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Poornima Upendra Hegde, MD

Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Cytology Services

NPI Number: 1386640589
Academic Office Location: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue Farmington, CT 06030-3985
Phone:	860-679-2116 860-679-2980
Fax:	860-679-4334
Email:	hegde@uchc.edu
Website(s):	Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Education & Training
Committees & Organizations
Publications
Presentations

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
Other	Dhempe College of Arts and Science	Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
MBBS	Goa Medical College	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MD	Goa Medical College	Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Degree

Institution

Major

Other

Dhempe College of Arts and Science

Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

MBBS

Goa Medical College

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

Goa Medical College

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Goa Medical College	Compulsory Rotatory Internship
Residency	Goa Medical College	Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Residency	Rush University Medical Center	Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) (PGY1-3)
Residency	George Washington University Medical Center	Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) (PGY4)
Fellowship	George Washington University Medical Center	Surgical Pathology
Fellowship	George Washington University Medical Center	Cytopathology

Training

Institution

Specialty

Internship

Goa Medical College

Compulsory Rotatory Internship

Residency

Goa Medical College

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Residency

Rush University Medical Center

Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) (PGY1-3)

Residency

George Washington University Medical Center

Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical) (PGY4)

Fellowship

George Washington University Medical Center

Surgical Pathology

Fellowship

George Washington University Medical Center

Cytopathology

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Course Teaching Member of the Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award	University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Instructor in Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award	University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Instructor in Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award	University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Instructor in Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award	University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Nominated for Kaiser Permanante Teaching Award	Kaiser Permanante
The Frank N. Miller Award for Excellence in Teaching of Medical Students by a House Staff Officer	George Washington University Medical Center
Selected for Resident Presentation to the Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology	Department of Pathology, RPSLMC, Chicago, IL
Selected for Resident Presentation to the Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology	Department of Pathology, RPSLMC, Chicago, IL
Listed Among Top Ten Students in a Class of 110 Students During M.B.B.S. Course	Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India
Ranked 12 in Goa, Daman and Diu, India for Higher Secondary School Certification Examination (H.S.S.C.)	Goa, Daman and Diu Board of Education, India
Receipient of National Merit Certificate and Ranked 1st Among Girls and 3rd Overall in Goa, Daman and Diu, India, Secondary School Certification (S.S.C.) Examination	Goa, Daman and Diu Board of Education
Receipient of National Rural Talent Search Examination Scholarship, India

Name of Award/Honor

Awarding Organization

Course Teaching Member of the Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Instructor in Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Instructor in Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Instructor in Homeostasis Section of the Mechanism of Disease Course which Received the CAMEL Award

University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Nominated for Kaiser Permanante Teaching Award

Kaiser Permanante

The Frank N. Miller Award for Excellence in Teaching of Medical Students by a House Staff Officer

George Washington University Medical Center

Selected for Resident Presentation to the Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology

Department of Pathology, RPSLMC, Chicago, IL

Selected for Resident Presentation to the Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology

Department of Pathology, RPSLMC, Chicago, IL

Listed Among Top Ten Students in a Class of 110 Students During M.B.B.S. Course

Goa Medical College, Bambolim, Goa, India

Ranked 12 in Goa, Daman and Diu, India for Higher Secondary School Certification Examination (H.S.S.C.)

Goa, Daman and Diu Board of Education, India

Receipient of National Merit Certificate and Ranked 1st Among Girls and 3rd Overall in Goa, Daman and Diu, India, Secondary School Certification (S.S.C.) Examination

Goa, Daman and Diu Board of Education

Receipient of National Rural Talent Search Examination Scholarship, India

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
College of American Pathologists	Professional/Scientific Organization	CAP Cytopathology committee member	External	National	2023
National accreditation program for breast centers (NAPBC) at the Neag comprehensive cancer center	Other	Member of BPLC; Director of Breast Pathology of the NAPBC, Neag Cancer Center	UConn Health	National	2021
University of Connecticut Health Center and John Dempsey Hospital: Physicians Health Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2013
John Dempsey Hospital: Provider Quality Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2009
University of Connecticut Health Center: CME Planning Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2006	2006
University of Connecticut Health Center and John Dempsey Hospital: Transfusion committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	UConn Health	University	2005	2010
University of Connecticut Health Center: Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Faculty Member	UConn Health	University	2005	2010
American Society of Cytopathology: Education and Development Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2004	2006
Papanicolaou Society: Education and Training Task Force	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2002	2004
The George Washington University Medical Center: Quality Assurance and Improvement Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Faculty Member	External	University	2001	2002
Papanicolaou Society: Education and Training Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2001	2001
American Society of Cytopathology: Scientific Program Committee	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National	2000	2001
American Society of Clinical Pathology	Professional/Scientific Organization	Fellow	External	National
American Society of Cytopathology	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	National
Hartford County Medical Association	Professional/Scientific Organization	Member	External	Local

