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2007 - 2008 Pathology Residents

Chief Residents

Katherine M. Lindstrom, M.D. (PG4; Co-Chief for Clinical Pathology) PIC# 4956

Birthplace: Summit, NJ

College: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Medical School: University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Forensic Pathology

Andrew M. Bellizzi, M.D. (PG4; Co-Chief for Clinical Pathology) PIC# 4986

Birthplace: Hartford, CT

College: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Medical School: Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Interests in Pathology: Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, GI Pathology, Hematopathology

Peer Reviewed Publications -

Bellizzi AM, Brix WK, Policarpio-Nicolas ML, Stelow EB. The cytology of sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma and olfactory neuroblastoma. Manuscript in Preparation.
Lommatzsch SE, Bellizzi AM, Cathro, HP, and Rosner MH. Acute renal failure due to renal infiltration by hematolymphoid malignancy. Manuscript accepted for publication in Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2006

Abstract Presentations -

Stelow EB, Safo TO, Pambuccian SE, Bauer TW, Stokes JB, Bellizzi AM, Adams RB, Moskaluk CA. Mucus extravasation in pancreatic intraepithelial mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs and MCNs): a finding not to be confused with invasive adenocarcinoma. Poster presentation 2007 USCAP Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Bellizzi AM, Bourne TD, Mills SE, Stelow EB. Immunohistochemistry of molecular markers in sinonasal undifferentiated carcinomas. Poster presentation 2007 USCAP Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. March, 2007.
Bellizzi AM, Kahaleh M, Stelow EB. The assessment of specimens procured by endoscopic ampullectomy. Poster presentation 2007 USCAP Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. March 2007.
Bellizzi AM, Moskaluk CA, and Stelow EB. Mismatch repair protein deficiency and precursor intraepithelial serration in colorectal adenocarcinomas. Post presentation at United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Atlanta, GA. February 2006.
Bellizzi AM, Moskaluk CA, Stelow E. Mismatch Repair Protein Deficiency and Precursor Intraepithelial Serration in Colorectal Adenocarcinomas. Poster presentation at the University of Virginia 2nd Annual Pathology Research Retreat, November 2005.

Research in Progress -

"Evaluation of ballistic protective gear in a blast environment." University of Virginia Center for Applied Biomechanics, Cameron R. Bass, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator), Spring 2006-present.

Nathan R. Shumaker, M.D. (PG4; Chief in Anatomical Pathology) PIC# 6039

Birthplace: Louisville, KY

College: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Hematopathology, Transfusion Medicine

Abstract Presentations -

Paul W, Shumaker NR, Passwater M, Clark P, Mintz PD. Citrate Toxicity Mimicking TRALI during Plasma Exchange. Poster presentation at the University of Virginia 2nd Annual Pathology Research Retreat, November 2005.
Paul W, Shumaker NR, Passwater M, Clark P, Mintz P. Citrate toxicity during plasma exchange. Poster presentation at the American Academy of Blood Banks, Seattle, WA,October, 2005.
Boyd JC, Henrich LM, Schubert MT, Shumaker NR. Evaluation of a sensitive rapid assay for cardiac troponin I (cTnI) as implemented on the ARCHITECT® ci8200 analyzer. International Federation of Clinical Chemistry / American Association of Clinical Chemistry, July, 2005.

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PGY-4

Peter M. Cummings, M.B.B.Ch. PIC# 6234

Birthplace: Millinocket, ME

College: University of Maine, Orono, ME

Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Interests in Pathology: Forensic Neuropathology

