Curriculum Vitae

Last updated, Jan 2024

Current Role(s)

             Loyola Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine                                             Maywood, IL

                             House Staff, 2020-2024 Resident Physician (Anatomic/Clinical Pathology)
Chief Resident for Quality, Clinical Pathology
Chief Resident for Education


Loyola University Chicago, Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health                   Maywood, IL

                             Adjunct Instructor, Applied Health Sciences, Graduate Medical Laboratory Science

Education and Training

2025-2026        Fellowship, Hematopathology                                     University of Chicago                      Chicago, IL

2024-2025        Fellowship, Transfusion Medicine                           Northwestern Medicine             Chicago, IL
2020-2024       Residency, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Loyola Medicine                          Maywood, IL
2016-2019        Doctor of Medicine                                                    AUC School of Medicine             Sint Maarten, NA
2009-2001        Master of Science                                                   Rush University                            Chicago, IL
2005-2009        Bachelor of Science                                                    Loyola University                         Chicago, IL

Education and Training

2025-2026        Fellowship, Hematopathology                                     University of Chicago                      Chicago, IL

2024-2025        Fellowship, Transfusion Medicine                           Northwestern Medicine             Chicago, IL
2020-2024       Residency, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Loyola Medicine                          Maywood, IL
2016-2019        Doctor of Medicine                                                    AUC School of Medicine             Sint Maarten, NA
2009-2001       Master of Science                                                   Rush University                            Chicago, IL
2005-2009      Bachelor of Science                                                    Loyola University                         Chicago, IL

Ancillary Clinical Experiences

Postgraduate    Edward J. Hines Jr., Veteran's Association Hospital  General Surgical Pathology
                            Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's' Hospital             Pediatric Pathology

                                                                                                                            Pediatric Cellular Therapies

                             Northshore Health System                                             Molecular Pathology

                             Cook County Medical Examiners' Office                     Forensic Pathology

                             Medical Science Communication                                  ABC News Medical Unit

                             Versiti Blood Centers                                                      Blood Product Collection/Distribution

            
MD                      Bronx-Care Health System                                         Radiology, Community Health, HIV/HCV
                            Mayo Clinic                                                                       Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
                            Danbury Hospital                                                         Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
                            Staten Island University Hospital                                  Hematology/Oncology
                            Brooklyn Hospital                                                             Emergency Medicine, Trauma
                            Sint Maarten Medical Clinic                                      Radiology, Ultrasonography

MSc                     Rush University Medical Center                               Education, Teaching, Research Methods
University of Illinois Hospital                                     Hematology, Chemistry, Microbiology
                                                                                            Transfusion Medicine, Immunology

Medical Licensure and Certification

State of Illinois, Medical License, Physician & Surgeon (IDFPR)                                               Active

             Controlled Substances, Temporary/Institutional (DEA)                                                           Active

             National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI)                                                                                 Active

             Basic Life Support/AED Training (AHA)                                                                                       Active

             MLS (ASCP) CM BOC Certified, Medical Laboratory Scientist                                                    Active

Professional Clinical Laboratory Experience

2011-2015        Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP Generalist                      Swedish Covenant Hospital | Chicago, IL
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine
                Hematology, Chemistry, Immunology, Microbiology; SIEMENS middleware utilization
Hematology lead, CAP Inspection accreditation response team, Ebola biosafety training, SOP writing


2012-2013        Medical Laboratory Scientist, ASCP Specialist                              Northwestern Medicine | Chicago, IL
Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion/Transplant
Trauma I level blood banking, antibody ID, genomics, serology, and MTP response

 

2007-2011        Laboratory Technician II, Laboratory Staff                            Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL
Department of Clinical Laboratories, Rush Medical Laboratories, Transfusion/Blood Banking

          QA/QC, specimen processing, FDA reportable product management

Teaching, Mentorship, and Clinical Leadership

2023-Present   Quality Chief Resident   Clinical Pathology, Loyola DPLM

                                                                             Member, Quality and Safety House Staff Committee

 

