William A. Rock
PROFESSOR EMERITUS
Education
| Military Service, US Army Reserve, Branch: MC, Rank Col., Retired LTC | 1992 |
| Charity Hospital: New Orleans, LSU Program, Completed Residency: Passed Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Boards, Pathology Residency | 1973 |
| LSU Service, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, MD, Resident Pathology | 1973 |
| Charity Hospital: New Orleans, LSU Program, Completed one year Internship, Internship: Rotating 0 | 1970 |
| Charity Hospital, New Orleans, MD, Intern | 1970 |
| LSU School of Medicine: New Orleans, Louisiana, MD, Medicine | 1969 |
| University of New Orleans, BS, Biology | 1964 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Pathology: Hematology | 05/1979 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Pathology: Anatomic and Clinical | 11/1973 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical Licensure: Louisiana, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners | 06/1969 - 10/2009 |
| Licensure, Medical Licensure: Mississippi, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/1989 - 06/2009 |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| School of Medicine, Department of Pathology |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Rock WA Jr., Oalmann MC, Stary HC, Tracy RE, McMurry MT, Palmer,RW, Welsh RA, Strong JP. A standardized method for evaluating myocardial and coronary artery lesions (appendix). In: The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis, edited by Wissler RW and Greer JC. Baltimore, The Williams and Wilkins Company, pp. 247-260, 1972 | |
| Rock, WA. Jr. Walker, SD Acquired Bleeding Disorders Associated with Disease and Medications. Chapter 30, pp 611-654, in Handbook of Hematologic Pathology, editors; H.Schumacher, WA. Rock,Jr., SA Stass, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000 | |
| Rock, WA. Jr. Baugh, RF Acquired Bleeding Disorders Associated with the Character of the Surgery Chapter 31, pp 655-690 in Handbook of Hematologic Pathology, editors; H.Schumacher, WA. Rock,Jr., SA Stass, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000 | |
| Lobrano A, Blanchard K, Rock W, Johnson W, Schmieg R, Borman K, Araghizadeh F, Minocha A, Abell, TL Assessing Thrombosis Risk in Patients with Idiopathic, Diabetic, and Postsurgical Gastroparesis, Advances in Therapy 23:750-768, 2006 | |
| Palmer RW, Oalmann MC, McMurry MT, Stary HC, Tracy RE, Rock WA, and Strong JP. Atherosclerosis and myocardial lesions in men 25-49 years Circulation 44(Suppl 2): 208, 1971 | |
| Palmer RW, Oalmann MC, McMurry MT, Stary HC, Tracy RE, Rock WA, and Strong JP. Atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and sudden deaths of men 25-49 years. Circulation 44(Suppl 2): 201,1972 | |
| Rock WA. Bleeding disorders in massive blood replacement for trauma Current Concepts in Trauma Care, 6(2): 8-11, Summer 1983 | |
| Rock, WA Jr, Boral LI Blood Product Replacement in Obstetrics and Gynecology, p 71-90, in Advances in Obstetrics and Gynecology, editors; John A. Rock, Sebastian Faro, Norman F.Gant, Ira R. Horowitz, Ana A. Murphy, vol 2, Mosby, St.Louis, Mi 1995 | |
| Scott-Conner, C.E.H., Rigdon, E.E., Rock, W.A. Jr., Mancino, A.T Chapter 19, Hematology in The Physiologic Basis of Surgery, 2nd ed, editors; J. Patrick O'Leary and Lea Rhea Capote, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, 1996 | |
| Arvasthi, D., Rock, WA, Carey, M.E., Farrell, B.S. Coagulation Changes after Experimental Missile Wound to The Brain in The Cat Surg Neurol; 1991, 36:441-4 | |
| Newman WP III, Strong JP, Johnson WD, Oalmann MC, Tracy RE, and Rock WA Community pathology of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in New Orleans: Morphologic findings in young black and white men Lab Invest 44(6): 496-501, 1981 | |
