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Curriculum
All rotations begin on the first day of the month. The 48-month curriculum is divided as follows:
Anatomic pathology rotations
- Autopsy / Neuropathology (three months)
- Breast Surgical Pathology (three months)
- Cytopathology (three months)
- Dermatopathology (three months)
- Forensic Pathology (two months)
- GI-Small (one month)
- GI-Large (four months)
- GU Surgical Pathology (three months)
- Gynecologic Pathology (three months)
- Lung / ENT Surgical Pathology (three months)
- Renal Pathology (elective)
Clinical pathology rotations
- Blood Banking / Coagulation (three months)
- Clinical Laboratory Core Rotation (four months)
- Flow Cytometry (one month)
- Hematopathology (three months)
- Informatics (one month)
- Laboratory Management (two months)
- Microbiology (three months)
- Molecular Diagnostics and Cytogenetics (two months)
Elective rotation (up to two months): Residents may use their elective month for further experience in one of the core rotations or a subspecialty area at Rush or at another ACGME-approved program.
Sample schedule
| PGY1 | Aut | BB | Breast | Gyn | Aut | Cor | GI-L | Aut | H | Mic | GU | Cyt |
| PGY2 | Lung/ENT | Cor | H | Gyn | GI-L | MD | Cyt | Breast | GI-L | Derm | BB | GU |
| PGY3 | Flow | GI-L | Derm | Lung/ENT | Cyt | H | Cor | Mic | BB | Gyn | Breast | MD |
| PGY4 | FP | FP | GI-S | LM | Lung/ENT | Cor | Derm | GU | LM | Elec | Mic | Inf |
Educational conferences
| Monday | 8 a.m. | Unknown Slide Conference |
| Tuesday | 8 a.m. 8 a.m. | Clinical Pathology Cases (first and second Tuesday of each month) Autopsy Conference (third and fourth Tuesday of each month) |
| Wednesday | 8 a.m. 12 p.m. | Organ System Lecture / Slide Conference Core Lab Case Presentation |
| Thursday | 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 12 p.m. | First Thursday: Gross Surgical Conference Second Thursday: Cytopath Lecture Third Thursday: Management Seminar Renal Conference (March - May) Journal / Reading Club or Residents' Meeting |
| Friday | 8 a.m. 1 p.m. | Clinical Pathology Lecture Series Blood Bank Rounds |
Research
Pathology Faculty/House Staff Publications
| Year | PMID | Full Citation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39036137 | Levin S, Houser JN, Siblini H, Marshall M, Wolf J. Persistent Listeria monocytogenes Cerebritis Mimicking Cerebral Metastases Due to Melanoma. Cureus. 2024;16(6):e62634. |
| 2025 | 39387522
| Butler Z, Yu A, Honore L, Timmermann A, Demetrious M, Gitelis S, Miller I, Blank AT. Characterizing the Transformation and Diagnosis of Atypical Lipomatous Tumor to Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma: Single Institutional Outcomes. J Surg Oncol. 2025;131(3):507-513. |
| 2025 | 39508343
| Yu A, Poulson T, Butler Z, Demetrious M, Colman M, Gitelis S, Blank AT. The Impact of Chondrosarcoma with Positive Margins and Extraosseous Extension on Patient Outcomes. J Surg Oncol. 2025;131(4):703-711. |
| 2025 | 39691345
| Pecorin P, Dein J, Syed D, Demetrious M, Seder CW, Batus M, Collado F, Okwuosa T. Chest Pain and ST-Segment Elevation: Angiosarcoma Discovered With Coronary Angiography. JACC Case Rep. 2024 Dec 4;29(23):102651. |
| 2025 | Yu A, Poulson T, Demetrious M, Gitelis S, Blank AT. Outcomes and Management of Positive Margins in Chondrosarcoma With Soft Tissue Extension: A Case Series and Review of Literature. Cancer Reports. 2025;8(3):e70148. doi:10.1002/cnr2.70148. | |
| 2025 | Butler Z, Yu A, Honore L, Timmermann A, Demetrious M, Gitelis S, Miller I, Blank A. Characterizing the Transformation and Diagnosis of Atypical Lipomatous Tumor to Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma: Single Institutional Outcomes. Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2025;131(3):507–513. doi:10.1002/jso.27924. | |
| 2025 | Chang RC, Ehyaee V, Wattar R, Braun A, Gattuso P, Ahmed A. Evaluation of PRAME Expression in Cases of Breast Carcinoma Metastatic to Skin. American Journal of Dermatopathology. Published online October 17, 2025. doi:10.1097/DAD.0000000000003159. | |
| 2025 | Ditzel RM Jr, Chiu LT, Siblini H, Cannon HW, Goel K, Pearce JJ, Byrne N, Bhabad S, Marshall MS, Byrne RW. Tumor-to-tumor metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma to meningioma: illustrative case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons. 2025;9(10):CASE24670. Published March 10, 2025. doi:10.3171/CASE24670. | |
| 2024 | 36457108
| Shen J,McFarland AG,Blaustein RA,Rose LJ,Perry-Dow KA,Moghadam AA,Hayden MK,Young VB,Hartmann EM An improved workflow for accurate and robust healthcare environmental surveillance using metagenomics. Microbiome 2022-12-0210 (1): 206 |
| 2024 | 36563298
| Braun A,Reddy S,Cheng L,Gattuso P,Yan L Clinicopathologic Review of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Gynecologic Tract. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2022-10-10 |
| 2024 | 37032453
| Braun A,Solari M,Gattuso P,Agarwal I Benign Vascular Lesions of the Breast: A Clinical, Radiographic, and Pathologic Review. Int J Surg Pathol 2023-04-09: 10668969231160254 |
| 2024 | 37291883
| Cheng L,Lashmanova N,Reddy SB,Yan L,Gattuso P Histopathological Findings in Hernia Sacs: A Clinical and Pathological Review. Int J Surg Pathol 2023-06-08: 10668969231177706 |
| 2024 | 37658816
| Sullivan E,Macias Jimenez MD,Moore NM Utilization of an immunochromatographic lateral flow assay for rapid detection of carbapenemase production in gram negative bacilli. Lab Med 2023-11-0254 (6): e204-e206 |
| 2024 | 37739785
| Anderson M,Hodges A,Luk KC,Olivo A,Forberg K,Meyer TV,Strobel C,Kim M,Toolsie D,Moore NM,Goldstein Y,Rodgers M,Lucic D,Cloherty G Development and Validation of Three Automated High-Throughput Molecular Tests to Detect Monkeypox Virus Infections. J Infect Dis 2024-03-26229 (Supplement_2): S137-S143 |
| 2024 | 37770419
| Ehyaee V,Reddy V,Ahmed A Neoplastic or inflammatory? A case report of Sweet syndrome with CD30+ cells in a patient with B-lymphoblastic leukemia. J Cutan Pathol 2023-12-0150 (12): 1036-1041 |
| 2024 | 37923249
| Weiss J, Gibbons K, Ehyaee V, Perez-Silos V, Zevallos A, Maienschein-Cline M, Brister E, Sverdlov M, Shah E, Balakrishna J, Symes E, Frederiksen JK, Gann PH, Post R, Lopez-Hisijos N, et al. Specific Polo-like Kinase 1 Expression in Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma Suggests an Intact Immune Surveillance Program. Am J Pathol. 2024 Jan;194(1):108-123. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2023.10.008. Epub 2023 Nov 4. PMID: 37923249. |
| 2024 | 38019948
| Lesnikova I,Obukhau A,Lashmanova N,Braun A,Venkatraman SMK,Vega M,Wolf MY,Arunkumar P Report of 5146 Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Mortality From Cook County, Illinois Causes of Death, Demographics, and Comorbidities. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2023-12-0144 (4): 285-292< |
| 2024 | 38073117
| Simpson T,Talati V,Baird AM,Gattuso P,Allen-Proctor MK,Papagiannopoulos P,Batra PS,Filip P,Tajudeen BA Histopathology of Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis Versus Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps. Laryngoscope 2024-06-01134 (6): 2617-2621 |
| 2024 | 38174761
| Talati V,Baird AM,Gattuso P,Allen-Proctor M,Papagiannopoulos P,Batra PS,Filip P,Tajudeen BA Histopathology of Recalcitrant Maxillary Sinusitis Necessitating Endoscopic Medial Maxillectomy. Laryngoscope 2024-06-01134 (6): 2646-2652 |
| 2024 | 38295329
| Kasson L,Vijayakumar G,Lee L,Gusho C,Braun A,Miller I,Colman MW,Blank AT An Unusual Case of Clear Cell Chondrosarcoma With Early Metastatic Recurrence. Int J Surg Pathol 2024-01-31: 10668969231225774 |
| 2024 | 38546721
| Sansom SE,Shimasaki T,Dangana T,Lin MY,Schoeny ME,Fukuda C,Moore NM,Yelin RD,Bassis CM,Rhee Y,Cornejo Cisneros E,Bell P,Lolans K,Aboushaala K,Young VB,Hayden MK Comparison of Daily versus Admission and Discharge Surveillance Cultures for Multidrug-Resistant Organism Detection in an Intensive Care Unit. J Infect Dis 2024-03-28 |
| 2024 | 38595840
| Sivanandham S, Hingrat QL, Xu C, Sette P, Policicchio BB, Brocca-Cofano E, Kleinman AJ, Ma D, Apetrei C, Pandrea I. CD4+ T-cell depletion dynamics and immune reconstitution in nonhuman primates following long-term antiretroviral therapy. J Virol. 2024 Apr 10;98(4):e00073-24. doi: 10.1128/jvi.00073-24. PMID: 38595840. |
| 2024 | 38709848
| Narayanan N,Mathers AJ,Wenzler E,Moore NM,Giske CG,Mendes RE,Edelstein PH Amoxicillin/clavulanate Breakpoints Against Haemophilus influenzae: Rationale for Revision by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute. Clin Infect Dis 2024-05-06 |
| 2024 | 38766573
| Finlay JR,Vijayakumar G,Braun A,Almajnooni A,Yu A,Miller I,Kokosis G,Wang D,Blank A,Gitelis S Enormous myxoid/round cell liposarcoma: A case report. Rare Tumors 2024-05-1616 : 20363613241255668 |
| 2024 | 38770485
| Suthar PP, Hussein MZ, Venkatraman SMK, Jhaveri M, Gaddikeri S. Slow-Flow Venous Vascular Malformation in the Carotid Sheath. Cureus. 2024 Apr 20;16(4):e58638.doi: 10.7759/cureus.58638. PMID: 38770485; PMCID: PMC11104282. |
| 2024 | 39130513
| Javierre-Petit C,Kontzialis M,Leurgans SE,Bennett DA,Schneider JA,Arfanakis K Quantitative assessment of enlarged perivascular spaces via deep-learning in community-based older adults reveals independent associations with vascular neuropathologies, vascular risk factors and cognition. Brain Commun 2024-07-306 (4): fcae252 |
| 2024 | 38942649
| Hassan D, Findley J, Braun A, Cheng L, Yan L. Cytology-histology correlation of atypical glandular cells on cervical Papanicolaou tests: A study of 628 cases. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2024 Sep-Oct;13(5):377-385. doi:10.1016/j.jasc.2024.05.002. Epub 2024 Jun 4. PMID: 38942649. |
