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Pathology Residency Program
2019-2020 Interviews
Department of Pathology
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Residency Program at Hofstra/Northwell
Program Contact Information
Michael Esposito, MD
Program Director
Taisia Vitkovski, DO
Associate Program Director
Chief Residents Email
Alex Drach,MD [email protected]
Cao Jin, MD [email protected]
Scott Wolfe, DO [email protected]
Cheryl Rubinfeld, MSW
Administrative Director, Education
Simone Gittens, MHA
Training Program Administrator Email: [email protected]
NRMP #
Categorical Program: 1700300C0
Michael Esposito, MD
Director, Northwell Pathology Residency Program Associate Professor, Zucker SOM at Hofstra/Northwell
Welcome
The highly trained faculty members at the Northwell Health Department of Pathology and
Laboratory Medicine are committed to preparing residents to practice in either an academic or
community-based setting, while providing an excellent clinical experience in a supportive
environment.
Resident training is a vital part of providing outstanding patient care. The department works as
partners with residents in utilizing the latest technologies, research disease processes and
developing new program initiatives to improve educational offerings – all things that are essential
to maintaining high standards for care. Our program has been fully accredited for the past 30
years and our residents receive comprehensive combined training in anatomic and clinical
pathology.
Our greatest strengths include a chair who is a nationally recognized leader in pathology
education, research and lab directorship, as well as a program director and coordinator whose
primary focus is serving as advocates for our trainees. This is an exceptionally transparent
program and residents have multiple avenues for evaluating the program and faculty, which we
encourage. These evaluations are scrutinized by the program director and used to improve the
effectiveness of the educational experience. We also meet with the pathology house staff once
a month to discuss any issues that arise. Our residents are our partners in providing the best
educational experience available.
Northwell Hospitals earned 23 national rankings in the 2019-2020 US News and World Report
Best Hospital survey. Our residents rotate through two of the highly ranked hospitals, which are
both large tertiary hospitals: Long Island Jewish Medical Center (1025 beds) and North Shore
University Hospital (764 beds). In addition, residents rotate through a state-of-the-art health
system core laboratory, as well as the Northwell Health Anatomic Pathology Services, a stand-
alone surgical pathology office suite.
With nearly 110,000 surgical specimens, 200,000 cytology specimens, and 11 million billable tests
overseen by more than 40 anatomic and clinical pathologists many who are alumni of our
Residency Program. This team-oriented department offers extraordinary opportunities in
pathology residency education. In addition, research opportunities are available within the
department and in collaboration with the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research.
We are very excited about our involvement with the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of
Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. The department faculty is extensively involved in the integrated
two-year structure course and incorporates many of the active learning strategies utilized at the
medical school into our residency program didactic sessions.
This is a department with an experienced, dedicated faculty, committed to excellence in patient
care and graduate medical education, set in a nurturing and friendly environment. It’s challenging
and a lot of fun!
Sincerely,
Michael Esposito, MD
Director, Northwell Pathology Residency Program
Chief, Thoracic Pathology Service
Associate Professor, Zucker SOM at Hofstra/Northwell
Anatomic Pathology Services
Taisia Vitkovski, DO Associate Director, Northwell Pathology Residency Program
Assistant Professor, Zucker SOM at Hofstra/Northwell
Welcome
Northwell Health is an exciting, dynamic place to train. Our health system as a whole and
department are ever-growing, and residents will get to experience this first-hand. In addition to
learning how to render diagnoses, you will become familiar with laboratory management,
informatics, and digital pathology. There is ample opportunity for research; our residents have a
stellar track record of presenting at national meetings and getting published in high-impact peer-
reviewed journals.
As a recent graduate of this program, I know how demanding AP/CP training at Northwell can be.
It helps a great deal to have a supportive administration, and we pride ourselves on having an
open-door policy as it pertains to resident feedback. We also emphasize wellness and work -life-
balance. The friendships you will make amongst your peers will last with you as you move on to
fellowship training and beyond. The next four years will undoubtedly be challenging, but
simultaneously some of the most rewarding and invaluable of your careers.