Name & Description

Journal Articles

Applying Multimodal Mass Spectrometry to Image Tumors Undergoing Ferroptosis Following In Vivo Treatment with a Ferroptosis Inducer.
Gorman, Brittney L; Taylor, Michael J; Tesfay, Lia; Lukowski, Jessica K; Hegde, Poornima; Eder, Josie G; Bloodsworth, Kent J; Kyle, Jennifer E; Torti, Suzy; Anderton, Christopher R Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2024 Jan;35(1):5-12
Complementary anti-cancer pathways triggered by inhibition of sideroflexin 4 in ovarian cancer.
Tesfay, Lia; Paul, Bibbin T; Hegde, Poornima; Brewer, Molly; Habbani, Samrin; Jellison, Evan; Moore, Timothy; Wu, Hao; Torti, Suzy V; Torti, Frank M Scientific reports 2022 Nov;12(1):19936
Steroyl-CoA Desaturase 1 (SCD1) protects ovarian cancer cells from ferroptotic cell death.
Tesfay, Lia; Paul, Bibbin T; Konstorum, Anna; Deng, Zhiyong; Cox, Anderson O; Lee, Jingyun; Furdui, Cristina M; Hegde, Poornima; Torti, Frank M; Torti, Suzy V Cancer Research 2019 Jul;795355-5366
Paraganglioma of the spermatic cord: A case report and literature review.
Gontarz, Brendan; Hegde, Poornima; McFadden, David International journal of surgery case reports 2019 Jan;60368-370
Identifying an early treatment window for predicting breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy using immunohistopathology and hemoglobin parameters.
Zhu, Quing; Tannenbaum, Susan; Kurtzman, Scott H; DeFusco, Patricia; Ricci, Andrew; Vavadi, Hamed; Zhou, Feifei; Xu, Chen; Merkulov, Alex; Hegde, Poornima; Kane, Mark; Wang, Liqun; Sabbath, Kert Breast cancer research : BCR 2018 Jun;20(1):56
Contribution of three-dimensional architecture and tumor-associated fibroblasts to hepcidin regulation in breast cancer.
Blanchette-Farra, Nicole; Kita, Daniel; Konstorum, Anna; Tesfay, Lia; Lemler, David; Hegde, Poornima; Claffey, Kevin P; Torti, Frank M; Torti, Suzy V Oncogene 2018 Apr;374013-4032
Discovery of breast putative cancer antigens using an integrative platform of genomics-driven immunoproteomics.
Qendro, Veneta; Lundgren, Deborah H; Palczewski, Samuel; Hegde, Poornima; Stevenson, Christina; Perpetua, Laurie; Latifi, Ardian; Merriman, Jesse; Bugos, Grace; Han, David K Proteomics 2017 Jun;17
Iron addiction: a novel therapeutic target in ovarian cancer.
Basuli, D; Tesfay, L; Deng, Z; Paul, B; Yamamoto, Y; Ning, G; Xian, W; McKeon, F; Lynch, M; Crum, C P; Hegde, P; Brewer, M; Wang, X; Miller, L D; Dyment, N; Torti, F M; Torti, S V Oncogene 2017 Mar;364089-4099
DCYTB is a predictor of outcome in breast cancer that functions via iron-independent mechanisms.
Lemler, David J; Lynch, Miranda L; Tesfay, Lia; Deng, Zhiyong; Paul, Bibbin T; Wang, Xiaohong; Hegde, Poornima; Manz, David H; Torti, Suzy V; Torti, Frank M Breast cancer research : BCR 2017 Mar;19(1):25
AMPKα Is Suppressed in Bladder Cancer through Macrophage-Mediated Mechanisms.
Kopsiaftis, Stavros; Hegde, Poornima; Taylor, John A; Claffey, Kevin P Translational oncology 2016 Dec;9(6):606-616
Hypercalcemia in a Young Man.
Canfarotta, Michael; Hegde, Poornima; Parham, Kourosh JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery 2016 Apr;1421125-1126
Assessment of Functional Differences in Malignant and Benign Breast Lesions and Improvement of Diagnostic Accuracy by Using US-guided Diffuse Optical Tomography in Conjunction with Conventional US.
Zhu, Quing; Ricci, Andrew; Hegde, Poornima; Kane, Mark; Cronin, Edward; Merkulov, Alex; Xu, Yan; Tavakoli, Behnoosh; Tannenbaum, Susan Radiology 2016 Mar;280387-97
Hypercalcemia in a 29-year-old man.
Canforatta, M., Hegde, P. & Parham, K JAMA Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2016 Jan;
Increased expression of L-selectin (CD62L) in high-grade urothelial carcinoma: A potential marker for metastatic disease.
Choudhary, Dharamainder; Hegde, Poornima; Voznesensky, Olga; Choudhary, Shilpa; Kopsiaftis, Stavros; Claffey, Kevin P; Pilbeam, Carol C; Taylor, John A Urologic oncology 2015 Jan;33(9):387.e17-27
Pathologic response prediction to neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilizing pretreatment near-infrared imaging parameters and tumor pathologic criteria.
Zhu, Quing; Wang, Liqun; Tannenbaum, Susan; Ricci, Andrew; DeFusco, Patricia; Hegde, Poornima Breast cancer research : BCR 2014 Oct;16(5):456
Macrophage migratory inhibitory factor promotes bladder cancer progression via increasing proliferation and angiogenesis.
