Asc 2017 Meeting Program

November 10 – 13, 2017
Arizona Grand Resort v Phoenix, Arizona
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Meeting Program
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Welcome
ASC Executive Board

President Güliz A. Barkan, MD
Edmund S. Cibas, MD
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William C. Faquin, MD, PhD
Maria A. Friedlander, MPA,
President-Elect
CT(ASCP)CMIAC
Barbara A. Crothers, DO
Sandra N. Giroux, MS,
SCT(ASCP)CFIAC
100 West 10th Street • Suite 605
Vice President
Wilmington, DE 19801
Syed Z. Ali, MD Martha B. Pitman, MD
Zubair W. Baloch, MD Phone: (302) 543-6583
Secretary-Treasurer Fax: (302) 543-6597
Daniel F. I. Kurtycz, MD Amber D. Donnelly PhD,
MPH, SCT(ASCP) Email: asc@cytopathology.org
Past President Liron Pantanowitz, MD
Eva M. Wojcik, MD, MIAC
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Executive Board Members Ex-Officios Table of Contents
Manon Auger, MD Mary R. Schwartz, MD
Schedule at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Amy C. Clayton, MD William N. Crabtree, PhD,
A. Janie Roberson, BS,
SCT(ASCP) General Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SCT(ASCP)CMIAC
CE Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Scientific Program Committee

Networking Events.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chairs Mohiedean Ghofrani, MD ASC Cytology Shark Tank .. . . . . . . . . 10
Kristen A. Atkins, MD Hilary Zalazniak, MD ASC Foundation’s Phoenix
Christina S. Kong, MD Rising Turquoise Reception . . . . . . . 11
Members
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Alarice Lowe, MD
Aparna Mahajan, MD Meeting Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ronald Balassanian, MD Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD,
Annual Business Meeting
MS, CT(ASCP)
Jenna Benson, MS, & Awards Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
CT(ASCP)CM Rudy Schwenk, MD
Samantha Butler, MD Mark VandeHaar, CT(ASCP) Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Yun Gong, MD Christopher VandenBussche, Poster Presentations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
MD, PhD
Michele Smith, MS, Diagnostic Cytology
SCT(ASCP)
Seminar Case Histories. . . . . . . . . . . . 61
ASC National Office Corporate Partners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Elizabeth Jenkins, Executive Director
bjenkins@cytopathology.org KO Exhibitors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibitor Floor Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
JoAnn Jenkins, Finance and Online Education Manager
jjenkins@cytopathology.org ASC Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Deborah MacIntyre Sheldon, Cytology Education Coordinator
dmacintyre@cytopathology.org
Faculty & Disclosures.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sondra Forman, Program Manager Credit Tracking Worksheets. . . . . . . 85
sforman@cytopathology.org
Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Jennifer Wallace, Membership and Marketing Coordinator
jwallace@cytopathology.org Arizona Grand Resort Map. . . . . . . 100
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Schedule at a Glance
Friday, November 10, 2017 Saturday, November 11, 2017 (continued)

Strategies in *8:00 am – 9:00 am State of the Society
8:00 am – 12:30 pm Cytotechnology
Education *9:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Lecturer
Sign-out with the 9:30 am – 10:30 am Trainee Enrichment 1

10:00 am – 11:00 am Professor 1 Sign-out with the
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Non-Microscopic Professor 5
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Workshop 1 Poster Presentation/
*10:00 am – 11:00 am
Video Microscopy Exhibit Hall Break
10:00 am – 11:30 am Tutorial 1 Roundtable Discussions
10:00 am – 11:45 am
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 1 1–11
Sign-out with the 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 2

