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Congratulations to ASCP’s 40 Under Forty PA Honorees!
The ASCP 40 Under Forty program recognizes members under the age of 40 for their achievements and leadership qualities that are making an impact on pathology and laboratory medicine. Pathologists, Laboratory Professionals, and Residents are chosen annually through an application or nomination process. The program has recognized worthy members of the laboratory team both nationally and internationally.
Five individuals are selected as the 40 Under Forty Top Five through a combination of public voting and committee selection.
This year, three of our very own AAPA colleagues have been selected to receive this honor: Kjerstin Buboltz, Heather Gaburo, and Ian Sue-Chue-Lam. Read about their accomplishments below, share your congratulations, then help vote them into the Top Five!
Vote for the Top Five by July 19, 2022, at 11:59 p.m. CT!
Votes are accepted once daily per IP address.
Kjerstin Buboltz, PA(ASCP)CM, CT(ASCP)
Kjerstin Buboltz, PA(ASCP)CM, CT(ASCP), is a pathologists’ assistant (PA) at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. She completed her PA degree at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and earned bachelor’s degrees in cytotechnology and honors at the University of North Dakota. Kjerstin is an active member of ASCP and serves as vice chair of the ASCP Board of Certification’s Pathologists’ Assistant Exam Committee. She is also a fellow of the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA) and is both chair and speaker recruiter for the AAPA Summer Meeting.
Kjerstin enjoys the many benefits of volunteering with ASCP and AAPA, including networking with pathologists, PAs, and other medical professionals, and learning about the latest advancements in the laboratory. When she is not working or volunteering, she enjoys planning future trips with her husband, reading about archaeology and history, and helping on the family farm.
Vote for Kjerstin
Heather Gaburo, MHS, PA(ASCP)CM
Heather Gaburo, MHS, PA(ASCP)CM, is a pathologists’ assistant based in South Lake Tahoe, CA, and is also the technical director for the Panel of National Pathology Leaders. She earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, and a master of health science degree as a pathologists’ assistant from Quinnipiac University, in Hamden, CT. Heather is a fellow of the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants (AAPA), where she serves on the Board of Trustees, as the AAPA’s American Joint Committee on Cancer member liaison, and as the Molecular Division Managing Editor of the AAPA Macroscopic Examination Guidelines: Utilization of the CAP Cancer Protocols . In her current role, Heather guides national focus groups in digital pathology and artificial intelligence and diagnostic medicine, as well as a pathologists’ assistant networking team. Her interests include national standardization to improve quality of care, and utilization of tools including informatics, digital pathology, and artificial intelligence to provide quality pathology services and patient care to underserved areas.
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