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In Memoriam: Alexander Meisels, MD
volume LI | Number 6 | NovEMBEr 2014
In Memoriam
Alexander Meisels, CM, MD, FrCPC, FIAC | (1926-2014) Association of Pathologists (1988 1989), Sadly, Dr. Alexander Meisels, a pillar and President of the American Society of of the international cytology community, Cytopathology (ASC, 1991-1992). He was passed away on September 23rd. Secretary or President of six International Born in Berlin, Germany, he received Congresses of Cytology (Miami 1974, his early schooling in Paris, France, and Tokyo 1977, Munich 1980, Montreal 1983, later attended the National University of Brussels 1986, and Buenos Aires 1989). He Mexico, where he obtained his BSc and was Editor of Acta Cytologica and a member MD. He specialized first in diagnostic of the Editorial Board of CytoJournal and cytology at the National Cancer Institute Cancer Cytopathology, and a member or of Mexico and later in pathology at Laval honorary member of many national and University, Quebec, Canada. He became international scientific societies. He is the Assistant Professor of Pathology and Head author of over 140 publications in the field of of the Cytodiagnostic Laboratory at Laval cytopathology and cancer, including books: University in 1960, where he also founded Dr. Meisels presenting Jacalyn Papillo, CT(ASCP) Cytopathology of the Uterine Cervix (ASCP the School of Cytotechnology. Named with the 1992 President’s Award at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting in Quebec Press, Chicago, 1991), Cytopathology of the Associate Professor in 1965, he became a Uterus (ASCP Press, 1997) and Modern full professor in 1968. In 1970 he was named Head of Cytopathology at the CHA Uterine Cytopathology (ASCP Press 2006). Dr. Meisels research interest was the viral etiology of cervical (Centre hospitalier affilié with Laval University) in Quebec City with an annual volume of about 160,000 cytology specimens. cancer. His publications on the Human Papillomavirus (1976 ) From 1978 to 1995, he was Head of the Department of Anatomic were the first to relate this virus to genital cancer and stimulated Pathology and Cytology at the same institution. The School of the interest in this field, which has not abated since then. He Cytotechnology “Alexander Meisels” functioned within that has also worked extensively on detection of carcinoma of the Department and was part of the course in Medical Technology of endometrium, the breast, and the lung, among others. He lectured in four languages, on average at ten major the Sainte-Foy College until 2001. He was certified in Anatomic Pathology by the Quebec cytopathology events each year, including all the International Corporation of Physicians and Surgeons, the Royal College of Tutorials of Cytology and many national and international Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of congresses and courses. Pathology. He was the recipient of numerous international awards and Dr.Meisels was treasurer and Past President of the International distinctions, to highlight a few: The Maurice Goldblatt Cytology Academy of Cytology (IAC), previously Secretary Treasurer of Award of the IAC (1975), The Silver Medal of the City of Paris the IAC (1971-1986), twice President of the Canadian Society of (1977), the Papanicolaou Award of the ASC (1982), and a Cytology (1966-1967 and 1978-1979), President of the Canadian Member of the Order of Canada (2000).
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Submit your abstracts at cytopathologymeeting.org
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2015
NOVEMBER 13-16 | 2015 HYATT REGENCY | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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In Memoriam
Alexander Meisels, CM, MD, FrCPC, FIAC | (1926-2014) Association of Pathologists (1988 1989), Sadly, Dr. Alexander Meisels, a pillar and President of the American Society of of the international cytology community, Cytopathology (ASC, 1991-1992). He was passed away on September 23rd. Secretary or President of six International Born in Berlin, Germany, he received Congresses of Cytology (Miami 1974, his early schooling in Paris, France, and Tokyo 1977, Munich 1980, Montreal 1983, later attended the National University of Brussels 1986, and Buenos Aires 1989). He Mexico, where he obtained his BSc and was Editor of Acta Cytologica and a member MD. He specialized first in diagnostic of the Editorial Board of CytoJournal and cytology at the National Cancer Institute Cancer Cytopathology, and a member or of Mexico and later in pathology at Laval honorary member of many national and University, Quebec, Canada. He became international scientific societies. He is the Assistant Professor of Pathology and Head author of over 140 publications in the field of of the Cytodiagnostic Laboratory at Laval cytopathology and cancer, including books: University in 1960, where he also founded Dr. Meisels presenting Jacalyn Papillo, CT(ASCP) Cytopathology of the Uterine Cervix (ASCP the School of Cytotechnology. Named with the 1992 President’s Award at the 41st Annual Scientific Meeting in Quebec Press, Chicago, 1991), Cytopathology of the Associate Professor in 1965, he became a Uterus (ASCP Press, 1997) and Modern full professor in 1968. In 1970 he was named Head of Cytopathology at the CHA Uterine Cytopathology (ASCP Press 2006). Dr. Meisels research interest was the viral etiology of cervical (Centre hospitalier affilié with Laval University) in Quebec City with an annual volume of about 160,000 cytology specimens. cancer. His publications on the Human Papillomavirus (1976 ) From 1978 to 1995, he was Head of the Department of Anatomic were the first to relate this virus to genital cancer and stimulated Pathology and Cytology at the same institution. The School of the interest in this field, which has not abated since then. He Cytotechnology “Alexander Meisels” functioned within that has also worked extensively on detection of carcinoma of the Department and was part of the course in Medical Technology of endometrium, the breast, and the lung, among others. He lectured in four languages, on average at ten major the Sainte-Foy College until 2001. He was certified in Anatomic Pathology by the Quebec cytopathology events each year, including all the International Corporation of Physicians and Surgeons, the Royal College of Tutorials of Cytology and many national and international Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of congresses and courses. Pathology. He was the recipient of numerous international awards and Dr.Meisels was treasurer and Past President of the International distinctions, to highlight a few: The Maurice Goldblatt Cytology Academy of Cytology (IAC), previously Secretary Treasurer of Award of the IAC (1975), The Silver Medal of the City of Paris the IAC (1971-1986), twice President of the Canadian Society of (1977), the Papanicolaou Award of the ASC (1982), and a Cytology (1966-1967 and 1978-1979), President of the Canadian Member of the Order of Canada (2000).
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS Submit your abstracts at cytopathologymeeting.org
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2015
NOVEMBER 13-16 | 2015 HYATT REGENCY | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
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