Amyn M. Rojiani MD, PhD, CPE, FAAPL moved to Penn State Health in 2021 as Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology, Hershey, PA. He has previously served for 11 years as E.R. Pund Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology at the Medical College of Georgia and clinical service chief at AU Health. Dr. Rojiani is a graduate of Sind Medical College at the University of Karachi in Pakistan. He completed a Ph.D. in experimental pathology and anatomic pathology residency at UMDNJ (now Rutgers). He trained in neuropathology at the University of British Columbia-Affiliated Hospitals in Vancouver.
He is a Certified Physician Executive (2012) and Fellow of the American Association for Physician Leadership (2014). He has served as Vice President of the American Association of Neuropathologists and Chair of the Georgia delegation to College of American Pathologists (CAP) House of Delegates. He serves on the Council of Fellows of the American Association of Physician Leadership and is member of the editorial board of the Physician Leadership Journal and Academic Pathology. He chairs the ‘Leadership Development and Diversity Committee’ of the Association of Pathology Chairs and is a member of the Executive Council. He is widely published with over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has an active research program. He has served on multiple editorial boards and grant review panels. Dr. Rojiani is an avid educator, teaching medical students and residents for over 30 years.
His passion has been faculty development, mentorship, and cultivating leadership, especially focusing on diversity and the underrepresented. He has directed multiple national meeting courses, workshops, and teleconferences on subjects ranging from neuropathology to leadership and management topics, as well as current issues in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Topics have included 'understanding microaggressions', generational diversity, and the impact of diversity on recruitment and retention.