Author, Author Awards and Editorial Board Information at PathologyOutlines.com

Revised: 23 May 2023
Copyright: 2012-2023, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

PathologyOutlines.com is the world's most popular pathology website, averaging over 50,000 daily sessions / visits (click here for our traffic). Our topics are written by expert Pathologists and reviewed by our Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board members.

To become an Author, please review the Author qualifications below and our Author agreement form. Either you or a co-author must qualify. Then email your CV, that of any co-authors and a list of preferred topics to Nat@PathologyOutlines.com. Please also review our Author instructions.


Table of Contents Authors | Editor-in-Chief | Deputy Editor-in-Chief | Editorial Board | Resident / Fellow Advisory Board | Author Awards


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Our Philosophy Our mission is to provide useful information, fast and free, to practicing pathologists; i.e. those signing out cases. Authors should be experts in what they write. Their task is to make each topic authoritative and at least as thorough as what would be found in a specialty textbook. Topics should use our standardized format. Let us know if you want to combine, split, add or remove topics.


Why Be An Author?

• Author names and links are posted on the topics they write, on associated chapter pages and on the Authors page with an author photo and desired contact information. Authors for the past year will be acknowledged in a display at USCAP, a Blog post and in associated E-blasts.
• Authorship can be highlighted on an academic CV as a book chapter publication with supporting website traffic to demonstrate national and international impact.
• Your work helps the large number of pathologists who visit our website do a better job (see testimonials). Each topic lists the traffic for the current and prior year (click here). How else can you help so many pathologists throughout the world? (see traffic).
• We post, at the bottom of this page, the Best Authors Award for each year, as determined by our Editors. Winners receive a certificate, gift card and announcements via E-blast and social media. Top authors may be invited to join the Resident / Fellow Advisory Board or Editorial Board (as applicable) and to submit their topics for invited reviews to the Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine; see example at CNS & pituitary tumors - Hemangioblastoma and J Pathol Transl Med 2022;56:115.
• There is no financial compensation for writing, similar to other academic writing.

Author Qualifications

• Within the past 15 years, you must have published at least 5 first or last author journal articles other than case reports, in U.S., European or comparable journals, verifiable on PubMed, about the subspecialty in which you want to write. Authors are given a choice of topics based on our priorities and their publications.
• You must either be on staff or have been on staff in the past 5 years in the clinical practice of pathology.
• You must be fluent in written English as this is essential to follow author guidelines and we do not have staff available for language editing.
• If you are from outside the United States, then your experience must be comparable to U.S. pathologists.
• Fellows / senior residents or other staff must have their work co-authored by a pathologist who meets the staff pathologist requirements outlined above and the completed work must meet the same quality standards for our other writers. You must find your own co-author - we cannot do this.

Author Responsibilities

• Authors must follow our procedures, which are regularly updated based on feedback from authors and website visitors. Before writing, you must sign the Author agreement form we send you and agree on a first topic. We do not accept unsolicited work. Authors typically work on one topic at a time. If you want to do things differently, you must get approval from us first. We regularly review the work done by authors to make sure that our high standards are maintained. We reserve the right to not ask authors to write again if we believe it is no longer a good fit.
• Authors must include their name, position, institution and location to be posted on the Authors page. We prefer but do not require an email address and headshot.
• You should take pride in your writing, making sure it is thorough and authoritative.
• You will need to thoroughly review the literature, obtain images, write and review your drafts and respond to correspondence from us.
• You must be able to obtain, from your own collection or from others, representative microscopic or gross images of entities for the topics you write about. These images will be posted on our server so the links never disappear. Images should have a brief caption and a figure legend.
• Although we will give you an opportunity to correct any deficiencies, work that does not meet our standards will not be published.
• The writing process may involve a fair amount of communications with our staff until the topic is finalized, including routine edits and adding new material in response to review by our Editors. Thus, you must allow sufficient time for this work even after the draft is turned in. If you stop responding to us, we may not be able to use the topic at all or may assign the topic to someone else and remove your name.
• After your work is published, please send us modifications for your topic (new information, images, references, etc) at any time and we will revise the content within a few weeks. In 2-3 years, we will contact you to ask if you would like to be the author of this topic for the subsequent publication edition.

Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities

• Selected by CEO, typically from Deputy Editors, for a 2 year term.
• Senior authority on all matters of editorial policy decisions and scope of medical content, acting with impartiality and fairness. This includes textbook structure, content, topic templates, case of the month, What's New newsletter and decisions regarding Deputy Editors, Editorial Board and Authors, but excludes business issues.
• Communicate regularly with CEO regarding textbook issues and business issues, as appropriate.
• Communicate regularly with Deputy Editors to ensure progress is being made and any concerns are being addressed.
• Attend meetings (1-2 / year) of the "Executive Committee", which consists of the Editor-in-Chief, the Deputy Editors and PathologyOutlines.com's senior staff.
• Attend meetings of the Editorial Board.
• Supervise Resident / Fellow Advisory Committee.
• Liaison with pathology academic community and pathology organizations.

Deputy Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities

• Commit to a 2 year term.
• Suggest improvements in your subspecialty's chapters from time to time.
• After each topic in your subspecialty is reviewed by the Editorial Board, review it line by line to ensure it follows our format and that there are no errors. You can also note questions for the authors or deficiencies to correct. This role is different from the Editorial Board review, which is intended to focus on substantive content issues, although obviously there is overlap.
• Attend meetings (1-2 / year) of the "Executive Committee", which consists of the Editor-in-Chief, the Deputy Editors and some of our senior staff.
• Based on edited topics, suggest candidates for yearly author awards, Editorial Board invitation and Resident / Fellow Advisory Board.
• Oversee Editors in the same subspecialty and assist them with their duties indicated below.
• This position is compensated.

Editorial Board Qualifications

• Our existing Editorial Board or Dr. Pernick typically recommend current authors to be Editors.
• You must have recently written 3-5 topics as an author, using our current templates and procedures and have been a "good fit" for our textbook.
• You must meet the author qualifications and have demonstrated national impact within your subspecialty via publications, invited speaking and service.
• You must be on the faculty at a medical school or its equivalent.
• We prefer that you have fellowship training or certification and a practice focused in the intended subspecialty area(s).

Editorial Board Responsibilities Main responsibilities:

• Commit to a 2 year term.
• Review up to 2-4 topics per month written by other authors in your subspecialty and suggest changes and corrections. Your name is added to the webpage of every topic you review.
• Evaluate the table of contents for the chapter(s) within your subspecialty annually, suggest the highest priority topics to rewrite and indicate whether any topics should be deleted, merged or otherwise changed.
• We estimate this requires a time commitment of 2-5 hours per month.

Additional responsibilities:

• Participate in 1-2 annual subspecialty editorial board meetings by telephone or video, attend the annual Editorial Board meeting at the time of USCAP and optionally schedule time at our booth to recruit authors.
• Review Cases of the Month in your subspecialty for accuracy.
• Review recommended stains (IHC) and books within your assigned chapter(s).
• Ensure that staging and classification systems are up to date.
• Create a What's New newsletter every 3-4 years for distribution to our 10,000+ subscribers, which you can distribute at conference talks you give.

Benefits:

• Help a large number of pathologists do a better job.
• We promote you, your contributions, your books and your publications via our website, our trade show booths, social media, E-blasts and an editor interview.
• Network with other editorial board members at our annual USCAP breakfast and at other conference events.
• Receive conference gift bag.
• Use editorial board meetings and booth participation at meetings to leverage university business time away from the office.
• Obtain external letters of recommendation for promotion and tenure from the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Editors.
• This position is compensated.

Resident / Fellow Advisory Board Responsibilities

• Resident / Fellow Advisory Board members are nominated by our Editorial Board and must:
  • Participate in 1-2 annual resident / fellow specific conference calls to determine how well we are meeting resident / fellow needs and to help us communicate with residents / fellows.
  • Edit 1 topic per month within your subspecialty. Your name will be included in the topics you edit.
  • Attend the Editorial Board breakfast meeting at USCAP if possible.
  • Participate in Editorial Board conference calls if possible.

