Posts by Lisa Tomcko
Sponsors, Clinicians, Patients Join Forces for Underserved Women
Every See, Test & Treat program has its champions. Nearly all of the women who receive free cancer screening at See, Test & Treat programs have limited access to health care. Thanks to the champions who volunteer their time and expertise, See, Test & Treat patients get that access. For example, at a December See,…
Read MoreAssociations Now Commends Convenience of See, Test & Treat for Underserved Women
Dr. V.O. Speights, Herbek Founder’s Circle member, passes
Long-time CAP Foundation supporter V.O. Speights, MD, FCAP, passed away on May 23, 2018, at the age of 64. Dr. Speights received his Doctor of Osteopath from the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980. After completing his residency, he spent two years as chief of clinical pathology at the VA in Temple, Texas. In…
Read MoreCombatting the HPV Epidemic, Herbek Award Winner Reaches Out to Women, Children
Mark J. Suhrland, MD, FCAP, a pathologist at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx (New York), saw a need and a solution. Exemplifying the leadership role pathologists can play, Dr. Suhrland took it upon himself to focus on the crucial connection between viruses and preventable cancers. He could help by educating patients and the community…
Read MoreCAP Staff Meets Challenge From Loyal Donor
Denise Mack (pictured above, with her family) and Greg Gleason know how to meet a challenge. As CAP employees, they responded to a challenge from Nick Serafy, a long-time, dedicated member of the CAP Foundation Board of Directors. Serafy is a businessman from Brownsville, Texas. A husband, father, and grandfather, Serafy offered to match donations…
Read MorePresident’s Column: Our Mission – To Grow the Specialty
By Karim E. Sirgi, MD, MBA, FCAP I became a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists in 1997. At that early stage of my career, I didn’t realize all the member benefits and opportunities the CAP had to offer. Over the years, as I became more deeply connected to the CAP, my connections to…
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