Chief Residents: 2019-2020
Alex Drach, M.D.
I grew up in Netcong, New Jersey. I earned my bachelor's degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience at
Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. I obtained my medical degree from Albany Medical College in
Albany, NY from 2012 - 2016. I enjoy playing guitar and recording music as a hobby, as well as exploring
the local eateries on Long Island and in New York City. Next year, I will be completing a fellowship in
Pediatric Pathology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Ohio, joining my fiancé who is currently training
there for a Pediatric Palliative Care fellowship.
Cao Jin (Jimmy) M.D. PhD
I grew up in Shanghai, China. I earned my medical degree from Shanghai JiaoTong University in China.
After that, I went to University of Otago, New Zealand for my PhD degree. After my Chief year, I plan on
pursuing my interest in breast/Gynecological pathology. I enjoy traveling, trying out new restaurants,
catching up on museum shows and spending time with friends and family.
Scott Wolfe, D.O.
I am the most local resident having grown up down the road in Great Neck, New York. I received my
bachelor’s degree from Cornell University followed by a master’s at Columbia University, before
completing my medical degree from LECOM. After completing AP/CP residency I will be continuing my
pathology training with a fellowship in GI pathology at the University of Arizona. After this I hope to
attain a position at an academic hospital. When I’m not at the hospital I enjoy trying new restaurants in
NYC, attending concerts and brewing my own beer.
2019 – 2020 Resident Medical Schools
Albany Medical College Alex Drach R4 [email protected]
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Alae Kawam R2
Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Nalan Yurtsever R1
NUI Galway School of Medicine Sean Hacking R3
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University Mary Schwerdt R2
Peking University Health Science Center Yihe Yang R3 [email protected]
Government Medical College Patiala Nidhi Kataria R2
Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University Dongling Wu R1
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Swachi Jain R1 [email protected]
Sujata Sajjan R3 [email protected]
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University Yonah Ziemba R3
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Scott Wolfe R4 [email protected]
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine Mallorie Angert R3
[email protected] Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Cao Jin R4 [email protected]
Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado Escuela de
Medicina Hector Chavarria R2 [email protected]
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Emily Shaffer R1 [email protected]
House Staff Compensation Rates 2020
GME Level
July 1, 2014 Base Salary
June 22, 25, 28, 2015 July 1, 2015 Base Salary
June 20, 21, 25, 28, July 1, 2016 Base Salary
June 20, 25, 28; July 1, 2018; August 1, 2018
June 20, 24, 25, 28; July 1, August 1, 2019
June 20, 22, 25, 28; July 1, August 1, 2020
I $65, 500 $67, 000 $68, 000 $71, 000 $72, 000 $73, 000
II $67, 500 $69, 000 $70, 500 $73, 000 $74, 000 $75, 000
III $69, 000 $71, 000 $72, 500 $75, 000 $76, 000 $77, 000
IV $71, 000 $72, 500 $74, 000 $76, 500 $77, 500 $78, 500
V $72, 500 $74, 000 $75, 500 $78, 000 $79, 000 $80, 000
VI $74, 000 $75, 500 $77, 000 $79, 500 $80, 500 $81, 500
Reviewed and approved by Graduate Medical Education Committee: 9/18/2019
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine Residency Program in Pathology
Pathology Residency Program
Training Information:
The four-year program contains integrated training in anatomic pathology (AP) and clinical
pathology (CP). The training program is a 12 block schedule (four weeks for each block), which includes the following rotations:
Surgical subspecialty pathology Cytopathology
Lab Management Informatics Infectious Disease Diagnostics
Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Hematology Clinical Chemistry
Serology Toxicology Forensic Pathology
Cytogenetics and Molecular Pathology
Highlights of our residency program include:
Proven track record of graduating house staff into competitive fellowship programs and successful careers in pathology
