{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Sarcoma Pathology with Dr. Valerie Fitzhugh","description":" Dr. Fitzhugh is an associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She is an expert in the pathology of sarcomas. Dr. Fitzhugh also has interests in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of Black and other underrepresented groups in medicine to pathology as well as racial disparities in treating patients. Dr. Fitzhugh is a celebrity pathologist and has >21,000 followers on Twitter - find her at @DrFNA. And check out her article: Through My Eyes: The experience of a Black woman in pathology In this episode we talk about all things sarcoma pathology and also Dr. Fitzhugh's unique experience as a Black woman pathologist and her platform #blacklivesmatter   We discuss: 5:30 what does a pathologist do?   12:30 why pathology diagnosis takes time and the steps pathologists take to determine sarcoma type   14:00 why second opinions are needed   16:30 The variety of sarcoma tumors    18:00 why it is so important to get the diagnosis right    19:00 pathologists have big hearts   22:18 : breaking down IHC\/working up a tumor   25:30 growing and karyotyping tumors and genomics   30:00 FISH breakdown   33:15 why is tissue an issue?   34:45  Sarcoma is a team sport and including families    38:15 how is pathology changing with new technology    43:00 Dr. Fitzhugh platform - women of color in medicine    44:00 Convincing minority children pathology is where they want to be - letting future generations know the role of a pathologist   46:30 meaningful impact of having black role models in pathology    49:45 Dr. Fitzhugh finding her voice   50:25 Trolls on Twitter and assigning value to black people   54:00 Bubba Watson update   music: Rospigg photo: CDC ","author_name":"Sarcoma Sisters","author_url":"http:\/\/sarcomasisters.libsyn.com\/website","html":"