| Newman WP III, Strong JP, Johnson WD, Oalmann MC, Tracy RE, and Rock WA. Community pathology of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in New Orleans: Pathogenic factors and racial comparisons. In: Mason DT, Neri Serneri GG, and Oliver MF, eds. Proceedings of the Florence International Meeting on Myocardial Infarction, Vol. II, Excerpta Medica, pp 748-750, 1979 | |
| Strong JP, Johnson WD, Oalmann MC, Tracy RE, Newman WP, Rock WA, Malcom GT, Kokatnur M, and Toca V. Community pathology of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease in New Orleans: Relation to risk factors to atherosclerotic lesions. In: Gotto AM, Smith LC, and Allen B, eds. Atherosclerosis V: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Atherosclerosis. Springer-Verlag, New York, pp 719-730, 1980 | |
| Oalmann MC, Strong JP, Johnson WD, Newman WP III, Rock WA, and Tracy RE. Community pathology of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease and sudden death: Study methods. In: Mason DT, Neri Serneri GG, and Oliver MF, eds. Proceedings of the Florence International Meeting on Myocardial Infarction, Vol. II, Excerpta Medica, pp 596-598 | |
| Jones,HW, Rock, W.A Jr.., Control of Pelvic Hemorrhage in Te Linde's Operative Gynecology 10th Ed, John A. Rock, and Howard W. Jones, III, Wolters Kluwer/J.B. Lippincott Inc., New York, NY, 2008 | |
| Thompson, JD, Rock, W.A., Wiskind, A Control of Pelvic Hemorrhage: Blood Component Therapy and Hemorrhagic Shock in Te Linde's Operative Gynecology 7th Ed, John Thompson, and John Rock Editors, J.B. Lippincott Inc., New York, NY, 1992. | |
| Thompson, JD, Rock, W.A., Wiskind, A Control of Pelvic Hemorrhage: Blood Component Therapy and Hemorrhagic Shock, in Te Linde's Operative Gynecology 8th Ed, John A. Rock, and John D. Thompson, Editors, J.B. Lippincott Inc., New York, NY, 1997 | |
| Thompson, JD, Rock, W.A Control of Pelvic Hemorrhage: Blood Component Therapy and Hemorrhagic Shock, in Te Linde's Operative Gynecology 9th Ed, John A. Rock, and John D. Thompson, Editors, J.B. Lippincott Inc., New York, NY, 2003 | |
| Strong JP, Oalmann MC, Newman WP, Tract RE, Malcolm GT, Johnson WD, McMahan LH, Rock WA, Guzman MA. Coronary heart disease in young black and white males in New Orleans: Community Pathology American Heart Journal 108: 747-759, 1984 | |
| Yablon SA, Rock Jr, WA, Nick TG, Sherer M, McGrath CM, Goodson KH Deep Vein Thrombosis: Prevalence and risk factors in rehabilitation admissions with brain injury. Neurology 63:485-491, 2004 | |
| Rock WA, Grogan JE Demand vs. need vs. physician prerogatives in the use of the white blood cell differential. JAMA 249:613-616, 1983 | |
| Rock WA Jr., Miale JB, Johnson WD Detection of abnormal cells in white cell differentials: Comparison of the Hematrak Automated System with manual methods. Am J Clin Path, 81:233-236, 1984 | |
| Rock WA Jr., Lillie RD, Henderson R Diazo methylene violet as a protein reagent Stain Tech 43-44(4): 240, 1968 | |
| Brandt J., Triplett, D.A., Rock, WA, Bovill, E.G., Arkin, E.F Effect of Lupus Anticoagulants on the Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Arch Pathol Lab Med 115: 109-114, 1991 | |
| Brandt JT, Arkin, C, Bovil, E., Rock,WA. Triplett, D Evaluation of APTT Reagents Sensitivity to F IX and F XI Assay Performance Arch Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, 114:135-141, 1990 | |
| Rock WA Jr Factor V deficiency, Thrombosis and Hemostasis (TH 83-5). ASCP Check Sample, Chicago, IL, 1983 | |
| Brandt J, Triplett D, Musgrave K, Arkin C, Bovill E, Lucas F, Rock WA Factor VIII assays: Assessment of variables. Arch Pathol Lab Med 112: 7-12, 1988 | |
| Arkin, CF, Bovill, EG, Brandt, JT, Rock, WA, Triplett, DA Factors Affecting the Performance of Factor VIII Coagulant Assays: Result of Proficiency Screenings of the College of American Pathology Arch. Pathol. Lab Med. 116:908-915, 1992 | |