One-month “Introductory Rotation” in anatomic pathology where residents learn basic histology, perform supervised grossing, and learn other essential skills Convenient location on the border of Queens and Nassau counties — an easy commute to
Manhattan Approachable and readily-available program leadership, open to suggestions by house
staff on improving the program
Accredited Cytopathology, Hematopathology, Surgical pathology fellowships and non-accredited GI pathology
Professional Development Volume and variety of specimen material Resident assignments that allow them to maximize their educational experience without
the burden of an excessive workload Clinical lab management rotation where residents function as lab directors Numerous PA positions within the program to ensure that residents can concentrate on
their education and not on large volumes of specimen processing Complete AP subspecialty service based in an offsite anatomic pathology services office
suite
Daily protected didactic time utilizing active learning strategies that emphasize critical thinking skills and resident participation
The Cohen Children’s Medical Center generates high-quality material for the pediatric pathology rotation and clinical pathology rotations
The Department of Dental Medicine generates a large and varied oral and maxillofacial
pathology case load, especially due to its extensive outreach program Exposure to hospital-based laboratories (Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North
Shore University Hospital) and a reference laboratory (Core Lab) Increased opportunity for clinical consultation and interaction with the medical and
nursing staff during clinical laboratory rotations Exposure to Digital Pathology including regular use of slide scanning for tumor boards Residents are exposed to specialized laboratory activities in electron microscopy,
immunopathology, telepathology, flow cytometry, and special coagulation Aperio eSlide Scanner with a virtual slide study set containing greater than 2000 slides
Fellowships:
Recent graduates have successfully matched in competitive fellowships of their choice.
To rank us, please choose Zucker SOM Hofstra/Northwel l
Our NRMP # is: 1700300C0-Categorical
Fellowship Matches:
Year Resident Fellowship Institution
2020 Alex Drach Pediatric Pathology Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cao Jin Oncologic Surgical Pathology Memorial Sloan Kettering
Scott Wolfe GI Pathology University of Arizona
2019 Neha Gupta Hematopathology
Molecular Genetic Pathology University of Pennsylvania
Yan Huang Oncology Surgical Pathology
GI Pathology
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Montefiore Medical Center
Sonia Kamanda
Surgical Pathology
Urologic/Digital Pathology
Vanderbilt University
John Hopkins
Deepika Savant GI Pathology
Cytopathology
University of Pennsylvania
Northwell Health
2018 Gianna Ballon Transfusion Medicine New York Blood Center
Kristin Hord Forensic Pathology New York City Office of the Chief Medical
Examiner
Kendal Jensen Molecular Pathology University of Arizona
Sudarshana
Roychoudhury Surgical Oncology Memorial Sloan Kettering
2017 Fatima Jelloul Hematopathology Memorial Sloan Kettering
Hua Guo Breast Pathology MD Anderson Cancer Center
Swathi Ratkal Blood Bank New York Blood Center
Neda Mirzamani Cytopathology National Institute of Health
2016 Tamar Brandler Cytopathology New York University
Taisia Vitkovski Surgical Pathology
GI, Hepatic, and
Pancreaticobiliary Pathology
Northwell Health
Cleveland Clinic
Melissa Guzzetta Forensic Pathology New York Medical Examiner’s Office
Olga Krasnozhen Neuropathology New York University
2015 Ruth Asirvatham Breast Pathology University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Maly Fenelus Laboratory Medicine Memorial Sloan Kettering
Nina Haghi Hematopathology North Shore-LIJ Health System
Chrystalle Katte
Carreon Pediatric Pathology
University of Pennsylvania/Children’s
Hospital of Philadelphia
Research In Motion Publications 2019-2015
Gupta N, Klein M, Chau K, Vadalia B, Khutti S, Gimenez C, Das K. Adequate at rapid on-site
evaluation (ROSE), but inadequate on final cytologic diagnosis: Analysis of 606 cases of
endobronchial ultrasound-guided trans bronchial needle aspirations (EBUS-TBNA). Diagn
Cytopathol. 2019 May;47(5):367-373.
