A Dedicated Team, Committed to Capturing Healing Results

Thomas A. Roisum, MD, MMM, FCAP, MRO
CellDox Founder

Raised in North Dakota, Dr. Roisum is deeply committed to serving rural communities and providing the best pathology services possible for the Tri-State area. For more than 15 years, Dr. Roisum has provided accurate pathology diagnoses in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. He has lived and worked in Hannibal, Missouri, since 2001.

Complementing his patient-centered dedication to pathology, Dr. Roisum has taken great strides to strengthen his business expertise. In 2008, he received his master’s degree in medical management from Tulane University. Something like a cross between an MBA and a master’s in public health, Tulane’s MMM is the premier program for doctors who wish to advance their expertise in business, strategic planning, and total quality systems.

In addition, Dr. Roisum’s MMM program offered insight into strategies for providing the highest quality health care in rural communities. Dr. Roisum thoroughly understands the challenges of rural medicine. His vision for pathology in the Tri-State area is that patients, hospitals, labs, and doctors’ offices can rely on receiving accurate, timely diagnoses here, in this rural region, rather than looking to the “big city.” Dr. Roisum stresses that CellDox will always stay focused on managing quality and cost – always ensuring CellDox captures healing results.

Further, Dr. Roisum’s overarching vision for the Tri-State area is to initiate a quality-focused health care process throughout the region, with an emphasis on patient-centered care in every hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, and lab. To this end, he is spearheading the Rural Health Care Initiative. (link to Rural Health Care Initiative page) This grassroots organization fosters healthy relationships among all health care providers in the Tri-State area, which ultimately will impact the quality of care for our entire region.

Paul Hedlund, Ed D
of Hedlund Consulting, Inc.

Dr. Paul Hedlund has trained hundreds of employees for organizations in the public and private sector for the last 25 years. His focus has been on providing tools that affect change in the workplace. Paul’s consulting practice includes schools, government, large and small businesses in varied business industries from technology and service companies to health care.

Paul received his doctorate in Educational Leadership at Kansas State University. He also received a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Fort Hays State University in Kansas and a Bachelors Degree in Marketing Education from Utah State University. He is the author of The Learning Organizational Toolbelt System and is the founder and facilitator of Personal Touch Seminars. Currently, Hedlund is a an associate professor at Kansas Wesleyan Univirsity in Salina, KS where he teaches leadership and marketing.

Dr. Paul Hedlund is a member of American Society of Quality (ASQ), American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), Future Search Network (FSN) and Society of Human Resource Managers Association (SHRMA).

Dr. Dorothy Kurylo

Born in Poland, Dr. Kurylo moved to U.S. at the age of 14. She calls Chicago - home and has lived in the Windy City for good portion of her life in the States.

Dr. Kurylo completed her undergraduate studies at Knox College in Galesburg, IL where she majored in biology and was actively involved in biochemistry research.  After graduating magna cum laude in 1995, she went on to pursue her medical degree from Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine in Chicago. Dr. Kurylo completed residency in pathology at Emory University in Atlanta and subspecialty training in hematopathology at University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Kurylo is board certified in combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.  She is also a fellow of College of American Pathologists and American Society for Clinical Pathology. Dr. Kurylo is licensed to practice medicine in four states: MO, GA, FL and AL. She has been practicing pathology since 2006.

Dr. Kurylo joined CellDox in the fall of 2009 and thus far has truly enjoyed the opportunity to practice general surgical pathology in Hannibal. Even though her interests lie in hematopathology area, the variety of stimulating and challenging surgical cases has made the experience very rewarding and satisfying. In addition, the hospital's medical laboratoy has been continually providing a wide range of clinical issues, which further enrich the daily life of the practice. Dr. Kurylo especially enjoys being able to interact with the very friendly and approachable clinical staff at HRH, HRMG and HC. She also enjoys participating in wide range of clinical conferences: monthly Tumor Board, bi-monthly Breast and Lung Cancer conferences. She is a member of Tumor Committee, Blood Utilization Committee, Infection Control Committee and Medical Education Committee.

In her free time, Dr. Kurylo enjoys a variety of physical activities, including running, hiking, swimming, pilates, yoga and Zumba. Hannibal and the tri-state area with its natural beauty and peaceful rural setting provide an abundance of opportunities for anyone that enjoys outdoor adventures. Proximity to St. Louis and even Chicago, make it relatively easy for Dr. Kurylo and anyone else who enjoys cultural activities (theater, symphony, museums, live performances) to be able and participate without having to travel very far.

Rachel Epperson, PA(ASCP)cmp

Rachel Epperson is a pathologist assistant for CellDox. She earned her master’s degree as a pathology assistant from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine in North Chicago, Illinois. She maintains her PA certification through the American Society of Clinical Pathology and belongs to the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants.

Jeff Holliday
Sales Consultant

Jeff Holliday is a marketing expert with over 27 years of experience in the industry with many state-wide awards to his credit. He also has a wide background in media, winning several broadcast personality of the year awards during his media career. Jeff is also a Comptia A+ certified computer technician with specialties in hardware and operatingsystems. He is the father of five and enjoys running, playing tennis and entertaining his children.

Jean Kendrick
Patient Accounts Manager

Jean Kendrick is the patient account/office manager for CellDox.  Jean is a HIPAA certified specialist ensuring CellDox is in compliance with the constantly changing healthcare industry standards.  With 13 years experience in patient accounts, Jean takes care of all questions and concerns regarding claims and billing for the pathology department.  A native of Northeast Missouri, Jean and her husband are parents of five grown children.  She enjoys spending her free time gardening and baking with her grandchildren.

Melinda Gottman
Customer Service Representative

Melinda Gottman, Customer Service Representative has over 13 years experience in the field.  She manages all customer service needs, from activating new customer accounts to maintaining current customer accounts.  Melinda has a background in a wide variety of customer service fields including the heavy construction equipment industry, and the farm equipment industry.  She is a Native of Northeast Missouri.  She spends her free time with her teenage daughter.