| 2024 | 39030814
| Braun A, Hassan D, Findley J, Cheng L, Yan L. The clinicopathologic significance of psammoma bodies in cytology specimens: A series of 78 cases. Diagn Cytopathol. 2024 Nov;52(11):687-694. doi:10.1002/dc.25383. Epub 2024 Jul 18. PMID: 39030814. |
| 2024 | Pecorin PJ, Dein J, Syed D, Demetrious M, Seder CW, Batus M, Collado F, Okwuosa T. Chest Pain and ST-Segment Elevation: Angiosarcoma Discovered With Coronary Angiography. JACC Case Reports. 2024;29(23):102651. doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102651. | |
| 2024 | Levin S, Houser JN, Siblini H, Marshall M, Wolf J. Persistent Listeria monocytogenes Cerebritis Mimicking Cerebral Metastases Due to Melanoma. Cureus. 2024;16(6):e62634. Published June 18, 2024. doi:10.7759/cureus.62634. | |
| 2024 | Cheng L, Lashmanova N, Reddy SB, Yan L, Gattuso P. Histopathological Findings in Hernia Sac: A Clinical and Pathological Review. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2024;32(2):141–146. doi:10.1177/10668969231177706. | |
| 2023 | 35460578
| Erickson CM,Clark LR,Umucu E,Vo NH,Volgman AS,Chin NA,Ketchum FB,Jones CH,Gleason CE,Aggarwal NT Cardiology clinic patient attitudes toward and potential personal utility of genetic testing: Findings from a unique multiracial clinical sample. J Genet Couns 2022-04-23 |
| 2023 | 35466730
| Braun A,Cheng L,Reddy S,Gattuso P,Yan L Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors to Parotid Gland: Where Do They Come From? Int J Surg Pathol 2022-04-24: 10668969221095267 |
| 2023 | 35607802
| Kim DY,Lin MY,Jennings C,Li H,Jung JH,Moore NM,Ghinai I,Black SR,Zaccaro DJ,Brofman J,Hayden MK,CDC Prevention Epicenter Program. Duration of replication-competent SARS-CoV-2 shedding among patients with severe or critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Clin Infect Dis 2022-05-24 |
| 2023 | 35769663
| Gusho CA,Lee L,Zavras A,Seikel Z,Miller I,Colman MW,Gitelis S,Blank AT Dedifferentiated Chondrosarcoma: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Orthop Rev (Pavia) 2022-05-3114 (4): 35448 |
| 2023 | 35803292
| Hawken SE,Yelin RD,Lolans K,Pirani A,Weinstein RA,Lin MY,Hayden MK,Snitkin ES,CDC Prevention Epicenter Program Threshold-free genomic cluster detection to track transmission pathways in health-care settings: a genomic epidemiology analysis. Lancet Microbe 2022-09-013 (9): e652-e662 |
| 2023 | 5831907
| Khaliq AM,Erdogan C,Kurt Z,Turgut SS,Grunvald MW,Rand T,Khare S,Borgia JA,Hayden DM,Pappas SG,Govekar HR,Kam AE,Reiser J,Turaga K,Radovich M,Zang Y,Qiu Y,Liu Y,Fishel ML,Turk A,Gupta V,Al-Sabti R,Subramanian J,Kuzel TM,Sadanandam A,Waldron L,Hussain A,Saleem M,El-Rayes B,Salahudeen AA,Masood A Correction: Refining colorectal cancer classification and clinical stratification through a single-cell atlas. Genome Biol 2022-07-1323 (1): 156 |
| 2023 | 36111111
| Glynn EH,Nelson AM,Tesfazghi M,Harb R,Amukele T Pathologists Overseas: A volunteer-based model for building sustainable, high-quality pathology and laboratory medicine services in low- and middle-income countries. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022-08-309 : 977840 |
| 2023 | 36134121
| Schwartz B,Al-Sabti R,Reau N Late-Onset Acute Liver Injury From Azathioprine. ACG Case Rep J 2022-09-079 (9): e00847 |
| 2023 | 36270911
| Cheng L,Tariq H,Yan L,Reddy SB,Gattuso P Fine-needle aspiration of intramammary lymph nodes: a clinical, radiographic, and cytologic review. J Am Soc Cytopathol 2022-09-22 |
| 2023 | 36275928
| Tesfazghi MT,Bass AR,Al-Hammadi N,Woller SC,Stevens SM,Eby CS,Scott MG,Snyder L,Wildes TS,Gage BF Predicting Postoperative Troponin in Patients Undergoing Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Five Cardiac Risk Prediction Tools. Cardiol Res Pract 2022-10-142022 : 8244047 |
| 2023 | 36318898
| Tariq H,Gattuso P,Cheng L Myeloid Sarcoma: Features in Cytological Preparations and the Utility of Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) in Triage. Acta Cytol 2023-01-0167 (1): 55-69 |
| 2023 | 36404035
| Mehta RI,Schneider JA Neuropathology of the Common Forms of Dementia. Clin Geriatr Med 2023-02-0139 (1): 91-107 |
| 2023 | 36418154
| Korpi-Steiner N,Horowitz G,Tesfazghi M,Suh-Lailam BB Current Issues in Blood Gas Analysis. J Appl Lab Med 2023-03-068 (2): 372-381 |
| 2023 | 36448814
| Whitney E,Pitrak D,Beavis KG,Moore NM,Shankaran S,Abeleda AP,Schmitt J,Sha BE Utility of the Signal-to-Cutoff Ratio and Antigen Index from Fourth- and Fifth-Generation HIV-1/HIV-2 Antigen/Antibody Assays for the Diagnosis of Acute HIV Infection: Applicability for Real-Time Use for Immediate Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy. J Clin Microbiol 2022-12-2160 (12): e0120422 |
| 2023 | 36467294
