The Award Recipient for The Innovation in Cytopathology Practice Award Podcast

Presented by the ASC Research and Current Concepts Committee 

Vicki Jo, MD, Chair & Amy Ly, MD, Vice Chair

The Innovations in Cytopathology Practice Award recognizes projects that are creative, cost-effective, and improve quality in cytopathology practice. The award is given to projects that demonstrate innovative and forward-thinking approaches to current practices and deliver measurable, replicable improvements. This year, the award was presented to two abstracts.

Dr. Savitri Krisnamurthy interviewed Ms. Dawn Underwood and Dr. Lisa Zhang, the two recipients of the Innovations in Cytopathology Practice Award. This interview delves into the steps that led to these award-winning platforms.

Platform 10

Evaluation of a Digital Diagnostics System for Clinical Use in Pap Test Interpretation: A Preliminary Validation Study of 245 Cases

Dawn Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP)
Cleveland Clinic and Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

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Platform 13

The Paris Study: Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Artificial Intelligence-Quantified Nuclear-to-Cytoplasmic Ratios and Nuclear Areas in Confirmed Bladder Cancer Urine Cytology Specimens

Lisa Zhang, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD
Member, Research & Current Concepts Committee
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Call for Abstracts for Platform and Poster Presentations DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS - May 1, 2026
Click here  [cytopathology.org]to submit.