2008 - 2009 Pathology Residents

Chief Residents

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William K. Brix, M.D.  (PGY-5)  PIC# 6144

Birthplace:  Macomb, IL

College: Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Interests in Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Dermatopathology, Hematopathology,  Gynecologic Pathology

Peer Reviewed Publications -

  • Kennedy JL, Chua DCY, Brix WK, Dent JM.  Actinomycotic Endocarditis of the Eustachian Valve.  Echocardiography, Vol 25, May 2008
  • Brix WK, Patterson JW, Cousar JB, Wick MR.  Idiopathic Lymphoplasmacellular Mucositis-Dermatitis. Accepted for publication to The Journal of Cutaneous Pathology.
  • Smith LP, Doyle JO, Closshey WB, Brix WK, Williams CD, Pastore LP. Effect of Endometrioma Cyst Fluid Exposure on Peritoneal Adhesion Formation in a Rabbit Model. Fertility & Sterility, 2007 May; 87(5):1173-9.
  • Brix WK, Wick MR.  Tissue Procurement and Staining Techniques, in Diagnostic Histochemistry (Cambridge Press, New York).

Platform Presentations -

  • Taylor MD, Smith PW, Brix WK, Wick MR, Theodosakis N, Swenson B, Kozower B, Lau CL, Jones DR. FDG-SUV max Correlates with Increased Expression of GLUT-1, p53, and EGFR in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.  Western Thoracic Surgical Association. Kona, Hawaii, June 2008.
  • Brix WK, Ormsby WD, Smith PW, Theodosakis N, Jones DR, Wick MR, Conaway MA, Stelow EB.  Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy and Survival with Pulmonary Non-Small Cell Carcinomas.  Platform Presentation at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2008.

Abstract Presentations -

  • Smith PW, Brix WK, Atkins KA, Kozower BD, Jones DR, Wick MR.  Glucose Transporter-1 (GLUT1) Expression & PET-CT-SUVmax in Esophageal Carcinomas.  Poster Presentation at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, 2008. 
  • Bellizzi AM, Brix WK, Policarpio-Nicolas ML, Stelow EB. The Cytology of Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma. Poster Presentation at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, San Diego, California 2007. 
  • Brix WK, Ormsby WD, Wick MR, Jones DR, Stelow EB. The Histologic Assessment of Pulmonary Non-Small Cell Carcinoma after Neoadjuvant Therapy. Poster Presentation at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, San Diego, California 2007. 
  • Gaughen JR, Brix WK, DeAngelis GA. Benign mixed epithelial and stromal tumor of the kidney: Local recurrence following resection. The Association of University Radiologists 54th Annual Meeting, April 2006.
  • Brix WK, Jackson J, Atkins KA. Assessing and Improving Knowledge in Cytopathology Training. Poster Presentation at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia 2006.
  • Brix WK, Jackson J, Atkins KA.  Assessing and Improving Knowledge in Cytopathology Training. Poster presentation at the University of Virginia 2nd Annual Pathology Research Retreat, November 2005, and Poster presentation at 2006 United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Atlanta GA.
KerrSarah E. Kerr, M.D.  (PGY-4)  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 -

  • Kerr SE, Bellizzi AM, Stelow EB, Frierson HF, Policarpio-Nicolas MLC.  2008.  Preliminary assessment of fine needle aspiration specimens by telepathology: Validation for use in pathology resident and faculty consultations.  (In press, Am J Clin Path.)
  • 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.

Manuscripts Submitted -  

  • Caycedo FJ, Kwon M, Kerr SE, Shoushtari A, Fox M.  Primary synovial chondromatosis of the subtalar joint with arthroscopic treatment:  A novel approach to surgical excision.
  • Duong PT, Kerr SE, Kozower BD.  Metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma presenting as miliary nodules: An unusual case of aerogenous and lymphangitic metastasis.

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. 

Other Presentations -

  • Kerr SE.  "Our DNA Journey:  A brief history describing the establishment of a clinical molecular diagnostics laboratory at UVA".  Lab Week 2007, University of Virginia. 

 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)

Wagner Yasmin I. Lutterbie, M.D.  (PGY-4)  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.

Myers Lisa M. Sullivan, M.D.  (PGY-4) 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, Pediatric 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.

