Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center MSK Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Alumni Meeting 2025

• Target Audience: pathologists, laboratory medicine specialists, trainees
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Specialties – Laboratory Medicine, Pathology

Overview

In its 49th year, MSK’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Alumni Meeting will feature engaging case presentations designed to foster meaningful discussions on the identification and diagnosis of disease. Attendees will also gain deeper biological insights into rare cancer types. This year’s meeting will be a one-day hybrid event, with the option to attend either in person or virtually.

This year’s award recipient is Dr. Esther Oliva, member of the Department of Pathology, Director of the Gynecologic Service at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Oliva was born in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain), and trained under three of the world’s most renowned gynecologic pathologists: Dr. Robert E. Scully, Dr. Robert H. Young, and Dr. Jaime Prat. She completed her training in anatomic pathology at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (Barcelona) and Massachusetts General Hospital. Her passion lies in teaching new generations of pathologists from around the world.

Dr. Oliva is the editor of the most recent AFIP Fascicle on the Uterine Corpus and co-editor of several widely used textbooks in gynecologic pathology, including Gynecologic Pathology (Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series) and Diagnostic Pathology: Gynecologic (Amirsys).

Objectives

At the conclusion of this program, attendees will be able to:

Identify pathological features of various cancer types

Describe ancillary techniques and markers which aid in diagnoses

Discuss differential diagnoses and pertinent scientific literature

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Handouts

Case Histories

Hong Zhang, MD (Moderator)

Fresia Pareja, MD, PhD (Moderator)

General Session – Videos only

Only the presentations from faculty who have given their consent to share will be available on the syllabus.

CASE I

Amir Momeni-Boroujeni, MD

CASE II

Joyce Chen, MD, PhD, MS

CASE III

Maria G Kuba, MD

CASE IV

Sarah Chiang, MD

CASE V

M. Herman Chui, MD, FRCPC

CASE VI

June L Chan, PhD

From Barcelona to Boston: The History of the Two Great Hospitals That Shaped My Professional Career

Esther Oliva, MD