Sharon Weiss
| Sharon W. Weiss, M.D. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 1945 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Medicine & Pathology |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Notable students | John Goldblum, Andrew Folpe, Steve Billings |
| Known for | Research in Soft Tissue Pathology and Surgical pathology |
| Influences | Franz Enzinger |
| Notable awards | Maude Abbott Lecture and Award, Lifetime Achievement Award (United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Wellesley Alumnae Achievement Award, Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars (distinguished alumna), A James French Professor of Diagnostic Pathology (University of Michigan) |
Sharon Whelan Weiss, M.D., is an American physician who is best known for her contribution to the subspecialty of soft tissue pathology. She is the main author of Soft Tissue Tumors,[1] one of the most widely used textbooks in the field of sarcoma and soft tissue pathology. Dr. Weiss is also well known for her seminal descriptions of multiple soft tissue tumors, such as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumor of soft parts ("PHAT") among others. She is also noted for mentoring and training other well-known soft tissue pathologists.[2]
Early Life & Education
Sharon Weiss received her undergraduate training at Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where she graduated with a B.A. in 1966. This was followed by medical education at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (M.D. granted in 1971) and residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Johns Hopkins Hospital (1972–1975) in Baltimore, Maryland.[2] She was the first female to serve as Chief Resident of Pathology in the history of the hospital.[3]
Career
Sharon Weiss spent many years training and working as a soft tissue pathologist at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology under the mentoring of Dr. Franz Enzinger, one of the fathers of the field of soft tissue pathology. Following her work at the AFIP, she relocated to the University of Michigan Department of Pathology, where she worked for some years before moving to her current position as Professor of Pathology at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] Dr. Weiss is currently the director of the expert consultation service at Emory University Hospital, where she provides diagnostic second opinions on sarcomas and other soft tissue pathology cases.[5] She is also the Associate Dean for Faculty Development, a position she has held since 2006.[6]
Professional Involvement and Honors
Dr. Weiss served as President of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (1997–1998) and currently serves as a Trustee of the American Board of Pathology (2005 to present).[2]
Initial Characterization of New Soft Tissue Pathologic Entities
Dr. Weiss was the first to describe/characterize the following soft tissue pathologic entities:
- Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma(1982)[7]
- Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma(1993)[8]
- Myxoid variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (myxofibrosarcoma)(1977)[9]
- Neuroblastoma-like Neurilemoma (Schwannoma)[10]
- Palisaded Myofibroblastoma (1989),[11] described earlier that year by Saul Suster
- Paraganglioma-like dermal melanocytic tumor
- Pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumor of soft parts (so-called "PHAT")(1996)[12]
- Sclerosing Rhabdomyosarcoma (2002)
- Spindle cell hemangioma (formerly spindle cell hemangioendothelioma)(1986)[11][13]
See also
References
- ↑ Enzinger and Weiss's Soft Tissue Tumors
- 1 2 3 Emory University Department of Pathology Website
- ↑ National Library of Medicine Biography
- ↑ Wellesley Biography of Dr. Sharon Weiss
- ↑ Emory University Anatomic Pathology Expert Consultation Service
- ↑ Emory School of Medicine Faculty Bio
- ↑ Weiss, Sharon W.; Enzinger, F. M. (1982). "Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma a vascular tumor often mistaken for a carcinoma". Cancer. 50 (5): 970–81. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19820901)50:5<970::AID-CNCR2820500527>3.0.CO;2-Z. PMID 7093931.
- ↑ Zukerberg, Lawrence R.; Nickoloff, Brian J.; Weiss, Sharon W. (1993). "Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma of Infancy and Childhood: An Aggressive Neoplasm Associated with Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome and Lymphangiomatosis". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 17 (4): 321–8. doi:10.1097/00000478-199304000-00001. PMID 8494101.
- ↑ Weiss, Sharon Whelan; Enzinger, F. M. (1977). "Myxoid variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma". Cancer. 39 (4): 1672–85. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(197704)39:4<1672::AID-CNCR2820390442>3.0.CO;2-C. PMID 192434.
- ↑ Goldblum, JR; Beals, TF; Weiss, SW (1994). "Neuroblastoma-like neurilemoma". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 13 (3): 266–73. doi:10.1097/00000478-199403000-00006. PMID 8116794.
- 1 2 Weiss, Sharon W.; Gnepp, Douglas R.; Bratthauer, Gary L. (1989). "Palisaded Myofibroblastoma". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 13 (5): 341–6. doi:10.1097/00000478-198905000-00001. PMID 2712186.
- ↑ Smith, Mark E. F.; Fisher, Cyril; Weiss, Sharon W. (1996). "Pleomorphic Hyalinizing Angiectatic Tumor of Soft Parts". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 20 (1): 21–9. doi:10.1097/00000478-199601000-00002. PMID 8540605.
- ↑ Perkins, Philip; Weiss, Sharon W. (1996). "Spindle Cell Hemangioendothelioma". The American Journal of Surgical Pathology. 20 (10): 1196–204. doi:10.1097/00000478-199610000-00004. PMID 8827025.