Anti HIV 1/2 plus, Anti T Chagas, HIV-1 by NAT testing and West Nile Virus by NAT testing and Elisa.