Another pathologist has passed away from covid

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from ASC

It is with great sadness that I report that Dr. Prabodh Gupta passed away.

Dr. Prabodh Gupta MBBS, MD, FIAC was Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of Cytopathology and Cytometry Laboratory and the Fellowship Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine until he retired in 2015. Born in India, he trained at the Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston and The Johns Hopkins Hospital Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore serving on the faculty for nearly two decades before moving to Penn in 1988. Dr. Gupta demonstrated exemplary dedication and commitment to education. Many of his mentees occupy senior positions in the most prestigious medical centers.



Dr. Gupta participated in numerous national and international scientific gatherings and delivered over two hundred lectures, workshops, seminars and visiting professorships. Dr. Gupta served as ASC President in 1996. Besides the ASC, he served in various positions of responsibilities in a number of professional organizations including the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health, the World Health Organization and the United Nations. He was a member of the board of examiners of the International Academy of Cytology. He published nearly 250 scientific articles and chapters encompassing gynecologic, pulmonary, urothelial diseases, FNAs, and fundamentals and basic concepts of cytopathology. He published “The Basic Concepts and Fundamentals of Cytopathology” co-authored by Dr. Zubair Baloch. Dr. Gupta has received numerous honors including the teaching award from the University of Pennsylvania and the most prestigious Papanicolaou Award in 2001 and the Excellence in Education Award in 2011 of the American Society of Cytopathology. Dr. Gupta recently moved to Houston to be near his daughter and grandchildren. Dr. Gupta passed away due to complication with COVID-19.



During this time, our thoughts and prayers are with his family, mentees, and friends.

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[LADoc00]

Hope he had a great fulfilling life. Will raise a glass of bourbon 🥃 after my workout to him.

 

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Bhuiya - Dr. Tawfiqul age 63 Professor and Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, succumbed to COVID-19 on Sunday, December 13, 2020 after a 4-week illness. Dr. Bhuiya was a towering figure at Northwell Health. He received his MBBS from the Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1980, and after a Rotatory Internship at the same institution, arrived in July 1983 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center as Resident and Chief Resident in Pathology (1983-1988), then as Fellow in Surgical Pathology and Hematology (1988-1992). After an obligate two years as Junior Consultant Pathologist at Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh (1992-1994), Dr. Bhuiya came back to Northwell to stay (1994-2020). He first was Assistant Professor and Attending Pathologist and then starting in 2003, Associate Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Pathology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. With formation of the integrated Northwell Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in 2009, Dr. Bhuiya became system Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology (2009-2020). In the latter capacity, he oversaw the growth of Anatomic Pathology Services at Northwell to become one of the major such academic programs in the country. In 2015 he was promoted to the rank of Professor of Pathology in the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.Dr. Bhuiya had impact on every aspect of Pathology across Northwell Health. The central Anatomic Pathology Services unit he directed was a direct provider of subspecialty pathology services to the Northwell Central Region, and provided real-time support to Pathology in the rest of the health system through real-time subspecialty consultation. Dr. Bhuiya himself was an outstanding diagnostic pathologist, specializing in Breast Pathology but with excellence across the breadth of Anatomic Pathology. He was a physician, scholar and educator of the first order. Countless colleagues across the health system and beyond depended on him for care of their patients. He chaired the major health system committees for Quality in Pathology Services, and was member of the Northwell Interdisciplinary Breast Cancer Committee since its inception in 2009. He was member of the national Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology (ADASP), Past-President of the New York Chapter of the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMANA), and Past-Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee of the Nassau County Society of Pathologists. First and foremost, he was a friend, mentor, and colleague. His gracious spirit, indefatigable optimism, and caring touched all who had the privilege of working with him. Dr. Bhuiya is survived by his wife, Dr. Naeema Bhuiya, and by his son Tanzim Bhuiya and daughter Sabreen Bhuiya, both of whom are following in their father's footsteps, attending medical school at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Donations may be made in his name to the Pathology Education Fund, Northwell Health Foundation, at give.northwell.edu.

 

[LADoc00]

My late night eulogy to Dr. Gupta got out of hand and I have a bad hangover now. But salud!