| Johnson WD, Oalmann MC, Strong JP, Newman WP III, and Rock WA Implications of pathologic findings for the prevention of sudden death in premature coronary heart disease. In: Mason DT, Neri Serneri GG, and Oliver MF, eds. Proceedings of the Florence International Meeting on Myocardial Infarction, Vol. II, Excerpta Medica, pp 599-601, 1979 | |
| Boudreau DA, Rock WA Jr In vitro aggregation of normal platelets: A hypothetical first approximation model for light extinction in platelet rich plasma, Hemostasis 16:1-7, 1986 | |
| Rock WA Jr Laboratory assessment of coagulation disorders in liver disease in symposium on coagulation D. Triplett, ed.Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, 4: 419-442, W.B. Saunders, New York, 1984 | |
| Cook, JA, Rock, WA Jr Laboratory Instrumentation, Reagents, Methods, and Patient Sample as Variables in Coagulation, Chapter 25, pp 521-546 in Handbook of Hematologic Pathology, editors; H. Schumacher, WA. Rock,Jr., SA Stass, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000 | |
| Carpenter,MA, Crow,R, Steefes,M, Rock, WA, Heilbraun,J, Evans,G, Skelton,T, Jensen,R, Sarpong,D Laboratory, Reading Center, and Coordinating Center Data Management Methods in the Jackson Heart Study, Am J Med Sci, 328:131-144, 2004 | |
| Rock WA, Johnson WD Letter to Editor. Authors Reply: Acceptable Cost Am J Clin Path 82: 507-508, 1984 | |
| Rock WA, Johnson WD Letter to Editor. Authors Reply: More Information Needed. Am J Clin Path, 82: 508-509, 1984 | |
| Rock WA Jr. , Meeks,GR Managing Anemia and Blood loss in Elective Gynecologic Surgery Patients. J of Reproductive Med 46: 507-514, 2001 (Supplement) | |
| Lincoln AU, Dockery JR, Long CA, Rock, WA Jr., Cowan BD Maternal serum creatine kinase does not predict tubal pregnancy J of Assisted Reproduction & Genetics 13:702-704, 1996 | |
| Strong JP, Tracy RE, Newman WP III, Rock WA, Oalmann MC, and Johnson W. Myocardial infarction in patients with patent coronary bed - A pathologist's viewpoint. In: Mason DT, Neri Serneri GG, and Oliver MF, Eds. Proceedings of the Florence International Meeting on Myocardial Infarction, Vol. II, Excerpta Medica, pp. 647-659, 1979 | |
| Gordon DL, Rock WA Jr., Uschmann H, Nonatherosclerotic Causes of stroke: Diagnosis and Management of Hypercoagulable States Chapter 15, pp 251-275 in Management of Ischemic Stroke, editor; Stanley N Cohen, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000 | |
| Bovil, E. Triplett, D., Arkin, C., Brandt, J., Rock, WA., Performance and Standardization of Fibrinogen Assays: The College of American Pathologist Experience (CAP). Fibrinolysis Supplement 3, 4:7, 1990 | |
| Thomas KR, Mason DL, Rock WA Jr. Randomized blinded study of aprotinin infusion for liver crush injuries in the pig model. American Surgeon. 63:113-120, 1999 | |
| Chauhan SP, Meydrech EF, Morrison, JC, Magann EF, Rock WA Remote umbilical arterial blood pH analysis: accuracy,utility, and limitations. AM J Perinatol, 14:39-43, 1997 | |
| Schumacher, Harold R., William A. Rock, Jr. and Sanford A Stass editors. Handbook of Hematologic Pathology, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000 | |
| Johnson WD, Strong JP, Oalmann WP, Newman WP III, Tracy RE, and Rock WA. Sudden death from coronary heart disease in young men. Archives of Path and Lab Med 105: 227-232, 1981 | |
| Rock JA, Rock WA, Rary J. Testicular morphology of the 47XXY fetus at 20 weeks gestation Int. J Gynoncol Obstet 20: 261-263, 1982 | |
| Rock, WA,Jr. The Decision Process in the Laboratory Diagnosis and Management of Bleeding and Clotting Disorders Chapter 26, pp 547-558, in Handbook of Hematologic Pathology, editors; H.Schumacher, WA. Rock,Jr., SA Stass, Marcel Dekker, New York, 2000 | |