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BRILL 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 Jo 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, Soft tissue pathology, Head & Neck. 

Peer Reviewed Publications -

  • VY Jo, SE Mills, HP Cathro, DL Carlson, EB Stelow. Low-Grade Sinonasal Adenocarcinomas: The Association with and Distinction from Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomas and Other Glandular Lesions. Manuscript accepted to American Journal of Surgical Pathology 5/08 and in press.

Abstract Presentations -

  • VY Jo, SE Mills, HP Cathro, EB Stelow. A reappraisal of non-intestinal sinonasal adenocarcinomas: Associations with respiratory epithelial adenomatoid hamartomas and Schneiderian Papillomas. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. 2008
  • MC Policarpio-Nicolas, MH Stoler, EB Stelow, VY Jo, CA Moskaluk, HF Frierson Jr. Human papillomavirus in situ hybridization and p16 immunostaining in 410 cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. 2008
William Kanner 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: Dermatopathology, Transfusion Medicine 

Peer Reviewed Publications -

  • Kanner WA, Galagano MT, Stoler, MH, Mills, SE, Atkins, KA. Distinguishing Breast Carcinoma from Müllerian Serous Carcinoma with Mammaglobin and Mesothelin. International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology. (In press)
  • Kanner WA, Saleh, KJ, Frierson HF. Reassessment of the Utility of Frozen Section Analysis for Hip and Knee Joint Revisions. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. (In press)
  • 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. 

Abstract Presentations -

  • Kanner WA, Wehrli, G. An Academic-Based Hospital Donor Site: Who is in the Donor Chair?  American Association for Blood Bank. Poster Presentation, 2008.
  • Park J, Padia SH, Kanner WA, Carey RM. Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide-Secreting Adrenal Pheochromocytoma. Endocrine Society, 2008.
  • Kanner WA, Saleh KJ, Frierson HF. Reassessment of the Utility of Frozen Section Analysis for Hip and Knee Joint Revisions. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Denver, Colorado. 2008.
  • Kanner WA, Atkins KA. Podoplanin Expression in Myoepithelial Cells and Basal Cells in Breast and Prostate Tissue; Utility and Potential Pitfalls. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Denver, Colorado. 2008.
  • Kanner WA, Galagano MT, Stoler, MH, Mills, SE, Atkins, KA. Distinguishing Breast Carcinoma From Mullerian Serous Carcioma with Mammaglobin and Mesothelin.United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Denver, Colorado.  2008.
  • Javorsky BR, Thorner MO, Carey RM, Kanner WA, Orth DN, Stratakis CA, Malchoff CD, Malchoff DM, Aloi JA. Two "Hits" to Cushing's Syndrome:  Carney Complex and ACTH Receptor Mutations in the same individual. American College of Physicians Poster Presentation, 2008. 
  • 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.
Norris2 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

Abstract Presentations -

  • Nolan N, Crim J, Campbell G. A Rare Case of Hypercalcemia.  Poster presented at 2006 American College of Physicians Annual Session. Philadelphia, PA.
WOODFORD Randall L. Woodford, M.D.  PIC# 4802        

Birthplace: Roanoke, VA. 

College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 

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

Interests in Pathology: Hematopathology, Gastrointestinal pathology.  

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MCRUISEMichael W. Cruise, M.D., Ph.D.  PIC# 3465

Birthplace: Mount Airy, NC

College: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Medical and Graduate School: University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesvile, VA. 

Peer Reviewed Publications -

  • Lukens JR, Cruise MW, Lassen MG, Hahn YS. Blockade of PD-1/B7-H1 interaction restores effector CD8+ T cell responses in a hepatitis C virus core murine model. J Immunol. 2008 Apr 1;180(7):4875-84. 
  • Cruise, MW. Lukens, J. Nguyen, AP. Lassen, MG. Landes, S. Hahn, YS. Fas ligand of CD4+ T cells induced by HCV core is responsible for chemokine production and hepatic damage. J of Immunology. May 2006; 176: 6235-44. 
  • Cruise, MW. Lukens, J. Hahn, YS. Hepatitis C Virus's Immune Evasion Strategies. Current Immunology Review. Vol 1 issue 3 Nov 2005; 1(3): 223-235. 
  • Waggoner, SN, Cruise, MW. Kassel, R. Hahn, YS. gC1qR ligation selectively downregulates human interleukin-12 production through activation of the phosphoinositide-3 kinase pathway. J of Immunology. Oct 2005; 175(7): 4706-14. 
  • Cruise, MW. Melief, H. Soguero, C. Lukens, J. Hahn, YS. Increased Fas ligand expression of CD4+ T cells by HCV core induces T cell-dependent hepatic inflammation and damage. J of Leukocyte Biology. Aug 2005; 78: 412-425. Cover Art same issue.
  • Hahn, YS. Soquero, C. Cruise, MW. Towards a reliable parameter of liver damage in hepatitis C: TUNEL versus caspase activation. Hepatology. Vol 34(4). Oct 2001 840-841. Editorial Review.
SJEFFUSSusanne K. Jeffus, M.D.  PIC# 4879 

