Sara R Avalos Hernandez, M.D

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
6 Founders
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
6 Founders
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
MD (Medicine and Surgery)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 2011.
MS (Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 2017.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine and Surgery)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 2011.
MS (Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, 2017.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Breast PathologyDescription of Research Expertise
Breast cancerInfectious Diseases
Selected Publications
Avalos Hernandez S, Liu L, Truskinovsky A: Ki-67 Index Counting: A New Semiautomated Method. Laboratory Investigation 103, March 2023.Knowles KJ, Avalos SR, Shi M, Parwani A, Holloway AR, Keel CE.: Rhabdomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder in an adult: Case report and review of the literature. Urol Case Rep 45(no issue): 102169, August 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102169. eCollection 2022 Nov. Case Report.
Avalos HS, Manci E, Mulekar M, Finnegan A, Barui S, Galliani C, Kelly D, Herrera GA.: Congenital granular cell epulis: 24 new cases with more differences than similarities to granular cell tumor. Ultrastruct Pathol 46(4): 388-400, July 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1080/01913123.2022.2107750.
Avalos Hernandez S, Smelley C, Turbat-Herrera E, Ramirez-Alcantara V, Ozcelik Y,Campbell Moore P, Herrera G, Wei E, del Pozo-Yauner L: Studying p53 Aggregation in Breast cancer with Conformation-Sensitive Antibodies Mod Pathol 35(Supplement 2): 85, March 2022.
Sandoval C, Araujo G, Sosa W, Avalos S, Silveira F, Corbett C, Zúniga C, Laurenti M.: In situ cellular immune response in non-ulcerated skin lesions due to Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi infection. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 27(no issue): e20200149, February 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2020-0149.
Avalos SR, Anderson SA, Dal Zotto VL: Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Colitis: A Case Series. Am J Clin Pathol 154(Supplement_1): S63-S64, October 2020 Notes: DOI:10.1093/ajcp/aqaa161.137.
Bellamkonda V, Avalos SR, Dal Zotto VL: Stratified Mucin Producing Intraepithelial Lesion (SMILE): Report of Two Cases. Am J Clin Pathol 154(Issue Supplement_1): S41, October 2020 Notes: doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa161.086.
Avalos SR, Liu SS, Fnu S, Mneimneh W: Collision Tumor of the Kidney with Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma Components: Report of a Rare Case. Am J Clin Pathol 154(Supplement_1): S64, October 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa161.139
Fnu S, Liu SS, Avalos SR, Elkadi O: Basal Ganglia Intracranial Mixed Germ Cell Tumor With Predominance of Yolk Sac Component. Am J Clin Pathol 154(Supplement_1): S46–S47, October 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa161.099
Liu SS, Avalos SR, Haque M, Roveda KP, Boudreaux CW: Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Expressing Thyroid Transcription Factor-1: A Case Report. Arch Pathol Lab Med 144(9s1): e2–e212, September 2020 Notes: Abstracts and Case Studies for the College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting (CAP20 Virtual). https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0991-AB.