Education

Degree	Institution	Major
B.A.	University of Hawaii	Zoology
Other	University of Hawaii	Medicine
M.D.	Tulane Medical School	Medicine

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Internship	Charity Hospital at New Orleans	Rotating Internship
Residency	Charity Hospital at New Orleans	Pathology, Chief Resident
Fellowship	Montefiore Medical Center	Immunopathology

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Colangelo Award	National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut

Name & Description	Category	Role	Type	Scope	Start Year	End Year
American Association of Pathologists	Professional/Scientific Organization		External	National
Association of Clinical Scientists	Professional/Scientific Organization		External	National
American Federation for Clinical Research	Professional/Scientific Organization		External	National
Connecticut Electron Microscopy Society	Professional/Scientific Organization		External	State

Journal Articles

Letters

Notes

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
The Immune Modulator FTY720 Significantly Reduces Key Mediators of Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis in a Mouse Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction (UUO) Model	Talk	American Urologic Association	2013	San Diego, California
Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	St. Francis Hospital	2012	Hartford, Connecticut
Vancomycin Causing Acute Interstitial Nephritis (AIN) and Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) Syndrome	Talk	American Society of Nephrology	2012	San Diego, California
Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	St. Francis Hospital	2011	Hartford, Connecticut
Scleroderma Renal Crises (SRC) In A Patient with Normal Renin Levels	Talk	National Kidney Foundation	2011
Sphingosine Kinase-2 Deficient Mice Exhibit Diminished Renal Inflammation/Fibrosis in Response to Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction	Talk	American Academy of Pediatrics	2011	Boston, Massachusetts
Sphingosine Kinase-2 Deficient Mice Exhibit Diminished Renal Inflammation/Fibrosis in Response to Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction	Talk	New England Section American Urologic Association	2011	Orlando, Florida
Autonomic Dysfunction due to Amyloidosis-A Poor Prognostic Indicator	Talk	American College of Physicians	2010	Southington, Connecticut
New ISN/RPS Pathology Classification for Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	The University of Connecticut Health Center	2007	Farmington, Connecticut
Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	The University of Connecticut Health Center	2007	Farmington, Connecticut
Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis	Lecture	University of Connecticut Health Center	2006	Farmington, Connecticut
Review of Pathology of Vasculitis	Lecture	The University of Connecticut Health Center	2006	Farmington, Connecticut
Systemic Vasculitis	Lecture	Hospital for Special Care	2005	New Britain, Connecticut
Pathology of Sjogren's Syndrome	Lecture	University of Connecticut Health Center	2005	Farmington, Connecticut
Acute Phosphate Nephropathy	Lecture	St Francis Hospital	2005	Hartford, Connecticut
Fulminant IgA anti-GBM Disease in a Patient with Two Rare Autoimmune Disorders	Talk	National Kidney Foundation	2004	Chicago, Illinois
Vasculopathy in SLE Nephritits - An Entity Neglected	Talk	National Kidney Foundation	2004	Chicago, Illinois
Pathology of Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	UCONN Health Center	2002	Farmington, Connecticut
Pulmonary Renal Pathology of Wegener’s Granulomatosus	Lecture	UCONN Health Center	2002	Farmington, Connecticut
Collapsing Variant Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis	Talk	National Kidney Foundation	2002	Chicago, Illinois
Membranous Glomerulopathy	Lecture	St. Francis Hospital	2001	Hartford, Connecticut
A Tumor Suppressor Role for Inhibin in the Adrenal Reticularis of Humans	Talk	The Endocrine Society	2001
Alport’s Nephropathy, New Therapeutic Options	Talk	American Society of Nephrology/International Society of Nephrology	2001	San Francisco, California
Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	University of Connecticut Health Center	1999	Farmington, Connecticut
Wegener’s Granulomatosus	Lecture	St. Francis Hospital	1999	Hartford, Connecticut
Dysregulated Podocyte Cell Cycle in Collasping Glomerulopathies	Talk	American Society of Nephrology	1999	Miami, Florida
Dysregulated Podocyte Cell Cycle in Collasping Glomerulopathies	Talk	American Society of Nephrology	1999	Miami, Florida
Characterization of Lymphocytic Foci in Paraffin Embedded Labial Minor Salivary Glands from Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients	Talk	International Symposium on Sjogren’s Syndrome	1999	Venice, Italy
Clinical Features of Sjogren’s Patients with Lymphoma	Talk	International Symposium on Sjogren’s Syndrome	1999	Venice, Italy
Development of Lymphomas in Sjogren’s Syndrome	Talk	American College of Rheumatology	1998	San Diego, California
Melanoma Cell Lysate Loaded Autologous Antigen Presenting Cells (APC) as a Vaccine in Melanoma	Talk	American Association for Cancer Research	1997	San Diego, California
Tubular Adenomas and Adenocarcinoma Related to Chronic Lithium Ingestion	Talk	NCIF	1997	Dallas, Texas
Renal Cases Demonstrating Disease Mechanisms	Lecture	New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens	1996	Flushing, New York
Renal Cases that Lend Insight to Disease Mechanisms	Lecture	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	1995	New York
Immunization of Melanoma Patients with Synthetic MAGE-1 Peptide Pulsed Cultures Autologous Macrophages	Talk	International Congress of Anti-cancer Chemotherapy	1995	Paris, France
Immunigenicity of MAGE-1 Nona-Peptide Pulsed Autologous Macrophages in Melanoma Patients	Talk		1995	Toronto, Canada
MAGE-1 Peptide Pulsed Autologous Cultured Macrophages as Melanoma Vaccine	Talk	Society of Surgical Oncology	1995
Oligomeganephronia (OMN): Six Cases and a Familial Pattern	Talk	National Kidney Foundation	1995	Washington, D.C.
Mismatch Between Contractile and Energy-Producing Elements in Endomyocardial Biopsies from Patients with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy	Talk	American Heart Association	1995	Anaheim, California
Induction of Specific CTL Response in Melanoma Patients In Vivo with Peptide Vaccine	Talk	New England Cancer Society	1995	Boston, Massachusetts
Diagnostic Methods: Immunoperoxidase Stains, Cancer Markers, Flow Cytometry	Lecture	Cancer Registry Training Program	1994
Lupus Nephritis	Lecture	Madras Medical College	1994	Chennai, India
Immunoperoxidase - Nothing New But Still Interesting, VII Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology Endowment Lecture	Lecture	University of Madras	1994	Chennai, India
Renal Cases That Lend Insight to Disease Mechanisms	Lecture	International Academy of Pathology	1994	Lucknow, India
Immunostaining of Human Neoplasms by an Antibody to pNiXa, A Serpin of Frog Embryos	Talk	Association of Clinical Scientists	1993	Toledo, Ohio
Use of Flow Cytometry for Diagnosis of Lymphoma Requires Ancillary Procedures and Cautious Interpretation	Talk	Association of Clinical Scientists	1992	Syracuse, New York
Role of Immunoenzymatic Techniques in Hematopathology. Twenty-Five Years of Immunoenzymatic Techniques	Talk	Association of Clinical Scientists	1991	Athens, Greece
Pathology of Minor Salivary Gland Lip Biopsies	Lecture	Sjogren’s Syndrome Support Group, University of Connecticut	1990	Farmington, Connecticut
Congenital and Inherited Kidney Diseases Presenting as the Nephrotic Syndrome	Talk	Association of Clinical Scientists	1990	Cincinnati, Ohio
The Morphologic Aspects of Melanuria in a Case of Congenital Melanuria	Talk	Association of Clinical Scientists	1990	Cincinnati, Ohio
Wilms’ Tumor and Nephroblastomatosis	Talk	Urologic Association	1990	Ireland
Goodpasture’s Syndrome and Other Crescentic Glomerulonephritides	Lecture	Meriden-Wallingford Hospital	1989	Meriden, Connecticut
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis	Lecture	Mt. Sinai Hospital	1988	Hartford, Connecticut
Animal Model for Contact Lens-Induced Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis	Talk	Contact Lens Association of Opthalmologists	1988	Las Vegas, Nevada