Peer Reviewed Publications -

Cummings PM, Obenaus A, Heffron D, Mandell JW. High-energy (HZE) Radiation Exposure Causes Delayed Axonal Degeneration and Astrogliosis in the Central Nervous System of Mice. J of Grav Space Bio. Accepted for publication April, 2007.
Cummings PM, Le BH, Lopes, MBS. Postmortem findings in morbidly obese individuals dying after gastric bypass procedures. Human Pathology. 2007;38:593-97.
Cathro HP, Cummings PM, Cramer JD, Isaacs RD. CD20+ Lymphocytic Aggregates in Biopsies for Acute Rejection Are Not Associated with Increased Renal Allograft Loss in Adults. Modern Pathology;2005(18):265-66.
Title LM, Cummings PM, et al. Oral Glucose Loading Acutely Attenuates Endothelium-dependent Vasodilation in Healthy Non-Diabetic Adults: An Effect Prevented by Vitamins C and E. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 Dec;36(7):2185-91.
Title LM, Cummings PM, et al. Effect of Folic Acid and Antioxidant Vitamins on Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000 Sep;36(3):758-65.
Cummings PM. Homocysteine: A Risk Factor for Occlusive Vascular Disease. J of NSSMLT 1998(1):2-3.

Abstract Presentations -

Obenaus A, Cummings PM. Delayed Axonal Degeneration and Astrogliosis in the Central Nervous System of Rats After 56Fe Radiation Exposure. 18th Annual NASA Space Radiation Investigators' Workshop, July 13-15, 2007, Rohnert Park CA.
Cummings PM, Obenaus A, Heffron D, Mandell JW. High-energy (HZE) Radiation Exposure Stimulates Astrogliosis in the CA1 Region of the Hippocampus in Rats. Exp Bio Scientific Sessions, April 2007.
Cummings PM, Mains R. Research Needed to Reduce Medical Barriers to Long-duration Space Flight and Colonization. Space Technology and Applications International Forum 2007 Annual Meeting Albuquerque, MN February 2007. Accepted.
Cummings PM, Obenaus A, Heffron D, Nelson G, Mandell JW. High-energy (HZE) Radiation Exposure Causes Delayed Axonal Degeneration and Astrogliosis in the Central Nervous System of Mice. American Society of Gravitational and Space Biology 2006 22nd Annual Scientific Sessions, Washington D.C., November 2006.
Le BH, Cummings PM, Lopes MB. CD10 (CALLA) Expression in Meningioma. International Congress of Neuropathology, San Francisco Sept. 2006 Poster Presentation.
Le BH, Cummings PM, Lopes MB. Expression of CD34 in Epilepsy-Related Lesions. International Congress of Neuropathology, San Francisco Sept. 2006 Poster Presentation.
Cathro HP, Cummings PM, Cramer JD, Isaacs RD. CD20+ Lymphocytic Aggregates in Biopsies for Acute Rejection Are Not Associated with Increased Renal Allograft Loss in Adults. Modern Pathology;2005(18):265-66. Poster presentation at the 94th United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Session, March 2005.
Title LM, Cummings PM, Giddens K, Nassar BA. Effect of Folic Acid on Plasma Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, an Endogenous Inhibitor of Nitric Oxide Synthase. Circulation. 2000;102 (suppl). Presented at the American Heart Association 72nd Scientific Session, Nov. 13, 2000 (poster presentation).
Title LM, Cummings PM, Giddens K, Nassar BA. Effect of Folic Acid on Plasma Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, an Endogenous Inhibitor of Nitric Oxide Synthase. Presented at the 53rd Canadian Cardiovascular Congress Meeting, Oct. 30, 2000.
Title LM, Cummings PM, Giddens K, Nassar BA. Vitamins C and E Prevent Acute Endothelial Dysfunction After Oral Glucose Loading in Healthy Non-diabetic Adults. Circulation. 1999;100 (suppl):I-127. Presentation at the American Heart Association 72nd Scientific Sessions. November 1999.
Cummings PM. Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Dysfunction in the Development of Coronary Artery Disease. Master's Thesis. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, September 1999.
Title LM, Cummings PM, Dunn J, Zayed E, Dempsey G, O'Neil BJ, Johnstone DE, Bata IR, Nassar BA. Relation Between Homocysteine, A Mutation in Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase And Extent of Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 1998; 98 (suppl): I-439. Presented at the 71st American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Nov. 10, 1998.
Title LM, Cummings PM, Dunn J, Zayed E, Dempsey G, O'Neil BJ, Johnstone DE, Bata IR, Nassar IR. Relation Between Homocysteine, A Mutation in Methyletetrahydrofolate Reductase And Extent of Coronary Artery Disease. Can J Cardiol 1998 (suppl). Presented at the 51st Canadian Cardiovascular Society Annual Meeting, Oct. 21, 1998.