| Sansom SE,Barbian H,Hayden MK,Fukuda C,Moore NM,Thotapalli L,Baied EJ,Kim DY,Snitkin E,Lin MY,CDC Prevention Epicenter Program Genomic Investigation to Identify Sources of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Among Healthcare Personnel in an Acute Care Hospital. Open Forum Infect Dis 2022-10-319 (11): ofac581 |
| 2023 | 36512061
| Nelson PT,Lee EB,Cykowski MD,Alafuzoff I,Arfanakis K,Attems J,Brayne C,Corrada MM,Dugger BN,Flanagan ME,Ghetti B,Grinberg LT,Grossman M,Grothe MJ,Halliday GM,Hasegawa M,Hokkanen SRK,Hunter S,Jellinger K,Kawas CH,Keene CD,Kouri N,Kovacs GG,Leverenz JB,Latimer CS,Mackenzie IR,Mao Q,McAleese KE,Merrick R,Montine TJ,Murray ME,Myllykangas L,Nag S,Neltner JH,Newell KL,Rissman RA,Saito Y,Sajjadi SA,Schwetye KE,Teich AF,Thal DR,Tomé SO,Troncoso JC,Wang SJ,White CL 3rd,Wisniewski T,Yang HS,Schneider JA LATE-NC staging in routine neuropathologic diagnosis: an update. Acta Neuropathol 2023-02-01145 (2): 159-173 |
| 2023 | 36563298
| Braun A,Reddy S,Cheng L,Gattuso P,Yan L Clinicopathologic Review of Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Gynecologic Tract. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2022-10-10 |
| 2023 | 36688374
| Almajnooni A,Vega M,Cheng L,Gattuso P,Allen-Proctor MK Middle ear adenoma: Cytohistologic features and differential diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 2023-01-23< |
| 2023 | 36702617
| Hayden MK,Hanson KE,Englund JA,Lee F,Lee MJ,Loeb M,Morgan DJ,Patel R,El Alayli A,El Mikati IK,Sultan S,Falck-Ytter Y,Mansour R,Amarin JZ,Morgan RL,Murad MH,Patel P,Bhimraj A,Mustafa RA The Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19: Antigen Testing. Clin Infect Dis 2023-01-26 |
| 2023 | 36743331
| Alsayid M,Taftaf A,Harmouch KM,Alabkaa A,Pappas SG,Singh A Sarcoidosis of the Bile Duct. ACG Case Rep J 2023;10(2):e00964 |
| 2023 | 36813761
| Le Hingrat Q,Sette P,Xu C,Rahmberg AR,Tarnus L,Annapureddy H,Kleinman A,Brocca-Cofano E,Sivanandham R,Sivanandham S,He T,Capreri DJ,Ma D,Estes JD,Brenchley JM,Apetrei C,Pandrea I Prolonged experimental CD4+ T-cell depletion does not cause disease progression in SIV-infected African green monkeys. Nat Commun 2023-02-21;14(1):1029 |
| 2023 | 36821621
| Rosenstiel P,Luitel D,Luna M A Patient Presenting with AKI, Proteinuria, and Anasarca. Kidney360 2023-02-23;4(2):287-288 |
| 2023 | 36889921
| Agarwal P,Leurgans SE,Agrawal S,Aggarwal NT,Cherian LJ,James BD,Dhana K,Barnes LL,Bennett DA,Schneider JA Association of Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay and Mediterranean Diets With Alzheimer Disease Pathology. Neurology 2023-05-30100 (22): e2259-e2268 |
| 2023 | 36939423
| Talati VM,Brown HJ,Kim YJ,Allen-Proctor MK,Gattuso P,Mahdavinia M,Papagiannopoulos P,Batra P,Tajudeen BA Histopathologic Features of Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Diabetic Patients. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023-07-01169 (1): 157-163 |
| 2023 | 37143346
| Gasparro MA,Lee L,Vijayakumar G,Gusho CA,Colman MW,Gitelis S,Miller I,Blank AT Rare Dedifferentiated Periosteal Chondrosarcoma with 11-Year Metastatic Relapse: A Case Report. Int J Surg Pathol 2023-05-04: 10668969231173379 |
| 2023 | 37160727
| Brown HJ,Baird AM,Khalife S,Escobedo P,Filip P,Papagiannopoulos P,Gattuso P,Batra P,Tajudeen BA Histopathological Differences in Adult and Elderly Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Am J Rhinol Allergy 2023-09-0137 (5): 518-523 |
| 2023 | 37245084
| Nelson PT,Schneider JA,Jicha GA,Duong MT,Wolk DA When Alzheimer's is LATE: Why Does it Matter? Ann Neurol 2023-08-0194 (2): 211-222 |
| 2023 | 37291883
| Cheng L,Lashmanova N,Reddy SB,Yan L,Gattuso P Histopathological Findings in Hernia Sacs: A Clinical and Pathological Review. Int J Surg Pathol 2023-06-08: 10668969231177706 |
| 2023 | 37318061
| Serinelli S,Gitto L,Arunkumar P Five-year review (2014-2019) of paediatric accidental deaths in Cook County, Illinois (USA). Med Leg J 2023-06-15: 258172231178421 |
| 2023 | 37404425
| Sulejmani P, Wallis L, Alabkaa A, Ahmed A. Lower Extremity Nodules After Spelunking in Mexico. Cureus. 2023 Jun 3;15(6):e39908. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39908. PMID: 37404425; PMCID: PMC10317078. |
| 2023 | 37408854
| Prinzi AM,Moore NM Change of Plans: Overview of Bacterial Taxonomy, Recent Changes of Medical Importance, and Potential Areas of Impact. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023-05-1710 (7): ofad269 |
| 2023 | 37423773
| Cheng L,Gattuso P Response to the letter to the editor. J Am Soc Cytopathol 2023-06-12 |
| 2023 | 37527356
| Utley S,Arunkumar P,Das T,Fierro MF,Fudenberg J,Harding BE,Hoffmann BA,Keyes KA,Lewis A,Maloney K,O'Neal BJ,Pinneri K,Rapkiewicz A,Sathyavagiswaran L,Weedn V,Williams T National Association of Medical Examiners Position Paper: Recommendations for the Documentation and Certification of Disaster-Related Deaths. Am J Forensic Med Pathol 2023-07-31 |
| 2023 | 38142296
