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Office
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224Phone+1 410-550-0100Fax+1 410-550-0101
Summary
- Dr. Zahra Maleki is an Associate Professor of pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Division of Cytopathology.
She obtained her medical degree from Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. She completed Pathology residency in Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, followed by her first fellowship in surgical pathology at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She completed her second fellowship in Cytopathology at the University of Miami School Of Medicine. She is board certified in Anatomical pathology, Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology.
Dr. Maleki’ s areas of research interests include head/neck cytopathology including high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) related head and neck carcinomas, salivary gland cytopathology and lung neoplasms. Her focus is on integrating cytomorphologic features, immunoprofile and molecular aspects of the head and neck and lung neoplasms to improve patient care by optimizing diagnosis and prognosis of the related neoplasms. She is the author or the co-author of several cytopathology books including the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology and has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers in pathology. She has presented numerous lectures nationally and internationally.
She is an active committee member at the American society of Cytopathology, the United States and Canadian academy of Pathology, and College of American Pathologists.
Dr. Maleki is in editorial board of several pathology journals.
Education & Training
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Cytopathology, 2006 - 2007
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Surgical PathologyFellowship, Selective Pathology, 2004 - 2005
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1999 - 2005
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2007 - 2025
- DC State Medical License 2022 - 2024
- VA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Pathology Cytopathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsComparison of Cervical Cancer Screen Results on Female-to-Male Transgender Patients With Female Patients.Katelynn Davis, Regina Kwon, Ashleigh Graham, Marissa J. White, Zahra Maleki
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2021-10-07 - 8 citationsp16 immunostaining in cytology specimens: its application, expression, interpretation, and challengesEfrain A. Ribeiro, Zahra Maleki
Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2021-07-01 - 10 citationsPER3 VNTR polymorphism in Multiple Sclerosis: A new insight to impact of sleep disturbances in MSMasoud Golalipour, Zahra Maleki, Touraj Farazmandfar, Majid Shahbazi
Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2017-10-01
Journal Articles
- The Differential Diagnosis in Nonlymphoproliferative Malignant Pleural Effusion Cytopathology and Its Correlation with Patients’ DemographicsErika F Rodriguez, Zahra Maleki, Acta Cytologica
- Epigenetically Regulated PAX6 Drives Cancer Cells Toward a Stem-like State via GLI-SOX2 Signaling Axis in Lung AdenocarcinomaWilliam N Rom, Harvey I Pass, Zahra Maleki, Nature
- Utility of Preoperative Fine Needle Aspiration in Parotid LesionsWayne M Koch, David W Eisele, Carole Fakhry, William H Westra, Christine G Gourin, Zahra Maleki, The Laryngoscope
Press Mentions
- Young Scientist in Training ProgramSeptember 21st, 2021
Committees
- Chair Membership Committee, American Society of Cytopathology 2021 - Present
Professional Memberships
- American Society of CytopathologyMember
- Member
- International Society of CytologyMember
Other Languages
- Farsi
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/zahra-maleki
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