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Hina A. Sheikh, MD

Co-Chief, Section of Dermatopathology

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Pathology

Research Interests

  • 5/2000-12/2000 • The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Pathology, Designed and constructed tissue micro-arrays of lung and breast cancers for simultaneous immunohistochemical analysis of multiple tumor samples. 6/2005 •Leiden University, Netherlands, Department of Dermatology, Studied histology and immunohistochemistry of cutaneous lymphomas. 2006 • University of Pittsburgh Division of Molecular Diagnostics, Compared IgH Biomed-2 multiplex PCR assay to in-house PCR assay for detection of immunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangement in B-cell lymphoid infiltrates. 2007 •University of Pittsburgh, Division of Molecular Diagnostics, Evaluated three different methods of DNA extraction from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded skin specimens.

Shanth A. Goonewardene, MD

Vice Chair, Quality and Clinical Operations, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Pathology

Research Interests

  • Utilizing K ras analysis to increase the sensitivity of detecting adenocarcinoma in fine needle aspiration cytology specimens.
  • Creating a digital study set of gastrointestinal pathology to be used for education for medical students( USF and others) rotating through our department.
  • Detecting Isolated Tumor Cells in Body Effusion Cytology Specimens.