The Department of Pathology & Immunology is involved in the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of disease, in the teaching of pathology and immunology, and in research on the molecular basis of disease and immunology.
The department is responsible through its divisions for studying the pathogenesis and the biochemical and anatomical basis of diseases. Pathologists do research on disease processes using molecular, genetic, and structural analysis. Pathologists have the responsibility for the cytological and anatomical diagnosis of diseases and for developing novel structural and molecular approaches for the analysis of them, particularly cancers and infectious diseases. The divisions of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Immunobiology, Laboratory and Genomic Medicine, Genomic and Molecular Pathology, and Neuropathology have faculty involved in teaching, clinical service, and research. Many clinical faculty have appointments with Siteman Cancer Center.
The department teaches an extensive course during the second year of the curriculum and presents a number of conferences that third- and fourth-year students can attend. The department also offers a number of clinical electives, including an Advanced Clinical Rotation in Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. The department plays a variety of leadership and instruction roles in the undergraduate Gateway Curriculum. Students can take elective rotations in Autopsy Pathology, Surgical Pathology, or Laboratory Medicine, or they may participate in the research activities of the faculty.
The Division of Immunobiology integrates immunobiology activities at the school. It is for conducting basic research in immunobiology and in the immunological basis of disease.
Many faculty in the department are involved in graduate teaching and participate in the various programs offered by the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences. The department has strong participation in the Immunology graduate program, with many opportunities in basic and translational research.
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Eric J. Huang, MD, PhD
Edward Mallinckrodt Professor and Chair,
Department of Pathology & Immunology
Pathologist-in-Chief, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Joseph Gaut, MD, PhD
Anatomic and Molecular Pathology Division Chief
Ta-Chang Liu, MD, PhD, AGAF
Anatomic and Molecular Pathology Division Associate Chief
Kodi Ravichandran, PhD
Immunobiology Division Chief
Guantam Dantas, PhD
Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Division Co-Chief
Ann M. Grownowski, PhD
Laboratory and Genomic Medicine Division Co-Chief
Eric J. Duncavage, MD
Genomic and Molecular Pathology Division Chief
Molly Schroeder, PhD, FACMG
Genomic and Molecular Pathology Associate Division Chief
Robert E. Schmidt, MD, PhD
Neuropathology Division Chief
Visit our website for more information about our faculty and their appointments.
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Sarah DeGenova Ackerman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Developmental Biology
Bachelor of Science, The College of New Jersey, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2016
Paul M Allen, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1974
Master of Science, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1977
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1981
Gaya K Amarasinghe, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Alumni Professorship - Pathology and Immunology
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Bachelor of Science, City College, 1997
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 2001
Sadaf Amin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (Pending Dean Approval) (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2018
Timothy Amukele, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, CUNY City College, 1996
Doctor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2006
Maksym Artomov, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Alumni Endowed Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Master of Science, University of Chicago, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009
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Michael James Barratt, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, King's College London, 1994
Cory Thomas Bernadt, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nebraska, 2004
Doctor of Medicine, University of Nebraska, 2006
Adam Lee Booth, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Texas at Tyler, 2010
Doctor of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, 2016
Nicholas Craig Borcherding, M.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University, 2012
Master of Science, University of Iowa, 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa, 2020
Doctor of Medicine, Carver College of Medicine at University of Iowa
Fouad Ismat Boulos, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, American University of Beirut, 1996
Doctor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, 2001
Victor Borisovich Brodsky, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Boston University, 2001
Doctor of Medicine, Boston University, 2005
Elizabeth M Brunt, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 1974
Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Galveston, 1981
Carey-Ann Dawn Burnham, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Vice Chair - Faculty Development
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Bachelor of Science, University of Alberta, 2002
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Alberta, 2007
Paul Buttars, M.S., D.O.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Master of Science, A T Still University of Health Sciences, 2015
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, A T Still University of Health Sciences, 2015
Kathleen Byrnes, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Washington University in St Louis, 2008
Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 2013
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Laura Campisi, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Master of Science, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 2009
Yang Cao, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2014
Eleanor Stevens Castro, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Louisville, 2015
Doctor of Medicine, University of Louisville, 2019
Anne L Chen, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Miami, 2012
Doctor of Medicine, University of Miami, 2015
