John S. J. Brooks, M.D.
Emeritus Professor CE of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Chair of Pathology, Pennsylvania Hospital of UPHS
Program Director, Pathology Residency , Pennsylvania Hospital
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Department of Pathology
Spruce Bldg., 10th Floor
Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Spruce Bldg., 10th Floor
Pennsylvania Hospital
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Office: 215-829-3541
Fax: 215-829-7564
Fax: 215-829-7564
Education:
B.S. (Biology)
St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, PA, 1970.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1974.
Permanent linkB.S. (Biology)
St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia, PA, 1970.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, 1974.
Description of Research Expertise
Immunohistochemistry and its use in diagnosis of human diseases and tumors, including sarcomasDescription of Clinical Expertise
Diagnosis of Sarcoma and Soft Tissue Tumors; Diagnosis of Rare Cancers; Pathology Tissue (Biopsy) Diagnosis of many cancer typesDescription of Other Expertise
Immunohistochemistry of Human Tumors, including sarcomasSelected Publications
Ladanyi M, Antonescu CR, Leung DH, Woodruff JM, Kawai A, Healey JH, Brennan MF, Bridge JA, Neff JR, Barr FG, Goldsmith JD, Brooks JS, Goldblum JR, Ali SZ, Shipley J, Cooper CS, Fisher C, Skytting B, Larsson O: Impact of SYT-SSX Fusion Type on the Clinical Behavior of Synovial Sarcoma: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study of 243 Patients. Cancer Res. 62(1): 135-140, Jan 2002.Spiegel GW, Ashraf M, Brooks JJ: Eosinophils as a marker for invasion in cervical squamous neoplastic lesions. Int. J Gynecol Pathol 21: 117-124, 2002.
Zeitoni NC, Hanna S, Loree TR, Brooks JJ, Cheney RT: Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia with eosinophilia: a case with angiosarcomatous features. Dermatol Surg 28: 772-775, 2002.
Dillon DC, Easley SE, Asch BB, Cheney RT, Brydon L, Jockers R, Winston JS, Brooks JS, Hurd T, Asch HL: Differential expression of high affinity melatonin receptors (MT1) in normal and malignant breast. Am J Clin Pathol 118: 451-458, 2002.
Mudhafer SA, Salameh AA, Zou HH, Ramnath N, Anderson T, Brooks JJ, Tan D: Downregulation of p21 (WAF1) in carcinogenesis and prognosis of small cell lung cancer. Mod Pathol 15: 325A, 2002.
Yang J, Swede H, Malik D, Moysich K, Asch H, Brooks J, Tan D: Prognostic significance of gelsolin expression in non-small cell cancer. Mod Pathol 15: 330A, 2002.
Gibbs JF, Huang PP, Lee J, McGrath B, Brooks J, McKinley B, Driscoll D, Kraybill W: Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma: an institutional review. Cancer Invest 19: 23-27, 2001.
Sait S, Brooks JJ, Ashraf M, Zhang PJ: Novel t(1;8) karyotype in a thymic carcinoma with unusual giant cell features and renal metastasis. Can. Gen. Cytogen. 124: 140-143, 2001.
Chao C, Al-Saleem T, Brooks JJ, Rogatko A, Kraybill W, Eisenberg B: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Tumoral Expression Correlates with Grade. Ann Surg Oncol 8: 260-267, 2001.
Sabel MS, Gibbs JF, Litwin A, McGrath B, Kraybill WB, Brooks JJ: Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma metastatic to small bowel mucosa causing polyposis and intussusception. Sarcoma 5: 133-138, 2001.