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
Contact InformationDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Six Founders Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-662-3209
Fax: 215-349-8994
Email: baloch@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Molecular and immunopathology of thyroid neoplasia
Clinical Expertise
Endocrine Pathology (Cytology and Histopathology)
Other Expertise
ENT Pathology
Cytopathology Expertise
Pulmonary Cytopathology
Education
(Matriculation), Model School, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1975
(Intermediate), Model College, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1977
MBBS Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro Sind Pakistan, 1985
M.S. Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1988
Ph.D. Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1991
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1995
American Board of Pathology, Subspecialty Certification in Cytopathology, 1997
Postgraduate Training
Resident in Pathology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 1991-1995
Chief Resident in Pathology, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA, 1994-1995
Oncologic Surgical Pathology Fellow , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, 1995-1996
Fellowship in Cytopathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1996-1997
Awards and Honors
Best Graduate, Liaquat Medical College, Pakistan, 1984-1984
Deans List, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1990-1991
Who's Who Among Graduate Students, 1991-1991
Sigma Xi, 1994-1994
Kevin Salhany Teaching Award. Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. University of Pennsylvania Medical Center., 2009
Peter C Nowell Teaching Award. Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. University of Pennsylvania Medical Center., 2010
US News Top Doctors, 2011-2018
Best Doctors in America, 2012-current
Mastership in Pathology. American Society of Clinical Pathology Award, 2014
Presidents Award of Service. American Society of Clinical Pathology., 2015
Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2018-Current
Educator of The Year Award. Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology., 2018-2019
H.P. Smith Award for Distinguished Pathology Educator. American Society of Clinical Pathology., 2020
Simon Flexner Award for Graduate Education. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine., 2021
Memberships and Professional Organizations
Philadelphia Pathology Society, 1991 - Present
American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1995 - Present
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 1995 - Present
Endocrine Pathology Society, 1997 - Present
College of American Pathologist, 1997 - Present
American Society of Cytopathology, 1997 - Present
American Thyroid Association, 1997 - Present
American Association for Clinical Endocrinologist, 1997 - present
Arthur Prudy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologist, 1999 - present
Papanicolaou Society, 2002 - Present
Endocrine Society, 2009 - Present
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. Tissue Committee., 2010 - Present
Philadelphia Endocrine Society, 2010 - Present
Web Links
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The College of American Pathologists, the principal organization of board-certified pathologists, serves and represents the interest of patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine.
The American Society for Cytopathology (ASC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The Endocrine Society is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
papsociety.org is the home of the Papanicolaou Society, professional non-profitorganization representing the field of cytopathology in clinical practice.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology is the oldest North American Pathology Association.
Selected Publications
Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenomas: An Institutional Experience and Literature Review
Tondi-Resta I, Hobday SB, Gubbiotti MA, Jalaly JB, Rassekh CH, Montone KT, Baloch ZW., Am J Clin Pathol 159(): 502-515, 2023, PMID:36921078
Degenerative atypia in benign thyroid nodules: a potential diagnostic pitfall on fine-needle aspiration [Epub ahed of Print].
Lam, H. Saoud, C. Shi, Q. Wong, KS. Cibas, ES. Rooper, LM. Baloch, Z. Ali, SZ., J Am Soc Cytol, 2023
Unraveling the significance of TSHR mutations in indeterminate thyroid cytology specimens
Andrianus S, Gubbiotti MA, Mandel SJ, Nikiforov YE, Baloch Z., Diagn Cytopathol, 2023, PMID:37042127
Does the presence of capsule influence prognosis in poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma?
Gubbiotti MA, Andrianus S, Sakhi R, Zhang Q, Montone K, Jalaly JB, Baloch Z., Hum Pathol 136(): 96-104, 2023, PMID:37054782
Molecular Profiling of 50,734 Bethesda III-VI Thyroid Nodules by ThyroSeq v3: Implications for Personalized Management
Chiosea S, Hodak SP, Yip L, Abraham D, Baldwin C, Baloch Z, Gulec SA, Hannoush ZC, Haugen BR, Joseph L, Kargi AY, Khanafshar E, Livhits MJ, McIver B, Patel K, Patel SG, Randolph GW, Shaha AR, Sharma J, Stathatos N, van Zante A, Carty SE, Nikiforov YE, Nikiforova MN., J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2023, PMID:37071871
DICER1 RNase IIIb domain mutations trigger widespread miRNA dysregulation and MAPK activation in pediatric thyroid cancer
Ricarte-Filho JC, Casado-Medrano V, Reichenberger E, Spangler Z, Scheerer M, Isaza A, Baran J, Patel T, MacFarland SP, Brodeur GM, Stewart DR, Baloch Z, Bauer AJ, Wasserman JD, Franco AT., Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 14(): 1083382, 2023, PMID:36896180
THADA-IGF2BP3 fusions detected in fine-needle aspiration specimens of thyroid nodules: An institutional experience
Gubbiotti MA, Andrianus S, Baloch Z., Diagn Cytopathol, 2023, PMID:36752652
Making a case for the success of Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytopathology
Gubbiotti MA, Jalaly J, Baloch Z., Diagn Cytopathol 50(9): 451-455, 2022, PMID:35801712
Spectrum of thyroid disease in a single patient: A case of papillary thyroid carcinoma in a patient with Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Patel P, Prater J, Baloch Z, Mayrin JV., Clin Case Rep 10(): e06361, 2022, PMID:36188051
Indeterminate Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspirations in Pediatrics: Exploring the Clinicopathologic Features and Utility of Molecular Profiling
Baran JA, Halada S, Bauer AJ, Ricarte-Filho JC, Isaza A, Surrey LF, McGrath C, Bhatti T, Jalaly J, Mostoufi-Moab S, Franco AT, Adzick NS, Kazahaya K, Cahill AM, Baloch Z., Horm Res Paediatr, 2022, PMID:35871517
