Geisinger Pathology Symposium: Dermis to Deep Tissue

Danville, PA US
May 8, 2026 to May 10, 2026
This is a hybrid educational activity. This seminar features expert pathologist speakers presenting practical, case-based updates on challenging topics in dermatopathology. Designed for general pathologists and pathology and dermatology trainees, the program emphasizes high yield tips and diagnostic strategies that can be applied in practice. This activity will be available for attendees in person, virtually, and via recording after the meeting.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for pathologists, dermatopathologists, pathology and dermatology trainees.  

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • recognize key histopathologic features in dermatologic and soft tissue tumors
  • recognize common pitfalls and areas of interpretive variability in dermatopathology
  • integrate clinical information and histologic findings to improve diagnostic accuracy in skin biopsies
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any cancellations received up to one week prior to the course.  No refunds for no-shows. 
 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
 
Virtual Information
All details pertaining to the links for this activity will be sent once you are registered for the activity. 
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 22.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 22.00 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    02/17/2026
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2026
    Event starts: 
    05/08/2026 - 7:30am EDT
    Event ends: 
    05/10/2026 - 5:00pm EDT
    Cost:
    $495.00
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    Friday, May 8, 2026
     
    7:30AM – 8:00AM
    Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
    8:00AM – 8:15AM
    Welcome, Introductions, and Course Overview
     
    8:15AM – 9:00AM
    Clinicopathological correlation in dermatopathology
    Phil McKee, MD (virtual)
     
    9:00AM - 9:45AM
    Viral disease
    Christine Ko, MD
     
    9:45AM - 10:15AM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    10:15AM – 11:00AM  
    Low-grade sweat gland carcinomas
    Phil McKee, MD (virtual)
     
    11:00AM - 11:45AM
    Clues to genetic diseases
    Christine Ko, MD
     
    11:45AM – 12:00PM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    12:00PM - 1:30PM
     Luncheon will be provided and Optional Lab Tour
     
    1:30PM - 2:15PM
    Interesting cases
    Phil McKee, MD (virtual)
     
    2:15PM - 3:00PM
    Cognitive bias and precise diagnosis: PRAME and p53 for cognitive forcing
    Christine Ko, MD
     
    3:00PM - 3:30PM
    Molecular for Melanocytic Lesions at Geisinger
    Wells Chandler, MD
     
    3:30PM – 4:00PM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    4:00PM - 4:30PM
    Lichen Planus: Oral Presentations and Pitfalls
    Scott Peters, DDS
     
    4:30PM – 5:00PM
    Instructive Geisinger Lymphoma Consults
    Jacqueline Junkins-Hopkins, MD
     
    5:00PM
    Evaluations/Adjournment

     

    Saturday, May 9, 2026
     
    7:30AM – 8:00AM
    Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
    8:00AM – 8:15AM
    Welcome and Introductions
     
    8:15AM – 9:00AM
    Recognizing Emerging Cutaneous Drug Reactions
    Olayemi Sokumbi, MD
     
    9:00AM - 9:45AM  
    Follicular Neoplasms
    Ronald Rapini, MD
     
    9:45AM - 10:15AM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    10:15AM – 11:00AM
    Clinicopathologic Correlation: Lessons from Complex Cases
    Olayemi Sokumbi, MD
     
    11:00AM - 11:45AM
    Unusual Cutaneous Infections
    Ronald Rapini, MD
     
    11:45AM - 12:30PM
    Histopathology of Pigmentary Skin Disorders: Patterns and Pitfalls
    Olayemi Sokumbi, MD
     
    12:30PM - 12:45PM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    12:45PM - 1:45PM
    Luncheon will be provided
     
    1:45PM - 2:30PM
    Melanoma in situ and its Simulators
    Phil LeBoit, MD
     
    2:30PM - 3:15PM
    30 Dermpath Tips
    Ronald Rapini, MD
     
    3:15PM – 4:00PM
    The Spectrum of Intermediate Grade Melanocytic Neoplasm
    Philip LeBoit, MD
     
