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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


Amal Kanbour-Shakir, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr. Kanbour-Shakir is Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and a member of the Division of Gynecologic Pathology at Magee-Womens Hospital

Office Location:
Rm. 4135
Magee-Womens Hospital
300 Halket Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Contact Information:
Office Phone: (412) 641-1799
Fac: (412) 641-1675
Email: Aakanbour-shakir@mail.magee.edu

Research Interests:

Dr. Kanbour-Shakir's interest is studying the pathogenesis, oncogenesis, host interaction, molecular biology and immunogenetics of ovarian, endometrial and breast cancer and disease. Current angiogenesis and kinases, and genetic instability in breast disease and cancer, ovarian epithelial tumors, endometrial tumors and cancer cytopathology.

Selected Publications:

Fader AN, Edwards RP, Cost M, Kanbour-Shakir A, Kelley JP, Schwartz B, Sukumvanich P, Comerci J, Sumkin J, Rohan LC: Prediction of Lymph Node Metastasis in Early-stage Cervical Cancer Following Sentinel Lymph Node Surgery: Utility of Intraoperative Versus Postoperative Assessment. J. Gynecologic Oncology, J. Gynecologic Oncology, 111:13-17, 2008.

Gur, A S, Unal B, Edington H, Kanbour-Shakir A, Soran A: Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia (PASH) of the Breast: Intraductal Appearance. J of Obstet Gynecol Research, Aug;35(4):816-8. 2009.

Onuma, K, Kanbour-Shakir, A, Kanbour, A: Pemphigus Vulgaris of the Vagina, cytologically Mimicking Malignant Cells, Its cytomorphologic features on liquid-based cytology; Case report and Differential Diagnosis. Diagnostic Cytopathology. Nov;37(11):832-5., 2009.

Latimer, JJ, Johnson JM, Kelly CM, Miles TD, Beaudry-Rodgers, K, Lalanne NA, Vogel VG, Kanbour-Shakir A, Kelley JL, Johnson R, and Grant SG: Nucleotide Excision Repair Deficiency is Intrinsic in Sporadic stage 1 Breast Cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 107:21725-21730, 2010.

Andacoglu O., Kanbour- Shakir A., Teh Y-C., Bonaventura M., Ozbek U., Anello M., Ganott M, Kelley J., Dirican A., Soran A: Rationale of Excisional Biopsy after the Diagnosis of Benign Radial Scar: A Single Institutional Outcome Analysis. J of American of Clinical Oncology (In Press).

Kamali Polat, A., Kanbour- Shakir A., Andacoglu O., Polat, A. V., Johnson R, Bonaventura M., Soran A: Atypical Hyperplasia on Core Biopsy: Is Further Surgery Needed?. American Journal of the Medical Sciences (In Press).



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