2026 Meritorious Service Awards Honorees

Award Winners

CAP Advocacy Award Established in Honor of George F. Kwass, MD, FCAP

Bekra Yorke, MD, FCAP

CAP Distinguished Patient Care Award

Israh Akhtar, MD, MBBS, FIAC, FCAP

CAP Distinguished Service Award

Bobbi S. Pritt, MD, MSc, FCAP

CAP Laboratory Accreditation Program Service Award Established in Honor of Major General Joseph M. Blumberg, MD, FCAP

Kathleen G. Beavis, MD, FCAP

CAP Laboratory Improvement Programs Service Award

Mary K. Washington, MD, PhD, FCAP

CAP Lifetime Achievement Award

Phillip J. DeChristopher, MD, PhD, FCAP

CAP Lifetime Achievement Award

Robert P. DeCresce, MD, MBA, MPH, FCAP

CAP Lifetime Achievement Award

Matthew D. Krasowski, MD, PhD, FCAP

CAP Lifetime Achievement Award

Daniel D. Mais, MD, FCAP

CAP Lifetime Achievement Award

Roger E. McLendon, MD, FCAP

CAP Outstanding Communicator Award Established in Honor of William L. Kuehn, PhD

Katrina Collins, MD, FCAP

CAP Outstanding Contribution to Pathology Informatics Standards Award Established in Honor of Franklin R. Elevitch, MD, FCAP

Veronica E. Klepeis, MD, PhD, FCAP

CAP Outstanding Educator Award

Dorothy M. Adcock, MD, FCAP

CAP Pathology Advancement Award

Eric Q. Konnick, MD, MS, FCAP

CAP Pathology Advancement Award

Greg Miller, PhD

CAP Pathology Advancement Award

Anil V. Parwani, MD, PhD, MBA, FCAP

CAP Pathologist of the Year Award

Donald S. Karcher, MD, FCAP

CAP Public Service Award Established in Honor of Frank C. Coleman, MD, FCAP

Eric S. Wargotz, MD, FCAP

CAP Resident Advocate Award

Nicole R. Jackson, MD, MPH, FCAP

CAP Junior Member of the Year

Tania M. Platero Portillo, MD

CAP Staff Outstanding Achievement Award

Rajalakshmi Rajagopal, B.E.