An Animal Model for Contact Lens-Induced Giant Paillary Conjunctivitis	Talk	Association of Research in Vision and Opthalmology	1987	Sarasota, Florida
Neuro-Pathology of LSCD BALB/C Hypomyelinated Mouse: An Electron Microscopic and Immunohistochemical Study	Talk	American Association of Neuropathologists	1987	Seattle, Washington
Glomerular Protamine Heparin Complexes: A Possible Finding in Patients Undergoing Long Term Heparinization with Protamine Neutralization	Talk	International Congress of Nephrology	1987	London, England
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor with Heterologous Elements	Talk	New England Pediatric Pathology Club	1986	Portland, Maine
The Application of Immunoperoxidase Techniques in the Diagnosis of Oral Lesions	Talk	American Association of Oral and Maxillofocial Surgeons	1986	New Orleans, Louisiana
Immunohistochemistry and Diagnostic Methods in Kidney Biopsies	Lecture	University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, Department of Pathobiology	1985	Storrs, Connecticut
A Potpourri of Uncommon Findings in Renal Biopsies	Lecture	Hartford Hospital	1985	Hartford, Connecticut
The Immunoperoxidase Technique in Surgical Pathology, Some Observations	Lecture	Tulane University, Department of Pathology	1985
Diagnostic Application of Immunopathologic Techniques in Surgical Pathology	Lecture	Gospel Hospital	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Unusual Findings in Renal Biopsies	Lecture	Gospel Hospital	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Immunopathogenesis of Glomerular Disease	Lecture	Kosin Medical College	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Glomerular Diseases Part I and Part II	Lecture	Kosin Medical College	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Diagnostic Application of Immunopathologic Techniques in Surgical Pathology	Lecture	Korean Society of Pathologists, Seoul National University	1985	Seoul, South Korea
Diagnostic Approach to Renal Biopsy Pathology	Lecture	Wallace Baptish Hospital	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Application of Immunoperoxidase Techniques in Surgical Pathology	Lecture	Wallace Baptish Hospital	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Application of Immunoperoxidase Techniques in Surgical Pathology	Lecture	Wallace Baptish Hospital	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Immunological Techniques in Surgical Pathology	Lecture	Paik Hospital, Inje Medical College	1985	Pusan, South Korea
Renal Carcinoma Cell Line Derived From a Ni3S2 Induced Rat Tumor	Lecture	Association of Clinical Scientists	1985	Newport, Rhode Island
Thymic Cyst in an Adult	Lecture	World Congress of Otolaryngology	1985	Miami, Florida
Ectopic Production of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin by Poorly Differentiated Transitional Cell Tumors	Talk	American Urological Association	1985	Atlanta, Georgia
Stromal Carcinoid Tumor of the Ovary: Immunohistochemical and Electron Microscopic Characteristics of a Case	Talk	Korean Society of Pathologist	1985	Seoul, South Korea
Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Human Chorionic Tumors of the Male Reproductive System	Lecture	Meeting of Association of Clinical Scientists	1984	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Immunopathogenesis of Glomerulonephritis	Lecture	Zagazig University	1983	Zagazig, Egypt
Classification of Glomerulonephritis	Lecture	Zagazig University	1983	Zagazig, Egypt
Diagnostic Immunopathology, The Immunoperoxidase Technique	Lecture	Zagazig University	1983	Zagazig, Egypt
Role of Electron Microscopy in Renal Biopsy Interpretation	Lecture	Hartford Hospital	1983	Hartford, Connecticut
Pseudocholesteatoma of the Maxillary Sinus	Lecture	National Otolaryngology Meeting	1983	Anaheim, California
Diagnostic Approach to Renal Biopsy Interpretation	Lecture	Veterans Memorial Hospital	1982	Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii
Long Term Evaluation of Patients with Mesangial IgM Glomerulonephritis	Lecture	American Federation for Clinical Research	1982
Effect of Prostaglandin (PG) on Mercuric Choloride Induced Glomerulonephritis in Rats	Lecture	The American Society of Nephrology	1981