Qihui (Jim) Zhai, MD, FACP
Chairman
Welcome to the Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology at LSU Health Shreveport. As having responsibilities in both basic science and clinical medicine, our department serves as a bridge between the two. Our department has 16 faculty members, 13 residents, one fellow and approximately 200 administrative staff and laboratory workers, including post-docs, research assistants, medical technologists, technicians, and pathologists' assistants. For more than 50 years, this department has trained and educated researchers and healthcare professionals who have excelled nationally and internationally in academics, industry, and in the private community setting. We are located in northwest Louisiana in a city that has a vast array of cultural and recreational offerings, good schools, several colleges, and a low cost of living.
The department has a number of world class researchers. Our Research Division brings in over $4.3 million from the NIH and other funding agencies placing our department in the top 75th percentile in the United States. They participate in both basic research, translational research, and clinical trials. They have also been active in the COVID-19 pandemic, participating in the creation of the Emerging Viral Threat (EVT) Laboratory, making LSU Health Shreveport one of the first medical school labs to institute COVID-19 testing in this region. The department’s research leadership was also vital in establishing our Center of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases and Science (CCDS) and the NIH-funded Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) for Redox Biology and Cardiovascular Disease.
Our department has a long history of providing outstanding pathology patient services, both in anatomical pathology and clinical pathology locally, regionally, and nationally. Our clinical laboratories are all accredited by CLIA, CAP and AABB. Recently, our School and our department affiliated with the Ochsner Health System. The Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana is an innovative and quality driven healthcare provider in the region. As a team, we will be able to continue the high value of care to our patients and expand our quality services to the region.
We are fortunate to have a team of highly skilled, talented, and dedicated pathologists in our department. Our invaluable team of pathologists covers all facets of pathology, including general surgical pathology, cytology, forensic pathology, hematopathology, microbiology, transfusion medicine, chemistry, molecular pathology, and informatics. Boarded subspecialists include the areas of cytopathology, hematopathology, neuropathology, forensic pathology, molecular pathology, transfusion medicine, dermatopathology and medical informatics. We also have fellowship-trained pathologists and pathologists with special expertise, all with vast experience in soft tissue and bone pathology, pulmonary pathology, GI-liver pathology, transplant pathology renal pathology, and GU pathology.
The faculty at LSU Health Shreveport's Department of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology are regarded nationally and internationally as experts in medical education, research, and clinical services. They have a dedication to and passion for timely and innovative research and the highest level of patient care. Our faculty offer a supportive environment for educating and mentoring future healthcare workers, researchers, and leaders in our profession. Please take time to read more about us as we continue to strive for excellence.
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Business Manager
Tremendous Carroll
Tremendous.Carroll@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-5860
Project Manager
Amy Crooks
Amy.Crooks@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-4557
Academic Coordinator
Angela Davis
Angela.Davis@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-4900
Residency Administrator
Kix Hutchins
Kix.Hutchins@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-7822
Outreach Services
Winston Hooker, MHA Wiinston.Hooker@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-5869
Outreach Coordinator
Marx James
Marx.James@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-8475 Fax:(318) 675-7514 Research Coordinator
Mary Lyle
Mary.Lyle@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-5861
Patient Client Services
Phone: (318) 675-5918 Fax: (318) 675-4568
At LSU Health Shreveport, we offer a wide variety of consultative services in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. If you don’t find what you need on our website please contact us. Pathology Central Receiving: (888) 252-3902
Our Anatomic Pathology Division and Clinical Pathology Division technical and administrative personnel are not only knowledgeable but highly experienced in their area of expertise and embrace a team approach to quality care, education, and research.
Many of our clinical faculty members are leaders in their fields and enjoy national and international reputations. They participate in key national committees and serve in leadership roles in major national and international medical societies. They are truly engaged in the advancement of medical knowledge. Their publication record is excellent and they actively involve trainees in their research projects.
Anatomic Pathology has a diverse list of specialties and over 25 full-time faculty members. Diagnostic consensus sign out conferences multiple times per week provide the framework for diagnostic excellence in the many subspecialty areas.
Hematology studies the blood and blood-forming tissues to evaluate presence of disease and assist in therapeutic interventions as clinically indicated. LSU Health Shreveport has highly qualified technical staff to assist you with any question in this area.
Molecular Pathology is the study of disease and chromosomal abnormalities at the molecular level to aid in diagnosis and therapeutic intervention of disease processes. The three areas of testing include genetics, hematopathology, and infectious disease.
Clinical Pathology has eight full time subspecialty trained and Board Certified Faculty. Oversight is provided for our Hematopathology, Wet Hematology, Coagulation, Flow Cytometry, Blood Bank, Apheresis, Routine and Special Chemistry and Point of Care, Lab Information, Microbiology, Virology, Parasitology, Cytogenetics, and Molecular Genetics Services.
The Research Division in Pathology and Translational Pathobiology includes six tenure-track and two research-track scientists with research programs focused on the major causes of human disability and death, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and metabolic diseases.
Dr. Qihui "Jim" Zhai, MD, FACP has been named Professor and Chair of Pathology and Translational Pathobiology and the holder of the Albert G and Harriet G Smith Endowment in Pathology at LSU Health Shreveport. He will also serve as Chief of Pathology at the Ochsner LSU Health System. Dr. Zhai will assume his new role on August 1.
This prestigious award, sponsored by the American Heart Association’s Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB Council), recognizes investigators in the formative years of their faculty careers who have the potential to become future leaders in cardiovascular research.
James Cotelingam, MD, Director of Clinical Pathology was honored with the Marquis Who’s Who Lifetime Achievement Awards, which is based on recipient's career longevity, philanthropic endeavors, and lasting contributions to society.
LCPT is a rare type of renal disease characterized by accumulation of nephrotoxic monoclonal light chains, usually in crystalline form, within kidney tubules. The disease is usually associated with some form of light chain-producing monoclonal disease (for example, multiple myeloma or B-cell lymphoma) and usually presents as acute or chronic renal failure along with acidosis and significant protein in the urine.
Mabruka Alfaidi, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow in Pathology at LSU Health Shreveport, has been selected as a recipient of an American Heart Association Career Development Award. This prestigious award supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals in the early years of their career by funding innovative research and training to assure the future success of the awardee as a cardiovascular independent scientist.
Dr. A. Wayne Orr was appointed as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Pathology beginning January 1, 2021.
Dr. Rajib Gupta has been selected as one of the committee members of the "Communications and Website committee" of Renal Pathology Society for the year 2021.
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (LSUHS) strives to cultivate a diverse and inclusive culture that supports equity, acceptance, and respect for the differences in others. The institution is committed to achieving excellence in fulfilling its mission by utilizing the rich talents of individuals who contribute different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to the work and learning environment and who reflect the varied populations of Louisiana. As such, the institution adopts a definition of diversity that embraces a broad spectrum of human expression and characteristics that include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, gender/gender identity, social and cultural attributes, abilities, sexual orientation, religion, rural or metropolitan background, military or veteran status, and age. In addition, diversity also includes life experiences, record of service, and other talents and personal attributes that enhance the work and learning atmosphere. LSUHS is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse community through the recruitment, enrollment, hiring, and retention/graduation of students, faculty, staff, and leadership who meet this definition of diversity.
Training and Educating Researchers and Healthcare Professionals for more than 50 Years
Dedicated to Timely and Innovative Research
Highly Skilled and Dedicated Pathologists covering all facets of Pathology
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