The Maurice Goldblatt Cytology Award

Dr. Pitman is an internationally recognized expert in the field of cytopathology and fine needle aspiration cytopathology in general, and pancreaticobiliary cytopathology, in particular. She is a Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and practicing pathologist in cytopathology and gastrointestinal surgical pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she obtained her residency and fellowship training. 

She is past president of the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology and past President of the American Society of Cytopathology. She has been Associate Editor of Cancer Cytopathology and The Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology and is currently active on the editorial boards of several journals. 

Dr. Pitman is the lead author of the PSC Pancreaticobiliary Terminology System for reporting pancreaticobiliary cytology as well as the new WHO Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytology. 

She is also on the Standing Committee (one of 5 series editors) for all WHO Reporting Systems. Her clinical research is devoted to the investigation of the early detection of pancreatic cancer, especially in association with mucinous pancreatic cysts.

Dr. Esperanza Teuzaba Torres graduated in Medicine in 1982, later as a pathologist in 1986 at the Universidad del Rosario, San Jose Hospital, Bogotá Colombia.

She trained in Cytopathology at the Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami. Miami and is currently professor at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad del Rosario, and the University Foundation of Health Science. Bogota.

She is the scientific director of Patolab laboratory, Clínica de la Mujer, Bogotá, where practices and training for cytology students take place.

Ex – Vice president of the Colombian Association of Pathology and director of the Division of Cytopathology, Colombian Association of Pathology

Currently working in the Cervical Cancer Agreement Group, developing guidelines, outlines, and efforts to reduce the incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in Colombia.

Doing an important task in the introducing liquid-based cytology to the country in 2012, as well as the validation and diffusion of anal cytology.

For the last 10 years Esperanza has worked actively in the organization of Scientific Meetings, Cytopathology Congresses and an IAC Tutorial in Bogotá, Colombia.

She has been working on the preparation of the document and the guidelines for quality control in cytology in Colombia

She also collaborates, as a member of SLAC, with the development and improvement of Cytology in Latin America, with continuing education.

Dr Pamela Michelow graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with an MBBCh in 1989. In 2007, she completed an MSc in Cytopathology from Stellenbosch University and in 2016, a postgraduate diploma in Health Science Education from University of the Witwatersrand. She currently has a joint post at the University of the Witwatersrand and the National Health Laboratory Service (the South African public sector laboratory). She is past president of the South African Society for Clinical Cytology (SASCC) and participated as an expert committee member to advise the South African Department of Health on cervical screening policy from 2011-2016. She also served on the International Academy of Cytology general policy and long-term planning committee from 2001-2003 and again in 2008-2010.

Dr Michelow has published over 70 journal articles and book chapters, is an editorial board member for several cytopathology journals, has organised symposia and workshops, and is frequently invited to speak at both national and international pathology congresses. She has continuing interests in visual literacy, the roles of exfoliative and aspiration biopsy cytology in under-resourced communities and in quality standards in cytopathology.