Perinatal Pathology Virtual Course 2026

August 20-22, 2026

Registration to open in 2026
Live virtual course
Recordings available for purchase starting September 2026

Course Co-Directors: Katte Carreon, MD & Linda M. Ernst, MD, MHS

Preliminary Agenda:

DAY 1 – PERINATAL AUTOPSY

  • Approach to Perinatal Autopsy - Linda Ernst, MD MHS

  • Normal Fetal Histology and Common Abnormal Findings - Linda Ernst, MD MHS

  • Perinatal Neuropathology - Angela Viaene, MD, PhD

  • Segmental Analysis of Cardiac Anatomy - Katte Carreon, MD

  • Skeletal Evaluation & Skeletal Dysplasia - Teresa Victoria, MD

  • The Ona Faye-Petersen Perinatal Pathology Lecture- Perinatal Global Pathology Capacity Building (tentative topic) - Drucilla Roberts, MD

DAY 2 – PLACENTA

  • Gross Placental Pathology- Beverly Rogers, MD

  • Maternal and Fetal Vascular Pathology - Sanjita Ravishankar, MD; Charlotte Kim, mD

  • Inflammatory and Miscellaneous Placental Conditions - Jefferson Terry, MD

  • Evaluation of the Twin Placenta- Rebecca Linn, MD

  • Leveraging Placental Insights to Inform Clinical-Decision Making - Sunitha Suresh, MD

  • Integrating Digital Pathology into Placental Pathology Practice - Jeffrey Goldstein, MD 

*Friday Happy Hour: Mix, Sip, and Solve (make this a little 'featured' section)

A relaxed virtual social hour bringing together great drinks and great minds-- featuring a guided mixology session using a mailed custom cocktail kit sent to all attendees and a round of pathology-themed trivia. 

DAY 3 – SPECIAL TOPICS

  • Approach to Products of Conception - Jonathan Hecht, MD, PhD

  • Pre-eclampsia: Updates and Impact on Life Course- W. Tony Parks,MD; Janet Catov, PhD, MS

  • Virtual Perinatal Autopsies(Institutional experience and implementation)  - Ciaran Hutchinson. MBBS, PhD, FRCPath; Rebecca Linn, MD

  • An Extra-Uterine System to Physiologically Support the Extreme Premature Lamb -Alan Flake and/or Emily Partridge

  • “A Case That Taught Me the Most” Case Presentation & Panel - Linda Ernst, MD MHS; Terry Morgan, MD PhD, Virginia Duncan, MD; Philip Katzman, MD