Westchester Medical Center, the flagship hospital in the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), has appointed Humayun Islam, M.D., to director of pathology. Currently, he serves as clinical professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology at New York Medical College (NYMC), academic affiliate of WMCHealth.
Islam”™s tenure with Westchester Medical Center has spanned 17 years during which time he has had a leading role in the diagnosis of blood cancers and has been involved in research directed toward better understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms of lymphomas, leukemia and Sickle Cell Disease.
In addition to his work at Westchester Medical Center, Islam serves as chair of the New York State House of Delegation of the American College of Pathologists and recently became the president of the New York State Society of Pathologists. He also is the author of several peer-reviewed articles representing the collaborative work of the Westchester Medical Center Department of Pathology.
Islam received his medical degree at Dhaka Medical College in Bangladesh and his Ph.D. from Hokkaido University School of Medicine in Japan. He completed his residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology in the Department of Pathology at Westchester Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. He received advanced fellowship training in hematopathology at New York University Medical Center in New York City. He is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology and hematology.