Birthplace: Rudolstadt, Germany

College: Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR 

Graduate School: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Interests in Pathology: Cytopathology

SNASSAUSarah R. Nassau, M.D.  PIC# 3012

Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA.

College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA.

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

DSTANLEYDirk P. Stanley, M.D.  PIC# 3075

Birthplace: Charleston, WV.

College: Duke University, Durham, NC.

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

Interests in Pathology: Surgical pathology, Cytology, Hematopathology, Neuropathology.

Peer Reviewed Publications -

  • Zanelli, SA, Stanley, DP, and Kaufman, D. Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. eMedicine, Pediatrics: Cardiac Disease and Critical Care Medicine. In review, 2008. 
  • Rao MS, Hattiangady B, Abdel-Rahman A, Stanley DP, and Shetty AK. Newly born cells in the aging dentate gyrus display normal migration, survival and neuronal fate choice but endure retarded early maturation.  Eur J Neurosci. 21(2):464-476, 2005.
  • Stanley, DP. and Shetty, AK.  Aging in the rat hippocampus is associated with widespread reductions in the number of glutamate decarboxylase-67 positive interneurons but not interneuron degeneration. Journal of Neurochemistry. 89(1):204-216, 2004.
  • Skotko, B., Lee, B., Katzen, J., Stanley, D., Guo, H., and Song, A.  Syllables and nonpronounceable clusters do not appear to activate distinct regions in the brain: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study.  Journal of Young Investigators. Vol. 1, Issue, 5, 2001.

Abstract Presentations -

  • Rao, MS,  Abdel-Rahman, A,  Stanley, DP, and  Shetty, A.K.. Production of new neurons in the middle-aged and the senescent dentate gyrus after hippocampal injury.  Society for Neuroscience Abstract, 2003.
  • Abdel-Rahman, A., Rao, M.S., Stanley, DP, and Shetty, AK. Are newly generated granule cells in the lesioned adult and aged hippocampus capable of long-term survival?  Society for Neuroscience Abstract,   2003.
  • Hattiangady, B.,  Rao, MS, Stanley, DP, and Shetty, AK  Long-term survival and integration of fetal hippocampal CA3 cell grafts enriched with neurotrophic factors FGF-2 and BDNF in the lesioned aging hippocampus. Society for Neuroscience Abstract,  2003. 
  • Stanley, DP, Ellinwood, EH, Davidson, C, and Lee, TH.  Delayed inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase reduces progressive motor deficit and early nigrostriatal changes following partial striatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesion. Presented at American College of Neuropsychopharmacology conference, 2003.
JSUTTONJocelyn T. Sutton, M.D.  PIC# 4674 

Birthplace: Denville, NJ.

College: Williams College, Williamstown, MA.

Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey/RW Johnson Medical School.

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BoedingEnid D. Boeding, M.D.  PIC# 6413

Birthplace: Elkader, IA.

College: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA.

DustinSimone M. Dustin, M.D.  PIC # 6414

Birthplace: Viroqua, WI.

College: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. 

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

MeridenZina Meriden, M.D. PIC# 6415

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA.

College: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Graduate School: Massachusettes Institute of Technology; Harvard University.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Stashek Kristen M. Stashek, M.D.  PIC# 6416

Birthplace: New Brunswick, NJ.

College: Georgian Court University, Lakewood, NJ.

Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.R.W. Johnson Medical School.

SumnerHeather M. Sumner, M.D.  PIC# 2176

Birthplace: Tifton, GA.

College: Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.

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