| Castellino J, Orentas M, Hassan D, Khandelwal S. IgA vasculitis in an adult linked to Cryptosporidium and Giardia co-infection: A comprehensive case study. Am J Case Rep. 2023;24:e942394. doi:10.12659/AJCR.942394. PMID: 38142296. |
| 2023 | Dhillon N, Vijayakumar G, Tepper SC, Braun A, Blank AT. A Rare Location of Osteosarcoma in the Cuboid Bone: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector. 2023;13(3). doi:10.2106/JBJS.CC.22.00690. |
Pathology Faculty/House Staff Presentations
| Year | Full CV Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Luitel D, Miller IJ. Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma, Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2026. |
| 2026 | Yang E. The Origin, Diagnosis, and Prognosis of Oligomannose-Type Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Journal Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. April 9, 2026. |
| 2026 | Siblini H, Gattuso P. Epithelioid Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2026. |
| 2026 | Al Tekreeti M. Embryonal Tumors in the WHO CNS5 Classification: A Review. Reading Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. February 19, 2026. (Based on the 2022 review by Gianno et al.) |
| 2026 | Kooshki Forooshani M, Gattuso P. Histiocytic Sarcoma, Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2026. |
| 2026 | banoglu O, Reddy V, Gattuso P. Synchronous Pheochromocytoma and Other Primary Adrenal Gland Lesions: A Clinical and Pathologic Review. Poster Presentation, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2026. |
| 2026 | Mohammedjoead S, Al Tekreeti M, Russell D, Reddy V, Gattuso P. Renal Cell Carcinoma Involving the Pancreas: A Clinicopathologic Review. Poster Presentation, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2026. |
| 2026 | Mohammedjoead S, Al Tekreeti M, Russell D, Reddy V, Gattuso P. Renal Cell Carcinoma Involving the Pancreas: A Clinicopathologic Review. Journal Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, 2026. |
| 2026 | Musharraf H, Zhang R. EBV-Positive Inflammatory Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2026. |
| 2026 | Apdik T, Miller IJ. Malignant Myofibroma/Myopericytoma, Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, Illinois, April 6, 2026. |
| 2025 | Vida Ehyaee, MD; Dina Hassan, MD; Gizem Yilmaz, MD. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) Involving the Breast: A Clinical Pathological Review, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), 2025. |
| 2025 | Siblini H, et al. A Retrospective Clinicopathologic Study of Appendiceal Endometriosis. CAP Annual Meeting, 2025. |
| 2025 | Siblini H, et al. Yolk Sac Tumor Differentiation in Urothelial Carcinoma: A Series of Three Cases. CAP Annual Meeting, 2025. |
| 2025 | Siblini H, et al. Clinicopathological and Immunohistochemical Analysis of Cytokeratin 7 Positive and Negative Metastatic Breast Carcinomas. CAP Annual Meeting, 2025. |
| 2025 | Al Tekreeti M. Current Understanding of Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast: Tumor Classification, Molecular Landscape, and Best Pathology Practice. Reading Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. October 16, 2025. (Based on the 2025 review article by Packer and Lester in Human Pathology.) |
| 2025 | Demetrious M. Pattern-Based Interpretation of Lymph Node Biopsies. Journal/Reading Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, August 14, 2025. |
| 2024 | Dina Hassan MD, John Findley MD, Ankica Braun MD, Lin Cheng MD, Lei Yan MD.. Cytology-histology correlation of atypical glandular cells on cervical Papanicolaou tests: A study of 628 cases, Jounrnal of the American Society of Cytopathology. Accepted 29 May 2024. |
| 2024 | Ankica Braun MD, Dina Hassan MD, John Findley MD, Lin Cheng MD, Lei Yan MD. The clinicopathologic significance of psammoma bodies in cytology specimens: A series of 78 cases, Diagnostic Cytopathology. Accepted 10 July 2024. |
| 2024 | Wattar A, Apdik T, Yilmaz G, Yan L, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Value of Cytology in Diagnosing Vascular Lesions. Poster accepted at: United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting; Baltimore, MD. March 2024. |
| 2024 | Yilmaz G. Journal Club Presentation. “Harmonization of Training, Training Program Requirements, Board Certification, and the Practice of Cytopathology: Data From the American Board of Pathology Surveys.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. |
| 2024 | Yilmaz G. Reading Club Presentation. “Expression Patterns for Bcl-2, EMA, B-catenin, E-cadherin, PAX8, and MIB1 in Thymomas.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. |
| 2024 | Yilmaz G. Reading Club Presentation. “Spindle Cell Lesions of the Breast: A Diagnostic Approach.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. |
| 2024 | Doozandeh H. High Grade Neuroepithelial Neoplasm, Not Elsewhere Classified. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, IL. April 24, 2024. |
