Angela Viaene, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Lucy Balian Rorke-Adams Endowed Chair in Neuropathology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Associate Director of Neuropathology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Pathology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Pathology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-1728
Education:
BS (Exercise Science/Integrative Physiology)
University of Iowa, 2006.
PhD (Computational Neuroscience)
University of Chicago, 2012.
MD
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2014.
Permanent linkBS (Exercise Science/Integrative Physiology)
University of Iowa, 2006.
PhD (Computational Neuroscience)
University of Chicago, 2012.
MD
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 2014.
Selected Publications
Pai EL, Viaene AN, Li MM, Nasrallah MP, Santi M: Two cases of Glioneuronal Tumor Kinase-Fused (GNT_KinF_A) from a Single-Center Experience American Association of Neuropathologists Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN June 2025.Blessing M, Frankel B, Lilly J, Gustafson , Mason J, Patton T, Eschbacher K, Stamy C, Frazer M, Hefti M, Resnic A, Santi M, Koptyra M, Viaene A: Pediatric Neurooncology Postmortem Research and the Children’s Brain Tumor Network: Impact and Neuropathology Perspectives. American Association of Neuropathologists, Minneapolis, MN June 2025.
Viaene AN, Steele J, Linn R: Stillbirth: Associations Between Major Patterns of Placental Pathology and Acquired Neuropathology. American Association of Neuropathologists Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN June 2025.
Sun Y, Wang X, Zhang DY, Zhang Z, Bhattarai JP, Wang Y, Park KH, Dong W, Hung YF, Yang Q, Zhang F, Rajamani K, Mu S, Kennedy BC, Hong Y, Galanaugh J, Sambangi A, Kim SH, Wheeler G, Gonçalves T, Wang Q, Geschwind D, Kawaguchi R, Viaene AN, Helbig I, Kessler SK, Hoke A, Wang H, Xu F, Binder ZA, Chen HI, Pai EL, Stone S, Nasrallah MP, Christian KM, Fuccillo M, Toni N, Wu Z, Cheng HJ, O'Rourke DM, Ma M, Ming GL, Song H.: Brain-wide neuronal circuit connectome of human glioblastoma. Nature 641(8061): 222-231, May 2025.
Wang J, Peterson JT, Santos JDD, Chan AJS, Diaz-Miranda MA, Rahaman I, Flickinger J, Goldstein A, Bogush E, McCormick EM, Muraresku CC, Dulik MC, Wallace DC, Xiao R, Falk MJ, Viaene AN, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z.: Interpreting the clinical significance of multiple large-scale mitochondrial DNA deletions (MLSMD) in skeletal muscle tissue in the diagnostic evaluation of primary mitochondrial disease. Frontiers in Pharmacology 16(1507493), April 2025.
Joseph DJ, Mercado-Ayon E, Flatley L, Viaene AN, Hordeaux J, Marsh ED, Lynch DR: Functional Characterization of Parallel Fiber-Purkinje Cell Synapses in Two Friedreich's Ataxia Mouse Models. Cerebellum 24(2): 42, February 2025.
Sheth, N. Goncalves, F.G. Manteghinejad, A. Cerron-Vela, C.R. Wannasarnmetha, M. Khrichenko, D. Viaene, A.N Bhatia, A. : Application of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Histogram Metrics for Differentiating Pediatric Thalamic Tumors: A Tool for Distinguishing Diffuse Midline Glioma and Pilocytic Astrocytoma. American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, Austin, TX. January 2025 Notes: Platform Presentation.
Salwi SR, Land SD, Gallagher T, Reynolds TA, Zarnow DM, Viaene A, Moldenhauer JS, Adzick NS, Flanders TM, Heuer GG.: Detailed analysis of cystic lesions in patients after open fetal repair and postnatal myelomeningocele closure. Child's Nervous System 41(1): 78, January 2025.
Shin SS, Browne KD, Viaene AN, Keim G, Han DJ, Degani R, Mazandi V, Morton S, Starr J, Weeks K, Widmann N, Hobson L, Gaudio H, Ko TS, Menezes-Forti R, Jang DH, Cullen DK, Kilbaugh TJ, Kao S.: Plasma and Imaging Biomarker Changes Following Rotational and Contusional Models of Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescent Pigs. Journal of Neurotrauma 2025 Notes: In press (manuscript accepted for publication).
Golden BM, Tucker SK, Carpenter M, Santi M, Viaene AN, Peranteau WH, Bartlett SP, Taylor JA, Liao EC.: Integration of clinical, radiographic, histologic and molecular findings to diagnose craniofacial fibrous dysplasia. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.