Pathology Program for Advanced Study
The Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology of Jefferson Medical College and the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC) have established a Pathology Honor Society to foster scholarship and excellence. This program officially recognizes second year medical students with special aptitude and interest in the discipline of pathology. Students are encouraged to attend pathology conferences, view an autopsy, shadow a faculty mentor, and develop an independent research project. Students present their clinical case report or basic science research findings at a year-end Pathology Honors Student Research Symposium. It is anticipated that the quality of presentations will be at a level that would merit publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Successful completion of the Program for Advanced Study results in the distinction of “High Honors in Pathology” at Jefferson Medical College and induction into the Association of Pathology Chairs “National Pathology Honor Society”.Submissions from 2018
Metastatic Lobular Breast Carcinoma in a Meningioma: A Case Study, Sara Chapin, MSII and Lawrence C. Kenyon, MD, PhD
Implications of hobnail features in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and precursor lesions, Caroline Dunne, BA and Stacey K. Mardekian, MD
Comparative analysis of tumor capsule thickness and other histologic features in encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (EFVPTC) and noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP), Brenda French and Stacey K. Mardekian, MD
Clinico-pathological features and PD-1/PD-L1 Expression in Primary Mediastinal Large B Cell Lymphoma, Lydia Glick; Geetha Jagannathan, MD; and Guldeep Uppal, MD
The Use of Liquid Biopsy in the Fight against Cancer, Chamaka Kalutota and Emanual Rubin, MD
Ewing’s Sarcoma, Chris Lucasti, BS and Bruce A. Fenderson, PhD
Primary CNS small mature B-cell lymphoma with plasmacytic differentiation presenting as an amyloidoma: a case report and review of literature, Andrew Lynch and Geetha Jagannathan, MD
Atypical Presentation of Upshaw Schulman Syndrome: A Case Report, Goutham Ravipati, BS; David Strayer, MD, PhD; and Douglas Drelich, MD
A New Frontier in Breast Cancer Management: Oncotype DX, Gabriella Rollo; Jeremy Molligan, MD; and Juan P. Palazzo, MD
The comparison of Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography (SD-OCT) to histopathology in a patient with diffuse macular drusen, Harold Salmons and Ralph Eagle, MD
Acquired Resistance Mutations to EGFR Treatment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Benjamen Schoenberg and Gregory Omerza, PhD
Genome Editing Technology, CRISPR Cas-9, Provides a Potential Future for Xenotransplantation: Can Pigs Become Our New Organ Donors?, Shelby Smith, BS and Emanual Rubin, MD
Determining the Role of Point-of-Care Hemoglobin Testing in the Resuscitation of Acutely Hemorrhaging Patients, Eugene P. Warnick and Alexis R. Peedin, MD
Submissions from 2014
Molecular Profiling of Patients with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer at Jefferson University Hospital, Erin Bange and Renu Bajaj, MS, PhD, CG (ASCP), CM, FACMG
20 year-old Male with Destructive Lesion of Orbital Roof, Paris A. Barkan, BS and Lawrence C. Kenyon, MD, PhD
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Breast, Victor Carlson; Paolo Cotzia, MD; and Juan P. Palazzo, MD
Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma arising from Age-Related EBV-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder (AR-EBVLPD), Alaina Chodoff, MSII; Guldeep Uppal, MD; and Jerald Z. Gong, MD
Mechanisms that Modify Immune Response in Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia, Robert Cooper and Jay H. Herman
Personalized Immune Therapy For Cancer A Potential Game-Changing Treatment, Emily Evron and Emanual Rubin, MD
Plasmapheresis and HIV-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy: An Institutional Review, Megan Fisher, MS2; Nancy Edger Hall, RN, MBA; Jennifer Webb, MD; and Julie Karp, MD
The Intersection Between HPV and HIV Infections: Is There an Increased Susceptibility to HIV Acquisition in HPV-Infected Women?, Montida Fleming, BA and Fred Gorstein, MD
HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in an Antiretroviral Therapy Era, Molly Halloran and David S. Strayer, MD, PhD
Fibrosing Cholestatic Hepatitis C Post-Liver Transplantation: A Case Study, Layla Hatem and Wei Jiang, MD, PhD
Small Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Rare Entity, Andrew H. Matthews and Ruth Birbe, MD
Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Rationale, Development, and Jefferson’s Method, Susan McIlvaine; Dolores Grosso, RN, CRNP, DNP; and Beth Colombe
Lead Toxicity: What is it and How is it Happening?, Kimberly A. Parada, BA and Jay S. Schneider, PhD
HER-2 Heterogeneity in Breast Cancer: A Case Study, Kinnari Patel and Theodore Parsons
Comparison of Two Quantitative Image Analysis Systems for Breast Cancer Immunohistochemistry, Reid H. Phillips, BS; Sue DiRenzo, BS; and Charalambos C. Solomides, MD
Giant Cell Tumor of Soft Tissue: A Case Study, Rachel Schneider and Brian J. O'Hara
Evaluating the Utility of Thyroglobulin Wash Testing in the Management of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma, Katelyn M. Seither and Rossitza Draganova-Tacheva, MD
Submissions from 2013
Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury, Nadia Abidi; Jay Herman, MD; and Julie Karp, MD
Morphologic and Endoscopic Evaluation of Collagenous Gastritis, Annie Ashok and Ashlie L. Burkart, MD, CM
Lumbar Chordoma: A Primary Bone Tumor, Andrew N. Fleischman, BS and Brian O'Hara, MD
An unexpected immunohistochemical profile in an ovarian lesion, Kate Fritton and Joanna Chan, MD
Myeloid Sarcoma: Extramedullary Relapse After Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Maria Gubbiotti; Alina Dulau Florea, MD; and Renu Bajaj, PhD
The Line between Addiction and Medication: Alcohol, Anesthesia, and Analgesia, Priya Joshi, B.S. and Emanual Rubin, MD
A Case of Hemoglobinopathy-Thalassemia Syndrome, Michele C. Khurana, B.S. and Gene Gulati, Ph.D
Thoracic Dissecting Aneurysm and the Importance of Genetics, Dan Kramer, BA and Anthony Prestipino, M.D.
Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia (DIPNECH) to Carcinoid: Exploring the Link, Jacob D. McFadden MSII and Jeffrey P. Baliff MD
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma in Unusual Locations – Differential Diagnosis Difficulties, Heather A. McMahon, B.S. and Madalina Tuluc, MD
Ocular Manifestations of Rosai-Dorfman Disease, Phoebe L. Mellen, B.S. and Ralph C. Eagle Jr., M.D.
Correlations between Gene Amplification and Protein Expression of Topoisomerase 2A (TOP2A) in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung, Anita Modi, MSII and Charalambos C. Solomides, MD
Temporal lobe ganglioglioma in an epilepsy patient with worsening seizures: case study and future directions, Adam M. Olszewski and Mark Curtis, MD PhD.
Diagnostic Yield of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EBUS-FNA) in Lung Cancer Staging, Subtyping and Diagnosis of Unexplained Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy, Rino Sato and Rossitza Draganova-Tacheva, MD
Melanocytoma of the Cerebellopontine Angle, Pranay Soni, M.D and Lawrence C. Kenyon, MD, PhD
