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ECPC asks community to support critical blood drive

MANCHESTER — Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants is asking the community to help address a critically low blood supply. The Manchester Road Race has teamed up with the Red Cross to host the Ray Crothers Blood Drive at Manchester High School on Friday, Nov. 24 – the day after Thanksgiving.

Ray Crothers Blood Drive

Friday, Nov. 24 from 8:30-3:30 p.m.
Manchester High School
134 Middle Turnpike

Donated blood makes a difference in a wide number of life-saving situations. It saves lives when people have suffered a traumatic injury, undergo surgery and during childbirth. It helps people with blood disorders, cancer and other critical illnesses.

All donors will receive free refreshments and race T-shirts.

ECPC is a proud sponsor of the Manchester Road Race, which is in its 87th year. In past years, the blood donated at the Ray Crothers Blood Drive, held every year the day after the race, has benefited over 1,000 patients in need of blood, plasma and platelets. In recent years, the drive has become one of the largest single-day blood collection efforts in Connecticut.

Walk-in donors are welcome, but appointments are encouraged. You can register online at www.manchesterroadrace.com.

At ECPC, we view ourselves as closely connected to the spectrum of hospitals, cancer centers, physician laboratories and patients we serve. With every specimen we examine, we provide a core service that directly affects the health outcomes in the communities in which we practice. (Read more about ECPC’s history.)

ECPC welcomes Mary Green, MD, MSPH

MANCHESTER — ECPC continues to grow its multidisciplinary team of board-certified pathologists with the addition of Mary Green, MD, MSPH.

Dr. Green is fellowship-trained in her subspecialties. She brings diverse a background with an advanced degree in public health and health policy, in addition to her medical degree.

Dr. Green completed her residency and fellowship training in cytopathology at Wake Forest Baptist Health. She received her medical degree from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine and her Master’s of Public Health from Tulane University.

ECPC provides unparalleled service to our health care partners across southern New England, including community hospitals, endoscopy centers and physician office laboratories. With an experienced team of 18 board-certified pathologists, we bring over 150 years of combined subspecialty training and clinical experience to the diagnostic pathology environment.

Mary Green, MD, MSPH, FCAP

Dr. Mary Green is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. She completed her residency and fellowship training in cytopathology at Wake Forest Baptist Health. Read her full bio.

We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Megan!

2023 Scholarship winners announced

MANCHESTER — ECPC celebrated the achievements of seven outstanding local graduating seniors with our 2023 ECPC Scholarship awards.

Each year, ECPC selects one senior each from more than a half dozen local high schools in the communities we serve. Each scholarship award is $2,500 and can be used toward the college of the student’s choice. All recipients plan to pursue a degree in a health-related field, which may include nursing, medicine, healthcare administration and other related fields.

At ECPC, we view ourselves as being closely connected to the communities where we practice. We recognize that the health of our community includes the pursuit of constant growth through education.

We are proud of this year’s recipients and wish them the best of luck as they prepare for college in the fall. Please join us in recognizing these local students:

High Schools in Waterbury, CT:

  • Reagan Im from Wilby High School 
  • Alyssa Jhingree from Waterbury Career Academy
  • Aaleya McCulloch from John F. Kennedy High School
  • Genesis Martinez from Crosby High School

Rockville High School in Vernon, CT:

  • Alexis Real 

Manchester High School in Manchester, CT:

  • Denise Pospescu

Holyoke High School in Holyoke, MA:

  • Willie Lopez Morales

ECPC sponsors 86th Manchester Road Race

MANCHESTER — Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants is proud to be a continued sponsor of the Manchester Road Race on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2022. This is the 86th year for the race and the number of registered runners is well over 10,000. The road race kicks off at 10 a.m. and runners will follow a 4.748-mile loop course, starting on Main Street in Manchester, in front of St. James Church. 

For more information about this year’s race, please visit www.manchesterroadrace.com.

In addition to ECPC’s sponsorship of the Manchester Road Race, we are also a financial supporter of the “Ray Crothers Blood Drive” which will take place on Friday, November 25th, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at Manchester High School. Last year, the blood drive collected 335 pints of blood, which benefited 1005 patients in need of blood, plasma, and platelets. The local drive has in recent years become one of the largest single-day blood collection efforts in Connecticut, and 7,522 pints of blood have been donated at it since it began.

Walk-in donors are welcome. Appointments, which are encouraged, can be made by calling 1-800-733-2767, or on-line at the Red Cross website.

At ECPC, we view ourselves as closely connected to the spectrum of hospitals, cancer centers, physician laboratories and patients we serve. With every specimen we examine, we provide a core service that directly affects the health outcomes in the communities in which we practice. (Read more about ECPC’s history.)

Two new pathologists join ECPC team

MANCHESTER — ECPC has welcomed two new board-certified and fellowship-trained pathologists to our team. Ayesha Siddique, MD, and Cindy B. Wepy, MD, enhance our practice’s expertise across all subspecialties.

Dr. Siddique previously served as Chief Resident in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Hartford Hospital. She has published in several high impact journals in the field of gastrointestinal and liver pathology and received multiple awards from both CAP and USCAP in this regard.