Jiye Cheng, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Master of Science, Ohio State University-Main Campus, 2010
Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University-Main Campus, 2011
Kyunghee Choi, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Seoul National University, 1982
Master of Science, Seoul National University, 1984
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1988
John Spellman Aranake Chrisinger, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, Washington University in St Louis, 2004
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2012
Emily Coberly
Voluntary Clinical Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Marco Colonna, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Robert Rock Belliveau MD Professor of Pathology
Professor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, Parma University, 1983
Leigh Anne Compton, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Centenary College of Louisiana, 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 2005
Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 2008
Joseph C. Corbo, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Genetics
Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Baccalaureatus, Stanford University, 1990
Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, 1990
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1997
Doctor of Medicine, University of California, 1999
Richard James Cote, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Paul and Ellen Lacy Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1980
Bridgit Crews, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Anesthesiology
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California Santa Barbara, 2006
Erika C Crouch, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professorship in Medical Education
Vice Chair - Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington, 1978
Doctor of Medicine, University of Washington, 1979
Suzanne Crumley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, Luther College Iowa, 2006
Doctor of Medicine, University of Iowa, 2011
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Sonika M Dahiya, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, 2000
Gautam Dantas, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Conan Professorship in Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
Co-Division Chief - Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Macalester College, 2000
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Washington, 2005
Louis P Dehner, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Pathology in Pediatrics
Bachelor of Arts, Washington University in St Louis, 1962
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 1966
George J Despotis, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Bachelor of Arts, Greenville College, 1981
Doctor of Medicine, Saint Louis University, 1985
Rebekah Dumm, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Delaware, 2015
Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 2020
Eric James Duncavage, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Division Chief - Division of Genomic and Molecular Pathology
Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1998
Doctor of Medicine, University of Tennessee, 2004
William Michael Dunne, Ph.D.
Voluntary Clinical Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1975
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1981
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Allison Rae Eberly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Chestnut Hill College, 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 2019
Charles S Eby, M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Duke University, 1977
Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, 1981
Brian T. Edelson, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 1995
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2004
Takeshi Egawa, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, Osaka University, 1994
Doctor of Philosophy, Osaka University, 2002
Ali Hassan Ellebedy, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Professor of Medicine
Leo Loeb Endowed Professor
Bachelor of Science, Cairo University, 2004
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2011
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Christopher William Farnsworth, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Bachelor of Science, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2009
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Rochester, 2017
Lijuan Feng, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology (Pending Dean Approval) (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Science and Technology of China (中国科学技术大学), 2010
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 2017
John Lawrence Frater, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Notre Dame, 1992
Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Ohio, 1996
Daved H Fremont, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1986
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California San Diego, 1993
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Joseph P. Gaut, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Ladenson Professorship in Pathology
Division Chief - Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology
Professor of Medicine
Bachelor of Arts, Washington University in St Louis, 1996
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2004
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2004
Daniel A Gibson, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (Pending Dean Approval) (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern California, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 2013
Susan Gilfillan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Denver, 1982
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1990
Jeffrey Ivan Gordon, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Dr Robert J Glaser Distinguished University Professor
Director - Center for Genome Sciences
Professor of Developmental Biology
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Public Health
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1969
Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 1973
Ann Marie Gronowski, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Oree M Carroll and Lillian B Ladenson Professor of Clinical Chemistry in Pathology and Immunology
Co-Division Chief - Division of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1985
Master of Science, Iowa State University, 1988
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1992
Brenda Jean Grossman, M.S., M.D.