Choudhary, Shilpa; Hegde, Poornima; Pruitt, James R; Sielecki, Thais M; Choudhary, Dharamainder; Scarpato, Kristen; Degraff, David J; Pilbeam, Carol C; Taylor, John A Carcinogenesis 2013 Aug;34(12):2891-9
Breast cancer: assessing response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy by using US-guided near-infrared tomography.
Zhu, Quing; DeFusco, Patricia A; Ricci, Andrew; Cronin, Edward B; Hegde, Poornima U; Kane, Mark; Tavakoli, Behnoosh; Xu, Yan; Hart, Jesse; Tannenbaum, Susan H Radiology 2013 Feb;266(2):433-42
Early-stage invasive breast cancers: potential role of optical tomography with US localization in assisting diagnosis.
Zhu, Quing; Hegde, Poornima U; Ricci, Andrew; Kane, Mark; Cronin, Edward B; Ardeshirpour, Yasaman; Xu, Chen; Aguirre, Andres; Kurtzman, Scott H; Deckers, Peter J; Tannenbaum, Susan H Radiology 2010 Aug;256(2):367-78
Pneumatoceles in preterm infants-incidence and outcome in the post-surfactant era.
Hussain, N; Noce, T; Sharma, P; Jagjivan, B; Hegde, P; Pappagallo, M; Bhandari, A Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2010 May;30(5):330-6
Emperipolesis in giant cell carcinoma of the lung
Usmani S.Z., Tannenbaum S.H., Hegde P. Community Oncology 2010 Jan;7(5):233-235
Regulation of the prostaglandin pathway during development of invasive bladder cancer in mice.
Taylor, John A; Ristau, Benjamin; Bonnemaison, Mathilde; Voznesensky, Olga S; Hegde, Poornima; Kuchel, George A; Pilbeam, Carol C Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators 2009 Jan;88(1-2):36-41
Noninvasive monitoring of breast cancer during neoadjuvant chemotherapy using optical tomography with ultrasound localization.
Zhu, Quing; Tannenbaum, Susan; Hegde, Poornima; Kane, Mark; Xu, Chen; Kurtzman, Scott H Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 2008 Oct;10(10):1028-40
Primary non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma of the male urethra presenting as stricture disease.
Richter, Lee A; Hegde, Poornima; Taylor, John A Urology 2007 Nov;70(5):1008.e11-2
Optimal probing of optical contrast of breast lesions of different size located at different depths by US localization.
Zhu, Quing; Xu, Chen; Guo, Puyun; Aguirre, Andres; Yuan, Baohong; Huang, Fei; Castilo, Diego; Gamelin, John; Tannenbaum, Susan; Kane, Mark; Hegde, Poornima; Kurtzman, Scott Technology in cancer research & treatment 2006 Aug;5(4):365-80
Utilizing optical tomography with ultrasound localization to image heterogeneous hemoglobin distribution in large breast cancers.
Zhu, Quing; Kurtzma, Scott H; Hegde, Poornima; Tannenbaum, Susan; Kane, Mark; Huang, Minming; Chen, Nan Guang; Jagjivan, Bipin; Zarfos, Kristen Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 2005 Mar;7(3):263-70
Ultrasound-guided optical tomographic imaging of malignant and benign breast lesions: initial clinical results of 19 cases.
Zhu, Quing; Huang, Minming; Chen, NanGuang; Zarfos, Kristen; Jagjivan, Bipin; Kane, Mark; Hedge, Poornima; Kurtzman, Scott H Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 2003 Sep;5(5):379-88
Tumor angiogenesis and p53 mutations: prognosis in head and neck cancer.
Hegde, P U; Brenski, A C; Caldarelli, D D; Hutchinson, J; Panje, W R; Wood, N B; Leurgans, S; Preisler, H D; Taylor, S G; Caldarelli, L; Coon, J S Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 1998 Jan;124(1):80-5
Mutation of p53 in squamous cell cancer of the head and neck: relationship to tumor cell proliferation.
Wood, N B; Kotelnikov, V; Caldarelli, D D; Hutchinson, J; Panje, W R; Hegde, P; Leurgans, S; LaFollette, S; Taylor, S G; Preisler, H D; Coon, J S The Laryngoscope 1997 Jun;107(6):827-33
Amyloidosis of Breast
Poornima U. Hegde, Mary K. Sidawy Cytopathology
Amyloidosis of Breast: A Golden Rule to Avoid Pitfalls During Intra-Operative Cytology
Poornima U. Hegde, Stanley Knoll, Steven G. Silverberg Pathology Case Reviews 6(7):230-234
Cytologic Diagnosis of Hyalinizing Trabecular Adenoma and its Differential Diagnosis
Poornima U. Hegde, Harold Yamase, Melinda Sanders Cytopathology 37(2):
Cytologic Diagnosis of Spinal Paraganglioma and its Differential Diagnosis
Nikta Niktash, Robert V. Jones, *Poornima U. Hegde Cytopathology
Intraoperative Use of Gamma Probe for Localizing Recurrent Gastrinoma
Mohammad U. NasirKhan, Carl Malchoff, Ron Weiner, Poornima Hegde and Robert Kozol Contemporary Surgery 60(8):371-374

