ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY

Anatomic Pathology

Overview

The Division of Anatomic Pathology (AP) provides tissue-based diagnostic services to both physicians and patients. Additionally, all its faculty members are involved in either basic or translational research, much of which is applied to the development of new diagnostic tests or validation of existing tests and diagnostic criteria. AP is organized into three major sections: Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology and Medical (or Autopsy) Pathology. 

The Division claims a long record of innovation in diagnostic techniques, and provides state-of-the-art diagnostic services unparalleled in the region. These services extend beyond traditional light microscopy to immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, fluorescence in situ hybridization, and specialized cytopathology testing, as well as new molecular diagnostic techniques.

The Division is one of only a handful of academic divisions of Anatomic Pathology located in quaternary care medical centers that provide a comparably full range of diagnostic services. It serves as a national referral center for subspecialty expertise in a variety of areas, including gastrointestinal and endocrine pathology, renal pathology and pigmented lesion pathology. 

Residents and faculty in the Division are recruited from a national pool, and its alumni populate major academic centers across the nation, among them Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Emory and Northwestern Universities. Faculty members have published or edited major reference textbooks in various fields of AP, and serve on numerous editorial boards in their respective areas of expertise.

Consult Services

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Penn Medicine also offers a program for consultations. This “Penn SOS” is a Second Opinion Service for expert consultations in Anatomic Pathology.


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Breast Pathology
Ira. J. Bleiweiss, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Kimberly Laurie Dumoff, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Michael D. Feldman, MD, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Anupma Nayak, MBBS, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Jui-Han Huang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Roseann I. Wu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Associate Director of Residency Program in Anatomic Pathology


Cardiac Pathology
Priti Lal, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Charuhas Deshpande, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Kimberly Laurie Dumoff, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Cytopathology
Cindy M. McGrath, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Director of Cytopathology

Director, Student Fellowship in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Zubair W. Baloch, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 


Karen S. Gustafson, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 


Bo Jian, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Anna M. Moran, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Interim Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Norge Vergara, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Roseann I. Wu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Associate Director of Residency Program in Anatomic Pathology


Gordon H. Yu, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Dermatopathology
David E. Elder, MBChB

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Professor of Dermatology

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 


Xiaowei (George) Xu, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Professor of Dermatology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


ENT/Endocrine Pathology
Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Professor of Surgical Pathology in Surgery

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Zubair W. Baloch, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 


Michael D. Feldman, MD, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Kathleen T. Montone, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Interim Chair

Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Director, Division of Hematopathology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Genitourinary Pathology
Priti Lal, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Matthew B. Palmer, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Lauren Ende Schwartz, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 

Associate Director of Quality

Director of Quality within Anatomic Pathology


Anupma Nayak, MBBS, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Charuhas Deshpande, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Htun Min, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Norge Vergara, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


GI and Liver Pathology
Emma E. Furth, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 


Franz Fogt, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital


Michael A. Husson, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 

Vice Chair, Pathology, Pennsylvania Hospital

Laboratory Director, Penn Medicine Valley Forge


Rashmi Tondon, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Zhaohai Yang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Gynecologic Pathology
Maria Carolina Reyes, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship


Kimberly Laurie Dumoff, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Norge Vergara, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Lauren Ende Schwartz, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 

Associate Director of Quality

Director of Quality within Anatomic Pathology


Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Kumarasen Cooper, MBChB, DPhil, FRCPath

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Head and Neck Pathology
Michael D. Feldman, MD, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Professor of Surgical Pathology in Surgery

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Kathleen T. Montone, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Interim Chair

Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Director, Division of Hematopathology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Medical Pathology
Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Neuropathology
Leslie A. Litzky, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Chief of Surgical Pathology

Director, Medical Pathology

Director, Molecular Anatomic Pathology Service


Carolyn L. Cambor, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

MacLean Nasrallah, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Ophthalmic Pathology
Zissimos Mourelatos, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


John Q. Trojanowski, MD, PhD

William Maul Measey - Truman G. Schnabel, Jr., M.D. Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology

Former Co-Director, Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research

Former Director, Institute on Aging

Former Director, Alzheimer's Disease Core Center

Former Director, Penn Udall Center for Parkinson's Research

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Edward B. Lee, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Co-Director, Institute of Aging


Pathology Informatics
Franz Fogt, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital


Bo Jian, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Pulmonary Pathology
Michael D. Feldman, MD, PhD

Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson

Peter C. Nowell, M.D. Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 

Director, Center for Personalized Diagnostics

Director, Division of Precision and Computational Diagnostics


Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology
Leslie A. Litzky, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Chief of Surgical Pathology

Director, Medical Pathology

Director, Molecular Anatomic Pathology Service


Charuhas Deshpande, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Charuhas Deshpande, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Roseann I. Wu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Associate Director of Residency Program in Anatomic Pathology


Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Surgical Pathology
Paul J. L. Zhang, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


John S. J. Brooks, MD

Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Kumarasen Cooper, MBChB, DPhil, FRCPath

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Jui-Han Huang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Franz Fogt, MD, PhD, MBA

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Chair of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital


Emma E. Furth, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 


Jui-Han Huang, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania


Priti Lal, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Leslie A. Litzky, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Chief of Surgical Pathology

Director, Medical Pathology

Director, Molecular Anatomic Pathology Service


Virginia A. LiVolsi, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Professor of Surgical Pathology in Surgery

Professor of Otorhinolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Cindy M. McGrath, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Director of Cytopathology

Director, Student Fellowship in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Htun Min, MD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Kathleen T. Montone, MD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Interim Chair

Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Director, Division of Hematopathology

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Norge Vergara, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine


Roseann I. Wu, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Associate Director of Residency Program in Anatomic Pathology


Gordon H. Yu, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine