Pari Jafari, MD

Assistant Professor, Pathology & Immunology

Divisions

Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

Education

Fellowship, Molecular Genetic Pathology: University of Chicago Medicine, 2025

Fellowship, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology: University of Chicago Medicine, 2024

Residency, Anatomic Pathology: University of Chicago Medicine, 2023

MD: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2020

BS/BA/BA: University of Missouri-Columbia, 2015

Boards

Anatomic Pathology, 2023

Molecular Genetic Pathology, 2025

Recognition

Rodger C. Haggitt GI Pathology Society Abstract Award, 2024

Chicago Pathology Society Trainee Research Competition (Second Place), 2024

Departmental Award in Pathology, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2020

Fulbright US Student Program Grant – Belgium, 2015-2016

Research Interests

  • Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
  • Molecular Pathology

Selected Publications

Jafari P, Drogan C, Keel E, Kupfer S, Hart J, Setia N. Screening at the Scope: Enhancing the Role of Pathologists in Diagnosing Gastrointestinal Polyposis Syndromes. Virchows Arch. 2025. E-pub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1007/s00428-025-04118-1

Jafari P, Hakimian D, Westerhoff M, Cheng J, Cao W, Najibi Kohnehshahri M, Choi W-T, Evaristo G, Graham R, Liao X, Liu X, Pai RK, Salomao MA, Zhao L, Hart J, Micic D, Semrad CE, Alpert L. The Histologic Spectrum of Rituximab-Associated Common Variable Immunodeficiency-Like Enteropathy. Mod Pathol. 2025. 38(8):100770. E-pub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2025.100770

Jafari P, Forrest ME, Segal J, Wang P, Tjota MY. Pan-Cancer Molecular Biomarkers: Practical Considerations for the Surgical Pathologist. Mod Pathol. 2025. 38(6):100752. DOI:10.1016/j.modpat.2025.100752

Jafari P, Evaristo G, Du XA, Sharma AE, Marcus V, Liu X, Zhao L, Westerhoff M, Hart J. Portosinusoidal Vascular Disorder: A Heretofore Unrecognized Manifestation of Sickle Cell Disease? Mod Pathol. 2023. 37(1):100351. DOI: 10.1016/j.modpat.2023.100351

Jafari P, Husain AN, Setia N. All Together Now: Standardization of Nomenclature for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms across Multiple Organs. Surg Pathol Clin. 2023. 16(1):131-150. DOI:10.1016/j.path.2022.09.012

Jafari P, Higgins K, Cipriani N. Challenges in the Diagnosis of Myoepithelial-Rich Salivary Gland Neoplasms. AJSP: Rev and Rep. 2021. 26(5):270-282. DOI:10.1097/PCR.0000000000000472

Lisa Schreiber

Administrative Assistant II