Professor, Pathology & Immunology

Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology

Titles

Professor, Pediatrics

Education

Fellow and Fourth Year: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1970)

Residency: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1967)

Medical Degree: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1966)

A.B.: Washington University, St. Louis, MO (1962)

Boards

2013 American Board of Pathology (Recertification)

1997 American Board of Pathology (Recertification)

1990 American Board of Pathology (Subspecialty competence in Pediatric Pathology)

1975 American Board of Pathology – American Board of Dermatology

1970 Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology

Recognition

2008: Distinguished Clinician Award, Washington University School of Medicine

2009: United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology – Distinguished Pathologist Award

2013: The John M. Kissane Teaching Award for Excellence In Resident Education, Washington University Medical Center

2015: The Second Joseph C. Eggleston, M.D. Visiting Professor Lecture in Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

2016: Virginia H. & Russell McFarland Lecture in Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pathology, Texas Children’s Hospital – Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

2016: Farber-Landing Lecture, Society for Pediatric Pathology, USCAP/SPP Meeting, March, 2016, Seattle, WA.

2016: DICER1 Symposium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2016

Research Interests

My scholarly pursuit principally has focused upon neoplasia in childhood, in particular those tumors that have been morphologically characterized as “small blue cell tumors.” At one level, I am interested in those variable features of the neoplasms which may influence the clinical outcome. In addition to the clinicopathologic aspects, we have been involved in the refinement of the phenotypic characterization of these tumors through the application of immunohistochemical and molecular genetic techniques.

Since we are the recipient of extremely unusual tumors of childhood, the files constitute a rich source of archival material to delineate the clinical and pathologic features of these neoplasms. Over the years, we have had the opportunity to define such neoplasms as the embryonal sarcoma of the liver, fetal rhabdomyoma, so-called Askin’s tumors and, most recently, the pleuropulmonary blastoma.

I am especially eager to interact with those pathology residents who are considering a career in academic surgical pathology. In this division, we have a core of individuals who can assist the aspiring academic surgical pathologist to develop an idea or hypothesis and answer questions with a variety of techniques ranging from histopathologic analysis to flow cytometry and tissue marker studies.


Selected Publications


Assistant

Administrative Coordinator II