Department of Pathology
Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles
- Medical Director, Cytopathology, Baystate Medical Center
- Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor of Pathology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
Education and Training
- Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
- Fellowship, Cytopathology (1998-1999)
- Residency, Anatomic/Clinical Pathology (1994-1998)
- Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Internship, Internal Medicine (1992-1993)
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
M.D. (1988-1992)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
B.S., Cellular/Molecular Biology (1984-1988)
Scholarly Foci (Limit 5)
- Cytopathology
- Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) of small biopsies and fine needle aspirations
- Cytopathology and Anatomic Pathology resident and fellow education
- Breast and gynecologic (women’s health) surgical pathology
- Thyroid cancer and lung cancer surgical pathology
Scholarly Activity
View a list of Dr. Florence's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.
Professional Societies and Leadership Roles (Limit 5)
- American Society of Cytopathology
- Member (1996-present)
- Cytopathology Program Directors Committee
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- College of American Pathologists
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- New England Society of Pathologists
Significant Honors and Awards
- President’s Excellence Award, Value Category, “Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) by Cytopathologists of Image-Guided Biopsies in the Radiology Department Increases Specimen Adequacy," Baystate Health (2017)
- Teacher of the Year, Department of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center (2011)
- Dedicated Cytology Teacher Award, Department of Pathology, Baystate Medical Center (2005)
- Fellow, College of American Pathologists (1999)
Contact Information
Department of Pathology
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-4501
roxanne.florence@baystatehealth.org