Laboratory Medicine Editorial Board

The Laboratory Medicine Editorial Board reviews and guides the publication of original science, case studies, and other reports in the quarterly printed journal. Board members are responsible for suggesting topics for review that are pertinent to laboratory medicine, as well as recruiting potential authors for journal articles.

Requirements

  • Extensive knowledge in one of the 11 subspecialties listed on the Laboratory Medicine masthead (see below) 
  • Responsible for reviewing and assigning reviewers for manuscripts
  • Pathology or clinical laboratory experience required

Time Commitment

  • Leadership Forum
  • Quarterly conference calls 
  • Minimum term requirement is 1 year
  • Associate Editors are assigned approximately 3 to 5 papers per month for review
  • Assistant Editors are assigned approximately 3 to 5 papers per month for review 

Composition

  • Editor in Chief—Serves a 5 year term renewable indefinitely 
  • Associate Editors—Serve a  1 year term renewable indefinitely 
  • Assistant Editors—Serve a 1-year term renewable indefinitely 
  • Associate and Assistant Editors are placed under one of the following subspecialties:
    • Clinical Chemistry
    • Microbiology
    • Hematology
    • Immunohematology
    • Molecular Pathology
    • Laboratory Management and Administration
    • Cytology
    • Cytogenetics
    • Histology
    • Immunology
    • Pathologists’ Assistant 

Terms

  • Terms are typically from July 1-June 30  

Meet the Laboratory Medicine Editorial Board

Chair

Roger L. Bertholf, PhD

Bertholf Roger

Reviews Editor

Madhu Menon, MD
Reviews Editor

Rahul Matnani, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor

Biostatistics

Michal Ordak, PhD
Associate Editor

Clinical Chemistry

Uttam Garg, PhD
Associate Editor

David Alter, MD, DABCC, FAACC
Assistant Editor

Hong Kee Lee, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), NRCC-CC, FAACC
Assistant Editor

Veronica Luzzi, PhD, DABCC
Assistant Editor

Alejandro R. Molinelli, PhD
Assistant Editor

Microbiology

Yvette S. McCarter, PhD
Associate Editor

Allison R. McMullen, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Editor

Elitza S. Theel, PhD, D(ABMM)
Assistant Editor

Alexander J. Fenwick, MD
Assistant Editor

Hematology

Shiyong Li, MD, PhD, FASCP
Associate Editor

Elizabeth Courville, MD
Assistant Editor

Alexandra E. Kovach, MD
Assistant Editor

Lisa Senzel, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor

Immunohematology

Richard Gammon, MD
Assistant Editor

Phillip J. DeChristopher, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor

Gregory Denomme, PhD
Assistant Editor

Amy Schmidt, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor

Molecular Pathology

Jude M. Abadie, PhD., DABCC, FAACC, DABMGG, FACMG
Assistant Editor

Holli M. Drendel, PhD
Assistant Editor

Rongjun Guo, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor

Shuko Harada, MD
Assistant Editor

Hongda Liu, MD, PhD
Assistant Editor

Immunology

Ruifeng Yang, MD, PhD
Associate Editor

Laboratory Management and Administration

Lauren Pearson, DO MPH
Associate Editor

Kayode Balogun, PhD
Assistant Editor

Vrajesh Pandya, PhD
Assistant Editor

Cytology

Antonio Cajigas, MD

Histology

Carol A. Gomes, MASCP, MT(ASCP)HTL, DLM, FACHE, CPHQ

Pathologists' Assistant

Anne Walsh-Feeks, MS, PA(ASCP)