Pedram Argani

Professor
Pathology - Surgical Pathology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
United States of America

Professor Pathology
Biography

Dr. Pedram Argani is a professor of pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is breast pathology, where he reviews approximately 1,000 breast consultation cases each year. He is internationally recognized as an expert anatomic pathologist. Dr. Argani serves as the director and principal consultant of the Breast Pathology Service in the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University. He earned his M.D. from University of Pennsylvania Health System School of Medicine where he also completed his residency in anatomic pathology. Dr. Argani performed a fellowship in oncologic and molecular pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Argani is a member of the steering committee of the Breast Center at Johns Hopkins. He is on the editorial board of numerous scientific journals, including the American Journal of Surgical Pathology, the American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Modern Pathology, and the International Journal of Surgical Pathology. Dr. Argani won the Arthur Purdy Stout Prize from the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology for his contributions to the advancement of diagnostic pathology.

Research Intrest

Breast cancer genetics; Breast cancer; Kidney cancer; Biliary cancer

List of Publications
Judson, K.; Argani, P. Intraductal spread by metastatic islet cell tumor (well-differentiated pancreatic endocrine neoplasm) involving the breast of a child, mimicking a primary mammary carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2006 Jul;30(7):912-918.
Hansel, D.E.; Meeker, A.K.; Hicks, J.; De Marzo, A.M.; Lillemoe, K.D.; Schulick, R.; Hruban, R.H.; Maitra, A.; Argani, P. Telomere length variation in biliary tract metaplasia, dysplasia, and carcinoma. Mod Pathol. 2006 Jun;19(6):772-779.
Gallicchio, L.; McSorley, M.A.; Newschaffer, C.J.; Thuita, L.W.; Argani, P.; Hoffman, S.C.; Helzlsouer, K.J. Flame-broiled food, NAT2 acetylator phenotype, and breast cancer risk among women with benign breast disease. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Sep;99(2):229-233.
Gallicchio, L.; Berndt, S.I.; McSorley, M.A.; Newschaffer, C.J.; Thuita, L.W.; Argani, P.; Hoffman, S.C.; Helzlsouer, K.J. Polymorphisms in estrogen-metabolizing and estrogen receptor genes and the risk of developing breast cancer among a cohort of women with benign breast disease. BMC Cancer. 2006;6:173.
Fenton, H.; Carlile, B.; Montgomery, E.A.; Carraway, H.; Herman, J.; Sahin, F.; Su, G.H.; Argani, P. LKB1 protein expression in human breast cancer. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2006 Jun;14(2):146-153.