2023-Present   Advisor                              Physician Match Advisor (PMA) Program, pathology-aimed M4

                                                                             AUC School of Medicine, Office of Student Professional Development

                                                                                             2023 Match Cycle            4 of 4 mentees in top-choice programs

                                                                                             2024 Match Cycle            3 mentees currently interviewing

 

2022-Present   Guest Faculty                    Digital Communications Fellowship (DCF), The Pathologist Magazine

                                                                             "Digital-to-Physical Public Speaking and Presentation Skills"

                            

2022-Present   Adjunct Faculty             Loyola University Parkinson School of Health Sciences & Public Health

                                                                             Applied Health Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences MSc program

                                                                                             Tumor Immunology         Immunoproliferative Diseases

                                                                                             Introduction to Stains     Hematology in the Clinical Lab

                                                                                             Introduction to Anemias Diagnostic Techniques/Automation

                                                                                             Cellular Morphologies    Human Leukocyte Antigens

                                                                                             Blood Bank Reagents      Quality Assurance/Control Issues

                                                                                             Antibody Investigation    Pre-Transfusion Testing Concepts

                                                                                             Genetics/Inheritance      Transfusion Reaction Investigation

 

2021-2022        Guest Lecturer                 Loyola University Parkinson School of Health Sciences & Public Health

                                                                             Applied Health Science, Medical Laboratory Sciences MSc program

 

2021-2023        Chief of Education           Chief Resident, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine                                                                                       Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine Elective Rotation

                                                                                             Microbiology, Histology, Gynecologic, Genitourinary, Breast pathology

 

2020-Present   Course Facilitator            Mechanisms of Human Disease (MHD) Case-Based Laboratories

                                                                             Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Case Studies Series:

Bleeding/Thrombosis, Hematolymphoid Malignancies, and Female Genital Tract Pathologies

 

2020-Present Virtual Faculty             PathElective.com online, compendium curriculum (clinical pathology)

                                                                                             Clinical Microbiology, Test Validation/Verification

 

2012-2013        Course Instructor            Northwestern Medicine, NM Academy

                                                                                             Blood Product Ordering and Administration for New Nursing Staff

 

2010-2011        Teaching Assistant          Rush University, College of Health Sciences, MLS Graduate Program

                                                                                             Labs: Microbiology, Parasitology, Mycology, Virology

 

2008-2009       Teaching Assistant          Weiss Memorial Hospital, Emergency Medical Training Program

                                                                                             EMT-B practicum and applied skills training

Additional Training

Since 2018                        Inspection Team Member, Team Leader                                CAP                                    

Since 2018                        Basic Disaster Life Support, First Responder Training              NDLSF/NCDMPH  

Since 2018                        New York City, Medical Reserve Corps Training                    NYC-MRC                      

Since 2018                        Advanced Certificate, Laboratory Management                       ASCP/LMU                        

Since 2017                        Critical Thinking, Decision-Making, Leadership                         SUNY Upstate  

2017                               Infection Control  and Prevention                                            NYS-DOHE

2017                               Cardiac Arrhythmia Identification and Training                         RUMC                                

2008-2009                        EMS Training, EMT-B                                                                      IDPH/LUHS

Awards

2023                   Barney Resident Volunteer Service Award ASCP Foundation, **Inaugural Award Recipient

2023                   Resident of the Month, August                     LUMC Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

2023                   International Pathologist Power List            The Pathologist Magazine

2023                   House Staff Kudos Recognition                     Loyola Medicine, House Staff Quality & Safety Committee

2022                   International Pathologist Power List            The Pathologist Magazine

2022                   Top Voices Under 40                                  American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

