Publications

USCAP 2019

Title: Diagnostic Utility of 5hmC Immunohistochemistry in Differentiating Seminoma from Nonseminomatous Elements: A Study of 83 Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
Authors: Makhoul E, Siref A, Cox B, Luthringer D, De-Peralta Venturina M 

Title: Diagnostic Utility of 5hmC in Distinguishing Hepatocellular Neoplasia from Non-Neoplastic Liver
Authors: Siref A, Larson B, Guindi M

Title: 5-hmC as a Potential Biomarker in Urothelial Neoplasia
Authors: Siref A, Cox B, De Peralta-Venturina M, Luthringer D

Title: An Assessment of the Heterogeneous Expression of Glypican-3 (GPC3) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in the Era of GPC3 as a Biomarker
Authors: Cox B, Waters K, Dhall D, Larson B, Guindi M

Title: Diagnostic Utility of 5hmC Immunohistochemistry in Differentiating Seminoma from Nonseminomatous Elements: A Study of 83 Testicular Germ Cell Tumors
Authors: Makhoul E, Siref A, Cox B, Luthringer D, De-Peralta Venturina M 

Title: Quantification of 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Organ Transplant Recipients
Authors: Shon W, Khan M, Cox B, Balzer B

Improved Recognition of Hematogones from Precursor B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by a Single Tube Flow Cytometric Analysis
Authors: Don M, Lim W, Cox B, Huang Q, Kitahara S, Lopategui J, Alkan S

Title: Chromosomal Microarray Identifies Distinctive Genomic Signatures in Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors of Uncertain Malignant Potential (STUMP), Leiomyosarcoma, and Leiomyoma with Bizarre Nuclei
Authors: Khullar G, Medeiros F, Balzer B, Silberman A, Baden K, Halprin C, Khullar R, Khan M, Vail E, Schreck R, Song J, Alkan S, Engman D, Lopategui J

Title: Novel Immunohistochemical Panel Utilizes DNA Methylation Markers 5HMC and H327Kme3 to Characterize Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumors
Authors: Halprin C, Khullar G, Alkan S, Lopategui J, Balzer B, Medeiros F

Title: The Use of Kaplan-Meier Statistics and Neural Networks to Estimate Prognosis in Patients with Pulmonary Typical Carcinoid Tumors
Authors: Marchevsky A, Manzoor D, Walts A

Title: Evaluation for Serrated Epithelial Changes (SEC) in Prior Biopsies of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Associated Flat Dysplasia
Authors: Makhoul E, Chi Z, Dhall D, Waters K

Title: Next Generation Sequencing Identifies Mutational Distinction between Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma: Implications for Specimen and Therapy Selection
Authors: Khullar G, Vail E, Frye J, Makhoul E, Martinez JS, Engman D, Lopategui J

Title: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Associated Dysplasia Shows an Increased Mutational Load In Comparison to Sporadic Adenomas in Patients With IBD
Authors: Taguibao RA, Vail E, Makhoul E, Khullar G, Guindi M, Waters, Lopategui, Dhall D

Title: INSM1 Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Other Cutaneous Epithelial Tumors
Authors: Frye J, Mertens R, Frishberg D, Balzer B, Shon W

Title: Interobserver Agreement and the Utility of Immunohistochemistry (IHC) for Assessing Tumor Budding in Colorectal Adenocarcinoma
Authors: Wong M, Guindi M, Chi Z, Dhall D, Kim S, Larson B, Mertens R, Taguibao RA, Waters K 

Title: Autoimmune Metaplastic Atrophic Gastritis (AMAG): Assessment of Correlation with Serology and Adequacy of Clinical Follow-Up
Authors: Imam S, Wong M, Dhall D, Waters K 

Title: Chromosomal Microarray Identifies Imbalances in Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes Predictive of Early vs Late Relapse in EGFR Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Authors: Khullar G, Baden K, Khan M, Khullar R, Vail E, Schreck R, Song J, Marchevsky A, Engman D, Lopategui J

Other Presentations

Oral platform presentation: Khan MS, Frishberg D. Dermatopathology Trainee World Cup. A case report of an acquired medallion-like dermal dendrocyte hamartoma presenting as a dermal nodule on the left shin. International Society of Dermatopathology Meeting; Feb. 14, 2018. San Diego, California.

Andrew Siref, MD

• 2017 Second Place: Resident and Fellow Symposium, Los Angeles Society of Pathologists
  
• 2018 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Academic Pathology Mini Grant Award for Basic, Translational and Clinical Research, Cedars-Sinai
  

Brian Cox, MD

• December 2018 Just Say Know! From Mentoring to High Performance USCAP/ASCP Leadership Symposium, Palm Springs, California
  

Chelsea Halprin, MD

• 2018 Mini Grant Recipient, Cedars-Sinai Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  

Corey Chang, MD, PhD

• 2018 Travel Award, California Society of Pathologist, Sacramento, California
  
• Joseph Frye, MD
  
• 2017 Nathan B. Friedman Research Travel Award, Cedars-Sinai
  
• 2017-18 Co-Investigator: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Expression in Normal Thymus and Thymic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Mini-grant approval funded through the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai. Principal investigator: Alberto Marchevsky, MD
  
• 2017-18 Co-Investigator: INSM1 is a Novel Immunohistochemical Marker for Neuroendocrine Tumors. Mini-grant approval and funding provided through the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai. Principal investigator: Wonwoo Shon, MD
  

Mary Wong, MD

• 2017 Finalist: Nathan B. Friedman Award in Research, Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai 
  
• 2018 First Place: Los Angeles Society of Pathologists Resident/Fellow Symposium, Los Angeles, California 
  
• 2018 Leo G. Rigler Award for Academic Achievement, Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai
  
• 2018 Nathan B. Friedman Prize for Excellence in Research, Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai