UP Chiefs
Abby L. Maizel, MD, PhD
CEO, Pathologist-in-Chief at Roger Williams Medical Center;
Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Southcoast Hospitals Group.
A graduate from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Maizel completed his residency and fellowship at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Maizel is board-certified in anatomic pathology and currently serves as Pathologist-in-Chief at Roger Williams Medical Center (RWMC) in Providence, RI, and Chair of Southcoast Hospitals Group in Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham, MA.
Jila Khorsand, MD
Pathologist-in-Chief at Westerly Hospital;
Vice Chair of Southcoast Hospitals Group.
A graduate of Tehran University, Tehran, Iran, Dr. Khorsand completed her residency at the University of Connecticut and fellowships at MD Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute. Dr. Khorsand is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. She currently serves as Pathologist-in-Chief at Westerly Hospital in Westerly, RI and Vice Chair of Southcoast Hospitals Group in Fall River, New Bedford and Wareham, MA.
Thomas C. King, MD, PhD
Pathologist-in-Chief at Backus Hospital
A graduate of Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. King completed his residency at Washington University Medical Center. He is board-certified in anatomic pathology and specializes in molecular diagnostics and hematopathology. He is Pathologist-in-Chief at Backus Hospital in Norwich, CT.
Jenny Qi, MD, PhD
Pathologist-in-Chief at Landmark Medical Center
A graduate of University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Dr. Qi completed her residency and fellowships at Hartford Hospital. Dr. Qi is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and specializes in cytopathology. Dr. Qi currently serves as Pathologist-in-Chief at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, RI.
Paul Ferbend, DO
A graduate of Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Ferbend completed his residency at Loyola and Northwestern Universities and his fellowships at Northwestern University, and Harvard University. Dr. Ferbend is board-certified in anatomic pathology and his area of specialty includes hematopathology, and surgical pathology. Dr. Ferbend currently serves as Pathologist-in-Chief at Morton Hospital and Medical Center in Taunton, MA.
John P. Athans, MD
A graduate from Dartmouth College.
Dr. Athans completed his residency at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, MA. He is board-certified in clinical and anatomic pathology. Dr. Athans currently serves as Pathologist-in-Chief at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, CT.