76th IAP Spring Seminar
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Meeting Points
Romil Saxena, MD Professor. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Director of the Liver Pathology Service, and Director of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Emory University School of Medicine |
Dibson Gondim, MD Associate Professor of Pathology Vice chair of Computational Pathology and Artificial Intelligence Director of Pathology Informatics University of Louisville |
Luis Zabala Blanco Jr., MD Vice Chair of Strategic Engagement for Diagnostic Medicine Nordschow Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Professor of Radiology & Imaging Sciences Indiana University School of Medicine |
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Objectives: At the end of this activity participants should be able to:
Steatotic Liver Disease: Navigating the Pain Points Objectives: At the end of this activity participants should be able to:
| Foundational Models, Generative AI and Agentic AI for Pathologists Objectives: At the end of this activity participants should be able to:
Large-Scale Slide Review Using Foundation Models: Insights from Esophageal Biopsies Objectives At the end of this activity participants should be able to:
What are they about?Recent advances in artificial intelligence are rapidly reshaping the landscape of pathology, moving beyond narrow, task-specific algorithms toward more flexible and powerful systems. This lecture adopts a didactic approach to review key concepts and terminology related to foundational models, generative AI, and agentic AI, emphasizing how these approaches differ from traditional supervised methods and why they matter for pathologists. These topics represent core pillars of the emerging field of computational pathology, which will inevitably integrate into clinical practice. Microscopic examination and interpretation of histology slides constitute a foundational component of anatomic pathology practice and clinical diagnostic service delivery; however, when applied to quality assurance and research, traditional manual slide review is limited by its time-intensive nature and the lack of reimbursement comparable to primary diagnostic services, often restricting review to a small percentage of cases (e.g., 5–10% for quality assurance) or to narrowly defined cohorts for research. This presentation introduces a scalable, feature-based approach using pathology foundation models that enables efficient review of large whole-slide image collections, scaling to thousands of cases without exhaustive manual examination. Using esophageal biopsies as an illustrative example, the lecture demonstrates how large-scale slide review can support quality control, cohort construction, and research applications in surgical pathology, with concepts broadly applicable across tissue types and practice settings. | Reimagining Diagnostic Medicine: The Power of Collaboration Between Pathology and Radiology Objectives: At the end of this activity participants should be able to:
What's it about?Diagnostic Medicine is advancing faster than the workflows that support it—and Pathology and Radiology are still too often operating in parallel rather than in partnership. For practicing pathologists, this gap isn’t theoretical: it affects diagnostic certainty, turnaround time, and the clarity clinicians expect from us. In this session, Dr. Luis Blanco challenges the status quo and makes the case for a more integrated diagnostic model. Through breast and gynecologic cases, he reveals how cross modality collaboration exposes blind spots, resolves ambiguity, and elevates the diagnostic impact we can deliver. This presentation confronts a critical competence gap in modern practice: most pathologists were never trained to systematically incorporate radiologic data into their diagnostic reasoning. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies—and a renewed sense of what’s possible when Pathology and Radiology stop working in silos and start working in sync. |
Agenda Morning Session 8:30 am Dr. Romil Saxena Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma 9:30 am Dr. Dibson Gondim Foundational Models, Generative AI and Agentic AI for Pathologists 10:30 am Break 10:50 am Dr. Dibson Gondim Large-Scale Slide Review Using Foundation Models: Insights from Esophageal Biopsies | 12:00-2:00 Lunch, IAP Business Meeting, Exhibits Afternoon session 2:00 pm Dr. Luis Blanco Reimagining Diagnostic Medicine: The Power of Collaboration Between Pathology and Radiology 3:00pm Break 3:15 Dr. Romil Saxena Steatotic Liver Disease: Navigating the Pain Points 4:15 pm Follow-up Q and A 4:30 pm End of Program |
CME information Joint Providership Accreditation Statement This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the College of American Pathologists and Indiana Association of Pathologists. The College of American Pathologists is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement The College of American Pathologists designates this live (or internet live) educational activity for a maximum of 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Disclaimer The content of this accredited CE (CME) activity does not necessarily reflect the view or policies of the College of American Pathologists. Disclosure Information Below you will find the financial disclosure relationships for anyone who was able to affect the content of this educational activity. The CAP mitigates all the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals. The following speakers/planners have no financial relationships to disclose: Andrew Tharp, MD Sheila Segura, MD Carrie Phillips, MD Norma Erickson, MA Luis Blanco, Jr., MD The following speakers/planners have the following financial relationships to disclose: Dibson Gondim is an advisor at AstraZeneca Romil Saxena is a consultant at AstraZeneca and Perspectum
The following In-Kind Support has been received for this activity: None The following Commercial Support has been received for this activity: None |
Faculty Bios
Romil Saxena, MD
Dr. Romil Saxena is Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of the Liver Pathology Service, and Director of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA. Dr. Saxena completed fellowships in Liver Pathology at King’s College Hospital, London, Liver Pathology and Gene Therapy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC and in Gastrointestinal Pathology at Yale University Medical Center. She has previously served on the faculty of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. Dr. Saxena has taught numerous courses and given invited talks and lectures globally on liver pathology and liver diseases. She is the author of 150 articles and numerous textbook chapters on liver diseases, including in the 4th and 5th editions of the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Digestive System, and the debut volume on WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors. She is the editor of Practical Hepatic Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach, a popular textbook on liver pathology published by Elsevier, currently in its second edition. She has served, by invitation, on the WHO working group for classification of liver tumors, and as guest editor for an issue of Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology on Liver tumors.Dibson Dibe Gondim, MD
Dr. Gondim serves as Vice Chair of Computational Pathology and Artificial Intelligence and is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. He received his medical degree from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte in Natal, Brazil, and completed his pathology residency and fellowships in Neuropathology and Genitourinary Pathology at Indiana University, followed by a fellowship in Liver and Gastrointestinal Pathology at Saint Louis University.
He is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology, and Clinical Informatics by the American Board of Pathology. His nationally recognized work in pathology informatics and artificial intelligence includes peer-reviewed publications, as well as the USCAP Surgical Pathology Award (2019) and the Association for Pathology Informatics Becich–Friedman Distinguished Oral Presentation Award (2024). Under his leadership, University of Louisville Health became an early adopter of full prospective digitization of glass slides with integrated AI solutions, and he has led the development of web-based platforms and contributed to the acquisition of NSF-supported high-performance computing initiatives that advance clinical care,
Luis Blanco, Jr., MD
Dr. Luis Zabala Blanco Jr. is the Vice Chair of Strategic Engagement for Diagnostic Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, where he serves as the Nordschow Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. His work centers on strengthening the connection between Pathology and Radiology to elevate diagnostic accuracy and patient care.
Dr. Blanco completed his medical training at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, followed by residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Rush University, and fellowships in Breast Pathology at Northwestern University and Gynecologic Pathology at Johns Hopkins. He is a breast and gynecologic pathologist with a long-standing commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration.
Before joining IU in August 2025, he spent more than a decade at Northwestern University, where he led major educational programs as Clerkship Director, Residency Program Director, and Breast Pathology Fellowship Director. His leadership in medical education and clinical expertise have been recognized with invitations to speak at national and international meetings, including the United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, and several international pathology societies.
Today, he will be sharing his perspective on the future of Diagnostic Medicine and the power of intentional collaboration between Pathology and Radiology.
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