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Professor 2 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 4
Non-Microscopic Video Microscopy
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Workshop 2 Tutorial 4
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 2 Platform Presentations
*11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Strategies in 1-4
1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Cytopathology Sign-out with the
Education 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Professor 6
Non-Microscopic Panel Luncheon
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 12:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Mini Workshop 1 Seminars 1 and 2
Sign-out with the Non-Microscopic
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Professor 3 Mini Workshop 3
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Non-Microscopic Sign-out with the
Workshop 3 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Professor 7
Sign-out with the *2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Current Issues in Cytology
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Professor 4
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Video Microscopy
Non-Microscopic Tutorial 5
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Workshop 4
Non-Microscopic
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 3 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Workshop 6
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Video Microscopy 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 3
Tutorial 2
Sign-out with the
Non-Microscopic 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Professor 8
Mini Workshop 2
Poster Presentation/
Video Microscopy 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Exhibit Hall Break
Tutorial 3
Platform Presentations
*7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Disparities in Healthcare *4:00 pm – 5:00 pm 5-8
Video Microscopy
Saturday, November 11, 2017 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tutorial 6
Non-Microscopic *5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Cytology Shark Tank
7:30 am – 9:00 am Workshop 5
ASC President’s
7:30 am – 9:30 am Virtual Slide Seminar 1 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception
*Scientific Sessions
Please Note: Pre-registration is recommended. If you register onsite, handouts will not be available until after the meeting.
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Sunday, November 12, 2017 Sunday, November 12, 2017 (continued)

7:00 am – 8:00 am Trainee Enrichment 2 Poster Presentations/
*3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Non-Microscopic Exhibit Hall Break
7:30 am – 9:00 am Workshop 7 Non-Microscopic
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
7:30 am – 9:30 am Virtual Slide Seminar 4 Workshop 12
*8:00 am – 9:00 am Platform Presentations Video Microscopy

9-12 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Tutorial 9
Sign-out with the
8:00 am – 9:00 am State of the Art
Professor 9 *4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Symposium (Continued)
Video Microscopy
8:00 am – 9:30 am Sign-out with the
Tutorial 7 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Professor 12
8:30 am – 10:00 am Non-Microscopic
Workshop 8 Non-Microscopic
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
8:30 am – 10:00 am Ultrasound FNA Course Workshop 13
*9:00 am – 9:30 am Papanicolaou Address *5:30 pm – 6:30 pm ASC Business Meeting &
Awards Presentation
Sign-out with the
9:30 am – 10:30 am Professor 10 ASC Foundation
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Poster Presentations/ Reception
*9:30 am – 10:30 am Exhibit Hall Break
Monday, November 13, 2017
Non-Microscopic
9:30 am – 11:00 am Workshop 9 7:00 am – 8:00 am Trainee Enrichment 3
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 5
Non-Microscopic
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 5 8:00 am – 9:30 am Workshop 10
The Evolution of Diagnostic Cytology
*10:30 am – 11:00 am Cytopathology Practice *8:00 am – 9:30 am
Seminar
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Video Microscopy
Tutorial 8 *9:30 am – 10:00 am Refreshment Break
*11:00 am – 12:00 pm Leopold Koss Lecture *10:00 am – 11:00 am Diagnostic Cytology
Seminar (Continued)
Panel Luncheon
12:00 pm – 1:45 pm Seminars 3 and 4 Non-Microscopic
10:00 am –11:30 am
Sign-out with the Workshop 14
1:00 pm –2:00 pm Professor 11
10:00 am –12:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 7
1:30 pm –3:30 pm Microscopic Workshop 6
10:00 am –12:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 7
*2:00 pm – 3:30 pm State of the Art
Symposium Non-Microscopic
10:30 am –12:00 pm
Non-Microscopic Workshop 15
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Workshop 11 Video Microscopy
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 6 Tutorial 10
Non-Microscopic *11:00 am – 12:00 pm JASC Hot Topics
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Mini Workshop 4
*Scientific Sessions
Please Note: Pre-registration is recommended. If you register onsite, handouts will not be available until after the meeting.