Savant D, Jin C, Chau K, Hagan T, Chowdhury M, Koppenhafer J, Kercy M, Laser A, Gimenez C, Das
K. Risk stratification of salivary gland cytology utilizing the Milan system of classification. Diagn
Cytopathol. 2019 Mar;47(3):172-180.
Gupta N, Brenkert R, Lee JW, Klein M, Spitzer S, Chau K, Das K. Cytology smears for DNA
extraction: Practical approach for selecting the best slide. Cytopathology. 2019 Jan;30 (1):68-73
Hacking S, Jin C, Komforti M, Liang S, Nasim M. MMR deficient undifferentiated/dedifferentiated
endometrial carcinomas showing significant programmed death ligand-1 expression (sp 142)
with potential therapeutic implications. Pathol Res Pract. 2019 Jul 22:152552
Jin C, Hacking S, Liang S, Nasim M. PD-L1/PD-1 Expression in Endometrial Clear Cell Carcinoma:
A Potential Surrogate Marker for Clinical Trials. Int J Surg Pathol. 2019 Jul 16:1066896919862618.
Jin C, Huang Y, Nasim M, Yang Y, Lee L. Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Risk Stratification
Utilizing Phospho-Histone H3 Evaluated by Manual Counting and Computer-Assisted Image
Analysis. Int J Surg Pathol. 2019 May 30:1066896919851866.
Gupta N, Das K. Pleural effusion in a 7-year-old child - with unique cells. Cytojournal. 2018 Jul
13;15:16.
Neha Gupta, MBBS1, Mansoor Nasim, MD, PhD1, Silvia G. Spitzer, PhD1, and Xinmin Zhang, MD1.
Primary Central Nervous System T-Cell Lymphoma With Aberrant Expression of CD20 and CD79a: A Diagnostic Pitfall. Int J Surg Pathol. 2017 Oct;25(7):599-603. doi: 10.1177/1066896917714325
Roychoudhury S, Souza F, Gimenez C, Glass R, Cocker R, Chau K, Kohn N, Das K. Utility of intraoperative frozen sections for thyroid nodules with prior fine needle aspiration cytology diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 2017 Sep;45(9):789-794. doi: 10.1002/dc.23765. Epub 2017 Jun 11
Neha Gupta, MBBS1, Samuel Kenan, MD2, and Leonard B. Kahn, MD1. Synovial Sarcoma Mimicking Pleomorphic Hyalinizing Angiectatic Tumor of Soft Parts: A Case Report. Int J Surg
Pathol. 2017 Aug 1:1066896917723463. doi: 10.1177/1066896917723463.
Savant D, Kenan S, Kenan S, Kahn L. Extraskeletal osteosarcoma arising in myositis ossificans: a case report and review of the literature. Skeletal Radiol. 2017 Aug;46(8):1155-1161. doi:
10.1007/s00256-017-2674-x. Epub 2017 May 23.
Savant D, Kahn L. Cardiac myxoma: report of a case with bizarre histiocytic infiltration. Cardiovasc
Pathol. 2017 May - Jun;28:11-1. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2017.02.004. Epub 2017 Feb 14.
Martínez AK, Jensen K, Hall C, O'Brien A, Ehrlich L, White T, Meng F, Zhou T, Greene J Jr, Bernuzzi F, Invernizzi P, Dostal DE, Lairmore T, Alpini G, Glaser SS. Am J Pathol. The physiological roles of secretin and its receptor. 2017 May;187(5):1093-1105. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2017.01.011. Epub
2017 Mar 14.
Savant D, Bajaj J, Gimenez C, Rafael OC, Mirzamani N, Chau K, Klein M, Das K. Urine cytology of nonurothelial malignancies-a 10-year experience in a large multihospital healthcare system.
Diagn Cytopathol. 2017 Jan;45(1):22-28. doi: 10.1002/dc.23625. Epub 2016 Oct 24.
