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
Links
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) 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 American Society for Cytopathology(ASC) 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
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 American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 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 International Academy of Cytology (IAC) 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 American Society for Cytopathology(ASC) 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
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 American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) 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.
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 T, McGarvey D, Patel MS, Tieniber AD, LiVolsi VA, baloch ZW: Protein extraction from methanol fixed paraffin embedded tissue blocks: A new possibility using cell blocks. Cytojournal 10(23), November 2013.Cibas ES, Baloch ZW, Fellegara G, LiVolsi VA, Raab SS, Rosai J, Diggans J, Friedman L, Kennedy GC, Kloos RT, Lanman RB, Mandel SJ, Sindy N, Steward DL, Zeiger MA, Haugen BR, Alexander EK. : A prospective assessment defining the limitations of thyroid nodule pathologic evaluation. Ann Intern Med 159(5): 325-32, September 2013.
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 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.
Lastra R, Ou J, Reilly M, Lawrence W, Baloch Z, Brooks J & Barroeta J.: Utility of ProExC and IMP3 immunocytochemical staining in atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance in liquid-based cervical cytology. Diag Cytopathol (EPUB ahead of print) 2013.
T. Danielle Samulski, Shuting Bai, V. A. LiVolsi1, K. Montone, Z. Baloch.: Malignant Potential of Small Oncocytic Follicular Carcinoma / Hürthle Cell Carcinoma Exist? An Institutional Experience. Histopathology EPUB Ahead of Print 2013.
Samulski DT, LiVolsi VA, Montone KT, Baloch ZW: The Variable Pathologic Presentations of Medullary and Micro-medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: An Institutional Experience Pathology Pathol Res Pract (in press) 2013.
Frank R, Baloch ZW, Gentile C, Watt CD, LiVolsi VA.: Multifocal Fibrosing Thyroiditis and Its Association with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Using BRAF Pyrosequencing. Endo Pathol (in press) 2013.