Kristen M. Stashek, MD
Associate 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, 7 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
Clinical Expertise
Gastrointestinal pathology with a special interest in gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.
Education
BS (Biology) Georgian Court University, 2004
MD UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2008
Specialty Certification
Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology, 2012
Postgraduate Training
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency, University of Virginia Charlottesville, 2008-2012
Surgical Pathology Fellowship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2012-2013
Awards and Honors
RWJMS Summer Research Grant, 2005
UVA Young Scientist Research Grant, 2009
Best Podium Presentation, UVA Research Day, 2011
Best basic science talk, awarded at American Academy of Endocrine Surgeons meeting, 2014
The James E. Wheeler, MD Award for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology Resident Training Award, 2015
Most Outstanding Teacher in the Gastroenterology course, Penn Medical School (from class of 2019), 2016
Memberships and Professional Organizations
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2012 – Present
North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETs), 2015 – Present
Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, 2016 – Present
American Society for Clinical Pathology, ASCP RISE Surgical Pathology Subcommittee, 2017 - Present
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 KM, Am J Surg Pathol 48(3): 302-308, 2024, PMID:38145407
Recently described types of dysplasia associated with IBD: tips and clues for the practicing pathologist
Alipour Z, Stashek K, J Clin Pathol 18(2): 77-81, 2024, PMID:37918911
Histologic Inflammation can Predict Future Clinical Relapse in Ulcerative Colitis Patients in Endoscopic Remission
George LA, Feldman HT, Alizadeh M, Abutaleb A, Zullow S, Hine A, Stashek K, Sarkar S, Sun K, Hudesman D, Axelrad J, Cross RK., Crohns Colitis 360 5(4): , 2023, PMID:37886705
Surgical Management of Germline Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Kwak HV, Tardy KJ, Allbee A, Stashek K, DeMatteo RP., Ann Surg Oncol, 2023, PMID:37115371
Gastrointestinal Tract Injury by Yttrium-90 Appears Largely Restricted to Resin Microspheres But Can Occur Years After Embolization
Feely, Michael DO; Tondon, Rashmi MD; Gubbiotti, Maria MD, PhD; Stashek, Kristen M. MD; Numbere, Numbereye MBBS; Huber, Aaron R. DO; Sharma, Ashwani K. MD; Geller, Brian S. MD; Salaria, Safia N. MD; Gonzalez, Raul S. MD, American Journal of Surgical Pathology 46(9): 1234-1240, 2022
Ghost Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma Arising in a Previous Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Ioana Ghita, Michael Y. Nagai, Joshua E. Lubek, Kristen M. Stashek, John R. Basile, Jeffery B. Price, John C. Papadimitriou, Donita Dyalram & Rania H. Younis, Head and Neck Pathology 16(3): 828-835, 2022
Characterization of Mycophenolate Mofetil Gastrointestinal Toxicity and Risk Factors for Severe Disease and Poor Prognosis.
Bhattacharya S, Stoleru G, Patel P, Abutaleb A, Stashek K, Cross R, Inflamm Bowel Dis 28(5): 811–814, 2022
Brown Bowel Syndrome: A Multi-Institutional Case Series.
1Arnold CA, Burke AP, Calomeni E, Mayer RC, Rishi A, Singhi AD, Stashek K, Voltaggio L, and Tondon R, American Journal of Surgical Pathology 44(6): 834-837, 2020
Epithelioid Sarcoma with Retained INI1 Expression
Song L, Stashek KM, Benyounes A, Davis DL, Mulligan ME, Ng VY, Kallen ME, Histopathology 78(3): 464-466, 2021
The Incidence of Neoplasia in Patients with Autoimmune Metaplastic Atrophic Gastritis: A Renewed Call for Surveillance
Mahmud, N, Stashek K, Katona B, Tondon R, Shroff S, Roses R, Furth E, Metz D, Annals of Gastroenterology 32(1): 2019, 2018
