Dr. John Steel, chief of clinical pathology and as a consulting physician at the Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and medical director of the molecular section of MCG’s Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory, is being honored with a lifetime achievement award at this week's College of American Pathologists annual convention, in San Diego.
It was knowing what he didn't want to do for the rest of his life that led John Steele to his career. He was a freshman at Duke University in 1967 with intentions of becoming a mathematician. But his longtime love of science won out and he changed his major to chemistry, graduated summa cum laude in 1971, then enrolled in Duke's M.D./Ph.D. program.
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The College of American Pathologists’ Lifetime Achievement Award was established in 2006 to honor the “unsung heroes” of the organization. Ten awards are given annually to members who have made an impact on the profession by contributing to the College in one or more areas over an extended period of time.
Congratulations to Dr. Steel!