| Pryor ,JA., Cooper, KR., Bass, JD., Hampton, HL., Rock, WA JR., Morrison, JC., The Effect of Levenogesterol (NorplantR) Contraception on Coagulation as Measured by Antithrombin-III Levels J MSMA,37:777-779, 1996 | |
| Gawoski JM, Arkin CF, Bovill T, Brandt J, Rock WA., Triplett DA The effects of heparin on the activated partial thromboplastin time of the College of American Pathologists survey specimens. Arch Pathol Lab Med, 111: 785-790, 1987 | |
| in Te Linde's Operative Gynecology 7th Ed, John Thompson, and John Rock Editors, J.B. Lippincott Inc., New York, NY, 1992. The Laboratory Diagnosis and Management of Bleeding and Clotting Problems in the Burned Patient in Problems in General Surgery editor Carol Scott-Connor MD PhD, vol 11, pp 753-768, 1994, J.B. Lippincott Co. | |
| Peterson P, Hayes TE, Arkin CF, Bovill EG, Fairweather RB, Rock WA Jr., Triplett DA, Brandt JT, The Preoperative Bleeding Time Test Lacks Clinical Benefit, College of American Pathologists’ and American Society of Clinical Pathologists’ Position Article Arch Surg. 1998;133:134-139 | |
| Arkin, CF, Bovill, EG, Brandt, J, Rock, WA, Triplett, DA. Value Assignment and Calibration of the Factor VIII Reference Material of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Thrombosis and Hemostasis 65(6): 908, 1991 | |
Abstracts | |
| Kolb JC, Keith JC, Cox RD, Rock WA Jr. A Computerized Medical Record Can Enhance Enrollment in Prospective Studies SAEM 2002 Annual Meeting Abstracts | |
| Majumdar S, Herrington B, Breland T, Smith MG, Megason GC, Rock WA Jr. A Rare Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Patient with Hemoglobin SC Disease Associated with Transiently Elevated Poster: 29th Annual Meeting of the National Sickle Cell Disease Program, April 8-12, 2006, Memphis, TN | |
| Rock WA Jr, Oalmann MC, Stary HC, Tracy RE, McMurry MT, Palmer RW, Welsh RA, and Strong JP. A standardized method for evaluating myocardial and coronary artery lesions. Proceedings of Symposium on Arteriosclerosis. AAPD. Montreal, Canada, 1971 | |
| Blanchard K, Rock W Jr., Schmieg, R, Araghizadeh F, Borman K, Abell TL Abstracts: 2004, J of Invest Med, 2004 | |
| Rock WA Jr, Oalmann MC, Stary HC, Tracy RE, McMurry MT, Palmer RW, Welsh RA, and Strong JP Application of a standardized objective method for evaluating myocardial and coronary artery lesions. Lab Invest 24(5): 444, 1971 | |
| Rock, WA, Jr., Heath, B.J., Warren, E.T., Dhillon, R.K., Application of the Hepchektm Heparin Absorbing Filter in the Rapid Documentation of Residual Heparin in Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Congenital Heart Surgery Thromb Haemostas 69 (6). 1119 (1993) | |
| Oalmann MC, Palmer RW, Stary HC, Tracy RE, Rock WA, and Strong JP Atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, serum cholesterol, and fatty acids in men 25-44 years Circulation 44(Suppl 4):9, 46th Scientific Session, American Heart Association, 1973. | |
| Hollier LH, Boston RC, Gonzalez FM, Rock WA, and Pearson JE Causes of thrombosis in angio-access models in the goat Trans Am Soc Artificial Intern Organs, 1980 | |
| Rock WA, Gonzalez FM, Batson RC, Hollier LH, and Pearson JE Characterization of the goat in blood access thrombosis as a model for hypercoagulability Am Soc of Artificial Intern Organs, 8: 19, 1979 | |
| Newman WP, Strong JP, Oalmann MC, Johnson WD, Tracy RE, Rock WA Community pathology of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Relationship of obesity as judged at autopsy 19th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. March 19-21, 1979 | |
| Newman WP, Oalmann MC, Strong JP, Tracy RE, Rock WA, Johnson WD Community pathology of atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, and sudden death in men 25-44 years of age. 18th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. Orlando, Florida, March 13-18, 1978 | |
