Zubair W. Baloch, M.D., PhD
Zubair W. Baloch, M.D., PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Six Founders Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Six Founders Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-662-3209
Fax: 215-349-8994
Fax: 215-349-8994
Email:
baloch@mail.med.upenn.edu
baloch@mail.med.upenn.edu
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The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology is the oldest North American Pathology Association.
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The College of American Pathologists, the principal organization of board-certified pathologists, serves and represents the interest of patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Society for Cytopathology(ASC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
papsociety.org is the home of the Papanicolaou Society, professional non-profitorganization representing the field of cytopathology in clinical practice.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The Endocrine Society is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology is the oldest North American Pathology Association.
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The College of American Pathologists, the principal organization of board-certified pathologists, serves and represents the interest of patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Society for Cytopathology(ASC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
papsociety.org is the home of the Papanicolaou Society, professional non-profitorganization representing the field of cytopathology in clinical practice.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The Endocrine Society is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
Education:
(Matriculation)
Model School, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1975.
(Intermediate)
Model College, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1977.
MBBS
Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro Sind Pakistan, 1985.
M.S.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1988.
Ph.D.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1991.
Permanent link(Matriculation)
Model School, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1975.
(Intermediate)
Model College, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1977.
MBBS
Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro Sind Pakistan, 1985.
M.S.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1988.
Ph.D.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1991.
Description of Research Expertise
Molecular and immunopathology of thyroid neoplasiaDescription of Clinical Expertise
Endocrine Pathology (Cytology and Histopathology)Description of Other Expertise
ENT PathologySelected Publications
Kokkat JT, Patel MS, McGarvey D, LiVolsi VA, and Baloch ZW.: Archived Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded (FFPE) Blocks- A Valuable Underexploited Resource for Extraction of DNA, RNA and Protein. Biopreservation and Biobanking (in press) 11(2): 101-106, April 2013.Ogechukwu P. Eze, Guoping Cai, Zubair W. Baloch, Ashraf Khan, Renu Virk, Lynwood W. Hammers, Robert Udelsman, Sanziana A. Roman, Julie A. Sosa, Tobias Carling, David Chhieng, Constantine G.A. Theoharis, and Manju L. Prasad.: Vanishing Thyroid Tumors: A Diagnostic Dilemma After Ultrasonography-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Thyroid 23(2): 194-200, February 2013.
Canberk, S, Griffin AC, Goyal A, Wang H, Montone K, LiVolsi V, Baloch, Z.: Oncocytic follicular nodules of the thyroid with or without chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis: An institutional experience Cytojournal 10(2), January 2013.
Mukaddam M, Baloch Z, Rickels M.: Case 33-2012: A Woman with Altered Mental Status after Childbirth New Eng J Med 368, January 2013.
Enriquez Miriam L, Baloch Zubair W, Montone Kathleen T, Zhang Paul J, LiVolsi Virginia A: CDX2 expression in columnar cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. American journal of clinical pathology 137(5): 722-6, May 2012.
Schwartz Lauren Ende, Aisner Dara L, Baloch Zubair W, Sterman Daniel, Vachani Anil, Gillespie Colin, Haas Andrew, Litzky Leslie A: The diagnostic efficacy of combining bronchoscopic tissue biopsy and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of malignant lesions in the lung. Diagnostic cytopathology Feb 2012.
Eze OP, Cai G, Baloch ZW, Khan A, Virk R, Hammers L, Udelsman R, Roman S, Sosa JA, Carling T, Chhieng DC, Theoharis CG, Prasad ML. : Vanishing Thyroid Tumors: A Diagnostic Dilemma Following Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration. Thyroid (in press) 2012.
Baloch Zubair W, Segal Jeremy P, Livolsi Virginia A: Unique growth pattern in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland mimicking adenoid cystic carcinoma. Endocrine pathology 22(4): 200-5, Dec 2011.
Aisner D L, Deshpande C, Baloch Z, Watt C D, Litzky L A, Malhotra B, Sepulveda A R, Langer C, Evans T, Van Deerlin V M: Evaluation of EGFR mutation status in cytology specimens: An institutional experience. Diagnostic cytopathology Nov 2011.
Bongiovanni Massimo, Crippa Stefano, Baloch Zubair, Piana Simonetta, Spitale Alessandra, Pagni Fabio, Mazzucchelli Luca, Di Bella Camillo, Faquin William: Comparison of 5-tiered and 6-tiered diagnostic systems for the reporting of thyroid cytopathology: A multi-institutional study. Cancer cytopathology Oct 2011.