Ruth Katz, M.D. - Clinical Pathology

Dr. Katz is board certified in anatomical and clinical pathology with added qualifications in cytopathology. Her major laboratory interests are in cytopathology of the bladder, fine needle aspiration, lymphoma, pancreas image analysis, FISH and surrogate endpoint biomarkers for chemoprevention.

Education:

• Medical School: University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Residency (Anatomical Pathology): New England Medical Center Hospital, Boston, MA
• Residency (Anatomical Pathology): University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Residency (Hematopathology): University of Cape Town, South Africa
• Fellowship (Laboratory Medicine): The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
• Fellowship ( Cytopathology): The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Selected References:

1. Gokaslan S, Zhang H-Z, Ro J, Grossman B, Kidd L, Katz RL: Evaluation of tumour-associated antigens (TAA's) as prognostic and diagnostic markers in transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) in urinary tract cytology and corresponding biopsy specimens. Presented at the International Academy of Pathology, March 1995, Mod Pathol 76A.

2. Katz RL, Sinkre PA, Zhang H-Z, Kidd L, Johnston D. The clinical significance of negative and equivocal urinary bladder cystology alone and in combination with DNA image analysis and cystoscopy. Cancer Cytopathol 81/6:354-364, 1997.

3. Boerner SL, Katz RL. On the origins of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance: the evolution of a diagnostic term. Advan Anatom Pathol (4):221-232, 1997.

4. Shin HJ, Kidd L, Katz RL: Comparison of DNA image analysis in Ki-1 anaplastic large cell lymphoma (Ki-1) and Hodgkin's disease (HD). Presented at the International Academy of Pathology, March 1995, Mod pathol 168A.

5. Erler BS, Katz RL: Discrimination of reactive lymphoid hyperplasia and low cytologic grade B-cell lymphomas using nuclear image analysis of fine needle aspiration cytology preparations. Presented at the international Academy of Pathology, March 1995, Mod Pathol 164A.