Associate Professor and Director of Molecular Pathology
Cinncinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Mason, Ohio, United States
Somak Roy, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). He serves as the Director of Molecular Pathology in the Division of Pathology at CCHMC. Dr. Roy is a board-certified molecular and anatomic pathologist. In his prior role he served as the Director of Molecular Informatics, Genetics Services, and MGP fellowship program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). His clinical and translational work focuses on the following; 1) Use of modern computational infrastructure and innovative software technology for high-throughput sequence analysis, genomic data visualization, and optimizing molecular laboratory workflow. 2) Development of clinical molecular tests for cancer genomics using high throughput sequencing technologies with emphasis on pediatric and young adult tumors. Since 2014, he has been a member of the Informatics Subdivision in the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP). He served as a representative to the Clinical Practice and Program Committees and is currently the Chair of the Informatics Subdivision at AMP. Dr. Roy has been and is currently involved in several national working groups related to molecular diagnostics, informatics, and bioinformatics. Dr. Roy completed medical school training at Seth G.S Medical College, Mumbai, followed by pathology residency training at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Upon arrival to the United States, he completed an anatomic pathology residency from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and fellowships in Molecular and Genitourinary Pathology from the same institution.
AMP Clinical Bioinformatician Body of Knowledge
Friday, November 22, 2024
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM PST
Saturday, November 23, 2024
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PST
Saturday, November 23, 2024
5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PST