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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


Rajiv Dhir, M.D.


Dr. Dhir is a member of the Division of Anatomic Pathology. More information about this division is available here .

Office Location:
Room Room WG 072
UPMC Shadyside Hospital

Contact Information:
Office Phone: (412) 623-1321
Beeper: (412) 765-8600
E-Mail: dhirr@msx.upmc.edu

Research Interests:

GU Pathology, Tissue Banking and Tissue microarry

Selected Publications:

Paul B, Dhir R, Landsittel D, Hitchens MR, Getzenberg RH. Detection of prostate cancer with a blood-based assay for early prostate cancer antigen. Cancer Res. 2005 May 15;65(10):4097-100.

Chandran UR, Dhir R, Ma C, Michalopoulos G, Becich MJ, Gilbertson JR. Differences in gene expression in prostate cancer, normal appearing prostate tissue adjacent to cancer and prostate tissue from cancer free organ donors. BMC Cancer. 2005 May 13;5(1):45

Datta MW, Dhir R, Dobbin K, Bosland MC, Melamed J, Becich MJ, Orenstein JM, Kajdacsy-Balla AA, Patel A, Macias V, Berman JJ. Prostate cancer in patients with screening serum prostate specific antigen values less than 4.0 ng/dl: results from the cooperative prostate cancer tissue resource. J Urol. 2005 May;173(5):1546-51.

Dhir R, Richter JE. Erythromycin in the short- and long-term control of dyspepsia symptoms in patients with gastroparesis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2004 Mar;38(3):237-42.

Dhir R, Vietmeier B, Arlotti J, Acquafondata M, Landsittel D, Masterson R, Getzenberg RH. Early identification of individuals with prostate cancer in negative biopsies. J Urol. 2004 Apr;171(4):1419-23.



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