Zubair W. Baloch, M.D., PhD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Six Founders Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Six Founders Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Office: 215-662-3209
Fax: 215-349-8994
Fax: 215-349-8994
Publications
Links
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The American Society for Cytopathology(ASC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The Endocrine Society is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology is the oldest North American Pathology Association.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The College of American Pathologists, the principal organization of board-certified pathologists, serves and represents the interest of patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
Search PubMed for articles
papsociety.org is the home of the Papanicolaou Society, professional non-profitorganization representing the field of cytopathology in clinical practice.
The American Society for Cytopathology(ASC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The Endocrine Society is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Thyroid Association (ATA) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology is the oldest North American Pathology Association.
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist (AACE) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
The College of American Pathologists, the principal organization of board-certified pathologists, serves and represents the interest of patients, pathologists, and the public by fostering excellence in the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine
The International Academy of Cytology (IAC) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes.
Education:
(Matriculation)
Model School, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1975.
(Intermediate)
Model College, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1977.
MBBS
Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro Sind Pakistan, 1985.
M.S.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1988.
Ph.D.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1991.
Permanent link(Matriculation)
Model School, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1975.
(Intermediate)
Model College, Hyderabad, Pakistan, 1977.
MBBS
Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro Sind Pakistan, 1985.
M.S.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1988.
Ph.D.
Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, 1991.
Description of Research Expertise
Molecular and immunopathology of thyroid neoplasiaDescription of Clinical Expertise
Endocrine Pathology (Cytology and Histopathology)Description of Other Expertise
ENT PathologySelected Publications
Xu B, Viswanathan K, Barbesier M, Ladenheim A, Antonescu CR, Ghossein R, Lubin D, Magliocca K, Matar S, Mikula MW, Resta IT, Roy D, Sohn SY, Verma A, Prasad ML, Rooper L, Brandwein-Weber M, Baloch Z, Katabi N.: Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma (HCCC) of the Head and Neck: A Multicenter Retrospective Study of 87 Cases Focusing on Prognostic Pathologic Features and Grading scheme. Mod Pathol Jul 2025.Hu AC, Passman JE, Baloch Z, Wachtel H.: Adrenalectomy Leading to Early Diagnosis of ALECT2 Amyloidosis. Sage Open Pathol 18: 30502098251331780, Apr 2025.
Nachum S, Tondi Resta I, Baloch Z, Mandel SJ.: Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology and Negative Molecular Profile: Prevalence of Malignancy and Practice Paradigms for Surveillance. Thyroid 35(3): 265-273, March 2025.
Jin, Xueting Koga, Shunsuke Zhou, Xiao Khan, Niaz Baloch, Zubair: Clinicopathologic characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma, tall cell subtype and subtype with tall cell features, an institutional experience (accepted for publication). Hum Pathol 2025.
Rossi ED, Agarwal S, Erkilic S, Hang JF, Jalaly JB, Khanafshar E, Ladenheim A, Baloch Z.: Psammoma bodies in thyroid: are they always indicative of malignancy? A multi-institutional study. Virchows Arch 485(5): 853-858, November 2024.
Baran J, Bojarsky M, Halada S, Ricarte-Filho JC, Isaza A, Franco AT, Surrey LF, Bhatti T, Baloch ZW, Adzick NS, Mostoufi-Moab S, Kazahaya K, Bauer A.: Low-Invasive Somatic Oncogenes and Lymph Node Metastasis in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Implications for Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection. Eur Thyroid J 13: e230265, Jul 2024.
Tondi Resta I, Rind A, Montone KT, Livolsi VA, Baloch ZW.: A comparison of the histopathologic features of thyroid carcinomas with NTRK fusions to those with other malignant fusions. Hum Pathol 149: 29-38, July 2024.
Arisi MF, Jin X, Ravish NA, Chand MT, Baloch Z.: How important are the cytomorphologic subtypes of the salivary gland neoplasm of uncertain malignant potential (SUMP) category in the Milan system for reporting salivary gland cytology? An institutional experience 2018-2024. Diagn Cytopathol Jul 2024.
Williams MD, Liu Z, Rossi ED, Agarwal S, Ryška A, Ghuzlan AA, Bychkov A, Baloch Z, Chernock R, Chiosea SL, Cipriani NA, Erkilic S, Fridman M, Hang JF, Harahap AS, Jung CK, Kakudo K, Khalil M, Khanafshar E, Kumarasinghe P, Lloyd R, Nguyen TP, Ocal IT, Prasad ML, Pusztaszeri M, Rana C, Sadow P, Sajed DP, Seethala R, Tallini G, Vuong HG, Yegen G, LiVolsi VA, Nikiforov YE.: Seven years of Non-invasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear Features (NIFTP): Rate of Acceptance and Variation of Diagnostic Approaches Across Different Continents. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 110: 166-175, Jun 2024.
Torous VF, Jitpasutham T, Baloch Z, Cantley RL, Kerr DA, Liu X, Maleki Z, Merkin R, Nosé V, Pantanowitz L, Resta IT, Rossi ED, Faquin WC.: Cytologic features of differentiated high-grade thyroid carcinoma: A multi-institutional study of 40 cases. Cancer Cytopathol Jun 2024.