People of Pathology Podcast

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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Today my guest is medical student and pathology podcaster Taranjit Kaur

What we discuss with Taranjit:

Her early inspiration to pursue medicine

Translating medical information for her mother as a child

Her first exposure to pathology during volunteer work

How a family medical experience shaped her decision to pursue pathology

What a post-junior fellowship at UCLA is and what it includes

Hands-on grossing experiences across multiple rotations

What grossing has taught her about detail, workflow, and diagnosis

Subspecialties she has explored so far

Her early interest in hematopathology

How her podcast Grossly Speaking was created

Lessons learned from her podcast guests

Personal growth through podcasting

 

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

 

Grossly Speaking Podcast:

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Spotify

UCLA Post Junior Pathology Fellowship

 

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Today my guest is Dr Osama Khan from Natera

What we discuss with Dr Khan :

His journey into pathology

The importance of mentorship in pathology

Pathology at the intersection of diagnostics and precision medicine

The collaborative nature of pathology

Transitioning from academia to industry

Natera and Cell-Free DNA Testing

Understanding Circulating Tumor DNA (CtDNA)

The role of MRD Testing in cancer treatment

Personalized testing and tumor informed tests

His thoughts on AI in pathology

His advice for aspiring pathologists

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

 

Natera

Osama Khan: The critical importance of embracing AI and digital workflows in medical practice

 

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Today my guest is pathologist Dr Lija Joseph.

What we discuss with Dr Joseph:

Her early influences and path into medicine

How she discovered pathology and what drew her to the field

The inspiration behind founding a patient-focused pathology clinic

How the clinic bridges pathology, empathy, and patient understanding

Patient stories that illustrate the clinic’s impact

Empowering patients through transparency and education

Maintaining human connection in a technology-driven field

The role of empathy in modern pathology practice

Future directions for patient engagement in pathology

 

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

 

Pathology Clinics: What, Why, and Where to Start

Linnea Olson Tedx talk: Patient, parent, person, research subject

3 Questions with Lija Joseph, MD

 

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