RECENT ADVANCES IN LUNG, GYNECOLOGIC, GASTROINTESTINAL AND DERMATOPATHOLOGY
Diana N. Ionescu, MD, FRCP(C), FCAP
Consultant Pathologist BC Cancer Agency
Medical Lead Anatomical Pathology
Medical Director BC Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory
Medical Director Clinical Trials, BCCA Laboratories
Clinical Professor of Pathology, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dr. Ionescu is a graduate of University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hatieganu” in Cluj Napoca, Romania. She completed her postgraduate training in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a Fellowship in Gynecological Pathology at Vancouver General Hospital. She has practiced as a Consultant Pathologist at BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver since 2006. She is currently a Clinical Professor of Pathology at UBC and served as the residency program director for the Anatomic Pathology Residency Program between 2009 – 2017, receiving the UBC Department of Pathology Mentorship Award in 2022, Education Award in 2024.
Dr. Ionescu is one of the Founders and First President of Uniunea Patologilor, UNIPAT, the national professional organization of anatomical pathologists from Romania and the Romanian diaspora, since 2024.
Her specific areas of diagnostic expertise are lung, gynecologic and breast pathology. She is an author of over 60 scientific publications and book chapters. She is the author and invited speaker at numerous regional, national and international lectures. Her investigation interests include oncologic pathology and molecular biomarkers, lung cancer and adult health education. She is the founder and Director of CAMP Education Association , Director of Canadian Anatomic and Molecular Pathology (CAMP) Conference (at its 10th edition in 2025) www.pathologycamp.ca and course director of CAMP Pathology Oncology Digital Series (CAMP-PODS) www.camppods.ca, presenting monthly sessions since 2020 with an audience from over 20 countries.
Dr. Ionescu is an enthusiastic advocate of pathologists participating in numerous patient education forums, TV shows, advocacy, and fundraising campaigns, being Medical Advisor for Lung Cancer Canada, member of BC Global Health team, moderator, presenter, and community excellence awardee at ROMPOST TV on Omni TV, and in 2015 supporting biomarker testing before the House of Commons Committee on Health. Dr. Ionescu was featured by TVR International on multiple occasions at “Un Doctor pentru dvs” and “Prezente Romanesti”, advocating for the importance of pathologists in medicine, with a focus on oncology.
Dr. Celia Marginean graduated from University of Medicine “Victor Babes”, Timisoara in 1993, followed by a residency in Anatomical Pathology in Timisoara. She relocated to Unites States in 1999, where she completed an Anatomic and Clinical pathology residency at St. Barnabas Medical Center, New Jersey. Following her residency, she completed two fellowships, in GI/liver pathology at Yale University, CT and cytopathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Her first Faculty position was at Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada, where she spent 14 years. During her time in Ottawa, she raised quickly through academic ranks to Full Professor of Pathology at Ottawa University. While in Ottawa, she had numerous local, provincial and national leadership roles: Head of GI Pathology Section and Deputy Head of Cytopathology Section at Ottawa Hospital; President of Ontario Association of Pathologists, Director of Undergraduate pathology education at Ottawa University Medical School.
In Oct 2021 she joined Baylor St Luke’s Hospital, Houston, TX. Currently she is a Professor of Pathology at Baylor College of Medicine, Director of GI research and Director of the newly created GI/liver pathology fellowship.
Most of her research projects are related to biomarkers in GI cancers, published in high impact peer-reviewed journals. She is an invited speaker at numerous local, national or international meetings.
Aleodor (Doru) Andea, MD, MBA, is Chief of Dermatopathology and Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY. Dr. Andea’s areas of expertise are Dermatopathology and Molecular Pathology. He received his MD from “Victor Babes” University of Medicine, Timisoara, Romania and completed an Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. This was followed by fellowships in Dermatopathology at Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC and Oncologic Pathology and Molecular Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Dr. Andea also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from UAB School of Business. At Roswell Cancer Center Dr. Andea has established and is leading the Dermatopathology Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory providing clinical testing for melanocytic tumors. Dr Andea has a particular interest in developing and improving ancillary molecular tests to help classify and predict prognosis in histologically ambiguous melanocytic tumors. He was invited to deliver numerous national and international presentations on a variety of dermatopathology topics, with a focus on molecular diagnostic tools for melanocytic tumors. Dr. Andea is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications, one book, 3 book chapters and over 100 abstracts mainly in the field of dermatopathology. Dr. Andea serves currently as president of the International Society of Dermatopathology and Western New York Society of Pathology.
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Monday – June 9th
08:00 – 09:00 – Registration
09:00 – 09:15 – Opening ceremony
09:15 – 10:15 – Neuroendocrine tumors of the GI tract (Prof. Celia Marginean) – 1 hour
10:15 – 10:35 – Coffee Break
10:35 – 11:35 – Neuroendocrine tumors of the Lung (Prof. Diana Ionescu) – 1 hour
11:35 – 12:35 – Immunohistochemistry and molecular in dermatopathology (Prof. Doru Andea) – 1 hour
12:35 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 – Biomarkers in GI cancers (Prof. Celia Marginean) – 1 hour
15:00 – 15:20 – Coffee Break
15:20 – 16:20 – Biomarkers in Lung cancers (Prof. Diana Ionescu) – 1 hour
16:20 – 17:20 – Slide Seminar (Prof. Diana Ionescu) – 1 hour
Tuesday – June 10th
09:00 – 10:00 – Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (Prof. Celia Marginean) – 1 hour
10:00 – 10:30 – Adenocarcinoma of uterine cervix (Prof. Diana Ionescu) – 0.5 hours
10:30 – 10:50 – Coffee Break
10:50 – 12:20 – Molecular classification of endometrial carcinoma (Prof. Diana Ionescu) – 1.5 hours
12:20 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 – WHO 2023 for melanocytic neoplasms (Prof. Doru Andea) – 1 hour
15:00 – 16:00 – Nevi and melanoma (Prof. Doru Andea) – 1 hour
16:00 – 16:20 – Coffee Break
16:20 – 17:20 – Slide Seminar (Prof. Celia Marginean) – 1 hour
17:20 – 18:20 – Slide seminar – Slides from participants – 1 hour
WEDNESDAY – June 11th
08:30 – 09:30 – Barrett’s esophagus endoscopic resection (Prof. Celia Marginean) – 1 hour
09:30 – 10:30 – Best practices in reporting small biopsies of lung (Prof. Diana Ionescu) 1 h
10:30 – 10:50 – Coffee Break
10:50 – 11:50 – Spitz tumors (Prof. Doru Andea) – 1 hour
11:50 – 12:50 – The spectrum of blue nevus and congenital melanocytic tumors (Prof. Doru Andea) – 1 hour
12:50 – 14:00 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:00 – Updates in inflammatory bowel disease (Prof. Celia Marginean) – 1 hour
15:00 – 15:20 – Coffee break
15:20 – 16:20 – Slide Seminar (Prof. Doru Andea) – 1 hour
16:20 – 17:20 – Slide seminar – Slides from participants – 1 hour
17:20 – 17:30 – Closing remarks
Refunds, less an administrative fee of 50 LEI, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be received by email. No refund will be issued should cancellation occur less than two weeks prior. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee and no refunds will be issued once the course has started.
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Email: office@pathotim.ro