Hadi Yaziji, MD, FCAP, FASCP
Breast Pathologist, Biomarker Pathologist
Internationally recognized breast, biomarker, cytopathology, surgical pathology, and molecular diagnostics expertise.
Medical Team
Meet Our Medical Team
NextGen Pathology is led by highly trained board-certified pathologists with experience across multiple pathology subspecialties. Our physicians work collaboratively with hospitals, surgeons, oncologists, primary care physicians, and healthcare teams to provide timely, accurate, and clinically meaningful diagnostic services.
Medical Directors
Silvio Tanev, M.D.
GYN and GI Pathologist
Veteran hospital pathology leader with broad diagnostic anatomic and clinical pathology expertise.
Medical Team
Jeanne Ackerman, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist and former laboratory medical director with extensive experience in pediatric pathology, laboratory medicine, and hospital leadership.
Maher Albitar, MD
Molecular Pathologist
Internationally recognized molecular pathologist, hematopathologist, and genomic medicine pioneer with more than 300 scientific publications and 50 patents.
Houssam Attal, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist with more than 30 years of experience in cytopathology, gynecologic pathology, dermatopathology, and surgical pathology.
Julie Bell, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist specializing in hematopathology, surgical pathology, and laboratory medical leadership.
Feriyl Bhaijee, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist with nationally recognized expertise in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and liver pathology.
Claudia Castro, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist with expertise in pulmonary pathology, surgical pathology, cytopathology, and academic medicine.
Charles Chodorow, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
General pathologist practicing in Brevard County since 1994 with particular interest and expertise in Gastrointestinal Pathology.
Richard N. Eisen, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Nationally recognized pathologist and educator with expertise in immunohistochemistry, surgical pathology, and laboratory quality.
Thomas J. Farrell, M.D.
Staff Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist with more than 25 years of diagnostic pathology experience and fellowship training in dermatopathology.
Guillermo Herrera, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Internationally recognized renal pathologist and academic leader specializing in kidney disease, nephropathology, and plasma cell dyscrasia-related disorders.
Robert Huberman, MD
Cytopathologist, Dermatopathogist
Diagnostic pathologist with specialized training in cytopathology and fellowship training in dermatopathology.
Dražen Marijan Jukić, MD, PhD
Dermatopathologist
Internationally recognized dermatopathologist, educator, and digital pathology innovator with expertise in melanoma diagnostics and pathology informatics.
Razan Massarani-Wafai, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist and academic leader with expertise in cytopathology, pulmonary pathology, and pathology education.
Freda Nime, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist with more than four decades of experience in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and cancer diagnostics.
Adrian P. Palmer, MD, MBA
Director of Hematopathology
Hematopathology leader with more than 18 years' experience across community hospitals, academic hospitals, health care systems, and reference laboratory settings.
Carlos Ricotti, MD
Dermatopathologist
Board-certified in both dermatology and dermatopathology by the American Boards of Dermatology and Pathology.
Kinjal Shah, MD
Director of Transfusion Medicine
Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking expert with fellowship training at Emory University and board certification in Clinical Informatics.
Delia Smith, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified pathologist and laboratory medical director with more than 25 years of experience in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and laboratory operations.
Janese Trimaldi, M.D.
Staff Pathologist
Anatomic and clinical pathologist with cancer diagnostics training at Moffitt Cancer Center and experience in women's health pathology.
Steven Vallery, MD
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with more than 25 years of diagnostic pathology, laboratory medicine, and healthcare leadership experience.
Support Team
Manav Daliya, PA
Pathologists' Assistant
Experienced ASCP-certified Pathologists' Assistant with more than 20 years of expertise in surgical pathology, frozen sections, and laboratory operations.
Aprell Delo, PA
Pathologists' Assistant
ASCP-certified Pathologists' Assistant with more than 25 years of healthcare experience and expertise in complex surgical pathology specimen evaluation and frozen section consultation.
Sarah Goldberg, PA
Pathologists' Assistant
ASCP-certified Pathologists' Assistant with extensive experience in surgical pathology, tissue procurement, frozen sections, and laboratory medicine.
Tracie Massey, PA
Pathologists' Assistant & Operations Manager
Certified Pathologists' Assistant and healthcare operations leader with more than two decades of experience in surgical pathology, forensic medicine, digital innovation, and clinical research.
James Snyder, PhD
Microbiologist
Internationally recognized clinical microbiologist and infectious disease diagnostics expert with decades of leadership in microbiology and molecular testing.
Clinical Collaboration
Physician-led pathology support.
Our medical team supports hospital clinicians through diagnostic interpretation, physician-to-physician communication, and multidisciplinary case review when pathology input helps inform clinical collaboration.
Collaborative services
- Clinical Consultation
- Tumor Board Participation
- Hospital-Based Pathology Services