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Annual Report ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY 2007Annual Report 2 The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology supports the United States Department of Defense and serves the American people by providing medical expertise in diagnostic consultation, education, and research to enhance the health and well being of the nation. 3 2007 ANNUAL REPORT Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Washington, DC 20306-6000 CONTENTS Director's Message ........................................................................................................ 6 Organization and Key Personnel ................................................................................. 7 Board of Governors ...................................................................................................... 8 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ............................................................................................ 9 Florabel G. Millick, MD, ScD, FCAP, SES, The Director Legal Counsel ............................................................................................................. 13 Public Affairs .............................................................................................................. 17 Center for Clinical Laboratory Medicine .................................................................. 19 Department of Defense Patient Safety Center .......................................................... 25 Legal Medicine ........................................................................................................... 28 Resources Management.............................................................................................. 32 Business Office .................................................................................................... 33 Research Services ........................................................................................................ 34 DIRECTORATE OF ADVANCED PATHOLOGY................................................................ 35 Sumitra Parekh, COL, MC, USA, Director GROUP 1 ............................................................................................................ 37 Genitourinary Pathology (Nephropathology) ................................................... 38 Gynecologic and Breast Pathology ..................................................................... 45 Neuropathology & Ophthalmic Pathology ........................................................ 50 Ophthalmic Pathology................................................................................. 57 GROUP 2 ............................................................................................................ 59 Dermatopathology .............................................................................................. 60 Soft Tissue Pathology .......................................................................................... 63 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology ....................................................................... 68 Endocrine and Otorhinolaryngic/Head-Neck Pathology .................................. 74 GROUP 3 ............................................................................................................ 77 Hematopathology ............................................................................................... 78 Veterinary Pathology .......................................................................................... 81 Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine.................................................... 81 Division of Research and Education............................................................ 82 Division of Consultation and Training ....................................................... 82 Environmental & Infectious Disease Sciences ................................................... 89 Division of Environmental Pathology ........................................................ 90 Division of Environmental Toxicology ....................................................... 95 Division of Biophysical Toxicology ............................................................. 99 Division of Chemical Microscopy ............................................................. 107 Division of Infectious and Tropical Diseases Pathology........................... 108 Division of Microbiology ........................................................................... 111 Division of Molecular Pathobiology ......................................................... 117 Division of AIDS Pathology and Emerging Infectious Disease................. 121 4 Hepatic and Gastrointestinal Pathology .......................................................... 124 Division of Hepatic Pathology................................................................... 124 Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology ..................................................... 129 Pulmonary and Mediastinal Pathology ............................................................ 134 DIRECTORATE OF FIELD OPERATIONS....................................................................... 141 Charles W. Pemble III, Col, USAF, DC Office of Biosurety ................................................................................................... 143 Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES).................................................. 144 DoD DNA Registry ............................................................................................ 155 Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL).................................... 160 Division of Forensic Toxicology ....................................................................... 171 DIRECTORATE OF CLINICAL SCIENCES....................................................................... 183 Christopher R. Owner, PhD, Director Medical Education ................................................................................................... 184 Telemedicine ............................................................................................................ 191 Scientific Laboratories .............................................................................................. 195 Histopathology Laboratories ............................................................................ 197 Tri-Service School of Histotechnology ............................................................. 199 Special Stains Laboratory .................................................................................. 200 Electron Microscopy Laboratory ...................................................................... 200 Immunopathology Laboratory ......................................................................... 201 Neuromuscular Laboratory ............................................................................... 201 Tissue Microarray Laboratory ........................................................................... 202 Molecular Pathology Laboratory ...................................................................... 203 Biophysics .......................................................................................................... 204 Radiologic Pathology ............................................................................................... 211 Repository Services ................................................................................................... 230 Case Materials Accountability Division ........................................................... 232 Records Repository Division ............................................................................. 234 Record Archives Branch/Medical Information Release Office......................... 235 Pathology Data Branch ..................................................................................... 236 Materials Repository Division........................................................................... 237 Center for Scientific Publications ............................................................................ 238 OFFICE OF QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE ................................................................... 241 TERRELL BLANCHARD, COL, VC, USA, DIRECTOR Office of Safety Management .................................................................................. 242 Office of Quality Assurance ..................................................................................... 244 DIRECTORATE OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ............................................................ 249 James L. Staiger, PhD, Director Human Resources ..................................................................................................... 250 Logistics .................................................................................................................... 250 Information Management ....................................................................................... 250 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH & MEDICINE .......................................................... 257 Adrianne Noe, PhD, Director AMERICAN REGISTRY OF PATHOLOGY ..................................................................... 272 William A. Gardner Jr, MD, Executive Director 2007 PUBLICATIONS LIST ......................................................................................... 273 5 DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE The year 2007 was a year of invigoration for the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP). By remaining intensely focused on the vital services we provide in the areas of pathology consultation, education, and research, we
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