2023 to 2025 officers

ogechukwu P. Eze, MD, mhs

section chair

Dr. Ogechukwu Eze is a pathologist in private practice at ProPath in Dallas, Texas. Prior to that she was an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She completed medical school at Yale School of Medicine, and her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at NYU Langone Medical Center, followed by a Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She joined the faculty at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in January 2020. Dr. Eze is a seasoned expert in diagnosis of gastrointestinal and liver diseases, and has an interest in digital pathology adoption for clinical use as well as the utility of artificial intelligence and machine learning in surgical pathology. Born and raised in Nigeria, she migrated to the United States for a college education and is a strong advocate for educating and mentoring Black and other underrepresented minorities in medicine.

Sasha breland, MD

section vice chair

Dr. Sasha Breland is a native of New Jersey. She completed an 8-year B.S./ M.D. program at Montclair State University in 2004 before obtaining her Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) – New Jersey Medical School in 2009. She remained at that institution and completed residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology in 2014.
During her tenure at UMDNJ-NJMS, Dr. Breland served as Chief Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Following residency, Dr. Breland completed a Forensic Pathology Fellowship at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences in Houston, TX in 2015.  She is board certified in Anatomic Pathology and Forensic Pathology.
Since July 2015, Dr. Breland has served as a Deputy Medical Examiner at the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and has recently been appointed Deputy Chief Medical Examiner.  In addition, she currently serves as a member of the District of Columbia’s Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. Her professional interests include in-custody deaths, and she has lectured multiple times, both nationally and internationally on the topic.
During her spare time, Dr. Breland enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.

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