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John Sinard, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and of Ophthalmology and Visual Science
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Additional Titles

Medical Director, Pathology Informatics, Pathology

Contact Info

Yale School of Medicine

310 Cedar Street, Lauder Hall B20-I

New Haven, CT 06520-8023

United States

About

Titles

Professor of Pathology and of Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Medical Director, Pathology Informatics, Pathology

Biography

John Sinard is a board-certified anatomic pathologist. He received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University, and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Johns Hopkins. His residency training was at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He is active on the autopsy and surgical pathology services, with a specialty interest in ophthalmic pathology. He founded the Pathology Informatics Program, and has been developing software for over 30 years. His academic interests are centered on translational informatics: delivering modern data management tools to practicing physicians and researchers.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Yale University School of Medicine (1995)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (1993)
MD
Johns Hopkins University (1990)
PhD
Johns Hopkins University (1990)
AB
Harvard University (1982)

Research

Overview

My current academic interests are in the fields of pathology informatics and practice management, including quality assurance and patient safety. The computer has long been a tool for data storage and management. More recently, information systems have become integrated into the daily practice of pathology, providing not only access to data, but also directing workflow, managing resources, and helping to guide medical decisions. Proper design of these systems is crucial to their being a useful adjunct to patient care rather than an obstacle which has to be overcome. Such design requires a comprehensive understanding of the clinical workflow as well as the capabilities and limitations of the information systems. In many cases, custom software development provides the greatest gain in workflow optimization, clinician productivity and efficiency, and patient safety. Proper capture and storage of data can also enable subsequent workflow analysis and quality tracking.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Informatics; Ophthalmology; Pathology

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of John Sinard's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

2022

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    College of American Pathologists

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    College of American Pathologists

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    State of Connecticut

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    Yale-New Haven Hospital

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    Yale University

Clinical Care

Overview

John H. Sinard, MD, PhD, is a pathologist who practices in many subspecialty areas but specializes in diagnosing eye diseases. When he is not examining tissue samples of patients, Dr. Sinard works closely with the pathology department’s technology team within Yale Pathology Informatics, a program that he helped build from the ground up. “We have developed in-house software that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the world,” Dr. Sinard says. “It helps facilitate the accuracy of patient specimens and provides important diagnostic information to the pathologist.”

Similar to this specialized software system, pathologists perform necessary roles in patient care behind the scenes, Dr. Sinard explains. “A specialty physician may see between five and 10 patients each day, while a pathologist may be treating 20 to 80 patients every day.”

At the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Sinard currently serves as medical director of pathology informatics and professor of pathology and of ophthalmology.

Clinical Specialties

Pathology; Anatomic Pathology; Ophthalmic Pathology; Autopsy Pathology; Head, Neck & Endocrine Pathology; Surgical Pathology

Board Certifications

  • Clinical Informatics

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    2014
  • Anatomic Pathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    1994

Get In Touch

Contacts

Academic Office Number
Appointment Number
Mailing Address

Yale School of Medicine

310 Cedar Street, Lauder Hall B20-I

New Haven, CT 06520-8023

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • Department of Pathology

    Academic Office

    Lauder Hall

    310 Cedar Street, Fl Basement, Rm LH B20-I

    New Haven, CT 06510

    Appointments

    203.737.6417
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