Shefali Chopra, MD

Attending Pathologist

Clinical Specialities:
Gastrointesinal pathology
Soft Tissue pathology
Cytopathology

E-mail: Shefali.Chopra@cshs.org
Phone: 310-423-6623

Education and Training

• King George Medical College, Lucknow, India M.D.
• Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA.
• Fellowship in Cytopathology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA.
• Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Pathology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA.
• Fellowship in Soft tissue Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

Medical Board Certifications

• Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology
• Board Certified in Clinical Pathology
• Board Certified in Cytopathology

Clinical and Research Interests

• EUS guided FNAs of the pancreas and liver
• Soft tissue sarcomas

Selected Publications

• Chopra S, Wu ML. Comprehensive evaluation of colorectal polyps in specimens from endoscopic biopsies. Adv Anat Pathol. 2011 Jan; 18(1):46-52.
• Chopra, S Frank S, Gu M. The cytologic diagnosis of Chordoma in a peritoneal effusion: Case Report and review of literature. Acta Cytol. 2010 May-Jun;54(3):341-4.
• Chopra S, Wu ML, Imagawa DK, Lee J, Gu M., Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells of the pancreas: A report of 2 cases with literature review. Diagn Cytopathol. 2007; 35(9):601-6.

Click here for a list of peer-reviewed publications by Shefali Chopra, MD.