Case Reports

INI1-intact sinonasal carcinoma with rhabdoid features.
Mulry E, Blake DM, Hegde P, Falcone TE. Case Reports in Otolaryngology 2021 6075130

Conference Papers

Gene deletion of mPGES-1 results in a significant reduction in tumor stage and burden in the BBN mouse model of bladder cancer. Highly Rated Abstract, Top 2%
Nakanishi M, Choudhary S, Hegde P, Pilbeam C, Rosenberg D, Taylor JA. 2010 Jan;51596-597
Oral inhibitors of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor significantly reduce tumor burden in a mouse model of bladder cancer.
Taylor JA, Choudhary S, Hegde P, Voznesensky OS, de la Cruz VF, Pruitt JR, Sielecki TM, Pilbeam C. 2010 Jan;51373
Near-infrared optical tomography with ultrasound localization for monitoring angiogenic tumor responses to primary systemic therapy
Zhu Q., Tannenbaum S., Hegde P., Xu C., Kane M., Kurtzman S.H., Jagjivan B., Zarfos K. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE 2005 Jan;5697111-116
Tumor angiogenesis and tumor hypoxia as diagnostic indices for differentiation of benign versus malignant breast masses
Zhu Q., Kurtzman S.H., Cronin E., Kane M., Huang M., Xu C., Chen N., Piao D., Hegde P., Tannenbaum S., Jagjivan B., Zarfos K. Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE 2005 Jan;5693278-281

Reviews

How to correctly code for cytologic evaluations of cystic lesions (Contribution to coding corner of the ASC Bulletin as a Member, Government Affairs and Economic Policy Committee of the American Society of Cytopathology)
Poornima Hegde and Carol Filomena The ASC Bulletin (August 2021) Volume LXI number 4III-IV

Websites

Case 4 - Metastatic carcinoma in CSF
Hegde PU 2024 NGC Online Activity ©2024 College of American Pathologists. Online CME/CE education activity released January 16, 2024

