{"id":343,"date":"2018-11-27T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2026-01-29T08:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:46:00","slug":"message-from-the-chairman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/education\/residency\/message-from-the-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]We would like to thank Dr. Kinney for her dedication and efforts toward making the residency and fellowship programs successful. \u00a0She has had a strong focus on education for her entire illustrious career in academic pathology.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to express my sincere commitment towards maintaining strong support for GME programs going forward. \u00a0With Dr. Greebon, Dr. Valente, Dr. Brimhall, Dr. Daniels, and Dr. Holder at the helm, we are positioned to improve quality and uphold the reputations of our programs. I believe I can help by engaging and being accessible to residents, Chief Residents, fellows, coordinators, and program directors. You should expect that the work of this team has already begun to plan for the future and for the inevitable changes, such as MSRH \u2014 I have great confidence in this team. Please feel free to reach out to me with questions or concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Higgins, M.D.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-433\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/12\/KINNEY_Marsha_C.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"276\"><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5039 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-286x400.jpg\" alt=\"Russell Higgins, MD Professor\/Clinical\" width=\"286\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-286x400.jpg 286w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-393x550.jpg 393w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pathology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2026\/01\/Russell-Higgins-1-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Russell A. 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