CSPEI Submission Guidelines
California Society of Pathologists Electronic Intelligence (CSPEI) Editorial Board
Editor in Chief
William Yong MD, FCAP, UC Irvine, Orange, CA
Associate Editors
Elena Enbom MD, FCAP, Quest Diagnostics, West Hills, CA
Shino Magaki MD, FCAP, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Maryam Sharifian MD, FCAP, UC Irvine, Orange, CA
Editorial Board
Ali Afsari MD
UC Irvine, Orange, CA
Adam Cloe MD, FCAP
Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Dorina Gui MD, PhD
UC Davis, Sacramento, CA
Min Han MD, PhD
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Matthew Hedberg MD, PhD
City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
Saman Karimi MD
UC Irvine, Orange, CA
Yuna Kang MD
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Yalda Naeni MD
St John’s Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA
Alexander Nobori MD
Kaiser Permanente, West Los Angeles, CA
Mahra Nourbakhsh MD, PhD, FRCP, FCAP
Neogenomics Laboratories, Aliso Viejo, CA
Maryam Pezhouh MD, FCAP
UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Sonam Prakash MD
UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Jason Scapa MD, FCAP
Kaiser Permanente, Anaheim, CA
Nick Shillingford MD
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Oksana Volod MD, FCAP
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Evan Yung MD
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Please note that CSPEI, formerly known as California Society of Pathologists Electronic Images has been renamed in 2026 as California Society of Pathologists Electronic Intelligence (CSPEI) to reflect a broader range of content.
California Society of Pathologists Electronic Intelligence (CSPEI)
GOALS: To educate and to inform pathologists in enjoyable formats. To nourish the soul and brighten the day with humor, art, music, and experiences.
WHO SHOULD SUBMIT: Trainees and pathologists (community, academic, industry, veteran administration, military, governmental, anatomic or clinical pathologists, other). Submissions from all states and countries are very welcome!
WHAT TO SUBMIT: Interesting educational images of rare cases, classic examples, humorous images (histopath, gross, charts, tables, gels, animal models, molecular data, AP, CP, forensics, other) that might be of interest to Pathologists. The images and text should be original. However, public domain and creative commons licensed images will be considered if text is original. CSPEIs are posted on CSP's social media including and not limited to Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter/X.
TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS:
Ideally, submitted images should be 1080x1080 pixels.
Quick Path Images
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Histopathology, macro/gross images, classic, normal, rare tumors/lesions, inclusions, ultrastructure, FISH, infections, charts, graphics, schematics, diagnostic algorithms etc.
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Other educational ideas welcome
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Email image with title (one brief line of descriptive text optional) to Dr. Maryam Sharifian at: sharifm2@hs.uci.edu
Fun images and Videos
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Cartoons, humor, art, architecture, travel photos
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Photos at Pathology meetings, pathologists at work etc.
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Videos- Musical or other performances by pathologists or supporters of pathology
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Videos- Educational
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Other creative ideas welcome
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Email image with title (descriptive text optional) or video link to Dr. Elena Enbom at: Elena.T.Enbom@questdiagnostics.com
CSPEI (Question and Answer Format)
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Histopathology, macro/gross images, classic, normal, rare tumors/lesions, inclusions, ultrastructure, FISH, infections, charts, graphics, schematics, diagnostic algorithms etc.
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Other educational ideas welcome
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Email Title, Question, Answer, Reference, Authors, affiliations (Text limit: 2200 characters) to Dr. Shino Magaki at: SMagaki@mednet.ucla.edu and Dr. William Yong at: yongwh@hs.uci.edu
Other Submissions
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If you have other ideas not covered here, please email to discuss with Dr. William Yong at: yongwh@hs.uci.edu
COPYRIGHT WARNING: CSPEIs are posted on CSP's social media including and not limited to Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Youtube and Twitter/X. CSP makes no copyright claim to your images or text, however be cognizant that it will be posted to social media sites and are subject to their terms of use and also to potential use or misuse in the greater internet space with out without your permission. The CSPEI cases may be reshared in other formats. The CSPEI cases may be collected into a book or other format and used to raise funds for the society. If you have any copyright concerns, please do not submit.
Submission Examples:
Example of Quick Path Image submission:
Title: Acute meningitis
Submitter: Dr. Jane Dee Doe, Fictional Medical Center, Heavenville, CA
Example of Fun image Submission:
Title: CSP SoCal Music Nite, Orange, CA
Example of Fun image Submission:
Title: Pathologists have Microscope Vision
Submitter: Super Sergio MD, Best University, Lost City, Atlantis
Example of CSPEI (Question and Answer) Submission:
Title: Gangrenous extremity with a worm?
Question: What is the etiology of this intravascular serpentine structure?
Answer: Patients with severe peripheral vascular disease may undergo peripheral catheterization or angioplasty. The catheters are coated with hydrophilic polymers that can detach and may be seen as intravascular basophilic serpentine or worm-like structures with granular or lamellated contents. With degeneration, the polymers may become eosinophilic. Unlike many foreign objects, the polymer fragments are not refractile and non-polarizable, and can be confused for a parasite. These polymer emboli may cause tissue injury in various organs though, in our experience, tissue injury may be inapparent. Associated granulomatous and inflammatory changes have been reported.
References: 1. Mehta RI, Mehta RI. J Patient Saf. 2021 Dec 1;17(8):e1069-e1079. 2. Mehta RI et al. Mod Pathol. 2010 Jul;23(7):921-30.
Authors, affiliations: Ellee Vikram Medical Student 2, William Yong MD, FCAP- UC Irvine