| 2024 | Doozandeh H. Reading Club Presentation. “Germ Cell Tumors of the Ovary: A Review.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. April 24, 2024. |
| 2024 | Doozandeh H. Journal Club Presentation. “Practical Guidance for Assessing and Reporting Lymphovascular Space Invasion (LVSI) in Endometrial Carcinoma.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. August 1, 2024. |
| 2024 | Doozandeh H. Reading Club Presentation. “Cutaneous Sarcomas.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. October 14, 2024. |
| 2024 | Siblini H, et al. Extracellular Material in Thoracic Lesions: A Storyteller or a Bystander? USCAP Annual Meeting, 2024. |
| 2024 | Demetrious M. HER2-Low. Journal/Reading Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, April 18, 2024. |
| 2024 | Demetrious M. Diffuse Interstitial Lung Diseases. Journal/Reading Club Presentation, Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, December 5, 2024. |
| 2024 | Findley, J., Ehyaee, V., Reddy, V., Gattuso, P. “Secondary Adrenal Gland Lymphomas: A Clinical Pathologic Autopsy Review”. USCAP 2024. |
| 2024 | Siblini H, et al. Benign Vascular Lesion in the Lymph Node: A Clinicopathologic Review. USCAP Annual Meeting, 2024. |
| 2023 | Braun A, Sivanandham S, Gattuso P, Cheng L. FNA Cytology of Thyroid Tumor Bed. Poster Presentation, American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Annual Meeting, 2023 |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G, Braun A, Akkad Wattar MR, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Endometrial Stromal Tumors: Clinical and Cytologic Features. Poster Presentation, American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Annual Meeting, 2023. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham S, Braun A, Yan L, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Fine Needle Aspiration of Non-Epithelial Lesions of Liver. Poster Presentation, American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Annual Meeting, 2023 |
| 2023 | Braun A, Latef MS, Gattuso P. Secondary Tumors of the Breast: A Clinical/Pathologic Review. Poster Presentation, College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, 2023. |
| 2023 | Hassan D, Braun A, Miller I, Gattuso P. Is Myoid Hamartoma of the Breast Pathogenetically Related to Other Lesions with (HMGA2) Gene Rearrangement? A Retrospective Study. Poster Presentation, College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, 2023. |
| 2023 | Braun A, Madrigrano A, Reddy V, Gattuso P. Impact of Shave Margins in Breast Conserving Surgery on Pathology Workload.Poster Presentation, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2023. |
| 2023 | Kimberly Kado, MD; Dina Hassan, MD; Ji-Weon Park, MD. Fine Needle Aspiration of Atypical Breast Lesions: One Institution’s Experience with Histologic Correlation and Management with Respect to the International Academy of Cytology Yokohama System for Reporting Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), 2023 |
| 2023 | Dina Hassan, MD; Ankica Braun, MD; Ira Miller, MD; Paolo Gattuso, MD. Is Myoid Hamartoma of the Breast Pathogenetically Related to Other Lesions with HMGA2 Gene Rearrangement? A Retrospective Study, College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2023. |
| 2023 | Dina Hassan, MD; Joanna Solarewicz, DO; Hamideh Doozandeh, MD; Daniel Russell, MD; Swathi Reddy, MD; Paolo Gattuso, MD. Neuroendocrine Breast Neoplasms: A Clinical-Prognostic Review, College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2023. |
| 2023 | Dina Hassan, MD; Mohamed Rafat Akkad Wattar, MD; Swathi Reddy, MD; Paolo Gattuso, MD; Lin Cheng, MD. Clinical and Pathological Features of Appendiceal Endometriosis, College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2023. |
| 2023 | Mohamed Rafat Akkad Wattar, MD; Dina Hassan, MD; Hamideh Doozandeh, MD; Lin Cheng, MD. Metastatic Tumors to the Spleen: A Clinical Prognostic Review, College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2023. |
| 2023 | Hamideh Doozandeh, MD; Dina Hassan, MD; Gizem Yilmaz, MD; Lin Cheng, MD. Tumorigenesis of Synchronous Renal and Gastrointestinal Neoplasms: MMR and SDH Mutations Are Not the Key Players, College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2023. |
| 2023 | Hamideh Doozandeh, MD; Dina Hassan, MD; Mohamed Rafat Akkad Wattar, MD; Shriram Jakate, MD. Pancreatic Lymphocytic Enteritis in Celiac Sprue as a Harbinger of Additional Clinicopathologic Findings, College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2023. |
