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Department of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
S-417 BST
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412) 648-1260


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Department of Pathology - Faculty


Lydia C. Contis, M.D.

Dr. Contis is a member of the Division of Hematopathology. More information about this division is available here.

Office Location:
Suite G300
UPMC-PUH
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Contact Information:
Office Telephone: (412) 647-0264
Fax: (412) 647-4008
E-mail Address: contislc@upmc.edu

Research Interests:

Dr. Contis' interests are in hematopathology, specifically the evaluation of peripheral blood and bone marrow of adults and children. Dr. Contis is also interested in laboratory operation as well as informatics as it pertains to laboratory automation.

Selected Publications:

Chung W, Contis L. Bone marrow findings in patients under erythropoietin therapy, including cases mimicking AML-M6. Am J Clin Pathol 1999 (in press).

Melachrinov M, Contis L, Locker J. PCR strategy for detection of clonality in B-lineage neoplasms and comparison with Southern blot. Mod Pathol 1999; 12: 143A.

Lynch E, Contis L, Clarke M. Tetraploidy in adult acute myelogenous leukemia. Cancer Genetics Cytogenetics 1996; 86: 107-115.

Quintana P, Contis L, Kohler L, Penchansky L. Thrombocytosis in a sickle cell patient. Arch Ped Adolesc Med 1996; 763-764.

See the PowerPoint Presentation given at the Diagnostic Pathology Conference of January 17, 2002.



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