Dr. Tanisha Hayes has an undergraduate degree from Temple University and a Master’s degree from MCP Hahnemann University (Drexel University). Dr. Hayes is also an American Medical Association National Scholarship Recipient (2005) who obtained a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) in May 2006. After completing an Osteopathic Professional Training Internship (OPTI) in a rotating Intern/Family Medicine Tracked Residency in July 2007 at UMDNJ-SOM, she attended and completed an Anatomic/Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia in June 2011. Subsequently, Dr. Hayes held the Cytopathology Fellowship at the University of Virginia Hospital System in Charlottesville in June 2012, where she participated on the fine needle aspiration service, interdisciplinary tumor boards, and surgical pathology frozen section service. Dr. Hayes co-authored several papers during her pathology residency and presented two of them at the College of American Pathology annual meeting in 2010. Dr. Hayes is a member of multiple professional societies including the American Osteopathic Association, American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the College of American Pathologists. Since her arrival to WCUCOM in 2012, Dr. Hayes has participated in the laboratory/practical portion of the Osteopathic Principles and Practice for year one medical students, fulfilling her lifelong enthusiasm for osteopathy. She has also participated in the clinical and doctoring skills portion of the curriculum at the COM, in addition to duties in the Pathology course.

Pathology, Family Medicine, OP&P