2022               Humanism and Excellence in Teaching       Arnold P. Gold Foundation            

2022               Society of '67 Thomas D. Kinney Scholar    Association of Pathology Chairs                   

2022               Leadership Development Award                  College of American Pathologists Foundation          

2021               Board of Certification (BOC) Lab Hero        American Society for Clinical Pathology                     

2020               International Pathologist Power List            The Pathologist Magazine

2019               Excellence in Community Service                 AUC School of Medicine

2018               National Medical Student Excellence          American Society for Clinical Pathology

2018               First Prize, Medical Student Presentation   AUC School of Medicine                               

2017               Top 40 under Forty Honoree                        American Society for Clinical Pathology                     

2016               Social Accountability Scholarship                 AUC School of Medicine                                               

2015               National Regional Member of the Year       American Society for Clinical Pathology     

2015                   Medical Laboratory Scientist of the Year    Swedish Covenant Hospital

2008                   Recognition, Outstanding Service                Assoc. for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies

Professional Society Memberships

2022-Present               Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Loyola SOM, Epsilon Chapter

2022-Present               The Arnold P. Gold Foundation                                                                                                                    

2022-Present               Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS)

2022-Present               Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS)

2021-Present               City Club of Chicago (CCC)

2021-Present               Illinois Society of Pathologists (ISP)                                                                                             

2021-Present               Society for Hematopathology (SH)                                                                                              

2020-Present               Chicago Pathology Society (CPS)                                                                                                 

2020-Present               Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB)

2020-Present               International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)                                                                    

2019-Present               Chicago Medical Society (CMS)                                                                                                    

2019-Present               Digital Pathology Association (DPA)                                                                                           

2019-Present               United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)                                                

2019-Present               American Society of Hematology (ASH)                                                                                     

2018-Present               College of American Pathologists (CAP)                                                                                 

2018-2020                    American College of Physicians (ACP)                                                                                        

2018-Present               Vestibular Disorders Association (VeDA)                                                                                   

2014-2021                    American Public Health Association (APHA)                                                                             

2012-2020                    Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)                                                                                          

2012-Present               American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)                                                                       

2011-Present               American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science, Illinois (ASCLS-IL)     

Organized Medicine and Service

2022-2023        Chair-Elect                         ASCP Social Media Committee, Membership Commission

2022-Present   Resident Member            ISMS, Council on Education and Health Workforce

2021-Present   Selection Committee       The Pathologist International Power List

2021-Present   Board Member                 ISP Board of Directors, Resident Member

2021-2023        Member, AMA/RFS         Alternate, CAP Council on Government and Professional Affairs

2021-2023        Committee Member       AABB Standards, Accreditation, and Regulatory Council

2021-Present   Selection Committee       ASCP Forty Under 40 Program

2020-Present   Auxiliary Board Member American Red Cross, Illinois, Greater Chicago Region

2019-Present   Steering Committee        ASCP Patient Champions Program (formerly Advisory Board)

2019-Present   Resident Member            ASCP Commission, Continuing Education & Professional Development

2018-2022        Committee Member       ASCP Social Media Ambassadors, Social Media Initiative/Committee

2018-2020        Committee Member       APHA Noise and Hearing Commission

2018-2019        Student Representative AUC School of Medicine, NY Region

2017-2020        Registered Volunteer      NYC Medical Reserve Corps

2016-2017        Campus Leader                AUC School of Medicine, Community Action Day

2016-2017        Volunteer Leader            Sint Maarten HIV/AIDS Foundation

2016-2017        Chapter President           AUC School of Medicine, American Medical Student Association

Academic/Clinical Presentations during Residency

2022-2023        Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology (IRAP) Regional Case Series:


2023: "CD20-negative, CD3-positive DLBCL Associated with Chronic Inflammation (CI-DLBCL)"

2022: "Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma (AITL) with an Atypical IG Kappa-Restricted B-cell Clone"

 

2020-Present   Numerous Repeating Interprofessional Case Presentations/Tumor-Board Conferences:


                                          Loyola Medicine                              Hematologic Malignancy Conferences

                Loyola Medicine                          Genitourinary Pathology/Urology Tumor Board Conferences

                        Loyola Medicine                           Clinical Chemistry Case Series/Discussions

                        Hines VA Hospital                        Gastrointestinal Tumor Boards

                        Hines VA Hospital                        Genitourinary/Urology Tumor Boards

                        Hines VA Hospital                        Autopsy Clinicopathology Correlation Conferences

