Greenfield Pathology Services, Inc.
GPS
Your Guidance in the World of Toxicologic Pathology
Our Staff
Ken Schafer, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Ken Schafer, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Ken Schafer, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Dr. Schafer founded Greenfield Pathology Services in 2019 and has over 20 years of experience working for pharmaceutical companies and a CRO. He brings integrity and depth of knowledge to the field of toxicologic pathology in his support of clients.
William (Bill) Jordan, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Ken Schafer, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Ken Schafer, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Dr. Jordan has over 30 years of experience in toxicologic pathology, having worked in both the pharmaceutical company and CRO arenas. Dr. Jordan leverages his extensive background in neuropathology and general toxicologic pathology in support of clients pursuing drug development.
Dennis Hoover, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Ken Schafer, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Frances Clemo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Dr. Hoover has extensive experience in toxicologic pathology, having led the pathology department in a large pharmaceutical company. Dr. Hoover brings this broad base of experience to GPS in primary pathology evaluations and peer review.
Frances Clemo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Frances Clemo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Frances Clemo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Dr. Clemo has over 20 years of experience in toxicologic pathology (clinical and anatomic pathology), having worked in various pharmaceutical and CRO companies. Dr. Clemo will support clients through her in-depth clinical pathology knowledge of many small molecule, medical device, and biotherapeutics programs.
Suzanne Neu, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Frances Clemo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Julie Hutt, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Neu has over 25 years of toxicologic pathology experience in pharmaceutical company and CRO environments, plus 10 years of experience in diagnostic pathology. She has experience with a variety of species beyond the usual laboratory animals including livestock such as cattle, horses, pigs, and sheep.
Julie Hutt, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Frances Clemo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Julie Hutt, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Hutt has nearly 20 years of toxicologic and investigative pathology experience, having worked previously at CROs and an inhalation toxicology research institute. She has experience in target animal species studies using cattle, horses, pigs and poultry. She uses her background in general and inhalation toxicologic pathology to suppor
Dr. Hutt has nearly 20 years of toxicologic and investigative pathology experience, having worked previously at CROs and an inhalation toxicology research institute. She has experience in target animal species studies using cattle, horses, pigs and poultry. She uses her background in general and inhalation toxicologic pathology to support clients in the development of small molecule and biotherapeutics programs.
Brad Njaa, BSc, DVM, MVSc, Diplomate, ACVP
Deepa B. Rao, BVSc, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ABT, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Greg Hall, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Njaa has more than 20 years of experience as a pathologist with a particular interest in the special senses, especially otic pathology. In addition, he has several years of general toxicologic pathology experience. . Dr. Njaa has had a long standing interest in the ear, having published book chapters on the pathology of the ear and clinical investigations of otic pathology.
Greg Hall, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Deepa B. Rao, BVSc, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ABT, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Greg Hall, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Hall has extensive experience in neuropathology assessment in nonclinical toxicology studies. Greg brings to GPS over 20 years of experience supporting drug development in a large biopharma setting with a focus on neurology indications.
Deepa B. Rao, BVSc, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ABT, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Deepa B. Rao, BVSc, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ABT, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Deepa B. Rao, BVSc, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ABT, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Dr. Rao is a board-certified toxicologist and veterinary toxicologic pathologist with over 20 years of experience in the translation of chemical/drug toxicological data from animal studies to human health risk assessment. Her specialized expertise is in regulatory neurotoxicology and neuropathology.
Cindy Farman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Tracy Carlson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Deepa B. Rao, BVSc, MS, PhD, Diplomate, ABT, Diplomate, ACVP, Fellow, IATP
Dr. Farman has over 20 years of experience in toxicologic pathology, including at CROs, biotechnology companies, and as a pathology consultant. She has extensive experience in ocular pathology, including serving as the pathologist providing support and scientific expertise to an entire ocular therapeutic platform at a large biotechnology company.
Tracy Carlson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Tracy Carlson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Tracy Carlson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Carlson has over 10 years of experience in toxicologic pathology including CRO and pharmaceutical environments. In addition to her general toxicologic pathology expertise, she has special interest and over 5 years of experience in otic toxicologic histopathology and medical device studies.
April Paulman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Tracy Carlson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Tracy Carlson, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Paulman has almost 20 years experience in toxicological pathology in a large pharmaceutical company and multiple CROs. Animal models of renal lupus and arthritis, male reproductive toxicology, ultrastructural pathology and neuropathology are areas of special interest.
James T. Meehan, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
James T. Meehan, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
James T. Meehan, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
As a toxicologic pathologist for nearly 30 years at major CROs and a large pharmaceutical company, Dr. Meehan recognizes that a CRO can provide a client not only additional capacity but critical experience and expertise. Jim has had an emphasis in neurotoxicity and ultrastructural pathology that supplement his skills acquired from the evaluation of general and varied specialty toxicity studies.
Rachel Reams, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
James T. Meehan, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
James T. Meehan, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP
Dr. Reams has over 20 years of experience in toxicologic pathology, having worked in pharmaceutical company and CRO environments in both leadership and individual contributor roles. At GPS, Dr. Reams leverages her experience to provide primary pathology evaluations and peer review in support of clients pursuing drug development.
Jamie Young, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Jamie Young, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Jamie Young, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Dr. Young has over 25 years of experience in toxicologic pathology at a large pharmaceutical company and multiple CROs. Boarded in both anatomic and clinical pathology, Dr. Young enjoys the challenge of authoring integrated pathology reports correlating anatomic and clinical pathology findings and has a special interest in oncology drug development.
Ms Wendy Rhoades
Jamie Young, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Jamie Young, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic)
Wendy Rhoades is the contracts manager for GPS. Wendy has 20 years of experience in nonclinical research and development working for both CROs and Sponsor companies. Wendy brings her experience in contract management and negotiation, project management, and organizational leadership to the GPS team.
About Us
Experience
Experience
Experience
All of our pathology staff are experienced toxicologic pathologists with on average over 20 years of experience. This includes primary evaluation and peer review of all types of studies, from discovery and lead optimization to carcinogenicity assessment.
GPS
Experience
Experience
GPS: Your Guidance in the World of Regulated Toxicologic Pathology. We strive to help clients, including businesses large and small, with toxicologic pathology needs from slide evaluation to peer review to white papers and expert consulting to pathology working groups to advice on pathology in regulatory submissions.
Expertise
Experience
Expertise
Our pathologists bring added expertise to the table, beyond the evaluation of routine toxicology studies. This expertise is in the areas of ocular, otic, neuropathology, respiratory system, clinical pathology, and carcinogenicity study assessment as well as extensive drug development experience.