Voluntary Clinical Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Ohio University-Main Campus, 1976
Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, 1980
Master of Science, Saint Louis University, 2003
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Allison Lynn Haas, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Bellarmine University, 2017
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 2023
Ian Sean Hagemann, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Assistant Dean for Admissions
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 2000
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2008
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2008
Claudia Han, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 2016
Scott A Handley, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Missouri State University (Formerly Southwest Missouri State), 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2006
Ted H Hansen, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1970
Master of Science, University of Michigan (Duplicate of University of Michigan Ann Arbor), 1972
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan (Duplicate of University of Michigan Ann Arbor), 1975
Anjum Hassan, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, Aga Khan University, 1989
Mai He, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, Fudan University (复旦大学), 1993
Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2001
Jasmin Herz, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Cologne (Koln), 2000
Master of Science, University of Cologne (Koln), 2004
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cologne (Koln), 2008
Matthew Charles Hibberd, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Public Health
Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 2007
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2016
Dana Ashley Hill, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1990
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 1994
Eric Huang, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Head of the Department of Pathology and Immunology
Joseph M. Davie Distinguished Professor
Doctor of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 1986
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1993
Andrew E. Hughes, Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington State University, 2017
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2019
Bachelor of Science, College of William and Mary
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Ronald R Jackups, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science, Washington University in St Louis, 2000
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008
Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008
Pari Jafari, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri Columbia, 2015
Doctor of Medicine, University of Chicago, 2020
Umang Jain, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Manipal University, 2007
Master of Science, Manipal University, 2009
Doctor of Philosophy, Dalhousie University, 2015
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Liang-I Kang, Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Delaware, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh, 2013
Doctor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 2014
Jonathan Kipnis, M.S., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Alan A and Edith L Wolff Distinguished Professor
Professor of Neurology
Professor of Neuroscience
Professor of Neurological Surgery
Director of the Brain Immunology and Glia Center
Bachelor of Science, Tel Aviv University, 1998
Master of Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, 1999
Doctor of Philosophy, Weizmann Institute of Science, 2004
Eynav Yafit Klechevsky, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, 2007
Hannah Rachel Krigman, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College, 1983
Doctor of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1988
Kilannin Cathleen Krysiak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2014
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Jack H Ladenson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, 1964
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Maryland-College Park, 1971
Dong Il Lee, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Georgia, 2012
Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2019
Yi-Shan Lee, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 2000
Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 2008
Cheryl Faye Lichti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, Hendrix College, 1988
Doctor of Philosophy, Duke University, 1993
Chieh-Yu Lin, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 2009
Chang Liu, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Surgery
Doctor of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College (北京协和医学院，formerly 中国协和医科大学), 2004
Doctor of Philosophy, Oregon Health & Science University, 2010
Ta-Chiang Liu, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, 1997
Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, 2003
Xiuli Liu, Ph.D., MBBS
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Foreign MD equivalent, Beijing University, 1990
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2002
Ulrike Lorenz, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Executive Director Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs
Doctor of Philosophy, Freie Universität Berlin, 1989
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Changqing Ma, Ph.D., MBBS
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Foreign MD equivalent, Peking University Health Science Center (北京大学医学部), 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Health System, 2005
Nathan McLamb, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Associate of Applied Science, Wake Technical Community College, 2009
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 2012
Doctor of Medicine, East Carolina University, 2016
Nidia Messias, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, Faculdade Medicina Estadual (ISEP), 1998
Daniel L. Miller, Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Missouri Columbia, 2014
Doctor of Medicine, University of Missouri Columbia, 2016
Patrick Fleming Morse, M.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Medicine, University of Missouri Columbia, 2020
Nima Mosammaparast, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science, University of Rochester, 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Virginia, 2005
Doctor of Medicine, University of Virginia, 2006
Kenneth M Murphy, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Eugene Opie First Centennial Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1984
Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1984
Theresa L Murphy, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Arizona, 1978
Doctor of Philosophy, Johns Hopkins University, 1983
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Julie Ann Neidich, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Pediatrics
Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1983
Christopher A Nelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1985
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 1994
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Eugene Merle Oltz, Ph.D.
