David W. Bernard, MD, PhD, is the medical director of clinical pathology for Houston Methodist Hospital System. He is also associate professor of clinical pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and is a member of the Houston Methodist Research Institute. As Medical Director of Clinical Pathology, David directs the strategic and day-to-day laboratory operations for all of Houston Methodist’s hospitals and clinical facilities, as well as provides onsite direction at the flagship Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. He is also medical director for the Houston Methodist Research Institute Biorepository.