Rashmi Tondon, MD, PDCC
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program, HUP
Co-Director, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Wellness Committee
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
6 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-662-4829
Email: rashmi.tondon@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Clinical Expertise
Luminal gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and liver pathology with focus on stomach and medical liver pathology
Education
MBBS GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India, 1999
MD (Pathology), MLN Medical College, Allahabad, India, 2004
PDCC (Transfusion Medicine), Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, 2005
Specialty Certification
Postgraduate Training
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, 2010-11
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2011-14
Fellow, Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2014-15
Fellow, Gastrointestinal (GI)/Hepatic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015-16
Awards and Honors
Certificate of Honor in Biochemistry, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India, 1999
Best Oral Scientific Presentation, Annual Conference of Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology (IAPM), Jhansi, India, 2004
Gordon Signy Scholarship, World Association of Societies of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (WASpALM), Tokyo, Japan, 2005
1st Place Best Abstract Award by International Association of Chinese Pathologist at United States and Canadian Association of Pathologists (USCAP), 2019
James E. Wheeler, MD Award for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology Resident Training, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Medicine, 2021
James E. Wheeler, MD Award for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology Resident Training, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Penn Medicine, 2022
Certificate of Appreciation, Awarded for Teaching on Upper GI Pathology by Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham (UK), 2022
Memberships and Professional Organizations
College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2010-present
-------- CAP Advisory and Review Panel for the Establishment of Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Guidelines, Independent Reviewer, 2021
Michigan Association of Pathologists, 2010-11
Pathology Society of Philadelphia, 2011-present
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), 2016-present
-------- Abstract Review Board, Liver Category, 2018-21
Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society, 2017-present
Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists (PAP), 2017-present
-------- Executive Committee, 2022-present
American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP), 2018-present
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, GI Oncology Multidisciplinary Case Conference and Tumor Board, Pathologist-in-Charge, 2018-present
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Medical Students (MS2) Pathology Module, Co-Director of GI Block, 2019-present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Characterization of Amyloidosis in the Gastrointestinal Tract With an Emphasis on Histologically Distinct Interstitial Patterns of Deposition and Misinterpretations
Harris JC, Zhang Q, Tondon R, Alipour Z, Stashek K. Am J Surg Pathol 48(3):302-308, Mar 2024. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002173. Epub 2023 Dec 25. PMID: 38145407.
Virtual biopsies: Proof of concept for a novel quantitative approach to liver biopsy adequacy and pathology education
Sweeney JR, Arenas DJ, Fortuna D, Tondon R, Furth EE. Am J Clin Pathol 161(1):24-34, Jan 2024. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqad104. PMID: 37598345.
Combining clinical and molecular characterization of CDH1: a multidisciplinary approach to reclassification of a splicing variant
Fillman C, Anantharajah A, Marmelstein B, Dillon M, Horton C, Peterson C, Lopez J, Tondon R, Brannan T, Katona BW. Fam Cancer 22(4):521-526, Oct 2023. doi: 10.1007/s10689-023-00346-z. Epub 2023 Aug 4. PMID: 37540482.
Non-targeted biopsies in hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: Necessary, but not enough
Buckley KH, Tondon R, Guilford P, Katona BW. Transl Cancer Res 12(7):1883-1886, Jul 2023. doi: 10.21037/tcr-23-541. Epub 2023 Jul 6. PMID: 37588744; PMCID: PMC10425652.
Niraparib plus nivolumab or niraparib plus ipilimumab in patients with platinum-sensitive advanced pancreatic cancer: a randomised, phase 1b/2 trial
Reiss KA, Mick R, Teitelbaum U, O'Hara M, Schneider C, Massa R, Karasic T, Tondon R, Onyiah C, Gosselin MK, Donze A, Domchek SM, Vonderheide RH. Lancet Oncol 23(8):1009-1020, Aug 2022. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00369-2. Epub 2022 Jul 7. Erratum in: Lancet Oncol. 2022 Oct;23(10):e446. PMID: 35810751; PMCID: PMC9339497.
Gastrointestinal Tract Injury by Yttrium-90 Appears Largely Restricted to Resin Microspheres But Can Occur Years After Embolization
Feely M, Tondon R, Gubbiotti M, Stashek KM, Numbere N, Huber AR, Sharma AK, Geller BS, Salaria SN, Gonzalez RS. Am J Surg Pathol 46(9):1234-1240, Sep 2022. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001901. Epub 2022 Apr 8. PMID: 35389897.
A contemporary analysis of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis in a Western cohort
Feely M, Tondon R, Gubbiotti M, Stashek KM, Numbere N, Huber AR, Sharma AK, Geller BS, Salaria SN, Gonzalez RS. Am J Surg Pathol 46(9):1234-1240, Sep 2022. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001901. Epub 2022 Apr 8. PMID: 35389897.
Phase II Study of Maintenance Rucaparib in Patients With Platinum-Sensitive Advanced Pancreatic Cancer and a Pathogenic Germline or Somatic Variant in BRCA1, BRCA2, or PALB2
Reiss KA, Mick R, O'Hara MH, Teitelbaum U, Karasic TB, Schneider C, Cowden S, Southwell T, Romeo J, Izgur N, Hannan ZM, Tondon R, Nathanson K, Vonderheide RH, Wattenberg MM, Beatty G, Domchek SM. J Clin Oncol 39(22):2497-2505, Aug 2021. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.00003. Epub 2021 May 10. PMID: 33970687.
Helicobacter pylori Antigen But Not the Organism Is Occasionally Present Within Germinal Centers: Implications for Patient Management and Biology
Nelson ND, Tondon R, Fortuna D, Westerhoff M, Swanson PE, Furth E. Am J Surg Pathol 44(11):1528-1534, Nov 2020. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001542. PMID: 32657781.
Vasculitis Involving the Gastrointestinal System Is Often Incidental but Critically Important
Zhang X, Furth EE, Tondon R. Am J Clin Pathol 154(4):536-552, Sep 2020. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa083. PMID: 32789454.
