Welcome!
New Faculty
Deborah Nautsch, MD, , has joined the Department of Pathology, in the Division of Surgical Pathology at Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore New Rochelle and Montefiore Mount Vernon. Dr. Nautsch comes to us from InCyte Diagnostics in Yakima, WA. She earned her medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2011, and completed a Pathology Fellowship in GI/Liver at Montefiore in 2016.
Jennifer
Oliver-Krasinski, MD, has joined Montefiore Einstein as an attending physician
in pediatric pathology, division of surgical pathology.
Shweta
Gera, MD has joined Montefiore Einstein as an attending physician in cytology. Dr. Gera completed a fellowship in cytology at Montefiore Einstein in June 2017.
Randin
Nelson, MD, a 2014 graduate of the Montefiore Einstein Pathology
Department’s residency program, has joined Montefiore Einstein as director, Stem Cell Processing Laboratory, and assistant
director, Transfusion Services.
New Residents
Ridin
Balakrishnan, MD. Dr. Balakrishnan comes to the Montefiore Einstein from Weill
Cornell Medical College in Qatar.
Angela
Baldwin, MD, MPH. Dr. Baldwin earned her medical degree at Howard
University College of Medicine and her MPH at University of California San
Francisco.
Mohammad
Barouqa, MD. Dr. Barouqa is a graduate of the University of Jordan Faculty
of Medicine in Amman, Jordan.
Lin Wang,
MD, PhD. Dr. Wang received his medical degree from Heibei Medical
University in Shijiazhuange, Heibei, China, and his PhD from the University of
California San Francisco.
2017 - 2018 Fellows
 Beamon Agarwal, MD, PhD
Hematopathology |
 Abul Azad, PhD
Molecular Genetics, ABMGG |
 Aegean Chan Burnett, MD
Dermatopathology |
 Mohammad Eskandari, MD
Molecular Genetics |
 Sonali Lanjewar, MD
Women’s Health |
 Patricia Raciti, MD
Dermatopathology |
 Gloria Ramos-Rivera, MD
Cytopathology |
 Saed Sadeghi, MD
Hematopathology |
 Sheila Segura, MD
Cytopathology |
 Wei Zhang, MD, PhD
GI/Liver |
Welcome Back!
Bing Han, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow
in Pathology, Division of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, has joined the
Weiss Laboratory. Dr. Han comes
to Einstein from the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest
University, Chongqing, China, where he earned his doctoral degree. He
previously trained in the Weiss Laboratory as a visiting student.
Congratulations!
Newly Minted PhDs
The following graduate students successfully
defended their doctoral theses:
Nicole
Anayannis PhD
Mentor: Michael B. Prystowsky, MD,
PhD
Thesis Topic: “HPV-16
E2 Disruption and E6 and E7 Expression in Relation to Clinical Outcome in Head
and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
Ignacio Guerrero-Ros, PhD
Mentor: Fernando
Macian-Juan, MD, PhD
Thesis Topic: “Lipid
Challenge Negatively Affects Macroautophagy and Results in Reduced CD4 + T Cell
Function”
Mike
Veenstra, PhD
Mentor: Joan W. Berman, PhD
Thesis Topic: “Mechanisms
of Viral Seeding and Inflammation of CNS: Potential Therapeutics and Biomarkers
for NeuroAIDS”
Rama R. Yakubu, PhD
Mentor:
Louis M. Weiss, MD, MPH
Thesis Topic: “The
Arginine Monomethylome of Toxoplasma gondii and an examination of the role of
MAG-1”
Dr. Yakubu, an MD/PhD
candidate, is currently working toward his medical degree at Albert Einstein
College of Medicine.
Recent Programs and Events
Welcome Breakfast
for New Residents - July 5
The
five incoming residents received a warm welcome from the Pathology Department’s
faculty, residents and staff. Click to view photo.
Residents Farewell Dinner - June 8
Outgoing residents Evan Himchak, MD; Etan
Marks, DO; Lauren McLemore, DO; Gloria Ramos-Rivera, MD; and Elizabeth Stuart Richards, MD, were
honored at a festive celebration held at the Westchester Country Club in Rye, NY. Michael Prystowsky, MD, PhD, Professor and University Chair of
Pathology at Montefiore and Einstein, congratulated the residents, thanked them
for their outstanding dedication and service, and wished them well.
All five residents were accepted to prestigious
fellowship programs: Dr. Himchak
in hematopathology (ACGME) at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte,
CA; Dr. Marks in hematopathology at NYU Langone Health; Dr. McLemore in
surgical pathology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX ; Dr.
Ramos-Rivera in cytology at Montefiore. Dr. Richards is
currently completing a fellowship in gastrointestinal and hepatopathology,
University of Washington, Seattle. She will begin a second
fellowship in general surgical pathology at Stanford University.
The
Davidoff Society Student Award went to Drs. Evan Himchak, Etan Marks and Gloria
Ramos-Rivera, for their outstanding service as chief residents. Dr. Amy S. Fox
presented the Resident Research Award to Dr. Marks.
Pathology Department Annual
Retreat 2017 - May 30
Highlights
of this year’s Pathology Department Annual Retreat included a poster session
featuring the work of 30 students, post-docs, residents and fellows; oral
presentations by predoctoral fellows Alex
K. Ray (Mentor: Dr. Bridget
Shafit-Zagardo), Rama R. Yakubu (Mentor: Dr. Louis M. Weiss), Matias Jaureguiberry-Bravo (Mentor: Dr.
Joan W. Berman) and Mike Veenstra
(Mentor: Dr. Joan W. Berman). Keynote speaker Alex Y. Huang, MD, PhD, associate professor of pediatrics,
pathology, BME and general medical sciences, Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine, gave an inspiring presentation on “Cdk5 and PD-L1: Modulators of Immune Responses.” Click to view photo gallery.
See, Test &
Treat 2017 - May 13
Funded
by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation, See, Test & Treat offers uninsured and underinsured women from
the Bronx free cancer screenings, onsite test results and referrals to follow
up care. The Pathology Department spearheads this annual program at Montefiore
in collaboration with the Departments of Radiology and of Obstetrics &
Gynecology and Women’s Health. Click to read more and view photos.
Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
2017 - April
23 - 29
The Montefiore-Einstein
community marked this year’s Medical
Laboratory Professionals Week with a series of educational programs and
social events. Themed All-Stars
Laboratory Team: Teaming Up for Patient Care, activities were held on all
campuses to honor the diverse and dedicated group of individuals from the
Montefiore-Einstein Pathology Department who staff our medical laboratories. Click to view photo gallery.