The Yolanda Oertel Interventional Cytopathologist Award is an annual award started to acknowledge the contribution of pathologists to the fine needle aspiration service. The award recognizes those who promote the use of fine needle aspiration, and encourage other pathologists to utilize fine needle aspiration. Any cytopathologist promoting or utilizing the fine needle aspiration service is eligible for the award. An international candidate will be considered once every four (4) years at a minimum.
The 2025 Yolanda Oertel Interventional Cytopathologist Award Recipient
Dr. Jean-Marc Cohen
Medical School: Xavier Bichat, Paris, France
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center, N.Y.
Cytopathology Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, N.Y. (mentors: Leopold Koss and Klaus Schreiber)
Assistant Attending – New York University (1991-1999)
Attending Pathologist, Director of FNA Clinic – Beth Israel Medical Center (1999-2015)
Attending Pathologist, Director FNA Clinic, Director of Cytopathology Fellowship program – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (2015-present)
Mentored several generations of residents and fellows in interventional cytopathology since 1992
Best advice: Proactive integration of interventional cytopathologist in multidisciplinary team
2007 – Dr. Fraser Simmons
2006 – Dr. Sixten Franzen