RossitzaZLazovaMD

Dermatopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pathology

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Office
9060 E Via Linda Ste 150
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Phone+1 480-275-2494

Fax+1 408-558-7949

I am a board certified dermatopathologist with special interest in Spitz nevi, Spitzoid malignant melanomas, and Atypical Spitzoid neoplasms. My latest research incorporates a new and very promising method of studying melanocytic lesions - Mass Spectrometry. Our study in Mass Spec was able to differentiate Spitz nevi from Spitzoid melanomas based on proteomic differences. In 2008 I founded the Yale Spitzoid Neoplasm Repository with more than 3,000 specimens including many from other countries. I offer consultation services and ancillary mass spectrometry study on difficult melanocytic lesions, particularly Spitzoid. More information can be found at http://medicine.yale.edu/dermatology/spitzoid/index.aspx

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Dermatopathology, 1995 - 1997
University of RochesterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1992 - 1996
Medical University of Sofia FOMClass of 1985

PubMed

233 citations
Punctate LC3B expression is a common feature of solid tumors and associated with proliferation, metastasis and poor outcome.
Rossitza Lazova, Robert L. Camp, Vincent Klump, Summar Siddiqui, Ravi K. Amaravadi
Clinical Cancer Research. 2012-01-15
104 citations
Self Double-Stranded (ds)DNA Induces IL-1β Production from Human Monocytes by Activating NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Presence of Anti–dsDNA Antibodies
Min Sun Shin, Youna Kang, Naeun Lee, Elizabeth Wahl, Sang Hyun Kim
Journal of Immunology. 2013-02-15
77 citations
Imaging Mass Spectrometry – a new and promising method to differentiate Spitz nevi from Spitzoid malignant melanomas
Rossitza Lazova, Erin H. Seeley, Megan Keenan, Ralitza Gueorguieva, Richard M. Caprioli
The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 2012-02-01

Journal Articles

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Regulates U1‐snRNP Immune Complex Mediated Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome
Rossitza Lazova, Richard Bucala, Insoo Kang, Arthritis & Rheumatology