Resident Highlights
Pathology resident, Alayna Westcom, M.D., received the Distinguished Medical Student Award from The College of American Pathologists. The award recognizes a fourth-year medical student committed to pursuing
pathology residency. (5/2024)
Congratulations to all the residents that represented UVMMC at the 2024 USCAP conference in Baltimore, MD. Multiple residents presented posters; Dr. Rosemary Mattaino, PGY-4 (not pictured), with "Evaluation of a Limited Number of Histologic Levels
in Prostate Needle Core Biopsies: Do Clinically Significant Cancer Parameters Go Undetected?" Dr. Doré Guptil, PGY-2, and Heather Giguere, Pathology Student Fellow, with "Long Term Outcome in a Case of Tetralogy of Fallot Surgically Treated
with Palliative Shunts: Findings from an Adult Autopsy." Dr. Rae Nusapan, PGY-2, with "GATA3 Positive Spindle Cell Neoplasm Involving the Liver Diagnosed as Metastatic Sarcomatoid Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma at Autopsy." Dr. Jesse Mostoller,
PGY-2, Dr. Neel Hegde, PGY-1, and Dr. Nick Taylor, PGY-2 (not pictured), with "Unexpected Cardiac Amyloidosis: Demographics, Histology, Distribution and Clinical Significance: A Review of 15 Autopsy Cases."Great work everyone! UVM was well represented! (2024) (pictured l-r: Doré Guptil, Rae Nusapan, Heather Giguere, Jesse Mostoller, & Neel Hegde)
We are excited to announce our new Chief Residents for 2024-2025, Dijana (Di) Poljak, M.D., and Nicholas (Nick) Halsett, M.D. During their residency, Drs. Poljak and Haslett have been resident advocates, serving on departmental committees to improve the educational experience. Drs.
Poljak and Haslett will officially start April 1, 2024. We look forward to their leadership. We would also like to offer our sincerest thank you to our outgoing Chief Residents, Dr. Rosemary Mattaino, D.O., and Dr. Michael Madrid, M.D. and best
wishes on their upcoming fellowships. Their leadership brought about many improvements to operations, curriculum, and recruitment. Both were models of professionalism and are highly regarded by peers and faculty as physician leaders. (2024)
Congratulations to our graduating resident trainees: Thomas Koster, M.D., Brianna Waller, M.D., Kayla Elliot, M.D., and William Humphrey, M.D., and to our graduating fellows: Matt Dinehart, M.D., dermatopathology fellow, and Noman Javed, M.D., surgical pathology fellow. We also congratulate our graduating student fellows: Kali Amoah, and Sarah Andoh. (2023)
We are excited to announce that Dr. Rosemary Mattaino and Dr. Michael Madrid will be the Chief Residents for the 2023-2024 academic year. Throughout their residency, Drs. Mattaino and Madrid have been resident advocates, serving on departmental committees to improve the educational experience of our residents. We also want to sincerely thank our outgoing Chief Residents, Dr. Kayla Elliot and Dr. Brianna Waller for their outstanding job. We are grateful for their time, energy, expertise, and strong leadership. We wish them well on their upcoming ABPath Certification exam and fellowships in Boston. (2023)