| 2023 | Doozandeh H, Yilmaz G, Russell D, Gattuso P. Tumorigenesis of Synchronous Renal and Gastrointestinal Neoplasms: MMR and SDH Mutations Are Not the Key Players. Poster accepted at: College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting; Chicago, IL. October 2023. |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G, Gattuso P, Ahmed A. Benign Nonhematologic Lesions of the Lymph Nodes: A Clinicopathologic Review. Poster presented at: United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting; New Orleans, LA. March 2023. |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G, Doozandeh H, Park JW, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Fibrolamellar Carcinoma Involving Body Cavity Fluids: A Distinct Tumor Behavior Associated With Poor Prognosis. Poster presented at: United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting; New Orleans, LA. March 2023. |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G, Braun A, Wattar R, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Endometrial Stromal Tumors: Clinical and Cytologic Features. Poster presented at: American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Annual Scientific Meeting; Austin, TX. November 2023. |
| 2023 | Braun A, Yilmaz G, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Clinical and Cytological Features of Thyroid Bed FNAs. Poster presented at: American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Annual Scientific Meeting; Austin, TX. November 2023. |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G. Journal Club Presentation. “The Paris System of Reporting Urinary Cytology: Strength and Opportunities.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. [Date to be added] |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G. Journal Club Presentation. “The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) with Updates.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. [Date to be added] |
| 2023 | Scaria G, Shriram J. Clinicopathological Features and Associations of Giant Gastric Fundic Gland Polyp. Poster presented at: College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting; October 2023. |
| 2023 | Scaria G, Shriram J. Perianal Hidradenoma Papilliferum. Poster presented at: College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting; September 2023. |
| 2023 | Khan MM, Kent P, Tasse J, MacArthur C, Schadde E, Scaria G, Pool M, Savakkinus C, Stockwell T. Fibrolamellar Carcinoma with a Novel SQSTM1/PRKACA Fusion in a 21-Year-Old. Poster presented at: American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (ASPHO) Conference; May 10–13, 2023; Fort Worth, TX. |
| 2023 | Scaria G. Journal Club Presentation. “Small Biopsy and Cytology of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Brief Overview of Classification, Immunohistochemistry, Molecular Profiles, and World Health Organization Updates.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. February 9, 2023. |
| 2023 | Scaria G. Journal Club Presentation. “Recent Advances in the Classification of Gynecological Tract Tumors: Updates From the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization ‘Blue Book.’” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. November 2, 2023. |
| 2023 | Doozandeh H. Deep/Aggressive Angiomyxoma. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, IL. March 27, 2023. |
| 2023 | Doozandeh H. Reading Club Presentation. “Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma: Clinicopathologic Features, Pathogenesis, and Prognostic Factors.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. January 12, 2023. |
| 2023 | Demetrious MG, O. Pathologic Examination of Ectopic Pancreatic Tissue in the Gallbladder: A Case Report. Poster presentation at: ASCP Annual Meeting; October 18–20, 2023; Long Beach, CA. Published in: American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2023;160(Suppl 1):S34. doi:10.1093/ajcp/aqad150.075. |
| 2023 | Demetrious M. Reactive Intravascular Immunoblastic Proliferations Mimicking Aggressive Lymphomas. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, IL. |
| 2023 | Demetrious M. Pluropulmonary Blastoma. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, IL |
| 2023 | Wattar RA, Findley JP, Khan M, Jakate S. Granulomatous Gastritis: Comparisons Between Gastric Sarcoidosis, Focally Enhancing Crohn’s Gastritis, and Intractable Granulomatous Gastritis. Presented at USCAP Annual Meeting; March 13, 2023. |
| 2023 | Wattar MRA, Hassan D, Khan M, Doozandeh H, Gattuso P, Yan L, Cheng L. Metastatic Tumors to the Spleen: A Clinical and Pathological Review. Presented at CAP Annual Meeting; 2023. |
| 2023 | Yilmaz G, Braun A, Wattar R. Endometrial Stromal Tumors: Clinical and Cytologic Features. Presented at ASC Annual Scientific Meeting; 2023. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham S, Braun A, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Fine-needle aspiration of non-epithelial lesions of liver. Poster presented at the American Society of Cytopathology, 71st Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas. |
