Sara R. Avalos Hernandez, M.D
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
6 Founders
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Breast cancer
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Expertise
Breast Pathology
Education
MD (Medicine and Surgery), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 2011
MS (Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 2017
Specialty Certification
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), 2013
Anatomic Pathology (AP), Certified by American Board of Pathology (ABP), 2022
Clinical Pathology (CP), Certified by American Board of Pathology (ABP), 2022
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), 2023
Basic Life Support (BLS), 2023
Postgraduate Training
Anatomical and Clinical Pathology Residency, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA, 2018-2022
Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, USA, 2022-2023
Breast Pathology Fellowship, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA, 2023-2024
Awards and Honors
Memberships and Professional Organizations
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), 2018 - Present
College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2019 - Present
American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), 2020 - Present
The International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (ISGyP), 2021 - Present
Florida Society of Pathology (FSP), 2023 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Tubulopapillary Carcinomas of the Breast: Histopathologic Features, Immunohistochemical Staining with p16, p53, and SOX10, and Molecular Finding
Isabella Tondi Resta, Tom Hu, Kimberly Dumoff, Jasmine Vickery, Sara Avalos Hernandez, Ira Bleiweiss, Anupma Nayak, Laboratory Investigation 105(Issue 3): , 2025
Invasive Lobular Carcinoma with Extracellular Mucin (ILCEM) Presenting at Distant Metastases and Recurrences May Exhibit Triple Negative Phenotype
Sara Avalos Hernandez, Tom Hu, Kimberly Dumoff, Jasmine Vickery, Ira Bleiweiss, Anupma Nayak,, Laboratory Investigation 105(Issue 3): , 2025
Ki-67 Index Counting: A New Semiautomated Method
Avalos Hernandez S, Liu L, Truskinovsky A, Laboratory Investigation 103(): , 2023
Rhabdomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder in an adult: Case report and review of the literature
Knowles KJ, Avalos SR, Shi M, Parwani A, Holloway AR, Keel CE., Urol Case Rep 45(no issue): 102169, 2022, PMID:36033163
Congenital granular cell epulis: 24 new cases with more differences than similarities to granular cell tumor
Avalos HS, Manci E, Mulekar M, Finnegan A, Barui S, Galliani C, Kelly D, Herrera GA., Ultrastruct Pathol 46(4): 388-400, 2022, PMID:36209431
Studying p53 Aggregation in Breast cancer with Conformation-Sensitive Antibodies
Avalos Hernandez S, Smelley C, Turbat-Herrera E, Ramirez-Alcantara V, Ozcelik Y,Campbell Moore P, Herrera G, Wei E, del Pozo-Yauner L, Mod Pathol 35(Supplement 2): 85, 2022
In situ cellular immune response in non-ulcerated skin lesions due to Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi infection
Sandoval C, Araujo G, Sosa W, Avalos S, Silveira F, Corbett C, Zúniga C, Laurenti M., J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 27(no issue): e20200149, 2021, PMID:33708246
Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Colitis: A Case Series
Avalos SR, Anderson SA, Dal Zotto VL, Am J Clin Pathol 154(Supplement_1): S63-S64, 2020
Collision Tumor of the Kidney with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Components: Report of a Rare Case
Avalos SR, Liu SS, Fnu S, Mneimneh W, Am J Clin Pathol 154(Supplement_1): S64, 2020
Basal Ganglia Intracranial Mixed Germ Cell Tumor With Predominance of Yolk Sac Component
Fnu S, Liu SS, Avalos SR, Elkadi O, Am J Clin Pathol 154(Supplement_1): S46–S47, 2020