Other Presentations -

Butt JC, Cummings PM. Swiss Air 111. Presentation at 26th Annual New England Seminar in Forensic Sciences, Waterville, Maine. August 11, 1999.
Cummings PM. Forensic Pathology: Answering the Question ‘Who?'. Guest Lecturer: BioTech Alive Week. The Discovery Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia. May, 1999.
Cummings PM. Identifying the Victims of SwissAir 111. Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre, NSSMLT Continuing Medical Education Seminar. May, 1999.
Cummings PM. Identifying the Victims of SwissAir 111: The Role of DNA. Continuing Medical Education Session, Molecular Biology Department, Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre. April, 1999.
Cummings PM. Identifying Victims of Mass Disasters: Methods Employed in the SwissAir 111 Investigation. Department of Pathology Seminar Sessions. Dalhousie University, Halifax Nova Scotia, January 1999. (This was the first public disclosure of the identification process and techniques used in the Swissair 111 investigation).

Current Research Activities -

The Effects of Cosmic Radiation on Astrocyte Activation
(UVA and NASA Funded)
We are trying to characterize the response of astrocytes in mice exposed to simulated cosmic radiation in the form of 56Fe (iron) through traditional immunohistochemistry techniques. We are also using a transgenic mouse model where the gene for luciferase is joined to the GFAP promoter in order to develop a spatio-temporal map of gliosis through in vivo bioluminescence imaging. Collaborative effort with Andy Obenaus of Loma Linda University.

Characterization of the Retinal Glial Response to Spaceflight (NASA Biospecimen Exchange Program)
We are attempting to determine if spaceflight causes gliotic lesions in the retina of mice through the activation of Muller Cells. Read the article as published in the UVA July issue of LINK.

Grants Submitted -

NASA Ground-based Studies in Radiation Biology
Title: The Role of High-charge High-energy Radiation in the Development of Inflammatory Central Nervous System Injury.
Submitted Feb 2007

NASA Ground-based Studies in Radiation Biology
Title: The Role of High-charge High-energy Radiation in the Development of Inflammatory Central Nervous System Injury.
Successful Step-1, Invited Step-2 June 2006.

PGY-3

Sarah E. Kerr, M.D. PIC# 6294

Birthplace: Laurium, MI.

College: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Molecular Pathology, Cytopathology, Infectious Disease.

Peer Reviewed Publications -

Policarpio-Nicolas ML, Cathro HP, Kerr SE, Stelow EB. 2007. The cytomorphology of low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. Am J Clin Path. 128 (2) 265-271.

Abstract Presentations -

Northup PG, Chong TW, Iezzoni JC, Kerr SE, Burns AS, Pruett TL. 2006. Tacrolimus versus cyclosporine based immunosuppression in hepatitis C patients after liver transplantation: Long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Poster presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Kerr SE, Kindt JJ, Daram SR. 2005. Spurious hypophosphatemia secondary to paraproteinemia: A need for awareness about clinical laboratory techniques in automated phosphorus assays. Southern Medical Journal. Supplement of Abstracts: Southern Medical Association's 99th Annual Scientific Assembly: Oral Presentation. 98 (10), S13.

Research In Progress -

Identification of tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacterial DNA in formalin fixed, paraffin embedded tissue by real time PCR screening and DNA sequencing. (Supported by the UVA Department of Pathology Resident Research Fund)

Yasmin I. Lutterbie, M.D. PIC# 4354

Birthplace: Hershey, PA.

College: Duke University, Durham, NC.

Medical School: Medical College of Virginia, (VCU) Richmond, VA.

Interests in Pathology: Hematopathology, Renal Pathology.

Lisa C. Myers Sullivan, M.D. PIC# 3389

Birthplace: Monroe, NC.

College: Duke University, Durham, NC.

Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology.