| 2023 | Sindhuja Sivanandham, Vida Ehyaee, Vijay Reddy, Paolo Gattuso, Aadil Ahmed. A Comprehensive Study of Leukemia Cutis: Clinical and Pathologic Analysis of 28 Cases. Poster presented at CAP 2023, Chicago, IL. |
| 2023 | Sindhuja Sivanandham, Vida Ehyaee, Swathi Reddy, Paolo Gattuso. Ectopic adrenal glands: A clinical pathological review. Poster presented at CAP 2023, Chicago, IL. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham S. Journal Club Presentation. “The Clinical Impact of pT3a Lesions in Patients With pT3b Prostate Cancer Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. February 2, 2023. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham S. Journal Club Presentation. “Clinical evaluation of the BioFire Global Fever Panel for the identification of malaria, leptospirosis, chikungunya, and dengue from whole blood: a prospective, multicentre, cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. August 10, 2023. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham S. Reading Club Presentation. “Patient blood management: Myths and facts about red blood cell transfusions.” Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center. October 19, 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Ahmed, A. “A Case of PCFCL with unusual immunophenotype”. 60th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP). October 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Reddy, V., Ahmed, A. “A Case of Myxoid Superficial CD34-Positive Fibroblastic Tumor”. 60th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP). October 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Reddy, V., Ahmed, A. “Incidental CD4+ Primary Cutaneous Gamma Delta T-cell lymphoma on a wound debridement”. 60th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP). October 2023. |
| 2023 | Sulejmani, P., Ehyaee, V., Ahmed, A. “A Case of Sweet Syndrome with Concomitant Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia”. 60th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP). October 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., McKay, K. “Decoding Lentiginous Dysplastic Nevus of the Elderly: Insights into a Distinct Entity”. 60th Annual Meeting of The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP). October 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Allen-Proctor, M., Gattuso, P. “Is Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis A Risk Factor to Develop Other Synchronous/Metachronous Neoplasms? A Clinical/Pathologic Review”. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) 2023. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham, S., Ehyaee, V., Gattuso, P., Ahmed, A. “A Comprehensive Study of Leukemia Cutis: Clinical and Pathologic Analysis of 28 Cases”. The College of American Pathologists (CAP), October 2023. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham, S., Ehyaee, V., Gattuso, P. “Ectopic Adrenal Glands—A Clinical Pathological Review”. The College of American Pathologists (CAP), October 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Ahmed, A., Reddy, V. “A Wondering Wound: A Case of CD4+ Gamma Delta T-cell Lymphoma”. The United States Cutaneous Lymphoma Consortium (USCLC). March 2023. (virtual abstract). |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Gattuso, P., Reddy, V., Ahmed. “Characterization Of Scrotal Lesions With A Focus On Scrotal Calcinosis: An Institutional Review”. The International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP). March 2023. |
| 2023 | Qasim S., Imran N., Ortega Orejel, Z., Siddiqui, G., Ehyaee, V., Bogner, P., Ahmad, A. “Cutaneous Meningioma: A Rare Entity”. The International Society of Dermatopathology (ISDP), March 2023. |
| 2023 | Ehyaee, V., Reddy, V., Ahmed, A. “Neoplastic or Inflammatory? A Case of CD30+ Cells in a Patient with B-ALL”. The American Society of Dermatopathology (ASDP), 59th Annual Meeting, October 2023. |
| 2023 | “Non-melanocytic nevi”. Rotator resident presentation. RUSH University Medical Center, Dermatology Department. October 18, 2023. |
| 2023 | “Introduction to dermatopathology”. Resident presentation. Host defense, host response (HDHR) course, “Derm Interest Day” for M1 medical students. September 18, 2023. |
| 2023 | “Non-melanocytic nevi”. Rotator resident presentation. RUSH University Medical Center, Dermatology Department. October 18, 2023. |
| 2023 | “Introduction to dermatopathology”. Resident presentation. Host defense, host response (HDHR) course, “Derm Interest Day” for M1 medical students. September 18, 2023. |
| 2023 | Siblini H. Myopericytoma. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology Presentation, Chicago, IL. Mentor: Ira Miller, MD. |
| 2023 | Sivanandham S. Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma associated with chronic inflammation, with plasmablastic features. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology presentation. 2023 |