Voluntary Research Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 1982
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1987
Catherine Laaripuoh Omosule, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Missouri Columbia, 2021
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Bijal A. Parikh, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2004
Doctor of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 2006
Jonathan Robert Brestoff Parker, M.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Skidmore College, 2008
Master of Science, University College Cork National University of Ireland, 2010
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 2016
Tomas Paulenda, M.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Master of Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, Charles University, 2020
Jacqueline Elise Payton, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Bradley University, 1996
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002
Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
Richard J. Perrin, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1992
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
Doctor of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004
Stephen P. Persaud, Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Cornell University, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2015
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2015
John David Pfeifer, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Bachelor of Arts, University of California, 1981
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1987
Doctor of Medicine, University of California, 1988
Jerome Prusa, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2013
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2021
Kali Meredith Pruss, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Dartmouth College, 2014
Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 2020
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Gwendalyn Jan Randolph, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Medicine
Unanue Distinguished Professor of Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Temple University, 1991
Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, 1995
Kodi S. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Robert L. Kroc Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Division Chief of IMM
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1992
Alejandro Reyes
Voluntary Research Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Jon H Ritter, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Minnesota State University-Mankato, 1983
Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 1988
Stephen Matthew Roper, M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Texas Tech University, 2004
Master of Science, Texas Tech University, 2007
Doctor of Philosophy, Medical University of South Carolina, 2015
Marianna B Ruzinova, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 2004
Doctor of Medicine, Cornell University, 2005
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Robert Edward Schmidt, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Division Chief - Division of Neuropathology
Bachelor of Arts, Washington University in St Louis, 1969
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 1976
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 1976
Robert D Schreiber, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Andrew M Bursky and Jane M Bursky Distinguished Professor
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Director of the Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs
Bachelor of Arts, State University of New York, 1968
Doctor of Philosophy, State University of New York, 1973
Molly Schroeder, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Bachelor of Science, Saint Louis University, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, Baylor College of Medicine, 2012
Katherine Elizabeth Schwetye, M.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Washington University in St Louis, 2002
Master of Science, Washington University in St Louis, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2011
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2011
Mitchell G Scott, M.S., Ph.D.
Voluntary Clinical Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Science, Washington University in St Louis, 1974
Master of Science, University of Missouri Columbia, 1977
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 1982
Alexey Sergushichev, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, ITMO University, 2016
Andrey S Shaw, M.D.
Voluntary Research Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1979
Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1984
Kathleen C Sheehan, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Notre Dame, 1980
Doctor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University, 1986
Cara L Shirai, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Southeast Missouri State University, 2002
Master of Science, Southeast Missouri State University, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Saint Louis University, 2010
Jean Simpson
Voluntary Clinical Professor of Pathology and Immunology
Igor Smirnov, D.V.M.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Moscow Veterinary Academy, 1993
Neetu Srivastava, M.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Master of Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Savitribai Phule Pune University, 2012
Hussein MH Sultan, D.Sc.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Science, Augusta University, 2017
Lulu Sun, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, McGill University, 2007
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 2016
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2016
Chanchal Sur Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Basel, 2014
Sanjay Joshua Swamidass, M.A., Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Bachelor of Science, University of California Irvine, 2000
Master of Arts, University of California, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 2007
Doctor of Medicine, University of California, 2009
Chung Ho Szeto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology & Immunology (Pending Dean Approval) (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge, 2023
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Michiko Taniguchi, M.S., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Royal Melbourne Inst of Tech, 1999
Master of Science, University of Southern California, 2002
Doctor of Philosophy, Kobe University, 2010
Suzanne Renee Thibodeaux, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Professor of Medicine
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas Health Sciences at San Antonio, 2011
Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences at San Antonio, 2013
Katarzyna Thompson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, Medical University of Gdansk, 2014
