Advances in medical science are transforming the traditional field of surgical pathology. Nevertheless, the time-honored microscopic examination of histologic slides continues to be the mainstay of diagnosis in examining biopsy, cytology, and resected tissue specimens.
When it comes to the diagnosis, assessment, and staging of cancer, the pathologists at Baptist, with their extensive training and experience, are critical members of the patient care team.
In addition, the pathology department at Baptist employs state-of-the-art ancillary techniques whenever indicated, including immunochemistry, molecular pathology, and computer-assisted cytometry. Many of these technologies are available onsite, but all are available through Baptist's network of reference laboratories.
Dr. Anamaria Andrei graduated from Carol Davila Medical School in Bucharest, Romania. After coming to the United States, she completed a pathology residency at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, followed by a fellowship in hematopathology at Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. She came to Baptist in 2007. She is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and board eligible in hematopathology.
Dr. Steven Bigler is originally from Utah and after completing medical school at the University of Utah, went to Seattle, Washington for a residency in anatomic pathology. Following residency and after working 4 years at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Seattle, he came to Jackson where he worked for 18 years at University Medical Center. He served as Chair of the Department of Pathology from 2005 to 2011. In January 2012 Dr. Bigler was very happy to join the staff at Baptist. He has a special interest in pathology of the male genitourinary tract, prostate cancer, and renal pathology.
Dr. Rick Cavett is a native of Jackson who attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed a pathology residency at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in cytopathology at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio. He has served as medical director of cytopathology at Baptist since 1987. His special interests include fine needle aspiration cytology and gynecologic pathology. He is currently serving as Chairman of the Department of Pathology, a position he also held from 1998 to 2002.
Dr. Edward Egorshin graduated from medical school in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union, where he also completed post-graduate training in internal medicine and hematology. After coming to the United States, he completed a residency in pathology at St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, followed by a fellowship in surgical pathology at the Mayo Clinic. He came to Baptist in 1988. His areas of special interest include liver pathology and tumors of bone and soft tissue.
Dr. Nanette Pinkard graduated from the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she also completed a residency in pathology. At the University of Alabama Medical Center at Birmingham she was for several years the principal pulmonary pathologist supporting UAB’s active lung transplant program. At Baptist she retains her interest in lung pathology and serves as medical director of microbiology.
Dr. Anthony Schmidt graduated from the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed a pathology residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical center, followed by fellowships in transfusion medicine and hematopathology at the University of Iowa. He is medical director of Baptist’s blood bank and the hematology, clinical chemistry, and immunochemistry laboratories, and has served as the chairman of the Transfusion Committee at Baptist since 1999. He is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology as well as transfusion medicine and hematopathology.
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Dr. Anamaria Andrei: aandrei@mbhs.org Dr. Steven Bigler: sbigler@mbhs.orgDr. Rick Cavett: rcavett@mbhs.orgDr. Edward Egorshin: eegorshin@mbhs.orgDr. Nanette Pinkard: npinkard@mbhs.orgDr. Anthony Schmidt: aschmidt@mbhs.org
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