Charuhas Deshpande, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Contact InformationHospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Founders Building, Rm. 6.039
3400 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Tel: 215-615-6523
Fax: 215-349-5910
Email: charuhas.deshpande@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Anatomic Pathology
Research Expertise
Neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of lung, pleura and thymus
Clinical Expertise
Pulmonary and mediastinal pathology; cardiovascular pathology
Education
MBBS Grant Medical College, Mumbai, India, 1986
MD (Pathology), Tata Memorial Hospital - University of Bombay, Mumbai, India, 1990
MD New York State Education Department, 2009
Specialty Certification
Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology, 2008
Postgraduate Training
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, 1987-90
Fellow, Surgical Oncopathology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India, 1991-92
Research Associate, Rush Cancer Institute, 1998-2000
Research Associate, Northwestern University, 2000-03
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 2003-04
Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2004-07
Chief Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2005-06
Fellow, Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2007-08
Fellow, Thoracic Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2008-09
Awards and Honors
James Wheeler Award, MD Award for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology Residency Training, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2012
Peter C. Nowell Teaching Award, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 2013
Memberships and Professional Organizations
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), 2004-present
College of American Pathologists (CAP), 2004-present
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), 2004-present
Pulmonary Pathology Society, 2009-present
-------- Digital Content Committee, 2019-present
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2010-present
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Resident Education and Advisory Committee (REACH), 2011-14
Selected Publications
Three-Dimensional Near-Infrared Specimen Mapping Can Identify the Distance from the Tumor to the Surgical Margin During Resection of Pulmonary Ground Glass Opacities
Kennedy GT, Azari FS, Bernstein E, Deshpande C, Kucharczuk JC, Delikatny EJ, Singhal S. Mol Imaging Biol 25(1):203-211, Feb 2023. doi: 10.1007/s11307-022-01750-0. Epub 2022 Jul 13. PMID: 35831734; PMCID: PMC10237678.
Epithelial cell size dysregulation in human lung adenocarcinoma
Sandlin CW, Gu S, Xu J, Deshpande C, Feldman MD, Good MC. PLoS One 17(10):e0274091, Oct 2022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274091. PMID: 36201559; PMCID: PMC9536599.
Anterior Mediastinal Neuroblastoma Associated with Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion: A Morphologic, Immunohistochemical, and Genetic Case Report and Review of the Literature
Kennedy GT, Sande CM, Surrey LF, Azari FS, Deshpande C, Singhal S. Int J Surg Pathol 30(6):689-696, Sep 2022. doi: 10.1177/10668969221080061. Epub 2022 Feb 21. PMID: 35188820; PMCID: PMC9357129.
First-in-human results of targeted intraoperative molecular imaging for visualization of ground glass opacities during robotic pulmonary resection
Kennedy GT, Azari FS, Bernstein E, Marfatia I, Din A, Deshpande C, Galvis N, Sorger J, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S. Transl Lung Cancer Res 11(8):1567-1577, Aug 2022. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-21-1004. PMID: 36090642; PMCID: PMC9459620.
Severe Acute Cellular Rejection With High-Grade Lymphocytic Bronchiolitis Following Transition from Tacrolimus to Belatacept in a Lung Transplantation Recipient: A Case Report
Nachiappan A, Fallah T, Willert R, Chojnowski D, Deshpande C, Courtwright A. Transplant Proc 54(1):165-168, Jan-Feb 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.08.051. Epub 2021 Oct 28. PMID: 34756649.
Molecular imaging can identify the location to perform a frozen biopsy during intraoperative frozen section consultation
Bryski MG, Frenzel-Sulyok LG, Delikatny EJ, Deshpande C, Litzky LA, Singhal S. PLoS One 16(6):e0252731, Jun 2021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252731. PMID: 34086790; PMCID: PMC8177495.
Alpha-defensins: risk factor for thrombosis in COVID-19 infection
Abdeen S, Bdeir K, Abu-Fanne R, Maraga E, Higazi M, Khurram N, Feldman M, Deshpande C, Litzky LA, Heyman SN, Montone KT, Cines DB, Higazi AA. Br J Haematol 194(1):44-52, Jul 2021. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17503. Epub 2021 May 30. PMID: 34053084; PMCID: PMC8239944.
Invasive Aspergillosis Causing Aortic Pseudoaneurysm and Endocarditis After Heart Transplantation
Reza N, Genuardi MV, Weikert BC, McLean R, Deshpande C, Jagasia D, Tiku Owens A. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 14(6):e012370, Jun 2021. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.012370. Epub 2021 Jun 4. PMID: 34085532; PMCID: PMC8206000.
Neoadjuvant Gene-Mediated Cytotoxic Immunotherapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Safety and Immunologic Activity
Predina JD, Haas AR, Martinez M, O'Brien S, Moon EK, Woodruff P, Stadanlick J, Corbett C, Frenzel-Sulyok L, Bryski MG, Eruslanov E, Deshpande C, Langer C, Aguilar LK, Guzik BW, Manzanera AG, Aguilar-Cordova E, Singhal S, Albelda SM. Mol Ther 29(2):658-670, Feb 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2020.11.001. Epub 2020 Nov 5. PMID: 33160076; PMCID: PMC7854297.
Alveolar adenoma of the lung: multidisciplinary case discussion and review of the literature
Roshkovan L, Thompson JC, Katz SI, Deshpande C, Jenkins T, Nowak AK, Francis R, Dennie C, Fabre D, Singhal S, Galperin-Aizenberg M. J Thorac Dis 12(11):6847-6853, Nov 2020. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1831. PMID: 33282386; PMCID: PMC7711389.