Dr. Wepy previously served as Chief Resident in Anatomic Pathology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She brings subspecialty experience in women’s and perinatal pathology.

ECPC provides unparalleled service to our health care partners across southern New England, including community hospitals, endoscopy centers and physician office laboratories. With an experienced team of 17 board-certified pathologists, we bring over 150 years of combined subspecialty training and clinical experience to the diagnostic pathology environment.


Ayesha Siddique, MD, FCAP

Dr. Ayesha Siddique completed her residency at Hartford Hospital and her fellowship training in Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology at Brown University. She received her medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan. Read her full bio.


Cindy B. Wepy, MD, FCAP

Dr. Cindy Wepy completed her residency and fellowship training in Women’s and Perinatal Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. Read her full bio.


ECPC Sponsors Holes for Hope Golf Outing

MANCHESTER

Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants, was pleased to continue our sponsorship of the annual ECHN Holes for Hope golf outing hosted by the Rotary Club of Manchester, Inc. This year’s event, held on June 29th at Manchester Country Club, featured support for Manchester Knights Youth Football and Lutz Children’s Museum among other charities.

It was a beautiful day and our ECPC foursome enjoyed the event!!

ECPC Announces Recipients of 2022 Scholarship Award

MANCHESTER

At Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants, we view ourselves as being closely connected to the communities in which we practice.  As part of our continued interest in and commitment to these communities, we established a high school scholarship program aimed at recognizing excellence in students planning to pursue careers in a variety of healthcare fields, including medicine, nursing, healthcare administration, clinical laboratory sciences, healthcare informatics and veterinary sciences.

This year, ECPC extended our scholarship opportunity to Manchester, Rockville and Waterbury High Schools. We were very impressed with all of the applicants, their personal stories and academic achievements. Determining the recipients of the ECPC Scholarships was quite a difficult decision.

That being said, we are proud to announce eight recipients of ECPC’s 2022 High School Scholarship Awards, with each student receiving a check for $2500.  The awardees are listed below in alphabetical order:

Kaitlyn Basant – Waterbury Career Academy
Christine Costin – Rockville High School
Evi Duro – John F. Kennedy High School
My Kim Lai Huyen – Rockville High School
Sophie Light – Manchester High School
Amina Mukutar – Crosby High School
Saad Siddique – Manchester High School
Keegan Soulliere – Waterbury Career Academy

ECPC welcomes two new team members

MANCHESTER — ECPC has expanded its robust of team of pathology professionals with the addition of another pathologists’ assistant and a surgical pathology technician. New hires James Boley, MHS, PA and Kalli Richmond enhance our practice’s capabilities across all of our hospital-based and POL service areas.

ECPC provides unparalleled service to our health care partners across southern New England, including community hospitals, endoscopy centers and physician office laboratories. With an experienced team of 16 board-certified pathologists, three pathologists’ assistants and three surgical pathology techs, we bring over 150 years of combined subspecialty training and clinical experience to the diagnostic pathology environment.


James W. Boley, MHS, PA (ASCP)

James Boley joins us with diverse lab experience at hospitals and provider groups along the East Coast and upper Midwest. He graduated from Quinnipac University with a Master of Science degree. Read his full bio.


Kalli Richmond

Kalli Richmond joins the ECPC team as a Surgical Pathology Technician. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Boston University and previously worked in a research lab at UMass Medical School. Read her full bio.


We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new team members!

ECPC opens search to hire AP/CP pathologist with subspecialty experience in hematopathology 

MANCHESTER — Eastern Connecticut Pathology Consultants is looking to hire a new pathologist with AP/CP board certification and subspecialty experience in hematopathology.

ECPC is a rapidly growing pathology group of highly-motivated pathologists with diverse subspecialty interests, covering several community hospitals with active cancer programs, ambulatory surgery centers and medical school affiliations in Connecticut and Southern Massachusetts.

Successful candidate will join a vibrant group of pathologists with broad expertise and should possess the ability to maintain a high level of productivity and service while working collaboratively with clinical colleagues and staff.

Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV and cover letter to careers@ecpclab.com. View the job listings in our Careers section.

ECPC welcomes two new pathologists

MANCHESTER — ECPC has welcomed two new pathologists to our growing team. The recent addition of Patricia A. Krebs, MD and Christina Luffman, MD enhances our practice’s expertise and capabilities across many subspecialty areas, including gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology, breast pathology and cytopathology.

ECPC provides unparalleled service to our health care partners across southern New England, including community hospitals, endoscopy center and physician office laboratories. With an experienced team of 16 board-certified pathologists, we bring over 100 years of combined clinical experience and fellowship training.


Patricia A. Krebs, M.D.

Patricia A. Krebs, M.D. joins us after serving as the Associative Director of Cytopathology and as the Associative Director of Transfusion Medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Mass. Dr. Krebs completed her residency and fellowship training in Cytopathology at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., where she also served as Chief Resident. Read her full bio.


Christina Luffman, M.D.

Christina Luffman, M.D. completed her residency and fellowship training in Breast Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where she also served as Chief Resident. She completed an additional fellowship in Dermatopathology at the University of Massachusetts. Read her full bio.


We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our new team members!