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
Zhou Y, Su Y, Yang Q, Li J, Hong Y, Gao T, Zhong Y, Ma X, Jin M, Liu X, Yuan N, Kennedy BC, Wang L, Yan L, Viaene AN, Helbig I, Kessler SK, Kleinman JE, Hyde TM, Nauen DW, Liu C, Liu Z, Shen Z, Li C, Xu S, He J, Weinberger DR, Ming GL, Song H.: Comparative molecular landscapes of immature neurons in the mammalian dentate gyrus across species reveal special features in humans. Neuroscience 28(9): 1820-1829, September 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1038/s41593-025-02027-9.Zhou Y, Dr Su Y, Yang Q, Hong Y, Ma X, Kennedy B, Viaene A, Helbig I, Kessler S, Kleinman J, Hyde T, Nauen D, Weinberger D, Li J, Gao T, Zhong Y, Jin M, Liu X, Yuan N, Wang L, Yan L, Liu C, Liu Z, Shen Z, Li C, Xu X, He J, Ming G, Song H.: Cross-species analysis of adult hippocampal neurogenesis reveals human-specific gene expression but convergent biological processes. Nature Neuroscience 28(9): 1820-1829, September 2025.
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 36(7): 2287-2293, September 2025 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Cerron-Vela CR, Gonçalves FG, Tierradentro-García LO, Viaene AN, Bhatia A, Vossough A.: Imaging Differentiation of Supratentorial Ependymoma and High-grade Glioma in Children using VASARI Features. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol September 2025 Notes: Epub ahead of print.
Martinez-Correa S, Rafful PP, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Viaene AN, Beslow LA, Agarwal S, Whitehead MT, Vossough A, Reis Teixeira S.: Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage – Provisional Statements on Neurological Outcomes. American Journal of Neuroradiology 46(8): 1702-1708, August 2025.
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.
Viaene AN, Steele J, Linn RL.: Acquired neuropathology and its associations with key patterns of placental pathology. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 13(1): 138, 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.