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Office
200 Lothrop St
Rm A608
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-383-7498
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1997 - 2001
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 71 citationsLack of Fas antagonism by Met in human fatty liver disease.Chunbin Zou, Jihong Ma, Xue Wang, Lida Guo, Zhenqi Zhu
Nature Medicine. 2007-09-01 - 18 citationsAn online readability analysis of pathology-related patient education articles: an opportunity for pathologists to educate patientsArpan V. Prabhu, Christopher Kim, Tudor Crihalmeanu, David R. Hansberry, Nitin Agarwal
Human Pathology. 2017-07-01 - 175 citationsGlutathione Peroxidase 3, Deleted or Methylated in Prostate Cancer, Suppresses Prostate Cancer Growth and MetastasisYan P. Yu, Guoying Yu, George C. Tseng, Kathleen Cieply, Joel Nelson
Cancer Research. 2007-09-01
Grant Support
- A Novel Regulator Of Pl-3-Kinase In Human Liver CancerNational Cancer Institute2009–2010
- A Novel Regulator Of Pi-3-Kinase In Human Liver CancerNational Cancer Institute2004–2007
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