Division focus

The Division of Clinical Pathology & Global Pathology has two distinct missions. The Clinical Pathology group focuses on providing outstanding, cutting-edge care to our patients through the implementation, development and evaluation of clinical laboratory methods optimized to the care of pediatric immunocompromised patients. Global Pathology’s mission is to advance care and outcomes of children with catastrophic diseases worldwide through improvements in pathology and laboratory medicine, leveraging the St. Jude Global Alliance, together with a variety of educational and capacity-building methodologies.

Division resources

  • Blood Bank & Donor Center
  • Clinical Microbiology
  • Clinical Pathology Core Lab
  • Lab Support
  • Molecular Microbiology
  • Pathology Informatics

Director

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    Randall T. Hayden, MD

    Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology

    Medical Director, Clinical Pathology

    Director, Global Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

    Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Randall T. Hayden, MD

    Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Director, Clinical and Molecular Microbiology

    Medical Director, Clinical Pathology

    Director, Global Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

    Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

    Research Interests

    • Application of molecular diagnostic techniques to clinical microbiology
    • Diagnostic microbiology of the immunocompromised pediatric host
    • Morphologic diagnosis of infectious diseases in tissue
    • Laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases in resource-limited settings

     

    Contact Information

    Randall T. Hayden, MD

    Pathology

    MS 250, Room C5033

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Faculty

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    Heather L. Glasgow, PhD

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Heather L. Glasgow, PhD

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Research Interests

    • Molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases
    • Diagnostic microbiology of the immunocompromised host
    • Microbial pathogenesis of tuberculosis
    • Global diagnostic capacity building in clinical microbiology

    Contact Information

    Heather L. Glasgow, PhD

    Pathology

    MS 250, Room C4024

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

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    Denis Noubouossie, MD, PhD

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Director, Hematology/Coagulation

    Medical Director, Blood Bank

    Medical Director, Therapeutic Apheresis Donor Center

    Denis Noubouossie, MD, PhD

    Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Director, Hematology/Coagulation

    Medical Director, Blood Bank

    Medical Director, Therapeutic Apheresis Donor Center

    Research Interests

    • Abnormalities of coagulation in sickle cell disease
    • Procoagulant properties of cell-derived microvesicles
    • Procoagulant properties of components derived from the cell nucleus
    • Interactions between coagulation and inflammation

    Contact Information

    Denis Noubouossie, MD, PhD

    Department of Pathology

    MS 250, Room C3012E

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

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    Teresa Santiago, MD

    Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Lead, Global Anatomic Pathology, St. Jude Global

    Teresa Santiago, MD

    Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Lead, Global Anatomic Pathology, St. Jude Global

    Research Interests

    • Laboratory quality improvement and assessment in developing countries
    • Coagulopathies
    • Solid tumors of childhood

    Contact Information

    Teresa Santiago, MD

    Pathology

    MS 250, Room C5030

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

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    Yan Zheng, MD, PhD

    Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Yan Zheng, MD, PhD

    Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

    Research Interests

    • RBC alloimmunization
    • Cancer immunotherapy

    Contact Information

    Yan Zheng, MD, PhD

    Pathology

    MS 250, Room C4023G

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

    262 Danny Thomas Place

    Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Staff

Paula Boren
Supervisor – Lab Support

Nolan Buchanan
Supervisor – Clinical Pathology Core Lab

Chad Garman
Supervisor – Clinical Pathology Core Lab

Amanda Ghio
Supervisor – Blood Bank

Zhengming Gu, PhD
Lead Scientist – Molecular Microbiology Development

Victoria Henderson
Senior Manager – Clinical Pathology Core Lab

Carolyn Hewitt
Manger – Microbiology

Julia Lowry
Supervisor – Special Hematology

Jason Massey
Manager – Lab Support

Rosalie Perkins
Supervisor – Microbiology

Vijaya Rajagopal
Supervisor – Molecular Microbiology

Alicia Rodriguez
Program Manager – St. Jude Global Pathology

Rebecca Rogers
Supervisor – Clinical Pathology Core Lab

Laura Smith
Supervisor – Clinical Pathology Core Lab

Stacey Smith
Supervisor – Clinical Pathology Core Lab

Sri Suganda
Manager – Molecular Microbiology

Lori Sweat
Manager– Blood Bank

Nabil Tabish, MD
Staff Physician-Pathologist

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