Franz Fogt, MD PhD MBA
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Chairman, interim
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in Ophthalmology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia, Scheie Eye Institute
Chair of the Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology
Director of the Custer Laboratory at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
551 Wright Saunders Bldg.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Pathology
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Pathology
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-8077
Email:
franz.fogt@uphs.upenn.edu
franz.fogt@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
M.D.
Ludwid Maximilian Universitat, Munich, 1988.
Ph.D. (Magna Cum Laude)
Technische University, Munich, 1989.
MBA
Eastern University, PA, 1999.
M.D.
Ludwid Maximilian Universitat, Munich, 1988.
Ph.D. (Magna Cum Laude)
Technische University, Munich, 1989.
MBA
Eastern University, PA, 1999.
Post-Graduate Training
Research fellow, Cancer Research Institute, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1989-1990.
Resident in Pathology, University of Ulm, Germany, 1990-1991.
Resident in Anatomic Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1991-1993.
Resident in Clinical Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1993-1994.
Chief Resident in Clinical Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1994-1995.
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellow, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Dr. Harvey Goldman, 1995-1996.
Research fellow, Cancer Research Institute, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1989-1990.
Resident in Pathology, University of Ulm, Germany, 1990-1991.
Resident in Anatomic Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1991-1993.
Resident in Clinical Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1993-1994.
Chief Resident in Clinical Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, 1994-1995.
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellow, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Dr. Harvey Goldman, 1995-1996.
Certifications
American Board of Pathology Certificate in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, 1995.
European Association of Pathology--Board Certification, 1998.
Member of The Royal College of Pathology, 1999.
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathology (London), 2005.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Pathology Certificate in Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, 1995.
European Association of Pathology--Board Certification, 1998.
Member of The Royal College of Pathology, 1999.
Fellow of the Royal College of Pathology (London), 2005.
Description of Research Expertise
Molecular studies regarding malignant transformation in the gastrointestinal tractDescription of Clinical Expertise
Anatomic Pathology specializing in Gastrointestinal Pathology and Ophthalmic PathologySelected Publications
Franz Fogt; Angelica M. Selim; George X. Xu; Mechthild K. Prinz; Ralph C. Eagle Jr; Zoran M. Budimlija : Uveal Melanocytomas: Genetic Comparison With Uveal and Dermal Melanomas Arch Ophthalmol Page: 123: 377 - mar 2005.Lalani el-N, Poulsom R, Stamp G, Fogt F, Thomas P, Nanji AA. Expression of hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor c-met, correlates with severity of pathological injury in experimental alcoholic liver disease. Int J Mol Med. 15:811-7, 2005: Expression of hepatocyte growth factor and its receptor c-met, correlates with severity of pathological injury in experimental alcoholic liver disease. Int J Mol Med. 15:811-7, 2005 15:: 811-7, 2005.
Tang Y, Katuri V, Srinivasan R, Fogt F, Redman R, Anand G, Said A, Fishbein T, Zasloff M, Reddy EP, Mishra B, Mishra L.: Transforming growth factor-beta suppresses nonmetastatic colon cancer through Smad4 and adaptor protein ELF at an early stage of tumorigenesis. Cancer Res. 65: 4228-4237, 2005.
Budimlija ZM, Lechpammer M, Popiolek D, Fogt F, Prinz M, Bieber FR: Forensic Applications of Laser Capture Microdissection: Use in DNA-Based Parentage Testing and Platform Validation. Croat Med J. 46: 549-55, 2005.
Fogt F, Zimmerman RL, Ross HM, Daly T, Gausas RE. : Identification of lymphatic vessels in malignant, adenomatous and normal colonic mucosa using the novel immunostain D2-40. Oncol Rep. 11:: 47-50, 2004.
Fogt F, Pascha TL, Zhang PJ, Gausas RE, Rahemtulla A, Zimmerman RL. : Proliferation of D2-40-expressing intestinal lymphatic vessels in the lamina propria in inflammatory bowel disease. Int J Mol Med. 13: : 211-4, 2004.
Zimmerman RL, Fogt F. : The beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin lacks specificity for malignant cells in serous effusions. Mod Pathol (17: ), 701-70, 2004.
Fogt F, Zimmerman RL, Daly T, Gausas RE. : Observation of lymphatic vessels in orbital fat of patients with inflammatory conditions: a form fruste of lymphangiogenesis? Int J Mol Med. 13: :681-3, 2004.
Krieg RC, Fogt F, Braunschweig T, Herrmann PC, Wollscheidt V, Wellmann A.: ProteinChip Array analysis of microdissected colorectal carcinoma and associated tumor stroma shows specific protein bands in the 3.4 to 3.6 kDa range. Anticancer Res. 24:: 1791-6, 2004.
Fogt F, Brown CA, Badizadegan K, Zimmerman RL, Odze R. Low Prevalence of : Loss of Heterozygosity and SMAD4 Mutations in Sporadic and Familial Juvenile Polyposis Syndrome-Associated Juvenile Polyps. Am J Gastroenterol. 99:: 2025-31, 2004.
