Women's Health Pioneering Physician Recognized by the College of American Pathologists as Pathologist of the Year

National Medical Association Honors Stanley J. Robboy, MD, FCAP, for his contributions to patient care and the specialty of pathology

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Sep 10, 2014, 12:30 ET

NORTHFIELD, Ill., Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Stanley J. Robboy, MD, FCAP, of Durham, North Carolina, was named the 2014 Pathologist of the Year by the College of American Pathologists (CAP). Dr. Robboy was honored at the CAP annual conference, CAP'14—THE Pathologists Meeting™, taking place today through Sept. 10 in Chicago.

CAP President Gene N. Herbek, MD, FCAP, congratulates Stanley J. Robboy, MD, FCAP, who was named CAP Pathologist of the Year at the College of American Pathologists' annual meeting on Sept. 7, 2014. (PRNewsFoto/CAP)

Stanley J. Robboy, MD, FCAP, was named CAP Pathologist of the Year at College of American Pathologists' annual meeting on Sept. 7, 2014. (PRNewsFoto/CAP)

Dr. Robboy received the award, the CAP's highest honor, for his leadership and significant contributions to patient care through his more than 40 years of service to the CAP, serving as the College's 32^nd president and as chair, vice chair, and member of numerous project teams, committees, and councils.

"It is an honor to recognize Dr. Stanley Robboy with the CAP Pathologist of the Year award for commitment to advancing the specialty and to improving patient care," said CAP President Gene N. Herbek, MD, FCAP. "As a noted expert in women's health issues, Dr. Robboy's contributions have resulted in more accurate diagnoses and appropriate treatments, helping women to live healthier lives."

As a professor and the vice chairman in the Department of Pathology and a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Robboy has devoted much of his career to advancing accuracy in women's health. He pioneered unraveling of the story of DES (diethylstilbestrol), a drug administered during the 1940s and 1950s to women with high-risk pregnancy; a small percentage of the exposed daughters developed vaginal cancer several decades later. Dr. Robboy was the senior author and now editor emeritus of the noted pathology textbook, Robboy's Pathology of the Female Reproductive Tract.

"There's no better way to care for patients than through the understanding of disease and the discovery of better ways to decipher the underlying etiology. It's this understanding that leads to better diagnoses and treatments for patients," said Dr. Robboy.

After his training at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Dr. Robboy went on to become an attending pathologist there and also associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Robboy is a well-known lecturer in gynecologic pathology.

Role of the Pathologist
Sometimes called the "doctor's doctor," pathologists are physicians who use laboratory medicine to examine cells, tissues, and body fluids to identify and diagnose disease, from pre-birth to after death. They work with other physicians on the patient care team to guide treatment for medical conditions, from diabetes to cancer.

About the College of American Pathologists
As the leading organization with more than 18,000 board-certified pathologists, the College of American Pathologists (CAP) serves patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. The CAP's Laboratory Improvement Programs, initiated 65 years ago, currently has customers in more than 100 countries, accrediting 7,600 laboratories and providing proficiency testing to 20,000 laboratories worldwide. Find more information about the CAP at cap.org. Follow CAP on Twitter: @pathologists.

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