Brandler TC, Aziz MS, Coutsouvelis C, Rosen L, Rafael OC, Souza F, Jelloul FZ, Klein MA. Young
investigator challenge: Atypia of undetermined significance in thyroid FNA: Standardized terminology without standardized management--a closer look at repeat FNA and quality measures. Cancer Cytopathol. 2016 Jan;124(1):37-43. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21648.
Brandler TC, Jelloul FZ, Soto D, Das K, Rosen L, Bhuiya TA. Young investigator challenge:
Cadherin-17 and SATB2 in cytology specimens: Do these new immunostains help in differentiating metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma from adenocarcinomas of other origins? Cancer Cytopathol. 2015 Dec;123(12):706-13. doi: 10.1002/cncy.21644.
Guzzetta M, Williamson A, Duong S. Clostridium Sordellii as an Uncommon Cause of Fatal Toxic
Shock Syndrome in Postpartum 33-Year-Old Asian Woman, and the Need for Antepartum
Screening for This Clostridia Species in the General Female Population. Lab Med. 2016
Aug;47(3):251-4. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmw025. Epub 2016 Jul 1.
Vitkovski T, Chaudhary S, Sison C, Nasim M, Esposito MJ, Bhuiya T. Aberrant Expression of Napsin A in Breast Carcinoma With Apocrine Features. Int J Surg Pathol. 2016 Aug;24(5):377-81. doi: 10.1177/1066896916629781. Epub 2016 Feb 3.
Vitkovski T, Bhuiya T, Esposito M. Utility of telepathology as a consultation tool between an off-
site surgical pathology suite and affiliated hospitals in the frozen section diagnosis of lung
neoplasms. J Pathol Inform. 2015 Oct 28;6:55. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.168515. eCollection 2015.
Guo H, Mahmood N, Brody B, Gheewala D, Devoe C, Allen SL, Sheikh-Fayyaz S, Sreekantaiah C, Kandala G, Zhang X. A novel t(11;14)(q13;q32) translocation involving Pellino3 links innate
immune and inflammatory signaling to a myeloproliferative neoplasm. Int J Clin Exp Pathol . 2016 Oct
Savant D, Lee L,Das K. Intraductal Tubulopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas Masquerading as
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma: Review of the Literature with a Case Report.. Acta
Cytologica 2016;60:267-274 (DOI:10.1159/000448386)
White SR, Auguste LJ, Guo H, Bhuiya T. Periductal stromal sarcoma of the breast with liposarcomatous differentiation: a case report with 10-year follow-up and literature review. Int J Surg Pathol, 2015, 23(3): 221-224.
Regional and national presentations 2019-2015
Chavarria H, Reddy K, Ziemba Y, Kataria N, Gupta N, Sheikh-Fayyaz S, Hsu P. Importance of distinguishing small cell variant of T-cell prolymphocyticleukemia (T-PLL) from chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL): A case study. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando, Septembe r 2019.
Kataria N, Platero T, Chavarria H, Hacking S. Prognostic Significance of Basaloid Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Pathologic Entity. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual
Meeting, Orlando, September 2019.
Kataria N, Ziemba Y, Hacking S, Chavarria H, Brody J, Sheikh-Fayyaz S, Reddy K. EBV-negative and EBV-positive Aggressive Natural Killer Cell Leukemia: Clinico-pathological study of 2 cases. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando, Septembe r 2019.
Kataria N, Reddy K, Hsu P, Brody J, Zhang X, Sheikh-Fayyaz S. Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Unclassifiable Neoplasm presenting as Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in lymph nodes. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando, September 2019.
Kataria N, Reddy K, Haghi N, Hsu P, Zhang X,Sheikh-Fayyaz S. Biphenotypic Plasma Cell Myeloma: A Rare Entity. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando, September 2019.
Sajjan S, Nasim M, Yang Y, Lee L. Manual count of mitosis may provide more accurate grading of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Pancreas as it correlates with
prognostic data as compared to using Phospho-histone H3 antibody detected mitosis. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando, September 2019.
