Author

Stephanie Hernandez

A Tufts University medical graduate, Stephanie Hernandez, MD, is an anatomic and clinical pathologist at a regional hospital. She serves as medical director for the facility laboratory and reviews surgical specimens across clinical specialties. Hernandez studied biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point before entering medical training. Her departmental research involves evaluating tissue processing protocols to reduce turnaround times for intraoperative frozen sections and assessing quality assurance metrics in diagnostic cytology. She also examines histologic margins for surgical oncology cases, consulting frequently with operating room teams.