Nicole Tolan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology & Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, Albion College, 2005
Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 2009
Ning Tsao, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, National Taiwan University, 2015
Jackson S Turner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Tulsa, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2017
Jane Willman Turner, M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Saint Louis University, 1992
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Aayushi Uberoi, Ph.D., B.Eng
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Bachelor of Engineering, SRM University, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin Madison, 2017
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Steven John Van Dyken, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Calvin College, 1998
Doctor of Philosophy, University of San Diego, 2006
Herbert W Virgin, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor Emeritus of Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1977
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1985
Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1985
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Xiaoxiao Wan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Missouri Columbia, 2015
Yi Wang, Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Peking University (北京大学), 2008
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Mark A Watson, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Margaret Gladys Smith Professorship in Pathology and Immunology
Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1985
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis, 1992
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 1992
Daniel Morgan Webber, M.S., Ph.D., M.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Arkansas Main Campus, 2004
Master of Science, University of Arkansas Main Campus, 2006
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2017
Doctor of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 2017
Cody Hudson Weimholt, D.O.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri Columbia, 2005
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, A T Still University of Health Sciences, 2013
Anthony Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Arts, Occidental College, 2002
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Miami, 2014
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Melanie Leann Yarbrough, Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 2009
Lisa Yuen, Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Baccalaureatus, Washington University in St Louis, 2011
Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2018
Doctor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2020
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Pavel Zakharov, M.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Master of Science, Moscow State University, 2016
Doctor of Philosophy, Moscow State University, 2016
Mark A. Zaydman, Ph.D., M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Bachelor of Science, Case Western Reserve University, 2007
Doctor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis, 2016
Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University in St Louis
Jiasheng Zhang, Ph.D., MBBS
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (Pending Dean Approval) (primary appointment)
Foreign MD equivalent, Suzhou Medical College, 1983
Doctor of Philosophy, Kanazawa University, 2003
Xinming Zhuo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Immunology (Pending Dean Approval) (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, 2014
Bernd Heinrich Zinselmeyer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Immunology (primary appointment)
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Strathclyde, 2006
Pathology and Immunology Research Electives
For information about research opportunities available for students in Gateway EXPLORE or Gateway Phase 3, please visit the Research Lab Pages listings on the Department of Pathology & Immunology website.
PATH 8005 Autopsy Pathology (Clinical Elective)
This elective is designed to introduce students to autopsy pathology. Students will assist in performing autopsies and, together with the first-year pathology residents, will participate in all of the activities of the autopsy service including brain cutting, specialty microscopic conferences, and biweekly autopsy case conferences. Students will have the opportunity to review topics in forensic pathology. Students will be under the direction of senior pathology faculty.
Credit 2 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8010 Dermatopathology (Clinical Elective)
The student will be involved in all activities of the dermatopathology service. These include review, discussion, and sign-out of microscopic skin specimens. Sign-out occurs each day with a team that includes an attending, fellow, and residents from both dermatology and pathology. The medical student will work closely with the residents and fellow to preview cases prior to sign-out. Dermatology Grand Rounds is held Thursday mornings and is mandatory. Other learning opportunities include informal unknown slide sessions, consensus conferences, and journal clubs. Medical students will be required to complete at least one evidence-based medicine presentation during the rotation. The primary goal of this elective is to acquire basic competence in the diagnosis of skin diseases at the microscopic level.
Credit 4 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8015 Cytopathology (Clinical Elective)
This elective is designed to familiarize students with the discipline of cytopathology and to encourage the development of basic skills. Cytopathology impacts many different areas of patient care and medical practice. The cytopathology laboratory at Barnes-Jewish Hospital receives a broad range of medical cytology material involving fine needle aspiration biopsies (FNA), body fluids and Pap tests. As a result, the elective is beneficial for students considering a career in pathology and for students planning careers in internal medicine, surgery, OB-GYN, ENT and radiology. The focus of the experience can be customized based on the interest of the student. Desk space and a microscope are provided.
Students on the elective will:
1. Learn how patient specimens are received and processed
2. Acquire skills in the microscopic diagnosis of disease through active participation
3. Learn the role of the cytopathologist in the care and management of patients.
Students will have the opportunity to function as junior house staff managing their own cases with supervision from residents, fellows and attending cytopathologists. There are textbooks and extensive study sets to permit students to focus on specific areas of interest.
