SumireKKitaharaMD

Pathology • West Hollywood, CA

Hematopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Associate Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Director, Special Testing & Flow Cytometry; Associate Fellowship Director, Hematopathology

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Office
8700 Beverly Blvd
# 8709
West Hollywood, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-5471

Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Hematopathology, 2010 - 2011
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2006 - 2010
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2006

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
American Board of Pathology Hematopathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Past President Los Angeles Society of Pathologists
Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in mechanical circulatory support device patients
Chelsea Halprin, Lawrence S.C. Czer, R. Cole, Dominic Emerson, Fardad Esmailian
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2021-09-17
5 citations
Expression of S100 protein in CD4-positive T-cell lymphomas is often associated with T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia
Nidhi Aggarwal, Tawatchai Pongpruttipan, Snehal B Patel, Michael G. Bayerl, Serhan Alkan
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2015-12-01
1 citations
Proliferative Clonal T-Cell Infiltrate Mimicking a Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Arising in Active Regression of Melanoma.
Andrew Siref, Sumire Kitahara, Bonnie Balzer
The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 2021-07-20

Committees

Hematopathology Committee, CAP 2021 - Present