Raj Dash for CAP President-Elect

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Raj Dash, MD

I am Raj Dash, Professor of Pathology at Duke University and a member of the CAP Board of Governors. I am running to serve as President-Elect of the College of American Pathologists.

Pathology is changing fast: digital workflows, artificial intelligence, new payment pressures, and a new generation of pathologists who expect the College to keep pace. I want CAP to meet that moment by building on our greatest strength, our people, and connecting them to the laboratories and customers we serve.

As Vice-Chair for Anatomic Pathology and Informatics at Duke, I work hand in hand with the community practice groups at Duke Regional, Duke Raleigh, and Duke Health Lake Norman, and I helped lead the laboratory system go-lives at Duke Raleigh and Duke Regional. I actively sign out cases, with a specialty focus on breast pathology and cytopathology, and I will continue to do so for at least the next 10 years. That commitment keeps me in touch with what matters most to practicing pathologists. I have built systems and practices for community settings, not only for a tertiary center.

At a glance

  • Practicing pathologist and practice leader. I actively sign out cases, specializing in breast pathology and cytopathology, and I lead Duke’s anatomic pathology practice, a team of 56 pathologists.
  • CAP leadership. Board of Governors member; chair of the Council on Education and the Information Technology Leadership Committee; past chair of the Artificial Intelligence Committee.
  • Invested in the College. I am a long-time and current supporter of PathPAC and the CAP Foundation.
  • Financial stewardship. I help manage a $215 million laboratory budget for our health system, and I serve on CAP’s Finance, Compensation, and Executive Committees.
  • Built for community practice. I helped lead laboratory system go-lives at Duke Raleigh and Duke Regional hospitals.
  • Recognized by the College. 2021 CAP Distinguished Service Award.

Why I am running

  • Make CAP work for your practice. Fair payment, less cost and burden from accreditation and proficiency testing, and tools that save time and money in community, private, and academic laboratories alike.
  • Connect laboratories to CAP in ways that improve your practice. My background in interoperability and standards development can help CAP build reliable two-way data connections that cut manual work and cost for laboratories of every size.
  • Keep the College strong for every member. Community and private-practice pathologists are the backbone of CAP. I want every member, from residents to practice leaders, to see CAP as their professional home.

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