Ronald David Luff

Background

Luff, Ronald David was born on May 21, 1947 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Gene Stanley and M. Kathleen (Blossom) Luff.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Lehigh University, 1969; Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1972; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1973.

Career

Rotating intern, Malcolm Grow United States Air Force Medical Center, Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, 1973-1974; assistant resident in anatomic pathology department pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1974-1976; senior resident in anatomic pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1976-1977; resident department laboratory medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1977-1978; chief resident department laboratory medicine, acting assistant medical director, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1978-1979; instructor anatomic pathology School Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1974-1979; instructor School Public Health and Hygiene, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1974-1977; instructor School Cytotech., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1976-1977; clinical assistant professor pathology, instructor School Cytotech., University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1979-1982; assistant chief anatomic pathology, United States Air Force/Wilford Hall, San Antonio, 1979-1980; chief cytopathology, United States Air Force/Wilford Hall, San Antonio, 1980-1982; associate pathologist, Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1982-1994; vice-president, director anatomic pathology, Corning Clinical Laboratory, Teterboro, New Jersey, since 1995; clinical professor College Allied Health Sciences, Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, since 1983; medical director program in cytotech., Thomas Jefferson U., Philadelphia, since 1987. Secretary-treasurer Sacred Heart Hospital Medical Staff, 1984-1986, treasurer, 1984-1994, president-elect, since 1994. Member medical Executive Committee Sacred Heart Hospital, 1984-1994,chairman transfusion committee, 1982-1983, quality assurance committee, 1983-1985, 87, acting chairman utilization review committee, 1985, 86-87, board directors.

Member of advisory board cervical cancer screening program The Allentown Health Bureau, 1984-1987, advisory board Lehigh Coalition for Cancer Control, since 1987. Member Bethesa Conference on Standardization of Pap Smear Terminology, 1988. Member technical advising committee for cytology Bureau laboratories, Pennsylvania Department Health, 1989, member cervical cancer task force for cancer control division, 1990-1992.

Chairman cervical cancer quality assurance committee Cancer Control Program, Department Health, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, since 1993. Member Commision on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, 1994-1995. Expert cytopathologist reviewer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Proficiency Testing Program, 1994.

Consultant pathologist Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Grant forDigitized Image Analysis for Cytopathology Proficiency Testing, 1994. Visiting scientist department cellular patholog Armed Forces Institute Pathology, Washington, since 1983. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Ronald David Luff has been listed as a noteworthy Pathologist, cytopathologist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Colonel United States Air Force MC, since 1982, research retired. Fellow American Society Clinical Pathologists, College American Pathologists (laboratory inspector since 1984). Member American Medical Association (Certified Appreciation for work as member and Chairman.of cytotech. programs review committee 1993, 94), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Cytotech.

(medical member, Executive Committee since 1991, co-chairman cytotech. programs reviews committee 1993-1994, chairman cytotech. programs review committee 1990-1993), American Society Cytopathology, American Association Blood Banks, New York Academy Science, Lehigh County Medical Association, Delaware Valley Society Cytology, Johns Hopkins Alumni and FacultyAssn., Alpha Omega Alpha (president Alpha Maryland chapter 1975-1977), Phi Beta Kappa. M C.

Connections

Married Jean Beverly Sterner, December 7, 1968. Children: Heather L., Jennifer A., Kimberly J.

Father:

Gene Stanley Luff

Mother:

M. Kathleen (Blossom) Luff

Spouse:

Jean Beverly Sterner

child:

Heather L. Luff

child:

Jennifer A. Luff

child:

Kimberly J. Luff