Credit 2 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8020 Molecular Pathology (Clinical Elective)
This elective is designed to introduce students to the field of molecular pathology, including established molecular diagnostics and Next Generation Sequencing clinical assays. Students will learn through observation in the laboratory, didactic sessions, resident and fellow presentations, sign-out with attending pathologists and clinical informatics workshops. Students will work with residents/fellows on the rotation and participate as part of the team.
Credit 4 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8030 Surgical Pathology (Clinical Elective)
This elective is designed to familiarize students with the discipline of surgical pathology and to encourage the development of basic skills in gross pathology and histopathological interpretation. The laboratory of surgical pathology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital receives a broad range of medical biopsy material in addition to specimens derived from the busy surgical subspecialty practices. As a result, this elective is beneficial not only for students considering a career in pathology but also for students planning careers in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, radiology, radiation oncology and dermatology. Students on this elective will: 1. Learn how patient specimens are received and processed 2. Acquire skills in the gross examination and microscopic diagnosis of disease through active participation 3. Learn the role of the pathologist in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative care and management of patients. Students will function as junior house staff managing their own cases with supervision from residents, fellows and attending pathologists. Students may also wish to participate in ongoing research projects within the department as time, and interest allows. At the end of the rotation, the students are required to do a formal case presentation for the residents, fellows and attending staff.
Credit 2 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8035 Introduction to Neuropathology (Clinical Elective)
The course is structured to give the student a full-time immersion in the specialty of neuropathology including both neurosurgical and neuroautopsy derived material. There are daily didactic sessions that cover the spectrum of neurological diseases, review gross and microscopic neuroanatomy, discuss approaches to the diagnosis of nervous system disease and point out the interrelationships of research to clinical problems. Multiple clinical conferences and diagnostic working sessions complement reading, use of a large microscopic divisional study set and project work. Time: 35 to 40 hours per week.
Credit 2 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8045 Clinical Laboratory Medicine (Clinical Elective)
This elective rotation is designed to teach the student how clinical laboratory assays are used in the diagnosis of disease and to understand the quality assurance tools the laboratory utilizes to assure the reliability of tests. The elective includes rotations through a variety of clinical laboratories including clinical chemistry, clinical microbiology, hematopathology, molecular pathology, and transfusion medicine. During the elective the student will have a daily schedule, which includes didactic sessions with faculty and regular interactions with house staff. Some examples of useful clinical skills acquired during the experience include: morphologic review of peripheral blood smears and bone marrow biopsies; interpretation of coagulation tests, biomarkers of cardiac damage and serum protein electrophoresis patterns; identification of infectious organisms; and appropriate use of blood component therapy and therapeutic apheresis. The rotation culminates with a case discussion presented by the medical student which focuses on application of clinical laboratory evaluations to direct patient care.
Credit 4 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 8170 OBGYN Pathology (Clinical Elective)
This elective stresses the principles of anatomic pathology when applied to operative material in obstetrics and gynecology. The subintern will examine gross and microscopic specimens in the ob-gyn pathology lab and review pertinent literature with a senior pathologist. Ample time will be available for attending regular conferences in ob-gyn and pathology.
Credit 2 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year
PATH 9100 Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation (ACR)
The purpose of the Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation involves the development of expertise related to diagnostic pathology and laboratory testing in a well-supervised teaching environment. ACR students are under the supervision of anatomic pathology and laboratory medicine residents, fellows and attending pathologists. ACR students have the same daily schedules as first year anatomic pathology/clinical pathology residents. They are assigned the primary workup of patient specimens or patients on each sign-out day. An approach to the specimen or patient and required follow up or ancillarytesting is planned in consultation with the resident, fellow or attending physician. The trainees assume the primary responsibility for generating any required reports and communication with other healthcare providers. As for most entering residents, there is no formal after-hours call schedule. Students attend the same conferences as the house staff.
Credit 4 units.
Typical periods offered: Medicine Year