Karen S Gustafson, MD, PhD

Dr. Gustafson joins the the Fox Chase Pathology Department as of July 2009, from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

I chose Fox Chase so that I could be part of an institution that focuses on cancer patient care and research. Expert pathologists within the Department of Pathology work closely with each other and with clinical and research colleagues to accomplish this goal.

My research interests are in the areas of cancer epigenetics and molecular biomarker development using cytologic samples. The Keystone Programs in Epigenetics and Stem Cell Progenitors and Personalized Risk and Prevention at Fox Chase provide unique opportunities for research collaborations.

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Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111-2497

To make an appointment, call:
215-728-3675.

For general information, call:
1-888-FOX CHASE.
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Clinical Expertise:

Gynecologic Cytopathology and Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies

Medical Education:

MD, PhD (Biomedical Sciences), University of Minnesota Medical Scientist Training Program, Minneapolis, MN, 1998

Residency:

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2002

Fellowships:

Cytopathology Fellow, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2004;
Surgical Pathology Fellow, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA, 2003

Certifications:

American Board of Pathology, Cytopathology, 2004;
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology, 2002

Professional Societies:

College of American Pathologists;
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology;
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology;
American Society of Cytopathology

Awards:

H.T. Enterline Fellowship in Surgical Pathology Award, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2003

Publications:

Recent Publications

Research Interests:

Cancer epigentics; Cervical cancer; Molecular Biomarker Development using cytologic samples