Changcheng Zhu
Thoracic pathology, Head & Neck Pathology, Gynecological Pathology and Lung Transplant Pathology<br /><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Lung cancer<br />
Thoracic pathology, Head & Neck Pathology, Gynecological Pathology and Lung Transplant Pathology<br /><quillbot-extension-portal></quillbot-extension-portal>
Lung cancer<br />
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<li>Jui Choudhuri, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong> (2019). Skin Nodules in a 40-year-old Caribbean Man: What Can We Learn about Adult T-cell Leukemia/Lymphoma in the United States? <strong>American Society for Clinical Pathology Case Reports. </strong>April 2019.</li>
<li>Etan Marks, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>(2018). Duodenal-type Follicular Lymphoma: A Clinicopathologic Review. <strong>Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine </strong>142 (4): 542-547.</li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Evan Kulbacki, Endi Wang (2018). Delayed diagnosis of Type B Niemann-Pick Disease in a 31-year-old Caucasian woman. <strong>Hematopathology.</strong>1-4</li>
<li>Evan Himchak, Etan Marks, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Yanhua Wang (2018). Did I miss it? Discovering Hidden Co-existing Hematological Neoplasms: A Single Institutional Review of 100 Collision Tumors. <strong>International Journal of Surgical Pathology.</strong> 26(4):296-305</li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong> (2018). Chronic myeloid leukemia blast phase with erythroid differentiation in a twenty-year-old male patient presented with hematemesis. <strong>American Society for Clinical Pathology Case Reports. </strong>April 2018.</li>
<li>Etan Marks, Yanhua Wang, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Joseph Susa, Mark Jacobson, D. Yitzchak Goldstein (2018). Specific TCR Gene Rearrangements in Mycosis Fungoides: Does Advanced Clinical Stage Show A Preference? <strong>Journal of Clinical Pathology.</strong> 2018;71:1072-1077</li>
<li>Urvi Shah, Sengotuvel Viswanathan, Beamon Agarwal, Aditi Shastri, Ioannis Mantzaris, Murali Janakiram, Noah Kornblum, Ira Braunschweig, Amit K. Verma, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, John F. Reinus, Olga Derman (2018). Sinusoidal-Obstruction Syndrome (SOS) in Multiple Myeloma with Renal Failure. <strong>Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, </strong>Published online Dec 3, 2018 </li>
<li>Etan Marks, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Yanhua Wang (2017). CD117 (KIT) is a Useful Marker in The Diagnosis of Plasmablastic Plasma Cell Myeloma. <strong>Histopathology.</strong> 71(1):81-88.</li>
<li>Zhonghua Li, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, John G. Pizzolo, and Yanhua Wang (2017). Utilization of Cytospin Slides in Flow Cytometry Laboratory: A Tool for Correlation of Morphology and Immunophenotype. <strong>Journal of Hematopathology.</strong> 10(2): 55-63.</li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Xiaoxian Zhao, Lisa Durkin, Heesun Joyce Rogers, Eric D Hsi (2016). Aberrant activation-induced cytidine deaminase expression in Philadelphia chromosome-positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. <strong>Human Pathology.</strong> 52:173-8</li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Andrew J Rand, Jennifer H Crow, Joseph O Moore, Anand S Lagoo (2015). Blast phase in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is skewed towards unusual blast types in patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs): a comparative study of 67 cases. <strong>American Journal of Clinical Pathology. </strong>143(1):105-19. </li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Endi Wang (2014). Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a clinicopathologic review. <strong>Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine</strong>. 138(4):564-9.</li>
<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Yang Shi</strong></span>, Endi Wang (2015). Hepatosplenic T-Cell Lymphoma: A Clinicopathologic Review with an Emphasis on Diagnostic Differentiation from Other T-Cell/Natural Killer-Cell Neoplasms. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 139(9):1173-80. </li>
<li>Miglena Komforti, <strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Maggie Stocker, Endi Wang (2014). Suspicious mammographic masses in the breast of a 65-year-old female: Splenosis in an unusual body site due to a remote ballistic trauma. <strong>British Journal of Haematology</strong>. 167(2):148</li>
<li><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yang Shi</span></strong>, Evan Kulbacki, David H.K. Chui, Endi Wang (2013). Gigantic splenomegaly in a 27-year-old male of South-East Asian descent with concurrent diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasm and hemoglobin H disease. <strong>European Journal of Haematology.</strong> 91(3):284-5.</li>
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Reproductive and medical genetics, specifically prenatal and preconception consultation and testing and consultation and testing for hereditary cancer syndromes.
