Society for Hematopathology (SH)

The Society for Hematopathology (SH) was founded in September 1981 as a Companion Society of what was then the United States and Canadian Division of the International Academy of Pathology (IAP), subsequently incorporated in 1986 as the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP). Co-founded by Costan W. Berard and Ronald F. Dorfman, Berard was the first President, serving from 1982 to 1984. He was succeeded by President-Elect, Dorfman, who served as President from 1984-86. The first meeting dealing with the controversial topic of T-cell lymphomas was held in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel on February 28, 1982.