Paul Munyer MD, PhD

Shawnee, 66226 Home: 9134413112 - Cell: 8168530261 : pdm5600@yahoo.com

Executive Profile
Pathology Laboratory Administrative Director - Disciplined and highly trained pathologist/scientist with extensive administrative experience. Thirteen years experience with a regional reference laboratory serving multiple large hospital systems in a metropolitan setting. Seven years experience at the Director level in Anatomic Pathology ,including oversight in Histology, Grossing, Cytology, Immunohistochemistry and Ancillary testing. Seeking an administrative position in the anatomic pathology/laboratory sector. Excellent communication skills and a strong work ethic. Experience in the re-engineering anatomic pathology sections using LEAN principles, automation and team building. Well trained in regulatory and compliance issues. Strong medical liaison and experience with business development. Open to new challenges presented by health care reform..

Skill Highlights
Director Level Administrator Strategic Planning Expertise Trained Pathologist/Scientist Clinical Trial Liaison Quality Management Work flow optimization Staff Development Multi-unit Operations management

Core Accomplishments
Administrative Director: Direct oversight for over 40 technical staff members and 20 pathologists. Operations Management: Implemented automation and LEAN work flow into a high volume pathology laboratory. Handled operational aspects of multiple sections including histology, cytology, gross pathology, ancillary send-out testing and transcription. Choose national vendors utilizing an RFP process. Staff Development: Mentored junior staff towards defined levels of competence. Developed performance metrics for professional and technical staff based on industry standards.

Professional Experience
Surgical Pathology Fellow - PRL January 2000 to January 2002 Physicians Reference Laboratory - Overland Park, KS House Staff January 2002 to January 2006 Physicians Reference Laboratory - Overland Park, KS Director of Operations for Anatomic Pathology January 2006 to January 2010 Physicians Reference Laboratory - Overland Park, KS Director of Anatomic Pathology - PRL January 2010 to May 2013 Physicians Reference Laboratory - Overland Park, KS

Physicians Reference Laboratory (PRL) - Overland Park, KS. Administrative track physician/scientist. Director over multiple departments in a 500+ employee Reference lab. Helped re-engineer sections via reduction in force and automation. Brought in automated bar coding and tracking systems to the lab and utilized LEAN methodology to redo labspace. Helped implement metric oriented dashboards for staff and physicians. Strong surgical pathology background coupled with immunohistochemistry expertise at both the technical and professional level. Extensive administrative experience in business development, RFP completion, physician relations, and coding. Peer reviewed author of scientific and medical publications. Founder May 2013 to Current Pathology Administrative Leadership Assn. - Shawnee Mission, KS Pathology laboratory administrative consulting group

Education
BA : Psychology, 1982 Univ. of North Dakota - Grand Forks, N D, USA Master of Science : Biology, 1985 Univ. of North Dakota - Grand Forks, N D, USA Ph.D. : Experimental Pathology, 1994 Medical Univ. of South Carolina - Charleston, SC, USA M.D. : Medical School, 1995 Medical Univ. of South Carolina - Charleston, SC, USA