| Newman WP, Strong JP, Johnson W, Oalmann MC, Tracy RE, and Rock WA Community pathology of coronary heart disease and sudden death in young men. Lab Invest 44(1): 47A-48A, 1981 | |
| Rock WA, Oalmann MC, and Strong JP. Community pathology of myocardial lesions in men 25-44 years. Lab Invest 32(3):433, 1975 | |
| Newman WP, Strong JP, Oalmann MC, Tracy RE, Rock WA Community pathology study of atherosclerosis and myocardial lesions in young black and white men. IAP San Francisco, March 1978 | |
| Hudson AR, Rock Jr WA, Morrison JC Effect of Red Cell Antibodies in the Crossmatch to Transfusion Ratio in Obstetric and Gynecologic Patients Tri-State (Ala,Ms,La) Pathology Meeting, Jackson, MS, May 1996 | |
| Mohundro MM, Hood EH, Rock WAJr., Elkins SL Evaluation of Antiphospholipid Testing in Anticoagulated Patients: Poster: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists December 11, New Orleans, 2003 | |
| Yablon SA, Rock WA Jr., Ng WK, McGrath, CM Evidence for an acute-phase hypercoagulable state as a major risk factor for venous thromboembolic disease among rehabilitation admissions with acquired brain injury Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2000;79204-5 | |
| Arkin, CF, Bovill, EG, Brandt, J, Rock, WA, Triplett, DA Factors Affecting The Interlaboratory Variation of Factor VIII Coagulant Assays: Results of a Proficiency Survey of the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Thrombosis and Hemostasis 65(6): 908, 1991 | |
| Rock WA Jr., Moore AS, Moore PJ, Johnson WD Highly Sensitive And Specific Test Panel Results In An Improved Laboratory Diagnosis of the Lupus Anticoagulant 1998-2004 J of Thromb Haemost, 2005; 3 (Supplement 1), Abst | |
| Blanchard K, Rock, W Jr., Schmieg R, Araghizadeh F, Borman K, Minocha A, Abell TL Hypercoagulability is overwhelmingly present (93%) in patients with severe gastroparesis DDW: May 15-20, 2004, New Orleans, La, Gastroenterology | |
| Gordon DL, Ryder D, Rock, WA Jr., Hypercoagulable States and Stroke in Young Adults J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 5:108, 1995 | |
| Gordon,DL, Rock Jr. WA, Reynolds,PS, Roach, CA Hypercoagulable States and Stroke in Young Adults: A Possible Explanation for the Stroke Belt, Neurology 52: Supl 2 , 1999 | |
| Rock WA, Pearce CW, Weichert RF, Johnson W Indicators for increased risk for excessive bleeding after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 58(1): 71, 1987 | |
| Baugh,RF, Rock WA Invitro evaluation of individual in vivo heparinization requirements Thrombosis and Hemostasis 62(1):526, 1989 | |
| Batson RC, Hollier LH, Gonzalez FM, Rock WA, and Pearson JE Long term hemodynamic studies of angioaccess models in the goat Am Soc of Artificial - Intern Organs, 8: 18, 1979 | |
| Rock Jr.WA, Gordon DL, Reynolds PS, Markers for Hypercoagulability in Patients Suspected of Cerebral Ischemia, Thrombos Haemost, Supplement: p113, 1999 | |
| Lincoln,SR, Dockery,JR, Long,CA, Rock, WA, Cowan, BD Maternal Serum Creatine Kinase Does Not Predict Tubal Pregnancy. Society for Gynecologic Investigation Chicago, Illinois, March 1995 | |
| Strong JP, Newman WP, Tracy RE, Rock WA, and Oalmann MC Myocardial infarction in patients with patent coronary arteries. Lab Invest 42(1): 58, 1980 | |
| Palmer RW, Oalmann MC, Stary HC, Tracy RE, McMurry MT, Rock WA, Welsh RA, and Strong JP. Myocardial lesions in Caucasian and Negro men 25-49 years of age. International Symposium on Atherosclerosis, Toronto, Canada, 1971 | |
| Blanchard K, RockW Jr., Schmieg R, Abell TL Patients with the symptoms of severe gastroparesis have a high incidence of hypercoagulable states Am J Gastroenterol 2003;98 (9):S53 | |
| Bovill, E.G., Arkin, C.F., Brandt, J., Brown, L., Fairweather, R., Hayes, T.E., Rock, WA, Triplett, D.A. Performance Characteristics of Fibrinogen Assays For Plasmas With High Fibrinogen Levels: Results of the Collage of American Pathologists (CAP) Proficiency Testing Program 1991-92, Thromb Haemostas 69 (6), 664, (1993) | |
