Kristen M Stashek, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of the AP Pathology Clinical Service Center (AP Core Lab), University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St
6 Founders
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce St
6 Founders
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Biology)
Georgian Court University, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2008.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
Georgian Court University, 2004.
MD (Medicine)
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2008.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Gastrointestinal pathology with a special interest in gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.Description of Research Expertise
Inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the gastrointestinal tractSelected Publications
Harris JC, Zhang Q, Tondon R, Alipour Z, Stashek KM: Characterization of Amyloidosis in the Gastrointestinal Tract with an Emphasis on Histologically Distinct Interstitial Patterns of Deposition and Misinterpretations. Am J Surg Pathol 48(3): 302-308, Mar 2024.Alipour Z, Stashek K: Recently described types of dysplasia associated with IBD: tips and clues for the practicing pathologist. J Clin Pathol 18(2): 77-81, Jan 2024.
George LA, Feldman HT, Alizadeh M, Abutaleb A, Zullow S, Hine A, Stashek K, Sarkar S, Sun K, Hudesman D, Axelrad J, Cross RK.: Histologic Inflammation can Predict Future Clinical Relapse in Ulcerative Colitis Patients in Endoscopic Remission. Crohns Colitis 360 5(4), October 2023.
Kwak HV, Tardy KJ, Allbee A, Stashek K, DeMatteo RP.: Surgical Management of Germline Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Ann Surg Oncol August 2023.
Feely, Michael DO; Tondon, Rashmi MD; Gubbiotti, Maria MD, PhD; Stashek, Kristen M. MD; Numbere, Numbereye MBBS; Huber, Aaron R. DO; Sharma, Ashwani K. MD; Geller, Brian S. MD; Salaria, Safia N. MD; Gonzalez, Raul S. MD: Gastrointestinal Tract Injury by Yttrium-90 Appears Largely Restricted to Resin Microspheres But Can Occur Years After Embolization. American Journal of Surgical Pathology 46(9): 1234-1240, Sep 2022.
Ioana Ghita, Michael Y. Nagai, Joshua E. Lubek, Kristen M. Stashek, John R. Basile, Jeffery B. Price, John C. Papadimitriou, Donita Dyalram & Rania H. Younis : Ghost Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma Arising in a Previous Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Head and Neck Pathology. doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01445-6. Epub 2022 Apr 7. 16(3): 828-835, Sep 2022.
Bhattacharya S, Stoleru G, Patel P, Abutaleb A, Stashek K, Cross R: Characterization of Mycophenolate Mofetil Gastrointestinal Toxicity and Risk Factors for Severe Disease and Poor Prognosis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 28(5): 811–814, May 2022.
1Arnold CA, Burke AP, Calomeni E, Mayer RC, Rishi A, Singhi AD, Stashek K, Voltaggio L, and Tondon R: Brown Bowel Syndrome: A Multi-Institutional Case Series. American Journal of Surgical Pathology. Multicenter Study 44(6): 834-837, Jun 2020.
Song L, Stashek KM, Benyounes A, Davis DL, Mulligan ME, Ng VY, Kallen ME: Epithelioid Sarcoma with Retained INI1 Expression. Histopathology 78(3): 464-466, Feb 2021 Notes: Case report.
Mahmud, N, Stashek K, Katona B, Tondon R, Shroff S, Roses R, Furth E, Metz D: The Incidence of Neoplasia in Patients with Autoimmune Metaplastic Atrophic Gastritis: A Renewed Call for Surveillance. Annals of Gastroenterology 32(1): 2019, Jan-Feb 2018.