                        Lurie Children's Hospital             Hematology, Oncology, Neurooncology, Transplant (HONT)

                        Lurie Children's Hospital             Divisional Case Conference, Mortality & Morbidity

 

2020-Present   Numerous Topic-Driven Sessions in Departmental Conferences:

                                Loyola DPLM AP Case Series                          “Tumor Bed Challenges with Micropapillary Adenocarcinoma”

                                                                                              “Fatal Acute Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma”


Loyola DPLM CP Unknowns                          “Challenges with Provider Performed Microscopy”

                                                                                                             “Positive DAT in a Patient with a Complex Medical History”

                                                                                                             “Negative Lipid Panel Values with PSCK9 Inhibitor Therapy”

                                                                                                             “Antemortem Post-Transfusion Purpura Obscured by AML”


Loyola DPLM AP/CP Unknowns                      “Photopheresis and Post-Transplant Bronchiolitis Obliterans”

                                                                                                             “Pediatric Mycobacterial Aortitis, Aneurysms, and A2B Blood”

                                                                                                             “Indeterminate Hepatitis Featuring Resident T-cell Expansion”

                            
Loyola DPLM Journal Clubs                           “Treatments for Residual Disease in Early Breast Cancer”

                                                                                                             “Lumpectomy and Previously Missed Positive Sentinel Node”

                                                                                                             “Challenging SARS-CoV-2 Serologies in Myeloma Patients”

                                                                                                             “Evidence-Based Leukoreduction in Pediatric AML Cases”


Loyola DPLM Laboratory Technical Series “Immunosuppression in Transplantation and Lifelong TDM”

                                                                             “Non-Oxygenated Hemoglobins and Clinical Significance”

                                                                             “Anti-CD47 Therapy Complicating Blood Bank Serologies”

                                                                             “Kidney Transplant in a Patient with Anti-Jka Antibodies”

                                                                            

Loyola Infectious Disease Rounds               “Challenging Diagnostics of Nocardia and Literature Review”

                                                                             “Positive Blood Culture from ORGANOX Transport System”


Loyola Neuropathology Conference           “Invasive SCC and Internal Carotid Artery Compression”

 

Clinicopathologic Correlation Conferences     “Cardiac Injury, Thromboembolism, and Coagulopathy”

                                                                                                             “Fatal Cryptogenic Pneumonia and Plastic Bronchitis”

                                                                                                             “Severe Viral Myocarditis and Dilated Cardiomyopathy”

                                                                                                             “Lupus Nephritis Classification and Diagnostic Algorithms”

                                                                                                             “Diagnostics for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis”

                                                                                                            

       Lurie Childrens’ Hospital DPLM Case Series    “Indeterminate Acute Liver Failure in Pediatric Populations”

TEDx Talks

2020                   "An MD with MD"                            RushU TEDx Event                           Chicago, IL (virtual)

2019                   "Unrecognizable Medicine"            AUCMED TEDx Event                      Sint Maarten

Online Media Contributions 

2023                   "Don't Fear the Peripheral Smear"                               Hematopoiesis American Society of Hematology

2023                   Trivia Guest (live) 2023 Leadership Forum                  ASCP inside the Lab Podcast

2023                   Interview: Featured Opinion                                     ID Transmission magazine

2022                   Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms                      Virtual Co-Host, HemePath Journal Club, Twitter

2022                   Leadership Institute Book Club                                 ASCP Inside the Lab Podcast

2022                   "Workup of Possible Lymphoma: The Basics"           Hematopoiesis American Society of Hematology

2021                   "Demystifying the Bone Marrow Biopsy: A Primer" Hematopoiesis American Society of Hematology

2021                   "Handshakes, Follows, and Shares"                         ASCP Critical Values Online

2020                   "Compatible Careers: A Laboratorian's Journey"      The Pathologist magazine

