Faculty present at International Academy of Pathology Congress

Guillermo Herrera, M.D., professor and chair of 

pathology, presents at the international conference.

Guillermo Herrera, M.D., professor and chair of pathology at the Whiddon College of Medicine, recently presented to an international audience of about 70 pathologists and nephrologists at the XXXV International Academy of Pathology Congress in Cancun, Mexico. 

During the conference, he presented three short courses:

• “Monoclonal gammopathies and kidney pathology: Pathogenesis/therapeutic implication and opportunities for new therapeutic interventions”
• “Proximal tubulopathies: Reality and controversy” 
• “The crucial value of electron microscopy in the assessment of renal pathology in monoclonal gammopathies” 

He also presented a slide seminar that highlighted a 59-year-old female with IgG kappa myeloma, detailing her status post-chemotherapy and stem cell transplant. Myeloma is a blood cancer that develops from plasma cells made in the bone marrow; IgG kappa is the most common type of myeloma.

Elba Turbat-Herrera, M.D., director of pathological services at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, medical director of the USA Health Biobank, and professor of pathology at the Whiddon College of Medicine, also attended the international conference. 

She presented two short courses:

• “How amyloid is formed in the kidney: A research journey for four decades” 
• “The use of electron microscopy in the evaluation of lung specimens obtained using robotic technology”

The International Academy of Pathology is dedicated to the advancement of pathology through educational exchanges worldwide, including the organization of international congresses, providing access to high-quality pathology education to the global community and bringing new knowledge to underserved areas.