Ihab Lamzabi, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Medical Director of Cytology, Pennsylvania Hospital
Contact InformationDepartment of Pathology, Pennsylvania Hospital
10th Floor Spruce Bldg,
801 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215-829-3544
Fax: 215-829-7564
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Lobular neoplasia of the breast
Neuroendocrine tumors and carcinoid tumor
Other Expertise
Quality improvement and education
Clinical Expertise
Cytopathology, breast pathology, head and neck pathology and gynecologic pathology
Education
MD (Medicine) School of Medicine- University of Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco, 2008.
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, 2014
Cytopathology Board certification, American Board of Pathology, 2016
Postgraduate Training
Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2010-2014
Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 2014-2015
Cytopathology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2015-2016
Awards and Honors
1st Prize, Trainee Award, Pulmonary Pathology Society, for “The role of BAX in carcinoid tumor of the lung”, USCAP annual meeting, San Diego CA, 2014
Memberships and Professional Organizations
United State and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2010 - 2014
American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2010 - 2015
College of American Pathologists, 2011 - 2015
Illinois Society of Pathologists, 2011 - 2015
Chicago Pathology Society, 2011 - 2015
American Society of Cytopathology, 2015 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Highly differentiated follicular carcinoma of ovary: Use of imprint cytology at intraoperative consultation.
Dobi A, Kim SA, Zhang M, Iames E, Lamzabi I, Diagn Cytopathol 48(4): 360-363, 2020
Correlation of p16 Expression on Cancer and Stromal Cells With Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Features of Lobular Breast Carcinoma.
Harbhajanka A, Lamzabi I, Bitterman P, Reddy VB, Ghai R, Gattuso P., Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2019 Oct;27(9):658-662, 2019
A case of high-grade vulvar dysplasia with underlying spherules of amyloid deposition
Christopher P Julien, John Ekledaus, Ihab Lamzabi, Int J Case Rep Images 2019;10:101059Z01CJ2019., 2019
Amyloidosis diagnosed in cytology specimen of pleural effusion: A case report
Manur R, Lamzabi I., Diagn Cytopathol. 46(6): 522-524, 2018
Aberrant Cytokeratin 20 Reactivity in Epithelioid Malignant Mesothelioma: A Case Report.
Manur Rashmi, Lamzabi Ihab., Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol., 2017
Fine needle aspiration cytology of cystic primary adult granulosa cell tumor of the ovary: Potential diagnostic pitfalls with other cystic ovarian lesions
Harbhajanka Aparna, Lamzabi Ihab, Jain Richa, Syed Sahr, Murro Diana, Gattuso Paolo, Diagn Cytopathol, 2016, PMID:26956549
Prognostic Value of Coexisting Lobular Carcinoma In Situ With Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Harbhajanka Aparna, Lamzabi Ihab, Syed Sahr, Jain Richa, Ghai Ritu, Reddy Vijaya B, Bitterman Pincas, Gattuso Paolo, Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol, 2015, PMID:26574630
Cytomorphology and immunohistochemistry of a recurrent clear cell odontogenic carcinoma with molecular analysis: A case report with review of literature
Harbhajanka Aparna, Lamzabi Ihab, Jain Richa, Gattuso Paolo, Kluskens Larry, Diagn Cytopathol 43(9): 743-6, 2015, PMID:26061809
Myocardial changes in a patient with anorexia nervosa: a case report and review of literature
Lamzabi Ihab, Syed Sahr, Reddy Vijaya B, Jain Richa, Harbhajanka Aparna, Arunkumar Ponni, Am J Clin Pathol 143(5): 734-7, 2015, PMID:25873509
Distribution of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors: a changing paradigm
Gross Kristin, Richards Jjais, Lamzabi Ihab, Pinzon Maria Mora, Francescatti Amanda, Brand Marc, Jakate Shriram, Hayden Dana, Saclarides Theodore, Am Surg 81(2): 221-3, 2015, PMID:25642890