2020                   Medical Content Expert/Contributor                      The Endless Files Podcast

2020                   Interview: Feature Profile                                          People of Pathology Podcast

2020                   Feature: Ask an Expert COVID Questions                Lifehacker.com             

2020                   Testing Disparities, Vulnerable Patients                  Proceed, Inc./NCTSTA, COVID Webinar (CDC Funded)

2020                   SARS CoV-2 and COVID-19 and Lab Testing             PathCast.com                   

                 

2016-2021        Pieces on varied topics in laboratory medicine         ASCP Lablogatory (Labmedicine.com)

Oct 2016           "An Arbovirus Abroad"

Nov 2016          "Healthy Me"

Dec 2016           "Laboratory Data and Global Health Security"         

Jan 2017            "Serotypes and Stereotypes: the Path to Pathology"

Feb 2017           "IRBs and Public Health Pathology"

Apr 2017           "The Voice of Sint Maarten"

May 2017          "Metrics, Goals, and Lab Leadership"

Jun 2017            "Forty Things Every Lab Professional Should Know"

Aug 2017           "Here's to Fresh STARTS: Sustainable Transitions and Reachable Targets"

Sep 2017           "Logistics, Meetings, and Evacuations"

Oct 2017           "Boards and Wards"

Nov 2017          "Patience and Patience"

Jan 2018            "A Primer on HIV, Hepatitis, and Clinicals: A Bronx Tale"

Feb 2018           "The 'C' in HCV Stands for Curable"

Mar 2018          "A Candida Comeback"

Mar 2018          "A Serious Aside"

Apr 2018           "Lab Week 2018"

May 2018          "You Should Follow Troponins, or They'll Follow You"

Jun 2018            "Cut it Out…No, Really, I Need Margins"

Jul 2018             "With Great Power Comes Great…Reliability"

Aug 2018           "Compliments in Disguise, More than Meets the Eye"

Oct 2018           "Investing in the Best Testing"

Oct 2018           "Up to Date or Up for Debate?"

Nov 2018          "In the Line of Fire: Transforming Data into Decisions"

Jan 2019            "Just Culture: Growing Lab Trend or Lab Requisition"

Feb 2019           "Dead Wrong About Forensic Pathology"

Apr 2019           "I Had a Blast"

May 2019          "New at the Multiplex: The Syphilis Shuffle"

Jun 2019            "Slide Review and You"

Jul 2019             "Hey, What's the Buzz on Zika?"

Aug 2019           "A Pathology Emergency"

Sep 2019           "Making Meetings Matter"

Oct 2019           "A Med Tech Gives a TEDx Talk"

Dec 2019           "Global Health Narratives – Meet Dr. Constantine Kanakis" (Interview)

Dec 2019           "Up in Smoke"

Jan 2020            "2020 Vision"

Feb 2020           "The Crown"

Mar 2020          "Testing (Our Patience)"

Apr 2020           "Love in the Time of COVID-19"

Jun 2020            "The Social Medium is the Message"

Jun 2020            "A Wave of Testing Advances or Just a Drop in the Bucket?"

Aug 2020           "Doctors are Patients, Too"

Aug 2020           "Doctor Who?"

Sep 2020           "Virtually Amazing"

Nov 2020          "A Closer Look 'Inside the Lab'"

Dec 2020           "Set the World on Fire, but Don't Burnout"

Jan 2021            "Patients and Patience (Part 2)"

Mar 2021          "Keeping Abreast of the Times"

Mar 2021          "Is the Cures Act a Cure-All?"

May 2021          "Critical Value"

Current Scholarly Research and Quality Improvement Activities

"Quality Improvement Initiative for Clinical Pathology Regional Laboratory Services at LUMC"                    In Progress

             CE Kanakis, N Majkut, K Krum, J Maggiore, A Harrington

 

"Cellular Morphology During Sepsis: A Review"                                                                                                        Edits/To Submit

             AS Bronson, TN Webster, TJ Arnason, CE Kanakis, KM Mirza

 

"Genetic and Phenotypic Landscape of Clinically Significant Mature B Cell Lymphomas"                            Data Collection