Steslow K, Hacking S, Nasim M. BRAF-PID1 fusion brain stem glioma: A unique fusion molecule. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando, September 2019. Wolfe S, Steslow K, Nasim M. Transformation of low grade astrocytoma into Glioblastoma with
perivascular pseudo-rosette like differentiation and diffuse cystic areas. Unique genomic alterations noted (CTNNB1 S37P, IDH1 R132C, ATRX F1780fs 31, MLH1 duplication exons 1-13, TP53 L194F). Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Orlando,
September 2019. Ziemba Y, Wolfe S, Kataria N, Pastore S, Chavarria H, Chen F, Dalvi S, Edelman M. Flat Epithelial
Atypia: Is Surgical. Excision Indicated? Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Annual Meeting, Orlando, September 2019.
Angert M, Cho M, Lee L, Rishi A, Kline M, Thomas R, Nasim M. International Tumor Budding
Consensus Conference (ITBCC): Friend or Foe? An Institutional Interobserver Variability Study of
233 Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cases. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
(USCAP) Annual meeting, March 2019; Maryland.
Hacking S, Nasim M, Savant D, Jin C, Ahn S. Adult Glioblastoma and the role of Daxx (Death
domain associated protein 6) tumor biomarker. United States and Canadian Academy of
Pathology (USCAP) Annual meeting, March 2019; Maryland.
Jin C, Hacking S, Nasim M. A comparison of Daxx (Death domain associated protein 6) in different
endometrial carcinoma histotypes. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
Annual meeting, March 2019; Maryland.
Jin C, Sajjan S, Kamanda S, Chaudhary S, Nasim M, Bhuiya T. A Comparison of GATA3, HMWK,
AE1/AE3, CAM 5.2, CD34, p63 as markers for breast spindle metaplastic cell carcinoma and its
mimics. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual meeting, March
2019; Maryland.
Sajjan S. Low Incidence Mitotic Activity Best Detected by Manual Count as Compared to Whole
Slide Imaging Digital Computer Assessed Counting: Lessons Learned. United States and Canadian
Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual meeting, March 2019; Maryland.
Yang Y, Crawford J, Li B, Fan C, Lee L, Qin L. Is Use of Cancer Protocol Templates (CAP Synoptics
Reports) Associated with Improved Cancer Patient Survival? An Exploratory Ecological Study
Using Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program and Public
Searching Engines. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual meeting,
March 2019; Maryland.
Ziemba Y, Angert M, Haghamad A, Razzano D, Chavarria Bernal H, Stock A, Reddy K, Cho M,
Vitkovski T, Williamson A, Rishi A. Kayexalate Colitis: Correlation of the Pathological, Clinical and
Pharmacological Features. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual
meeting, March 2019; Maryland.
Ziemba Y, Chen F, Gold S, Angert M, Reddy K, Edelman M. Measuring the Association of
Proliferative Breast Lesions to Carcinoma. United States and Canadian Academy of P athology
(USCAP) Annual meeting, March 2019; Maryland.
J. Abdulrehman, P. Hsu, Y. Ziemba, E.M. Van Cott, E. Plumhoff, P. Meijer, R. Selby. Quality and accuracy of testing for von Willebrand disease by North American Special Coagulation
Laboratories from 2010 to 2017. The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC), 64th Annual meeting in Dublin, Ireland on July 18-21, 2018.
El-Neemany D, O’Shaughnessy D, Grande D, Sajan S, Jin C, Shalom D, Lind L, Harvey Winkler Histological and Biomechanical Characteristics of Permanent and Absorbable Sling Mesh in a
Rabbit Model: 3-month Time Point; Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting 2018.
