The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina is committed to being a premier Pathology Department among state-funded medical schools.
This vision is enabled by our department mission to:
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March 3, 2026
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Alexei Mikhailov to the department. Dr. Mikhailov joins us with extensive expertise in renal pathology, transplant pathology, and cellular imaging. Dr. Mikhailov received his MD from St. Petersburg Pediatric Medical Academy and his PhD in Cell Biology from Columbia University. He completed his …
January 27, 2026
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Gillian Hale to the department. Dr. Hale joins us with extensive experience in anatomic and clinical pathology, infectious disease pathology, and gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology. Dr. Hale received her MD from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and an …
January 27, 2026
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Maria Aleman to the faculty. Dr. Aleman joins the department from the UNC Department of Pharmacology, where she served as an Assistant Professor and developed a nationally recognized research program. A UNC alumna, Dr. Aleman earned her PhD in Pathology and completed postdoctoral …
January 13, 2026
Dr. James Donald Folds, PhD, a distinguished scientist, educator, and leader in academic pathology, passed away on December 22, 2025, at the age of 85. Dr. Folds played a pivotal role in shaping the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, where his influence continues to be felt through his …