CE Kanakis, Y Alhalaseh, M Parilla, N Hossain, K Mirza                                                           

 

"Whole Blood Utilization and Cost-Analysis GSW-Related Massive Transfusion Protocol Patients"               Data Collection

CE Kanakis, J Rattin, N Donahue, PJ DeChristopher, K Krum                                                 

 

"Relationship of Dermatologic Malignancy and Time to Treatment Delays during COVID"                          Data Processing

             Tao J, Kanakis CE

Formal Peer-Reviewed Publications

In Press              CE Kanakis, K Mirza. "Chapter 27: Introduction to Hematologic Malignancies." Editor: EM Keohane. Rodak's hematology (7th edition), Elsevier, to be published March 2024.

 

In Press              CE Kanakis, K Mirza. (2023). "T-cell/Histiocyte-Rich Large B-cell Lymphoma (THRLBCL) in the Bone Marrow" ASCP Case Reports. Hematopathology, Exercise X. ascp.org

 

2022                   R Yang, CE Kanakis, K Gvozdjan. (2022). "Rapidly Fatal Case of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma." ASCP Case Reports. Forensic Pathology, Exercise 4. CME/CMLE. ID: 138469947 ascp.org

 

2022                   J Rattin, FS Albarillo, CE Kanakis, Z Abdelsattar, A Harrington, V Ananthanaryanan. (2022). "Photo Quiz: Sixty-Year-Old Woman with a History of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presents with Respiratory Symptoms." Journal of Clinical Microbiology. DOI:10.1128/jcm.00747-22

 

2021                   S Mukhopadhyay, CE Kanakis, K Golab, D Hermelin, GM Crane, K Mirza. (2021). "The Network that Never Sleeps." Laboratory Medicine. 52(4), e83-e103. doi.org/10.1093/labmed/lmaa113

 

2021                   A Shoakazemi, A Feria, CE Kanakis, E Stapleton, ON Pathmanaban, SR Freeman, S Lloyd, SA Rutherford, AT King, CL Hammerbeck-Ward. (2021). "Long-Term Outcomes of Electrically Unresponsive, Anatomically Intact Facial Nerve after Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery" Journal of Neurological Surgery [B] Skull base, 83(4), 367–373. doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1725034

 

2020                   A Drouin, CE Kanakis. (2020). "Do not repeat Hepatitis C virus antibody testing in patients with a previous positive Hepatitis C virus (HCV) test. Instead, order Hepatitis C viral load testing for assessment of active versus resolved infection." ASCP Choosing Wisely Recommendations 6th list. ABIM Guidelines.

 

2019                   DI Ullman, D Dorn, JA Jones, D Fasciano, Z Ping, CE Kanakis, RG Koenig, D Salzma, D Peker. (2019). "Clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia." Histopathology, 75(2), 185–192. doi.org/10.1111/his.13864

 

2018                   CE Kanakis, MS Aziz, SJ Oiseth. (2018). " Primary Pulmonary T-Cell Lymphoma Occurring Six Years after Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review." JSM Clin Case Rep 6(2): 1148. doi.org/10.47739/2373-9819/1148

Conference Presentations

2023               “A Sticky Situation: Post-Transfusion Purpura in Transfusion-Dependent AML"

                                     CE Kanakis, N Donahue, K Krum; IL-AABB Phyllis Unger Case Studies

 

2023               "Steroid-Refractory Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria in a 6-Year-Old Male"

                                     N Donahue, CE Kanakis, K Krum; IL-AABB Phyllis Unger Case Studies

 

2023               "Don't Fear the Peripheral Smear: Concerning Morphologies in Challenging Populations"

                                     CE Kanakis; ASCLS-Illinois Annual Meeting

 

2023               "Critical Value of Communication from the Bench, to Bedside, the Boardroom, and Back"

CE Kanakis, V Chu, D Castillo; ASCLS Joint Annual Meeting

 

2023               "Blood, Sweat, and Advocacy from the Bench to the Bedside"
                                        CE Kanakis; ASCLS-Wisconsin Annual Meeting

