Tom Hu, 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
3400 Spruce Street
6 Founders Pavilion – Room 6.095D
Philadelphia, , 19104
Office: 2484203289
Email: tom.hu@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Clinical Expertise
Breast Pathology (vascular lesions, inflammatory/non-neoplastic breast conditions); Cytopathology (Head and Neck, Soft Tissue)
Education
BS (Neuroscience), University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 2012
MD Wayne State University, 2016
Specialty Certification
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology - American Board of Pathology, 2020
Cytopathology - American Board of Pathology, 2021
Postgraduate Training
Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2020
Fellow in Cytopathology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, 2020-2021
Awards and Honors
Kevin E. Salhany, MD Award for Excellence in Clinical Pathology Teaching of the University of Pennsylvania, 2023-2023
James E. Wheeler, M.D. Award for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology Resident Training of the University of Pennsylvania, 2024-2024
Memberships and Professional Organizations
College of American Pathologists, 2016 - Present
American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2016 - Present
United State and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2016 - Present
American Society of Cytopathology, 2018 - Present
International Society of Breast Pathology, 2019 - Present
Association of Breast Pathology, 2025 - Present
Chinese American Pathologists Association, 2025 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
AI-predicted spatial transcriptomics unlocks breast cancer biomarkers from pathology
Shulman E, Campagnolo E, Lodha R, Chung Y, Stemmer A, Cantore T, Ru B, Chang TG, Biswas S, Dhruba SR, Patiyal S, Patkar S, Wang A, Barman RK, Wang C, Paul R, Kalisetty SC, Hu T, … Ruppin E, Cell 189(14): 4225-4240.e25, 2026, PMID:42105763
Clinicopathologic Spectrum of Cystic Hypersecretory Breast Lesions and Ki-67 Index Analysis.
Avalos Hernandez SR, Hu T, Dumoff K, Vickery J, Manur R, Bleiweiss I, Nayak A., United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2026
Letter to the Editor: “Arslan G, Cevval ZK. A Rare Benign Mimicker of Malignancy: Cellular Spindled Histiocytic Pseudotumor of the Breast. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. doi:10.1177/10668969251393266
Narasimhamurthy M, Hu T, Cooper K, International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 2026
When Brown Fat Meets a Fibroadenoma: A Case Report of “Adenohibernoma” of the Breast
Schwartz CJ, Hu T., Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists Annual Scientific Meeting., 2026
Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Soft Tissue Chest Wall Lesions: A Ten-Year Retrospective Institutional Review
Walle S, Hu T, Wu R., Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists Annual Scientific Meeting., 2026
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma with Extracellular Mucin (ILCEM) Presenting at Distance Metastases and Recurrences May Exhibit Triple Negative Phenotype.
Avalos Hernandez SR, Hu T, Dumoff K, Vickery J, Bleiweiss I, Nayak A., United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2025
Tubulopapillary Carcinomas of the Breast: Histopathologic Features, Immunohistochemical Staining with p16, p53, and SOX10, and Molecular Findings.
Tondi Resta I, Hu T, Dumoff K, Vickery J, Avalos Hernandez SR, Bleiweiss I, Nayak A., United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, 2025
TFE3-Rearranged PEComa(-like) Neoplasm of the Chest Wall Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration: A Case Report.
Dev S, Miller M, Hu T, McGrath C, Wu R., Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2025
Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis: Imaging Features with Histopathologic Correlation
Joseph Villavicencio, Tom Hu, Sophia O'Brien, Samantha Zuckerman, Journal of Breast Imaging, 2024
Case Study: SOX10 to the Rescue - EBUS-FNA of a Mediastinal Lymph Node
Hu T, American Society of Cytopathology, 2021
