People of Pathology Podcast

Today my guest is Dr Amanda Hemmerich from IQVIA Labs.

What we discuss with Dr Hemmerich:

The work of IQVIA labs

Her role as Global Director of Digital Pathology Innovation

What a typical day is like in this role

Managing challenges of global regulations

Her career path from private practice, to academia, to industry

Skills she learned along the way that are useful now

How to manage rapid change in digital pathology

Why it's important to get involved with professional organizations

How digital pathology might evolve in the next five to ten years

Links for this episode:

InVision from Cision Vision

The Path to PathA

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

Digital Pathology Club

 

IQVIA labs

Streamlining Clinical Development and Maximizing Trial Success with an Enterprise Pathology Platform

Next Gen Clinical Research - Interview with The Pathologist

 

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Today my guest is Pathologists' Assistant Marissa Spencer for our 4th annual PA Day special episode

What we discuss with Marissa:

Why it's important to regularly reflect on your career and your development

How the relationship between Pathologists and PAs is evolving

Teaching the "why" instead of just teaching the "how"

How this method creates foundational knowledge that is transferrable to other specimen types

The future of PA education and why it might need to change

Opportunities for PAs to be more patient-facing

Advice for aspiring pathologists' assistants 

Links for this episode:

InVision from Cision Vision

The Path to PathA

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

Digital Pathology Club

 

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Today my guest is Dr Derrick Forchetti.

What we discuss with Dr Forchetti:

Dr. Forchetti’s journey into pathology and the mentors who influenced his career

Choosing hematopathology and the appeal of combining clinical and anatomic pathology

Early interest in computers and how technology became part of his medical career

The role of informatics in modern pathology practice

Digital pathology and how it is changing workflows and diagnostics

Why AI will augment pathologists rather than replace them

Lessons from past technological advances like immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology

Using AI and digital pathology for predictive analytics

Research on predicting colon cancer risk in patients with tubular adenomas

The concept of pathology evolving from a diagnostic field to a predictive field

The importance of collaboration between physicians, engineers, and data scientists

Advice for residents and pathologists interested in technology and informatics

The importance of staying curious and being open to new technology

How pathologists can help shape the future of AI in medicine

Links for this episode:

InVision from Cision Vision

The Path to PathA

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

Digital Pathology Club

 

South Bend Medical Foundation uses AI to predict colorectal cancer risks earlier

 

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Today Dr Meredith Herman and I interview Clara Cirks.

What we discuss with Clara:

Clara’s journey with stage 4 lung cancer

Using social media as advocacy and video journaling

“Cancer questions with Clara” and cancer education on TikTok

The therapeutic power of storytelling

Connecting patients, clinicians, and community

Perspective from pathology: seeing the person behind the specimen

Identity, survivorship, and living with cancer

Disability, independence, and self-advocacy

The impact of community events like the Above + Beyond Cancer Gala

Why patient voices matter in medicine

Links for this episode:

InVision from Cision Vision

The Path to PathA

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

 

Clara on TikTok

Clara on Instagram

Cure Today 

Living with Metastatic Lung Cancer: Clara’s Honest Take on Life and Treatment

Clara’s Story: Blood Donations Saved My Life

Above + Beyond Cancer 

Gilda's Club

 

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Today my guest is Yair Rivenson, CEO of Pictor Labs

What we discuss with Yair:

His engineering and computational imaging background

How AI and microscopy intersected to form the foundation of Pictor Labs

The origin story of Pictor Labs and why it was founded in 2019

What “virtual staining” really means and how autofluorescence enables it

Training stain models: data requirements, timelines, and workflows

The impact on tissue preservation, waste reduction, and turnaround times

Applications in biorepositories, pharma research, and biomarker discovery

Creating new stains based on lab or industry needs

The future vision: virtual stains as a data layer for pathology

How AI can turn tissue into a “hypothesis-generating machine”

Links for this episode:

InVision from Cision Vision

The Path to PathA

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

Digital Pathology Club

 

Pictor Labs

Pictor Labs Expands AI Pathology Portfolio with Launch of ClearStain™ for Digital Sequencing Workflows

Pictor Labs and PathPresenter Partner to Bring AI-Powered Virtual Stains to the Digital Pathology Community

Virtual Tissue Staining with Yair Rivenson from Pictor Labs - Impact AI podcast

 

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