 

2022               "Social Media 103: Law, Ethics, and Professionalism"

                                         CE Kanakis, CM Lilley; ASCP Annual Meeting

 

2022               "Advocating for Science: Policy and Social Justice"

                                         Faculty panel: S VanDerLee, J Wenderott, CE Kanakis, L Ray; ComSciCon by Harvard

 

2021               "Professional Opportunities within Medical Laboratory Science"

                                         Faculty panel: CE Kanakis; ASCLS-IL Professional Development Forum

 

2020               "Building a Dialogue between Patients and the Laboratory"

                                         CE Kanakis, J Myers; ASCP Annual Meeting, virtual broadcast

 

2020               "Securing and Delivering Diagnostic Data in Disasters with Leadership, Collaboration, and Preparedness”

CE Kanakis; International Conference on Disaster Medicine, AUC-SOM/BIDMC

 

2019               “Disasters and Vulnerable Populations: Costs, Resiliency, and Strengthening Communities"

K Booth, CE Kanakis; International Conference on Disaster Medicine, AUC-SOM/BIDMC

 

2019               "Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Related Malignancies in the Setting of Li-Fraumeni"

CE Kanakis; Case Conference Presentation, Mayo Clinic DLPM

 

2011               "How 'Grow Beta' Demonstrates Simultaneous, Successful Multilineage Stem Cell Mobilization in Mice"
                                        CE Kanakis; ASCLS Annual Meeting and Expo

Abstracts/Posters

2023               "Managing Transfusion Expectation in a Transplant Patient with Severe IgA Deficiency"

CE Kanakis, K Krum; AABB Annual Meeting

 

2023               “The Role of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in Disaster Medicine, Preparedness, and Response”

KC Booth, CE Kanakis; ISMS Annual Meeting

 

2022                   "Relapse of Myelodysplastic Syndrome after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation”

CE Kanakis, K Gvodzjan; ASCP Annual Meeting

 

2022               "Fatal, Rapidly Progressive EBV-Associated Warm Autoantibody Hemolytic Anemia" **Finalist

CE Kanakis, K Gvodzjan, L Sereseanu, D Rodheim, PJ DeChristopher; ASCP 2021 Annual Meeting

 

2021                   "Delivering Clinical Microbiology Education Online via PathElective.com"

                                             CM Lilley, I Gomez, CE Kanakis, A Harrington, K Mirza; LUMC Research Symposium

 

2021                   "Utility of PathElective.com as a Curricular Adjunct in Laboratory Medicine Education"

CM Lilley, CE Kanakis, K Mirza; ASCP Annual Meeting

 

2017                   "A Community-Based Collaborative Model for Improving Public Health Outcomes"

CE Kanakis, et al.; AUC School of Medicine Research Symposium

 

2008                   " An Empirical Evaluation: Westside Chicago Wal-Mart"

CE Kanakis, et al.; Loyola University Chicago, Center for Urban Research and Learning

 

2008                   "VSM-1 SNARE Docking Mechanisms in C. elegans Nematodes"

                                            CE Kanakis, J Weremeijewicz, AM Holgado; Chicago Society of Neuroscience, DePaul University

Other Writing/Research

2017   Manuscript                             "An Arbovirus Abroad: A Service-Learning Project Exploring Public Health

Outreach, Social Determinants of Health, and Local Partnerships"

CE Kanakis, R Gerrity, A Batshon, J Emanuel, S Botchway, M Wang, S Rulli,
G Daavelar, G Jackson (2017) AUC School of Med.

 

2011   Manuscript                              "Study of the Effects of AMD3100 on the Simultaneous, Successful Mobilization of

Hematopoietic, Mesenchymal, and Endothelial Progenitors in C57/BL6 Mice"

CE Kanakis (2011) Defended Master of Science Thesis,

Rush University, College of Health Sciences

 

2007   Undergraduate research   "Urban Restoration and Preservation Projects in the North Branch of the

Chicago River," "Enzymatic Activity of Nitrate Reductase: Translational Data"