Principal investigator on a multi-center study investigating the genetic etiologies of non-immune fetal hydrops (NIHF). In addition, I participate in studies examining access to genetic consultation and testing pre- and post-pandemic
<p>Sara Schonfeld Rabin-Havt, MD, FACOG, FACMG is an attending physician and assistant professor in the division of Reproductive and Medical Genetics at Montefiore Einstein. Her clinical focus lies in prenatal and preconception genetic counseling, screening and testing; prenatal diagnosis; evaluation of recurrent pregnancy loss; genetic counseling and testing for hereditary cancer syndromes.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University (2005) and her Doctor of Medicine from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine (2009), Dr. Rabin-Havt came to Montefiore Einstein to complete residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s Health (2013). She worked as a generalist in private practice before returning to Montefiore Einstein to complete a residency in medical genetics and genomics (2019).</p><p>Building on her clinical focus, Dr. Rabin-Havt is a principal investigator on a multi-center study investigating the genetic etiologies of non-immune fetal hydrops (NIHF). In addition, she participates in resident, fellow and medical student education and has been inducted into the Leo M. Davidoff Society for Outstanding Achievement in medical student teaching at Einstein. Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.</p><p>Dr. Rabin-Havt is a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) and the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG). She has served as a board member of the NYS Genetics Task Force and a committee member of the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) committee on Social, Ethical, and Legal issues (SELI). She was a member of the curriculum committee of the CREOG Cancer Genetics Curriculum which is available to OB/GYN residents nationwide.</p><p>Dr. Rabin-Havt is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG).</p>
<p>Dr. Pollack treats patients with infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, adolescent/pediatric gynecology issues, menopause, premature ovarian failure and other reproductive endocrine issues at Montefiore’s Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Health in Hartsdale, NY. At this state of the art IVF center, she performs all assisted reproductive technology treatments. . According to CDC data for 2012, 1.5 percent of babies born in the US are conceived by IVF, and this number is expected to increase. Women have a wide range of issues, including problems with ovulation, tubal infertility, endometriosis and congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract.</p>
Infertility, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI), in vitro Fertilization (IVF), Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT), Fertility Preservation, Third-Party Reproduction (including oocyte, sperm, and embryo donation), Reproductive Anomalies, Turner Syndrome, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Surgery to repair the uterus and fallopian tubes, Pediatric/Adolescent Gynecology<br />Research
Dr. Pollack's research interests include medical education and fertility treatment outcome studies. Her most recent studies have used the annual Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART) clinical summary report to assess various IVF treatments and results at a national level.
<p>Staci E. Pollack, MD, MS, is the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolgy & Women’s Health and an Associate Professor at Montefiore-Einstein. A large portion of her time is towards educating the next generation of doctors, as the OBGYN Clerkship Director, Acting Internship/Electives Director and Reproductive Systems and Human Sexuality Course Director. Dr. Pollack’s clinical focus is on reproductive endocrinology, infertility, fertility preservation, pediatric and adolescent gynecology, reproductive anomalies, recurrent pregnancy loss, Turner syndrome, primary ovarian insufficiency and genetic conditions causing menstrual irregularities or infertility, including Kallmann syndrome.</p><p>After earning her Bachelor of Arts in biology and genetics at Cornell University College of Arts & Sciences in 1987, Dr. Pollack attended State University of New York at Buffalo, earning her Master of Science in natural sciences and biology in 1988. She then pursued her Doctor of Medicine at State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn-Downstate, earning her degree in 1992. She started her postdoctoral training with a four-year internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale-New Haven Hospital, which she completed in 1996. Following this, she pursued a two-year fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, completing it in 1998.</p><p>Dr. Pollack’s research is related to fertility treatments and medical education research. She has shared her work in several peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and abstracts, as well as through many invited presentations nationally. Dr. Pollack is also an ad hoc reviewer for several journals including Fertility and Sterility, the American Journal of Medical Genetics and Maturitas.</p><p>Dr. Pollack is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. She is an active member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, and the Association of Professors of Gynecology & Obstetrics, serving on many national committees for these organizations. She has been recognized several times for her training and mentorship, including receiving the Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for outstanding achievement in the teaching of medical students in 2003 and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Service Award in 2017.</p>
Dr. Plewniak’s clinical focus is the gynecologic care of women. She primarily treats women with abnormal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her clinical interests include laparoscopy, robotics, hysteroscopy in the office and surgical teaching.
Dr. Plewniak’s research has been focused on the patient experience leading up to and after surgery as well as approaches to optimizing patient outcomes and satisfaction.
<p>Kari M. Plewniak, MD, is Attending Physician at Montefiore and Assistant Professor at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Plewniak’s clinical focus is the gynecologic care of women. She primarily treats women with abnormal bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis and pelvic pain. Her clinical interests include laparoscopy, robotics, hysteroscopy in the office and surgical teaching.</p><p>After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester in 2008, Dr. Plewniak attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine, receiving her Doctor of Medicine in 2013. For her postdoctoral training, she completed a four-year residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2017, followed by a two-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in 2019.</p><p>Dr. Plewniak’s research has been focused on the patient experience leading up to and after surgery as well as approaches to optimizing patient outcomes and satisfaction. She has produced several book chapters, and her research findings have been published in reviewed publications.</p><p>Dr. Plewniak received the Louis Burke Award for Excellence in Colposcopy in 2017. In 2018 and 2019, she received the Leo Davidoff Society Award for excellence in medical student education. She is board certified and a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.</p>
<p>Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery</p>
<p>Advanced Gynecologic Ultrasound</p>
<p>Individualized, Patient-Centered Care</p>
<p>Uterine Fibroids, Adenomyosis, Endometriosis, Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Pelvic Pain, Myofascial Pain, Endometrial polyps, Abnormal PAP Smears, Cervical Dysplasia, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), Infertiilty, Vulvar disorders.</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Publications and Abstracts </strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Palmer S</strong>, Greenburg JA. Transcervical sterilization: A comparison of Essure permanent birth control system and Adiana permanent contraception system. Rev Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Spring;2(2):84-92.</p>
<p><strong>Palmer S</strong>, Chudnoff S, Levie M. Knowledge of Basic Electrosurgical Principles: A Survey of Surgeons Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Resident Research Day June 2008</p>
<p>AAGL 38th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Nov 2009 Levie M, Chudnoff S, <strong>Palmer S</strong>. Hysteroscopic Placement of Essure Device in an Office Setting: A Critical Analysis</p>
<p>AAGL 37th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology Nov 2008 Blackwood A, Young M, Schuchter L , Guerry D, Dhulipala R , <strong>Palmer S</strong>, Ganguly A. Multiple Primary Melanoma, Family History, and Germline Mutations in CDKN2A. 1999 ASCO Annual Meeting</p>