Peer Reviewed Publications -

Kibiki GS, Myers LC, Kalambo CF, Hoang SB, Stoler MH, Stroup SE, Houpt ER. Bronchoalveolar neutrophils, interferon gamma-inducible protein 10 and interleukin-7 in AIDS-associated tuberculosis. Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 May; 148(2):254-9.
McLaughlin JP, Myers LC, Zarek PE, Caron MG, Chaukin C. Prolonged kappa opiod receptor phosphorylation mediated by G-protein receptor kinase underlies sustained analgesic tolerance. J Biol Chem 1/16/2004; 279(3):1810-8.

Podium Presentations -

Tanzania: Pathology in the Developing World. Department of Pathology Spring Seminar Series, May 29, 2007.
Pax5 immunoreactivity in pediatric small blue cell tumors. Society for Pediatric Pathology Annual Meeting. March 24, 2007, and 3rd Annual Pathology Research Retreat, February, 23rd, 2007.

PGY-2

Louis B. Brill, M.D., Ph.D. PIC# 3111

Birthplace: Manassas, VA.

College: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

Medical and Graduate School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Molecular Pathology, Translational Research

Peer Reviewed Publications -

Brill LB,II, Bennett JP Jr. Dependence on electron transport chain function and intracellular signaling of genomic responses in SH-SY5Y cells to the mitochondrial neurotoxin MPP(+). Exp Neurol. 2003 May;181(1):25-38.
Trotter SA, Brill LB, II, Bennett JP Jr. Stability of gene expression in postmortem brain revealed by cDNA gene array analysis. Brain Res. 2002 Jun 28;942(1-2):120-3.
Brill LB,II, Pfister KK. Biochemical and molecular analysis of the mammalian cytoplasmic dynein intermediate chain. Methods. 2000 Dec;22(4):307-16.

Abstract Presentations -

Louis Brill II, Scott T Eblen, Ammasi Periasamy3 Michael J Weber, James W Mandell. Protein-protein interactions in fixed cells and glial tumors revealed by antibody-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer. American Society for Investigative Pathology, San Francisco 2006.

Vickie Y. Jo, M.D. PIC# 4577

Birthplace: Raleigh, NC.

College: Williams College, Williamstown, MA.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA.

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Cytology.

William A. Kanner, M.D. PIC# 4140

Birthplace: Frankfurt, Germany.

College: Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Interests in Pathology: GI, GU, Renal pathology, Dermatopathology.

Peer Reviewed Publications -

Kanner WA, Wang S, Meltzer SJ, Sklar GN, Drachenberg, CB, Papadimitriou JC. Urethral Stromal Tumor with Pacemaker Cell Phenotype. Ultrastructural Pathology, 2007 Jan-Feb;31(1):63-71.
Lynn M, Kleinhenz D, Thorson H, Kanner W, Dudley S, Hart CM. Fatty acids differentially modulate insulin-stimulated endothelial nitric oxide production by an Akt-independent pathway. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 2004 Vol. 52, 129-136.
Cai H, Li Z, Davis ME, Kanner W, Harrison DG, Dudley SC Jr. Akt-dependent phosphorylation of serine 1179 and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 cooperatively mediate activation of the endothelial nitric-oxide synthase by hydrogen peroxide. Mol Pharmacol. 2003 Feb;63(2):325-31.
Chattopadhyay S, Kanner WA, Chakrabarti J. DNA Nucleotides : A case study of evolution. Eur. Phys. J. B. 2002 26, 393-398.

Poster Presentations -

Kanner WA, Drachenberg, CB, Papadimitriou JC. Interstitial cell penile urethral stromal tumor: A pacemaker cell phenotype. Poster presentation at the International Academy of Pathology, Sept 2006.

Norris J. Nolan, M.D. PIC# 4505

Birthplace: Beaumont, TX

College: St. Edward's University, Austin, TX

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Galveston, TX

Interests in Pathology: GI pathology and hematopathology

Poster Presentations -

Nolan N, Crim J, Campbell G. A Rare Case of Hypercalcemia. Poster presented at 2006 American College of Physicians Annual Session. Philadelphia, PA.