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The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to welcome back Randa Dafalla, M.B.B.S., who joined the department in July 2024 as a Molecular Pathology Fellow and now rejoins as an Clinical Assistant Professor. Image of Randa Dafalla Dr. Dafalla earned her medical degree from the University of Khartoum...

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The Department of Pathology is proud to announce a successful match season for our Hematopathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology fellowship programs. We are excited to welcome the following fellows for the 2026–2027 academic year: Jessica LaVergne, MD – Hematopathology Residency: AP/CP, the University of Buffalo Masoud Edalati, MD – Hematopathology...

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to welcomeLauren Yoho, PA, MHS who joined the team of Pathologists’ Assistants in May. She joins with a faculty appointment as a Clinical Instructor. Lauren previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Anatomy at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Lauren...

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to welcome Stephanie Batutis, PA, MHS who joins the team of Pathologists’ Assistants. Stephanie began her faculty appointment as a Clinical Instructor on April 14th. Stephanie previously worked at Duke University and Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephanie earned her undergraduate degree from...

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine proudly recognizes the exceptional medical directorship by our faculty at various campuses. We are grateful for their dedication to excellence in laboratory medicine and patient care. Dr. Jason Merker serves as the Medical Director of Laboratory Services at UNC Hospitals Outpatient Center at...

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to welcome one of our newest faculty members, Qiang Zhu, PhD, who was appointed as Research Assistant Professor in February. Dr. Zhu received his Bachelor of Medicine degree from Southwest Medical University, Sichuan, China, his MS in Biochemsitry and Molecular Biology from Sichuan...

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Siobhan O’Connor has been named the Residency Program Director, effective December 1, 2024. A valued faculty member since 2010, Dr. O’Connor has served as Director of Cytopathology since 2015 and previously led the Cytopathology Fellowship as Program...

The Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium (WHMC) is a growing initiative dedicated to enhancing women’s health research and care through collaborative efforts between trainees and faculty members. Founded in 2020 by graduate students Cherise Glodowski, PhD, MPhil, MD candidate, and Alina Hamilton, PhD, MS, the WHMC has become a central hub...

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine would like to welcome Katherine (Katie) Lamont, DVM DACLAM, who joined faculty as Assistant Professor in January 2025. Dr. Lamont is a board-certified veterinarian and recently completed a clinical fellowship at UNC in 2024.  Dr. Lamont completed her undergraduate studies in Animal Science and earned...