| Yablon SA, McGrath CM, Rock WA Jr. Phelgmasia cerulea dolens following recent negative sonographic admission screening: Concurrence of premorbid and acquired hypercoagulaable factors after traumatic brain injury Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999;80:1132 | |
| Oalmann MC, Palmer RW, McMurry MT, Stary HC, Tracy RE, Rock WA, Welsh RA, and Strong JP. Sudden deaths in men 25-49 years Circulation 44(Suppl 2): 87, 1971 | |
| Lobrano A, Minocha A, Abell T, Rock W Jr., Johnson, W, The Presence of Overlap syndromes in patients with gastroparesis and correlation with hypercoagulable states in gastroparesis 2nd Annual Research Day, Dept Medicine, Jackson, MS, May 11, 2006 | |
| Badr A, Esposito D, Rock W, Quin D, Parent A Thromboelastogram as a screening tool for hypercoagulability in traumatic brain injury April 2, 2004, 24th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Yablon SA, McGrath CM, Rock WA,Jr, Venous thromboembolic disease among neurorehabilitation admissions with acquired brain injury: Incidence, risk factors, and diagnosis with D-dimer assay Neurorehab Neural Rep 1999;13:46 | |
| Yablon S, Esposito D, Badr A, Sherer M, Lee J, Goodson K, Spinoza F, Rock, WA Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Neurorehabilitation Admissions with Acquired Brain Injury: Impact of Acute-Care Hospital Screening Arch Phys Med Rehabil 87: page E23, October 2006 | |
Presentations
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Assessnebt of Thrombosis Risk in the Vascular Surgery Patient, UMC Dept of Surgery, Jackson, Ms | 10/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Warfarin Therapy/Sensitivity and Genetic Testing:, Siemens Educational Symposium, New Orleans | 08/2008 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, How to Use Coagulation Testing, Emma Sadler Moss, MD Lectureship: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La | 02/2008 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Assessing Platelet Function: Right Now vs. Next Week, Dade Behring, New Orleans, Louisiana | 07/2006 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Plasminoen Activator Inhibitor-1: Application to Thombosis Risk Assessment, Ms-La Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, Jackson, Ms | 04/2006 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| America's Top Physicians: Pathology, Consumer's Research Council of America | |
| The Wm Rock, Jr. MD: LSU Professorship in Clinical Pathology, LSU Heath Sciences Center Medical Foundation: New Orleans | |
| CAP Appreciation Award, College of American Pathologists | |
| America's Top Physicians: Pathology, Consumers' Research Council of America | |
| Heathcare Visionary Award, Mississippi Blood Services |
Professional Membership and Service
| College of American Pathologists: Deputy Comm. Acreditation, Deputy Commissioner for The Inter-Regional Gorup, Accredit Laboratories | 1994 - 2011 |
| Mississippi Blood Services, Board of Directors of a Company | 1992 - 2011 |
| Mississippi State Medical Socienty, Member | 1989 - 2011 |
| American Journal Of Clinical Pathology, Editor, Journal Editor, Editorial Board | 1987 - 2011 |
| International Society for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Member | 1986 - 2011 |
Committee Service
| The University Hospitals and Clinics - Trauma, Member | 2000 - 2011 |
| The University Hospitals and Clinics - Blood Transfusion, Member | 1992 - 2011 |
Other Service
| Board of DIr Friends of Rowland Medical Library, Member | 2008 - 12/2011 |
Residency Training
| Pathology Residency Training Program, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 1989 - 07/2011 |