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Most Recent Peer-reviewed Publications
- The potential value of phosphohistone-H3 mitotic index determined by digital image analysis in the assessment of pancreatic endocrine tumors in fine-needle aspiration cytology specimens
- Ureteroscopic management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) in patients with Lynch Syndrome (hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome)
- Lung carcinoma in the era of personalized medicine: The role of cytology
- Classification of the four main types of lung cancer using a microRNA-based diagnostic assay
- Molecular analysis of centrifugation supernatant fluid from pancreaticobiliary duct samples can improve cancer detection
Medical School
MD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1968
ScD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 1968
University Appointment
Warren R. Lang Professor
Other Professional Appointments
Director of Cytopathology Residency program TJUH
Editor, Comprehensive Cytopathology, 3rEd, Saunders/Elsevier
Editor-in-Chief Acta Cytologica Acta Cytologica
Past President American Society Cytology
Past President International Academy Cytology
Research and Clinical Interests
Diagnostic Cytopathology in Pap samples, body fluids and fine needle aspirates from breast, head & neck, thyroid, pancreas, liver, lung, lymph nodes, abdominal masses, bone and soft tissue, kidney, adrenal lesions;
Urovysion FISH assay in urine samples;
Cell Image Analysis;
Application of molecular techniques in Cytopathology;
Evaluation of new technologies in Cytopathology;
Biomarkers for breast carcinoma and distant metastases.