VA Portland Health Care System - Portland, Oregon
Medical Director - Staff Pathologist
2016 - Present

Departments of Directorship: Microbiology/Molecular Microbiology; Chemistry; Support Services/Send-outs, & Clinical Research

Serving as Laboratory Subject Matter Expert of COVID-19 Incident Command Group
Instituting strategic surge planning for the anatomic and clinical pathology departments
Acquiring, verifying/validating, and executing diagnostic platforms and various laboratory consumables
- Abbott Alinity m | Roche cobas 6800 | Cepheid Xpert | Roche Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 | BioFire Torch
Ensuring safety of laboratory staff members
Implementing diagnostic policies and procedures
Establishing interdepartmental collaboration

Administrative Duties

Provides oversight of clinical operations of anatomic pathology and clinical pathology as Acting Chief of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Services during the Chief’s absence
- Attends and provides laboratory perspective to executive administration
Provides oversight of daily clinical operations
Formulates and implements general policies, procedures, standards and goals and objectives
Manages quality assurance guidelines and protocols
Coordinates and promotes interdepartmental communication
Ensures adequate resources are available for continued effective operations
Maintains laboratory regulatory standards and compliance for clinical and research environment
Facilitates interdepartmental partnership of clinical research between the laboratory and medical center
Provides proper testing utility consultations with healthcare providers
Offer subject matter expertise in the acquisition and negotiation of vendor contracts
Participates in medical center committees
- Patient Safety | Infection Prevention and Control | Water Safety | Electronic Health Record Modernization

Clinical Duties

Provides interpretive and patient care services within the scope of assigned areas
Establishes effective and productive relationships with medical center administration, vendors, staff, and Veterans
Maintains knowledge of recent advances in respective specialty techniques and technological innovations as they become available
Performs acquisitions, verifications, and validations of new laboratory equipment/assays/testing & reporting algorithms
Reviews interesting patient cases with infectious disease clinicians, fellows, pathology residents, and medical students through bi-monthly plate rounds covering all aspects of microbiology

Co-Director of Pathology Residency Program |Assistant Professor (Affiliated)[VAPORHCS]of Pathology, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)

Provides oversight of resident training of Microbiology and Surgical Pathology rotations
Participates in Education Committee
Assesses and evaluates performance of residents
Ensures compliance with institutional and accrediting agency requirements
Develops and implements program policies that are compatible with accreditation and institutional requirements as well as policies pertaining to duty hours, supervision, leave, selection, and grievance.
Facilitates medical student microbiology small group lab
Lead medical student microbiology intersession case

Provided consultations to clinicians regarding antibiotic susceptibilities and testing utility
Independently lead microbiology rounds
Reviewed interesting patient cases with infectious disease clinicians, fellows, pathology residents, and medical students through weekly plate rounds covering bacteriology and mycobacteriology.
Presented status reports on research projects in mycobacteriology and bacteriology at weekly research and development meetings.
Lead weekly mycology rounds with pathology residents and medical students

Molecular Microbiology Experience

Trained and performed analysis on the following platforms: TIGRIS (GenProbe/Hologic); QIA symphony; Luminex; SmartCycler/GeneXpert (Cephid); BD-MAX; Verigene (Illuminex); Ampliprep (Roche); Architect i2000 SR (Abbott)

Immunology Experience

Trained and performed analysis on the following platforms and techniques:
- Protein Assays: Immunofixation, Electrophoresis, and Nephelometry (Beckman Immage 800)
- Infectious Disease: CIA & EIA via LIASON XL (DiaSorin); Western Blot
- Autoimmune Diseases: Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) and Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA); Rheumatoid Factor by Nephelometry (Beckman Immage 800)

Trained and performed analysis on MALDI-ToF Mass Spectrometry | Trained and performed multiplex microarrays for the detection of respiratory viruses | Triaged cerebral spinal fluid requests for PCR assays | Attended quality assurance meetings | Participated in daily rounds in the microbiology department | Presented intradepartmental conference on MALDI – ToF Mass Spectrometry

Analyzed body, fluid, and tissue cultures. Performed various microbiological assays in bacteriology, mycology, and mycobacteriology. Established and monitored programs to ensure accuracy of results.

Taught aspects of microbiology. Prepared students to enter registered nursing programs. Arranged and organized curriculum and laboratory experiments