Patricia G. Wasserman

Professor
Pathology & Cell Biology
Columbia University
United States of America

Professor Pathology
Biography

"Dr Wasserman’s research and professional interests involve all aspects of Cytopathology, especially thyroid disorders, head and neck neoplasms, and cervical cancer diagnosis and management. She serves as the Director of Cytopathology at Columbia University Medical Center where she specializes in the cytological diagnosis of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders. She is board-certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and obtained Added Qualification in Cytopathology by the American Board of Pathology. She received her medical degree with Honors from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in Argentina. Following her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, and fellowship in Cytopathology, at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, she joined Long Island Jewish Medical Center where she served as the Chief of the Division of Cytopathology. In 1999, she organized an independent Cytopathology fellowship-training program in the Department of Pathology and became the Director of the Cytopathology Fellowship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. In 2009, she was named Senior Director of the Division of Cytopathology at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System. In 2009, she received a Joint Appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders at NSLIJHS. Dr. Wasserman is actively involved in several professional societies, including College of American Pathologists, American Society of Cytopathology, International Academy of Cytology, Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology and American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. In 2012, Dr. Wasserman has been elected to serve as a Member of the Executive Board of the American Society of Cytopathology. She served as the ASC’s Chair of the Cytopathology Program Directors Committee, Member of the Continuing Education Oversight Committee and Member of the Foundation Board. From 2006 to 2012, she has been a Member of the College of American Pathologists Cytopathology Resource Committee where she was the co-editor of the FNA Online Educational Program. Dr. Wasserman served as a Member of the Education and QA Committee of the International Academy of Cytology and as a Member of the Pathology Committee of the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Dr. Wasserman authored over sixty publications and abstracts and contributed to three book chapters. Her publications are included in peer-reviewed journals such as Acta Cytologica, Diagnostic Cytopathology, Cancer Cytopathology, Archives of Pathology and CytoJournal."

Research Intrest

Cytopathology

List of Publications
Bajaj J, Sugrue C, Morgenstern N, Wasserman J, Wasserman P(2012)Clinical Impact of Second Opinion in Thyroid FNA - A Study of 922 Inter-institutional Consultations. Diagn Cytopathol 40: 422-430.
Booth C, Bashleben C, Filomena C, Means M, Wasserman P,et al.(2013) Monitoring and Ordering Practices for Human Papillomavirus in Cervical Cytology. Findings from the College of American Pathologists Gynecologic Cytopathology Quality Consensus Conference Working Group 5. Arch Pathol Lab Med 137: 214-219.
Davey DD and Wasserman P(2013) Cytopathology Fellowship Outcomes Assessment: Milestones and Evaluation Toolboxes. Cancer Cytopath 121:638-643.