Danielle Fortuna, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
3400 Spruce Street, 6 Founders Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-615-1637
Fax: 215-349-5910
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Education
BA (Mathematics), Holy Family University, 2008
MD (Medicine), Jefferson Medical College, 2013
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Pennsylvania, 2017
Postgraduate Training
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 2013-2017
Fellowship, Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2017-2018
Awards and Honors
George McClellan Surgical Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College, 2011-2011
Hobart Armory Hare Medical Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College, 2011-2011
Cum Laude, Jefferson Medical College, 2013-2013
Distinguished Abstract Award, AACC’s National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry, 2016-2016
Distinguished Scholar Award; Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology; Thomas Jefferson University, 2017-2017
Excellence in Teaching Award; Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 2017-2017
McCabe pilot award, 2020
The James Wheeler, MD award for excellence in Anatomic Pathology residency training; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2020
The Kevin E. Salhany, MD award for excellence in clinical teaching; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania pathology department, 2021
Peter C. Nowell teaching award; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2022
Memberships and Professional Organizations
Pathology Society of Philadelphia, 2007 - present
American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2018 - present
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Selected Publications
Initial (and incidental) diagnosis of plasma cell neoplasm in the liver and gastrointestinal tract - lessons to be learnt from two cases and literature review
Laczkó D; Pillai V; Frank D; Fortuna D, Human Pathology Reports 28(): , 2022
"Are you ready to play Pathology Pyramid? An exploration of an alternative method of learning through gaming in pathology resident education"
Attaway CC, Mani M, Fortuna D, Academic Pathology 9(1): , 2022
PRIME Model for Grossing: A Introductory and Foundational Framework to Introduce Grossing and the Importance of Gross Descriptions for PGY-1 Pathology Trainees
Attaway CC; Gubbiotti M; Fortuna D, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2022
Are you ready to play Pathology Pyramid? A study and initiative in alternative methods of learning, teambuilding, and confidence promoting in pathology resident education
Attaway C; Mani M; Fortuna D, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2021
The Gross-to-Scope Program for Gross Room Personnel: An Innovative Initiative for Providing Case Follow-Up and Education to “Close the Pathology Loop”
Imblum B, Stern E, Fortuna D, Academic Pathology 8(): , 2021
A rare case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with EWSR-ATF1 fusion transcription and unusual immunophenotype
Ajelero O; Zhang PJ; Collingwood R; Fortuna D, Human Pathology: Case Reports 25(): , 2021
Multifocal Intramucosal Gastric Adenocarcinoma Arising in Fundic Gland Polyposis Due to Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Proximal Polyposis of the Stomach
Powers J, Sande C, Fortuna D, Katona B, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
The “Gross-to-Scope” educational program: an initiative for team-building, quality improvement, and closing the pathology loop for gross room personnel
Imblum B, Stern E, Fortuna D, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, CA, 2020
Utility of CSF Cytokines to Discriminate CNS Bacterial Infections, Viral Infections, Autoimmune Diseases, Tumors and Non-CNS disorders in Pediatric Patients
Chao T, Cárdenas AM, Kean RB, Fortuna D, Hooper DC, Curtis MT, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, CA, 2020
Cerebrospinal Fluid Cytokine Profiles Help Discriminate Primary and Metastatic Brain Tumors from CNS Autoimmune Diseases, CNS Lymphomas and CNS Infections
Chao T, Fortuna D, Kean RB, Hooper DC, Nagurney M, Curtis MT, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, CA, 2020