    4:00PM - 4:30PM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    4:30PM - 5:15PM
    Common Problems in the Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Skin Disease
    Philip LeBoit, MD
     
    5:15PM - 6:15PM
    Self-Assessment
    Tammie Ferringer, MD and Jerad Gardner, MD
     
    6:15PM
    Evaluations/Adjournment
     
     
    Sunday, May 10, 2026
     
    7:30AM – 8:00AM
    Registration and Continental Breakfast
     
    8:00AM – 8:15AM
    Welcome and Introductions
     
    8:15AM – 9:00AM
    Nevus, melanoma, or something else? Superficial mesenchymal neoplasms with melanocytic differentiation
    Konstantinos Linos, MD, FASDP
     
    9:00AM - 9:45AM
    Nerve sheath tumors: beyond neurofibroma and schwannoma
    Jason Hornick, MD, PhD
     
    9:45AM - 10:15AM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    10:15AM – 11:00AM
    Superficial mesenchymal tumors with epithelial marker expression: Avoiding the carcinoma trap for the general (dermato)pathologist
    Konstantinos Linos, MD, FASDP
     
    11:00AM - 11:45AM
    Myxoid tumors of skin and soft tissue: don’t let the matrix get in your way!
    Jason Hornick, MD, PhD
     
    11:45AM - 12:00PM
    Question & Answer Session
     
    12:00PM – 1:00PM
    Luncheon will be provided
     
    1:00PM - 1:45PM
    Selected superficial (myo)fibroblastic tumors: From benign to malignant
    Konstantinos Linos, MD, FASDP
     
    1:45PM - 2:30PM
    Challenging vascular tumors with epithelioid or spindle cell morphology
    Jason Hornick, MD, PhD
     
    2:30PM – 3:00PM
    Closing Remarks
    Tammie Ferringer, MD and Jerad Gardner, MD
      
    3:00PM
    Evaluations/Adjournment
     
     
    *Topics and Speakers are subject to change. 
    Henry Hood Center for Health Research and virtual via Microsoft Teams
    100 North Academy Avenue
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States

    All visitors to the Geisinger campus, please park in the patient parking lot. A shuttle bus will take you to the Henry Hood Center for Health Research, please notify the driver when boarding the bus of your final destination.

    Travel

    Henry Hood Center for Health Research is located on the Geisinger Campus in Danville, Pennsylvania (Montour County), Exit 224 on Interstate 80. Routes 11 and 54 also intersect in Danville.

    Guest Faculty

    Jason Hornick, MD, PhD
    Activity Speaker
    Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Department of Pathology
    Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Boston, MA
     
    Christine Ko, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Professor, Clinician-Educator Track, Department of Dermatology and Department of Pathology
    Yale University School of Medicine
    New Haven, CT
     
    Philip LeBoit, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Professor of Clinical Pathology, Step A/S, Pathology
    University of California, San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA
     
    Konstantinos Linos, MD, FASDP
    Activity Speaker
    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY
     
    Phillip McKee, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Leader in Education and Global Consulting (Retired)
    Guildford, Surrey, GB
     
    Ronald Rapini, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Chernosky Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology
    Jack Josey Professor and Professor of Pathology
    University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston
    Bellaire, TX
     
    Olayemi Sokumbi, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Professor, Dermatology and Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
    Director of Practice, Department of Dermatology
    Mayo Clinic Florida
    Jacksonville, FL

    Geisinger Faculty

    Wells Chandler, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Physician, Dermatopathology
     
    Tammie Ferringer, MD
    Activity Co-Director and Activity Speaker
    Division Chief, Dermatologic, Oral, and Soft Tissue Pathology
    Section Head and Fellowship Director of Dermatopathology
     
    Jerad Gardner, MD
    Activity Co-Director and Activity Speaker
    Physician, Dermatopathology
    Section Head of Bone/Soft Tissue Pathology
     
    Jacqueline Junkins-Hopkins, MD
    Activity Speaker
    Physician, Dermatopathology
     
    Scott Peters, DDS
    Activity Speaker
    Physician, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

    Content Disclosure

    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

     

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 22.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 22.00 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $495.00
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