Angela Viaene, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Contact InformationThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Pathology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Office: 215-590-1728
Specialty Division
Neuropathology
Education
BS (Exercise Science/Integrative Physiology), University of Iowa, 2006
PhD (Computational Neuroscience), University of Chicago, 2012
MD University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2014
Specialty Certification
The American Board of Pathology: Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology, 2018
Postgraduate Training
Anatomic Pathology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2016
Neuropathology Fellowship, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2016-2018
Awards and Honors
Winner of the University of Iowa Scientific Poster Competition, Iowa City, IA, 2005
U.S.-Brazil Bio Tech Training Consortium (USABRIO) Education Award, 2005
Winner of the Student Employee of the Year Award, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2006
Graduated with Highest Distinction and Honors, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2006
Nominee for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2008
Winner of Neuroscience Day poster competition, Brain Research Foundation, 2010
Winner of the Biological Sciences Division Travel Fund, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2011
Winner of the Best Dissertation Award in the Committee on Computational Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2012
Winner of the Naomi Ragins-Goldsmith Career Development Award, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2013
Winner of the Pathology Departmental Award for Outstanding Performance in Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2014
Winner of a Trainee Travel Award, American Association of Neuropathologists, 2018
Educational Exhibit Awards Certificates of Merit, American Society of Neuroradiology for abstract entitled "What is Under the Tent? Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children, Beyond the ‘Usual Suspects’", 2021
Walter E. Berdon Award for the Best Clinical Research Paper in Pediatric Radiology for the year 2022, Society for Pediatric Radiology, 2023
Cum Laude Scientific Poster Award, American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, 2023
Pediatrics Outstanding Project Award, American Society of Neuroradiology, 2025
Memberships and Professional Organizations
Society for Neuroscience, 2008 - 2012
American Physician Scientists Association, 2008 - 2014
College of American Pathologists, 2015 - Present
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2016 - 2018
Pennsylvania Medical Society, 2017 - 2020
American Association of Neuropathologists, 2018 - Present
Society for Pediatric Pathology, 2024 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Congenital cystic eye and coloboma with cyst: a developmental continuum
Farrell L, August AH, Viaene AN, Kim D, Shekdar K, Eagle Jr RC, Revere K, Milman T., American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2026
Neuropathologic Autopsy Findings in Pediatric Sepsis: A Two-Center, Retrospective Study
Alcamo AM, Lieberman L, Sherry N, Ford HR, Fitzgerald JC, Topjian AA, Carcillo JA, Kochanek PM, Viaene AN, Aneja RK, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2026
What's Under the Tent? Posterior Fossa Tumors in Children, Beyond the Usual Suspects, Part 2
Gonçalves FG, Mahecha-Carvajal ME, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Oliveira VV, Viaene AN, Bag AK, Andronikou S, Vossough A., Neurographics 15(4): 355-382, 2025
Comparative molecular landscapes of immature neurons in the mammalian dentate gyrus across species reveal special features in humans.
Zhou Y, Su Y, Yang Q, Li J, Hong Y, Gao T, Zhong Y, Ma X, Jin M, Liu X, Yuan N, Kennedy BC, Wang L, Yan L, Viaene AN, Helbig I, Kessler SK, Kleinman JE, Hyde TM, Nauen DW, Liu C, Liu Z, Shen Z, Li C, Xu S, He J, Weinberger DR, Ming GL, Song H., Neuroscience 28(9): 1820-1829, 2025
Cross-species analysis of adult hippocampal neurogenesis reveals human-specific gene expression but convergent biological processes.
Zhou Y, Dr Su Y, Yang Q, Hong Y, Ma X, Kennedy B, Viaene A, Helbig I, Kessler S, Kleinman J, Hyde T, Nauen D, Weinberger D, Li J, Gao T, Zhong Y, Jin M, Liu X, Yuan N, Wang L, Yan L, Liu C, Liu Z, Shen Z, Li C, Xu X, He J, Ming G, Song H., Nature Neuroscience 28(9): 1820-1829, 2025, PMID:40790267
Integration of clinical, radiographic, histologic and molecular findings to diagnose craniofacial fibrous dysplasia.
Golden BM, Tucker SK, Carpenter M, Santi M, Viaene AN, Peranteau WH, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Liao EC., Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 36(7): 2287-2293, 2025, PMID:40293126
Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage – Provisional Statements on Neurological Outcomes.
Martinez-Correa S, Rafful PP, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Viaene AN, Beslow LA, Agarwal S, Whitehead MT, Vossough A, Reis Teixeira S., American Journal of Neuroradiology 46(8): 1702-1708, 2025, PMID:39952664
Two cases of Glioneuronal Tumor Kinase-Fused (GNT_KinF_A) from a Single-Center Experience
Pai EL, Viaene AN, Li MM, Nasrallah MP, Santi M, American Association of Neuropathologists Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2025
Pediatric Neurooncology Postmortem Research and the Children’s Brain Tumor Network: Impact and Neuropathology Perspectives
Blessing M, Frankel B, Lilly J, Gustafson , Mason J, Patton T, Eschbacher K, Stamy C, Frazer M, Hefti M, Resnic A, Santi M, Koptyra M, Viaene A, American Association of Neuropathologists, Minneapolis, MN, 2025
Stillbirth: Associations Between Major Patterns of Placental Pathology and Acquired Neuropathology
Viaene AN, Steele J, Linn R, American Association of Neuropathologists Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2025
