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