Simona De Michele Receives Pathologist-in-Training Research Award at USCAP 2021

We are pleased to announce that Simona De Michele, MD, has recently received the First Place of the Pathologist-in-Training Research Award by the Papanicolaou Society for Cytopathology (PSC) at the 110th Annual Meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) 2021. The work titled “Machine Learning/Convolutional Neural Network in Fluid Cytology for Predicting Malignancy” is coauthored by Dr. Patricia Wasserman and Dr. Simon Sung.

Dr. De Michele is a PGY4 resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and former chief resident at CUIMC. During her residency, she has actively engaged in academic activities, including presentations at national conferences, and numerous peer-reviewed publications with focus on gastrointestinal and liver pathology. Dr. De Michele is actively involved in multiple pathology societies, being resident ambassador for CUIMC at CAP, USCAP and New York Pathological Society. She will pursue a fellowship in gastrointestinal and liver pathology at CUIMC next year.