Fattaneh  Tavassoli, M.D.

Training:

1968-1972 Medical School: St. Louis University, (M.D. Degree)
1972-1973 Pathology Intern: Barnes Hospital & Washington University School
of Medicine, (Anatomic and Experimental Pathology)
1973-1974 Pathology Resident: Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
1974-1975 Surgical Pathology Resident, Barnes Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
1975-1976 Fellowship: St. John's Mercy Medical Center, Gynecologic Pathology

Expertise:

Internationally recognized expert and an authority in breast and gynecologic pathology, Dr. Tavassoli is the author of two editions of Pathology of the Breast, a comprehensive textbook on breast pathology and a gold standard on the topic; she is currently working on the 3rd edition. She is also co-editor of the World Health Organization Atlas on Tumours of the Breast and Female Genital Tract : Pathology and Genetics- a global standard for classification of tumors. Her most recent work, the AFIP fascicle on Tumors of the Breast will be out in 2008. She has over 170 articles in peer reviewed journals and numerous chapters in addition to the books noted above.

Dr. Tavassoli has a busy consultation service serving as a national and international consultant for challenging lesions of breast, ovary, uterus, vulva and vagina.

A strong advocate of education in pathology, Dr. Tavassoli has organized and taught a variety of courses and slide seminars worldwide and created a computer based expert system in breast pathology; she is a sought after speaker and educator around the world.

Dr. Tavassoli is the Director of fellowship program in Gyn and Breast Pathology.

Research Interests:

Special types of breast carcinoma including the basal-like carcinomas; Molecular alterations in intraepithelial neoplasias and invasive mammary carcinomas; Genetics differences between necrotic variant and common types of lobular intraepithelial neoplasia; Diagnostic and Prognostic markers for breast and ovarian carcinoma; Impact of micro and macroenvironment on mammary carcinogenesis and progression of carcinoma; Protein expression profile of mammary and ovarian carcinomas.

Professional Service:

JOURNAL EDITORIAL BOARD-Current: International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology; Inter. J Surg Pathol; The Breast Journal; - Past: Modern Pathology; Human Pathology; Annal of Surgical Pathology

Society Services: Dr. Tavassoli is a member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists' Capitol Connections Pathology Advocacy Group, QM Anatomic Pathology Expert Review Panel and served two terms on the ASCP's Council on Anatomic Pathology. She has served on the NCI/NIH consensus workshop on rodent mammary cancer model terminology and the Consensus Workshop on Terminology of Endocrine Tumors of the Cervix; Moderator of the Gyn Specialty Conf of US-Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP); Co-Director of Long Course on Breast Pathology and short courses on various gynecologic pathology topics for USCAP; served as member at large for the International Society of Gynecologic Pathology

Society Membership: USCAP; International Academy of Pathology; American Society of Clinical Pathologists; College of American Pathologists; International Society of Gynecologic Pathology; Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists; Arias Stella Society of Gynecologic Pathologists

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