Gupta N, Aldabagh M, Brody J, Hsu P, Sheikh A, Reddy K, Zhang X, Sheikh-Fayyaz S. Myeloid Cell Nuclear Differentiation Antigen (MNDA) in the Diagnostic Evaluation of B-Cell Lymphomas: A Novel Marker in the Differential Diagnosis of Low Grade Follicular Lymphoma (FL) and Marginal
Zone Lymphoma (MZL). United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) annual meeting, March 2018; Vancouver, Canada. Gupta N, Klein M, Chau K, Vadalia B, Khutti S, Gimenez C, Das K. Adequate at Rapid On-Site
Evaluation (ROSE), But Inadequate on Final Cytologic Diagnosis: Analysis of 606 Cases of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Trans Bronchial Needle Aspirations (EBUS-TBNA) United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) annual meeting, March 2018; Vancouver,
Canada. Gupta N, Hsu P, Brody J, Zhang X, Sheikh-Fayyaz S. Concurrent extracavitaryprimary effusion
lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma occurring in one lymph node. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2018.
Gupta N, Zhang X, Brody J, Reddy K, Sheikh-Fayyaz S. Report of one case of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia with N-RAS mutation in an infant. College of American Pathologists
(CAP) annual meeting, October 21-24 2018; Chicago, IL Gupta N, Edelman M, Hsu P, Zhang X, Sheikh-Fayyaz S. Large B-Cell Lymphoma with IRF4
rearrangement involving the orbit: an unusual presentation. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2018. Gupta N, Edelman M. Mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy syndrome: a rare and
severe mitochondrial myopathy due to TYMP gene mutation. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2018.
Hacking S, Savant D, Nasim M. Unexpected FAT1 (D2258fs*2) Genomic Alterations Identified in Glioblastoma: Deep Gene Sequencing Showing More Data? Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2018.
Hacking S, Ionescu M, Bijol V. Methimazole-associated severe systemic p-ANCA vasculitis – a case report. CAP – ACP 2018 Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, July 2018
Huang Y, Nasim Mansoor, Yihe Yang, Lili Lee. Phospho-histone H3 in gastrointestinal stromal tumors risk stratification evaluated by manual counting and computer-assisted image analysis.
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual meeting. March 2018. Vancouver, BC, Canada Huang Y, Koppenhafer JK, Chau K, Klein M, Chowdhury M, Epelbaum F, Gimenez C, Das K.
Determining the impact of low grade intraepithelial lesion cannot exclude high grade (LSILH) on low HSIL reporting rates to comply with CAP recommendations. American Society of Cytopathology Annual Meeting 2018
Jameel Abdulrehman, Hsu P, Ziemba Y, et al. Quality and accuracy of testing for von Willebrand disease by North American Special Coagulation Laboratories from 2010 to 2017. The
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC), 64th Annual Meeting in Dublin, Ireland, July 18-21, 2018. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6032109/
Jin C, Chaudhary S. An uncommon case of Clear cell carcinoma arising from abdominal wall endometriosisat. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2018.
Jin C, Miglena Komforti, Sharon Liang; PD-L1 is expressed in undifferentiated and dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma with mismatch repair proteins deficiency at USCAP 2018
Vancouver.
Kamanda, S, Rishi, A. Impact of Internet Based Social Media on the Public Perception of Pathology. Poster presentation at United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, March
2018. Vancouver, CA Kamanda S, Sullivan J, Yaskiv O, Thomas R. All Lymph Nodes with Metastatic Adenocarcinoma
are Not the Same. A Case Report. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 2018. Wolfe S, Williamson A. Corroboration of Clinical Acute Kidney Injury with Postmortem Acute
Tubular Necrosis. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting, Chicago,
October 2018.
Ziemba Y; Brody J, Sheikh-Fayyaz S, Reddy K. Acquired Pure Red Cell Aplasia in an Infant Following
Bone Marrow Transplant. Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) Annual Meeting,
Chicago, October 2018.
Gupta N, Cecilia Gimenez, Kasturi Das, Tianyu Yang, Judith Brody, Peihong Hsu, Xinmin Zhang,
Silvat Sheikh-Fayyaz. Cytological evaluation of peri-implant seroma with flow cytometry provides
an early detection of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL).
(Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) annual meeting, Maryland, October 2017)
Gupta N, Xinmin Zhang, Tianyu Yang, Judith Brody, Peihong Hsu, Kalpana S Reddy, Silvat Sheikh-
Fayyaz. A rare case of plasmablastic lymphoma presenting as adrenal gland masses mimicking
myeloid sarcoma. (Presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) annual meeting,
Maryland, October 2017)
Gupta N, Oksana Yaskiv. Histopathological features of Cystadenoma of Seminal Vesicle: A rare
entity (To be presented at College of American Pathologists (CAP) annual meeti ng, Maryland,
October 2017)
Gupta N, Savant D, Mansoor Nasim. Anaplastic astrocytoma with next generation sequencing
shows opportunity for treatment: nonsense p53-P.Arg 196 mutation, IDH2 (p.Arg172Ser)
mutation and 19q loss of heterozygosity. Is genetic data becoming more complex? (Presented at
College of American Pathologists (CAP) annual meeting, Maryland, October 2017)
Huang Y, Lihui Qin, Arvind Rishi, Lili Lee. Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoepithelioma-like
intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in the background of IgG4-related pattern of sclerosing
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APC 2019 Annual Meeting
Scholar of ’67 Reflection Report
Yonah Ziemba, MD
Resident, PGY3
The opportunity to receive the Society of ’67 Scholars Travel Award and attend the 2019 meeting has
been gratifying in many aspects. In this report, I will attempt to describe three of them.
Insight into the mindset of a leader
As a resident, we frequently see the decisions made by department leadership without understanding
the underlying decision process. At the APC meeting, for the first time in my career, I was exposed to
leaders of departments who were meeting to join forces, grapple with common challenges, and share
advice. I was impressed that the sense of responsibility they felt went beyond their own patients and
beyond their own departments; it extended to the specialty of pathology wherever it is practiced.
Building relationships
More than any other meeting I have attended, the interpersonal dynamic between attendees who have
never previously met each other was that of teammates, members of the same community, united and
working towards common goals. People did not congregate in closed groups based on their home
institution, but rather looked outward to greet new people and learn new things. This was especially
true in how the senior leadership welcomed, mentored and formed relationships with the young
trainees. For me personally, two relationships forged at the meeting which I expect to continue in the
future are with Dr Stan Robby (former president of CAP) and Dr. Melissa Upton (president of ASCP).
Opportunity to serve
I was privileged to lead the Social Media Committee of the 2018 and 2019 meetings of the Association of
Pathology Chairs, and this has been more meaningful to me than any other aspect of the meeting. I saw
what it felt like to be a leader. I was trusted with an important goal, and I was empowered by senior
leadership, most notably by Priscilla Markwood. My voice really mattered to an important institution,
and my ideas could really be implemented. It is an opportunity for which I am very grateful.
What our Residents say….
Hector Chavarria PGY2
What drew you to a career in pathology?
I was always interested in pathology since medical school
Why did you choose Northwell for residency?
Because it’s the largest health system in New York
What are your plans after residency?
Fellowship
What have been some key learnings from residency?
Organize my own agenda
What are your outside interests?
Music and food
What are your long-term goals?
Achieve a balance between work and a good life style
Nalan Yurtsever PGY1
I graduated from Ankara University School of Medicine. I became interested in pathology during medical
school after seeing that all branches of medicine depended on pathology for diagnosis and follow-up.
Later I did basic lab research and an observership to enhance my experience. I really enjoyed seeing a
pathologist as a consultant for other physicians, continuously interacting with them. I chose Northwell
for AP/CP residency after my interview as it was a wonderful day with friendly people in a beautiful area
of Long Island. I was extremely happy after I got my match result because Northwell is a strong
institution with a strong pathology department, offering high number of good cases in a congenial
teaching environment without overwhelming the residents with scutwork. I am only PGY-1 but so far I
am interested in blood bank because I see it as the best of both worlds: some clinical and some
laboratory. Outside of work I love spending time with my family, traveling to different areas of the world,
cooking and baking delicious food.