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Assessment of Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancers – Single Institutional Experience	Talk	ASCP Annual Meeting/WASPaLM XXVI World Congress	2011	Las Vegas, Nevada
Decreased Inflammation and Tumor Stage in COX-2 Knockout Mice in the BBN Model of Bladder Cancer	Talk	102nd AACR Annual Meeting	2011	Orlando, Florida
Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid; Endocrinology Grand Rounds	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2011	Farmington, Connecticut
Gene Deletion of mPGES-1 Results in a Significant Reduction in Tumor Stage and Burden in the BBN Mouse Model of Bladder Cancer	Talk	101st AACR Annual Meeting	2010	Washington, DC
Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2010	Farmington, Connecticut
Near Infrared Imaging Using US Localization to Assess Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	Talk	32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2009	San Antonio, Texas
Thyroid FNA Cytology	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2009	Farmington, Connecticut
The Correlation of Tumor Vascularity as Imaged by Near-Infrared Technology Issue Distribution of Angiogenic and Growth Promoters	Talk	31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2008	San Antonio, Texas
Tumor Angiogenesis Imaged by Optical Tomography can Accurately Diagnose Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancers	Talk	31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2008	San Antonio, Texas
Tumor Angiogenesis of Carcinoma In Situ, Early Stage Invasive and Larger Breast Cancers Imaged by Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization	Talk	Optical Society of American Topical Meeting	2008	Florida
Pilot Study: Accuracy of Near-Infrared Imaging with Ultrasound Guidance to Monitor Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer	Talk	30th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2007	San Antonio, Texas
Monitoring and Assessing Chemotherapy Response Using Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization: A Pilot Study	Talk	Molecular Imaging Conference	2007	Providence, Rhode Island
Potpourri of Endocrine Pathology	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2007	Farmington, Connecticut
Fine Needle Aspiration: Values and Limitations	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2007	Farmington, Connecticut
Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls	Talk	American Society of Cytopathology	2006	Toronto, Canada
Near-Infrared Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization for Monitoring Angiogenic Tumor Responses to Primary Systemic Therapy	Talk	Biomedical Thermosacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-Optics-Photons Plus	2005	San Jose, California
Tumor Angiogenesis and Tumor Hypoxia as Diagnostic Indices for Differentiation of Benign Versus Malignant Breast Masses	Talk	Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue VI	2005	San Jose, California
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2005	Farmington, Connecticut
Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls	Talk	American Society of Cytopathology	2005	San Diego, California
Utilization of Near-Infrared Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization (NIR-US) for Predicting Angiogenic Tumor Responses to Primary Systemic Therapy	Talk	San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2004	San Antonio, Texas
Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls	Talk	American Society of Cytopathology	2004	Chicago, Illinois
Imaging Tumor Angiogenesis Distributions of Breast Cancer by Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization	Talk	San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2003	San Antonio, Texas
The Cytology of Breast Disease	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center	2003	Farmington, Connecticut
Cytology: Initial 18 Month Experience	Talk	American Society of Cytopathology	2002	Salt Lake City, Utah
The Significance of Paravacuolar Granules in Thyroid Cytology: Does it Indicate a “Hit or Miss”?	Talk	ASCP/CAP Fall Annual Meeting	2002	Washington, DC
Ductal Lavage: Initial 18 Month Experience at a Single Institution	Talk	25th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium	2002	San Antonio, Texas
Values and Limitations of Fine Needle Aspiration	Talk	The George Washington University Hospital	2002	Washington, DC
Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls	Talk	American Society of Cytopathology	2002	Salt Lake City, Utah
Penile Epithelioid Sarcoma	Talk	Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathologists	1997
Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Benign Cutaneous Vascular Lesions	Talk	American Society of Cytopathology	1996	Denver, Colorado
Tumor Angiogenesis and p53 Mutations: Prognostic Markers in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas	Talk	International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer	1996	Toronto, Canada
Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Case of Juvenile Laryngotracheal Papillomatosis	Talk	Illinois registry of anatomic pathologists	1996
p53 Mutation, but not Protein Accumulation, Correlates with Cell Proliferation in Head and Neck Cancer	Talk	American Association for Cancer Research	1995	Toronto, Canada

Title or Abstract

Type

Sponsor/Event

Date/Year

Location

Assessment of Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancers – Single Institutional Experience

