Derek Allison, MD, has been selected as director of the Molecular Tumor Board effective July 15, 2024. This is a statewide tumor board with around 30 case submissions per week, of which only 8 are chosen to be reviewed every other week. This position will allow Dr. Allison to conduct more significant QA reviews for in-house cases. Excellent work Dr. Allison!
Dr. Derek Allison and Justin Rueckert, DO, are senior author and co-author, respectively, on an abstract that has been accepted for the CAP 24 meeting in Las Vegas, NV October 19-22, 2024. Their project is titled “Investigation of NRG1 Fusions and Concurrent Molecular Alterations in Solid Tumors” and is a collaboration with Heather Short (first author), a third-year medical student with a strong interest in pathology, alongside Eric Rellinger, MD, in pediatric surgery. Congratulations to all!
JB Bradley, MD, was recently interviewed about his unconventional path to becoming a doctor by Greg Davis, MD, for his WUKY podcast “Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine”. You can view details and listen to the podcast at this link https://www.wuky.org/podcast/dr-greg-davis-on-medicine/2024-07-16/retired-trooper-says-hes-proof-its-never-too-late-to-make-a-career-change Thank you for sharing Dr. Bradley!
Jing Di, MD, (first author), Ali Alhaidary, MD, Sainan Wei, MD, PhD, and Therese Bocklage, MD, (senior author) collaborated on an article recently accepted by the journal Biomedicines titled “NSD3::NUTM1 Fusion Sarcoma Mimicking Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor with Prolonged Survival”. This was a collaboration with Chi Wang, MD, (Markey) and Joseph Valentino, MD, (Otolaryngology). Excellent work everyone!
Drs. Jing Di (first author), Sainan Wei, and Melissa Kesler, MD, (senior author) collaborated on an article recently published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. The article titled “Transition From Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Rectal Hodgkin Lymphoma to Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Lung” is a collaboration with Drs. Reinhold Munker (UK Hematology/Oncology) and Amie Jackson (Baptist Hematology/Oncology). The article is attached, congratulations to all!
Faisal Hassan, MD, is presenting an abstract at the SABI (Society for Advanced Body Imaging) Annual Meeting Oct. 6-10, 2024 in Washington, DC. The title is “Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Secondary to Abdominopelvic Malignancies” and is a collaboration with the Department of Radiology. Great work, Dr. Hassan!
Kalee Rusnak, MD, is presenting an abstract at the ASCP 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ill. Sept, 3-6, 2024. The poster titled “Development of Systemic Mastocytosis After Bone Marrow Transplantation for an Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Donor Driven Disease or Systemic Mastocytosis with and Associate Myeloid Neoplasm” is a collaboration with Sahar Nozad, MD. Congratulations to you both!
Aaron Shmookler, MD, continues to be very busy. He is a co-author on two recent publications, one featured in the AABB’s Virtual Journal Club. See below for details and links. Great work Dr. Shmookler!
- “Rh immune globulin immunoprophylaxis after RhD-positive red cell exposure in RhD-negative patients via transfusion: A survey of practices” was recently published in Transfusion and was selected for the AABB Virtual Journal Club. This article was a collaboration with colleagues from Mayo Clinic, UC San Diego, Beth Israel Deaconess, Thomas Jefferson University, St. Louis University, UC San Francisco, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Kin Saud University, Hershey Medical Center and the University of Vermont. You can view the article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/trf.17812
- “Investigation and validation of the TEG6s during rotary wing aeromedical flight” was recently published in The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and is a collaboration with colleagues from West Virginia University. You can view the article here: https://journals.lww.com/jtrauma/fulltext/2024/08001/investigation_and_validation_of_the_teg6s_during.20.aspx
We have multiple abstracts accepted for the 61st ASDP (American Society of Dermatopathology) Meeting, November 7-10, 2024 in Chicago, IL. Excellent work everyone!
- Jeong Do, MD, Ali Alhaidary, MD, Kristi Adams, MD, Dana Richards, MD, Kim Absher, MD, titled “A Cytologic Diagnostic Challenge of Pilomatricoma at the Parotid Gland in the Setting of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma”
- Jeong Do, MD, Ali Alhaidary, MD, Janna Neltner, MD, Dana Richards, MD, titled “Atypical Intradermal Smooth Muscle Neoplasm Arising in the Lower Eyelid : A Case Report with Literature Review”
- Ali Alhaidary, MD, Jeong Do, MD, Hafsa Nebbache, MD, Talal Arshad, MD, Dana Richards, MD, titled “Diagnostic Challenge; Eccrine Carcinoma Arising at the Great Toe”
Ali Alhaidary, MD, Jeong Do, MD, Mohamed Hussein, MD, Nathan Shelman, MD, Dana Richards, MD, titled “Unusual Presentation of Primary Subcutaneous Myxoid Liposarcoma”
Dr. Dana Richards is excited to announce that Drs. Talal Arshad and Faisal Hassan have each accepted a Cytopathology Fellowship from our department for the 2026-27 academic year! Congratulations to both of you, we are very happy you’ll be around for another year!