Roseann I. Wu, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Associate Vice Chair for Education
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact InformationDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
6 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-662-3209
Fax: 215-349-8994
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Education
Other Expertise
Pathology Graduate Medical Education
Professional Organizations
Clinical Expertise
Cytopathology, Gynecologic and Non-Gynecologic
Fine-Needle Aspiration
Lung Cancer Program
Education
BA (Anthropology), Northwestern University, 2005
MD, MPH (Medicine), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2009
Specialty Certification
American Board of Pathology (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology), 2013
American Board of Pathology (Cytopathology), 2014
Postgraduate Training
Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2009-2013
Chief Resident in Clinical Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2012-2013
Priscilla D. Taft Fellow in Cytopathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013-2014
Awards and Honors
The Boot Camp: Leadership Fundamentals for Physicians, selected participant, The Advisory Board Company, 2010
Spokespersons Training Program, selected participant, College of American Pathologists, 2010
Leadership Development Award, College of American Pathologists, 2010
Innovative Methods for Delivery of Continuing Education for Cytopathology Essay Contest, winner, American Society of Cytopathology, 2012
Annual Scientific Meeting Travel Scholarship, American Society of Cytopathology, 2012
"Diamonds in the Rough" honoree, American Society of Cytopathology, 2013
Engaged Leadership Academy, selected participant, College of American Pathologists, 2013
"Diamonds in the Rough" honoree, American Society of Cytopathology, 2014
"Diamonds in the Rough" honoree, American Society of Cytopathology, 2015
ASCP 40 Under Forty TOP FIVE, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2016
2016 “Rising Stars” Power List, The Pathologist magazine, 2016
Certificate of Recognition in Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration, College of American Pathologists, 2017
Stories from the Heart Contest winner, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2017
Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, selected participant, Association of American Medical Colleges, 2017
Volunteer Appreciation Award, American Society of Cytopathology, 2018
Lab Management University Certificate of Completion, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2018
Stories from the Heart Contest winner, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2018
Leadership Institute Certificate Program, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2022
Memberships and Professional Organizations
College of American Pathologists, 2009 - Present
American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2009 - Present
United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2012 - Present
American Medical Association, 2012 - Present
American Society of Cytopathology, 2012 - Present
Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists, Pathology Society of Philadelphia, 2014 - Present
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology, 2014 - Present
American Board of Pathology, 2016 - Present
Association for Academic Pathology, 2019 - Present
Web Links
The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
The College of American Pathologists
Selected Publications
Fine-needle aspiration performance during cytopathology fellowship: what do the ACGME case logs show us?
Salomao D, Wu RI, Hatlak K, Khanafshar E, Monaco SE., J Am Soc Cytopathol 10(5): 504-509, 2021, PMID:34229981
Trends in cytopathology fellowship positions and vacancies over the past decade
Wu RI, Hatlak K, Monaco SE., J Am Soc Cytopathol 10(5): 471-476, 2021, PMID:34144937
#EBUSTwitter: Novel use of social media for conception, coordination, and completion of an international, multicenter pathology study
Lepe M, Oltulu P, Canepa M, Wu RI, Deeken A, Alex D, Dinares C, Doxtader EE, Fitzhugh VA, Gibier JB, Jain D, Janaki N, Jelinek A, Labiano T, L'Imperio V, Michael C, Mukhopadhyay S, Pagni F, Panizo A, Pijuan L, Quintana LM, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Sanchez-Font A, Sansano I, Sauter J, Skipper D, Spruill LS, Torous V, Gardner JM, Jiang XS., Arch Pathol Lab Med 144(7): 878-882, 2020, PMID:31846366
Displaced cartilage within lymph node parenchyma is a novel biopsy site change in resected mediastinal lymph nodes following EBUS-TBNA.
Doxtader EE, Pijuan L, Lepe M, Alex D, Canepa M, Deeken AH, Gibier JB, Jain D, Janaki N, Jelinek A, Kumar S, Labiano T, L'Imperio V, Michael C, Pagni F, Panizo A, Quintana LM, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Sanchez-Font A, Skipper DC, Spruill LS, Torous V, Wu RI, Sauter JL, Mukhopadhyay S, Am J Surg Pathol 43(4): 497-503, 2019, PMID:30475256
The utility of adaptive eLearning in cervical cytopathology education
Samulski TD, Taylor LA, La T, Mehr CR, McGrath CM, Wu RI, Cancer Cytopathol 126(2): 129-135, 2018, PMID:29053223
Analysis of VEGF/PlGF heterodimer level in pancreatic cyst fluid as a biomarker for serous cystadenoma
Wu RI, Sluss PM, Mino-Kenudson M, Brugge WR, Pitman MB, J Am Soc Cytopathol 4(2): 79–83, 2015, PMID:31051713
Müllerian adenosarcoma of the uterus with low-grade sarcomatous overgrowth characterized by prominent hydropic change resulting in mimicry of a smooth muscle tumor
Wu RI, Schorge JO, Cin PD, Young RH, Oliva E, Int J Gynecol Pathol 33(6): 573-80, 2014, PMID:25272296
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) contributes to a triple-negative test in preoperative screening of pancreatic cysts
Wu RI, Yoon WJ, Brugge WR, Mino-Kenudson M, Pitman MB, Cancer Cytopathol 122(6): 412-9, 2013, PMID:24327575
Giant cell arteritis causing symmetric bilateral posterior circulation infarcts
Mackay DD, Huesmann GR, Wu RI, Stone JR, Pless ML, J Clin Rheumatol 19(7): 393-6, 2013, PMID:24048110
Implementation of an expanded point-of-care testing (POCT) site inspection checklist in a large academic medical center: implications for the management of a POCT program
Gregory K, Tse JY, Wu R, Lewandrowski K, Clin Chim Acta 414(): 27-33, 2012, PMID:22902708