Talk

ASCP Annual Meeting/WASPaLM XXVI World Congress

2011

Las Vegas, Nevada

Decreased Inflammation and Tumor Stage in COX-2 Knockout Mice in the BBN Model of Bladder Cancer

Talk

102nd AACR Annual Meeting

2011

Orlando, Florida

Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid; Endocrinology Grand Rounds

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2011

Farmington, Connecticut

Gene Deletion of mPGES-1 Results in a Significant Reduction in Tumor Stage and Burden in the BBN Mouse Model of Bladder Cancer

Talk

101st AACR Annual Meeting

2010

Washington, DC

Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2010

Farmington, Connecticut

Near Infrared Imaging Using US Localization to Assess Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Talk

32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2009

San Antonio, Texas

Thyroid FNA Cytology

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2009

Farmington, Connecticut

The Correlation of Tumor Vascularity as Imaged by Near-Infrared Technology Issue Distribution of Angiogenic and Growth Promoters

Talk

31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2008

San Antonio, Texas

Tumor Angiogenesis Imaged by Optical Tomography can Accurately Diagnose Early Stage Invasive Breast Cancers

Talk

31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2008

San Antonio, Texas

Tumor Angiogenesis of Carcinoma In Situ, Early Stage Invasive and Larger Breast Cancers Imaged by Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization

Talk

Optical Society of American Topical Meeting

2008

Florida

Pilot Study: Accuracy of Near-Infrared Imaging with Ultrasound Guidance to Monitor Tumor Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

Talk

30th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2007

San Antonio, Texas

Monitoring and Assessing Chemotherapy Response Using Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization: A Pilot Study

Talk

Molecular Imaging Conference

2007

Providence, Rhode Island

Potpourri of Endocrine Pathology

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2007

Farmington, Connecticut

Fine Needle Aspiration: Values and Limitations

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2007

Farmington, Connecticut

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls

Talk

American Society of Cytopathology

2006

Toronto, Canada

Near-Infrared Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization for Monitoring Angiogenic Tumor Responses to Primary Systemic Therapy

Talk

Biomedical Thermosacoustics, Optoacoustics, and Acousto-Optics-Photons Plus

2005

San Jose, California

Tumor Angiogenesis and Tumor Hypoxia as Diagnostic Indices for Differentiation of Benign Versus Malignant Breast Masses

Talk

Optical Tomography and Spectroscopy of Tissue VI

2005

San Jose, California

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2005

Farmington, Connecticut

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls

Talk

American Society of Cytopathology

2005

San Diego, California

Utilization of Near-Infrared Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization (NIR-US) for Predicting Angiogenic Tumor Responses to Primary Systemic Therapy

Talk

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2004

San Antonio, Texas

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls

Talk

American Society of Cytopathology

2004

Chicago, Illinois

Imaging Tumor Angiogenesis Distributions of Breast Cancer by Optical Tomography with Ultrasound Localization

Talk

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2003

San Antonio, Texas

The Cytology of Breast Disease

Talk

University of Connecticut Health Center

2003

Farmington, Connecticut

Cytology: Initial 18 Month Experience

Talk

American Society of Cytopathology

2002

Salt Lake City, Utah

The Significance of Paravacuolar Granules in Thyroid Cytology: Does it Indicate a “Hit or Miss”?

Talk

ASCP/CAP Fall Annual Meeting

2002

Washington, DC

Ductal Lavage: Initial 18 Month Experience at a Single Institution

Talk

25th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

2002

San Antonio, Texas

Values and Limitations of Fine Needle Aspiration

Talk

The George Washington University Hospital

2002

Washington, DC

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration: A Case Oriented Approach with Emphasis on Diagnostic Pitfalls

Talk

American Society of Cytopathology

2002

Salt Lake City, Utah

Penile Epithelioid Sarcoma

Talk

Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathologists

1997

Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Benign Cutaneous Vascular Lesions

Talk

American Society of Cytopathology

1996

Denver, Colorado

Tumor Angiogenesis and p53 Mutations: Prognostic Markers in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Talk

International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer

1996

Toronto, Canada

Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a Case of Juvenile Laryngotracheal Papillomatosis

Talk

Illinois registry of anatomic pathologists

1996

p53 Mutation, but not Protein Accumulation, Correlates with Cell Proliferation in Head and Neck Cancer

Talk

American Association for Cancer Research

1995

Toronto, Canada