Author Awards
Best Author Awards for 2022

Award Winners

• Anja C. Roden, M.D., Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Director of Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Director of Pulmonary Pathology Fellowship, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
    •Topic: Mediastinum - Thymoma

• Laura Warmke, M.D., Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
• Jeanne Meis, M.D., Full Professor, Section Chief of Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
    •Topic: Soft tissue - Alveolar soft part sarcoma

• Bharat Ramlal, M.D., Fellow, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
• Meaghan Morris, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, Division of Neuropathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    •Topic: CNS & pituitary tumors - Glioblastoma, IDH wild type

• Jared T. Ahrendsen, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology (Neuropathology), Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    •Topic: CNS & pituitary tumors - Gangliocytoma & ganglioglioma


Best Author Awards for 2021

Award Winners

• Katherine Hulme, M.B.Ch.B., Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology NSW Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Ruta Gupta, M.D., Senior Surgical Pathologist, Department of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, NSW Pathology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    •Topic: Oropharynx - squamous cell carcinoma HPV negative

• Elizabeth Kertowidjojo, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Lora Hedrick Ellenson, M.D., Attending Pathologist, Director of Gynecologic Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
    •Topic: Uterus - Low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma

• Sofia Lérias, M.D., Anatomical Pathologist, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal
• Melinda Lerwill, M.D., Director, Breast Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    •Topic: Breast - Solid papillary carcinoma

• Rebecca Yoda, M.D., Fellow, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
• P.J. Cimino, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
    •Topic: CNS tumor - Hemangioblastoma

• Rui Caetano Oliveira, M.D., Senior Pathologist, Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
• Maria Augusta Cipriano, M.D., Senior Pathologist, Head of the Pathology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
    •Topic: Liver and intrahepatic bile ducts - Hepatoblastoma


Best Author Awards for 2020

Award Winners

• Anja C. Roden, M.D., Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester
    •Topic: Pleura - Diffuse malignant mesothelioma

• Brian D. Stewart, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida
• Alessandra F. Nascimento, M.D., Associate Professor, CWRU School of Medicine; University Hospitals, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
    •Topic: Soft tissue - Fibromatosis-palmar / plantar

• Elham Nasri, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida
• John D. Reith, M.D. (Senior Author), Staff Pathologist, Orthopaedic and Gastrointetinal Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    •Topic: Bone & joints - Anuerysmal bone cyst

• Mahsa Khanlari, M.D., Hematopathology Fellow, Department of Hematopathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Jennifer Chapman, M.D., Director of Hematopathology Division, Hematopathology Fellowship Program and Anatomic Pathology Operations, University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital
    •Topic: Lymphoma - Follicular lymphoma


Best Author Awards for 2019

Award Winners

• Jayalakshmi Balakrishna, M.D., Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University / Wexner Medical Center / James Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Elaine S. Jaffe, M.D. (Senior Author), Head, Hematopathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, Center for Cancer Research / National Cancer Institute / National Institutes of Health

• Jesse Hart, D.O., Assistant Professor, Rhode Island Hospital (Lifespan) / Brown University

• Farres Obeidin, M.D., Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center and Feinberg School of Medicine
• Borislav Alexiev, M.D. (Senior Author), Associate Professor, Northwestern University

• Andréanne Gagné, M.D. M.Sc., Anatomic Pathology Resident, Laval University
• Philippe Joubert, M.D., Ph.D. (Senior Author), Quebec Heart & Lung Institute

• Fenghua Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Chief Physician of Organ Transplant Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital (Changsha, China)
• Jonathan E. Zuckerman, M.D., Ph.D. (Senior Author), Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine


Best Author Awards for 2018

Award Winners

• Jalal B. Jalaly, MBBS, M.S., Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• Katrina Krogh, M.D., Resident and Guang-Yu Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Vice Chair, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
• Lisa Rooper, M.D., Assistant Professor, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Bin Xu, M.D.,Ph.D. Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Honorable mention

• Jessica L. Davis, M.D., Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
• Jesse Hart, D.O., Assistant Professor, Rhode Island Hospital (Lifespan) / Brown University
• Robert E. LeBlanc, M.D., Assistant Professor, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
• Omid Savari, M.D., Resident and Joseph F. Tomashefski, Jr., M.D., Chairman, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Kyle C. Strickland, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Duke University Medical Center
• Simone B.S.P. Terra, M.D., Resident and Jennifer M. Boland, M.D., Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic
• Brandon Umphress, M.D., Resident and Kruti P. Maniar, M.D., Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine


Best Author Awards for 2017

Top faculty author:

• Nicole K. Andeen, M.D., Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Top trainee authors:

• Daniel Anderson, M.D., MBA, Resident, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Akira Yoshikawa, M.D., Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
• Anthony Martinez, M.D., Fellow, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Awards were based on nominations by our Editorial Board and staff.