General Information
Registration
The ASC Registration Package enables you to earn up to 40 CME/CMLE
and 28.5 SAM credits for attending Scientific Sessions and Poster and
Platform Presentations. Plus, it provides you free access to 3 continental
breakfasts, 6 refreshment breaks and 2 networking receptions.
Scientific Sessions include:

• Disparities in Healthcare • The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice
• State of the Society Address • Leopold Koss Lectureship
• Guest Lecture • State of the Art Symposium
• Current Issues in Cytology • Diagnostic Cytology Seminar
• Cytology Shark Tank • JASC Hot Topics
• Papanicolaou Address • Poster and Platform Presentations
Everyone attending the Annual Scientific Meeting is required to register prior to admission to
any session or the Exhibit Hall. Identification badges are provided and are required to enter all
sessions and the Exhibit Hall.
ADA Compliance Scientific Session

Arizona Grand Resort warrants that it is in Speaker Ready RooM
compliance with Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) and all regulations there under. Camelback Conference Suite 170
For those attendees who need special Open: Friday - Sunday

assistance during the Annual Scientific The ASC provides a Speaker Ready Room
Meeting, please see the ASC Registration Desk. to help ensure a successful presentation.
Each Scientific Session speaker has been
assigned a time period to arrive in the
Dietary Restrictions Speaker Ready Room to upload their
Those attendees, who have notified the ASC presentation. Please see an ASC Staff member
regarding their dietary restrictions in advance, at the Registration Desk if you are unaware
will receive a Dietary Restriction Card in their of your time to upload or if you have an
registration information. This card must be issue with the time frame allotted to you.
presented to Banquet Servers during the
Annual Scientific Meeting.

General Information
Registration Desk Poster Viewing Schedule

Grand Ballroom Lobby Grand Ballroom
General Information
The Registration Desk is Saturday, November 11th
open as follows:
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
Thursday, November 9rd 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
10:00 am – 11:00 am Refreshment Break
Friday, November 10th 7:00 am - 5:30 pm
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Refreshment Break
Saturday, November 11th 6:30 am - 5:30 pm
President’s Welcome
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Reception
Sunday, November 12th 6:30 am - 5:30 pm
Monday, November 13th 6:30 am - 12:00 pm

Sunday, November 12th
Exhibit Hours and Events 7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom 9:30 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break
Saturday, November 11th 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Refreshment Break
7:00 am – 1:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open Presenters are required to be at posters during
continental breakfast and refreshment breaks.

Poster Set-up:
1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Hall Closed Friday, November 10th 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
3:30 pm – 8:30 pm Hall Re-Opens Saturday, November 11th 6:00 am – 7:00 am

All posters must be in place by Saturday at 7:00 am
or they will not be considered for an award.
President’s Welcome
Poster Dismantle:
Sunday, November 12 th
Sunday, November 12th 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
7:00 am – 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
All posters must be dismantled by 7:00 pm or they
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast may be discarded.

Snacks/Lunch are available for
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Refreshment Break sale in the Exhibit Hall between
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
4:30 pm Exhibits Close

Continuing Education
Target Audience
This Meeting is designed for pathologists, cytopathologists, cytotechnologists,
students, and other members of the cytopathology community.
Educational Objectives
The American Society of Cytopathology’s 65th Annual Scientific Meeting will:
• Define the current practice of • Prepare cytotechnology students
cytopathology, and translate the latest and pathology trainees to meet the
techniques and guidelines into easily cytopathology needs of the future.
accessible take-home points. • Create a forum for sharing ideas
• Report the latest in cytology research and enabling advocacy on behalf of
during scientific plenaries, platform cytologists and their patients.
presentations, and poster sessions.
Claiming Continuing Education Credits

Note: Instructions on page 85
Access to the online evaluations, handouts, The American Society of Cytopathology designates
and credit claiming will be on the ASC Web this live educational activity for a maximum of 40
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should
site: cytopathologymeeting.org. claim only the credit commensurate with the extent
of their participation in the activity.
The site is available DURING and for 30 days
AFTER the Annual Scientific Meeting and can Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE):
be accessed onsite using the terminals in The ASC designates this activity for a maximum of
40 Continuing Medical Laboratory Education (CMLE)
the Cyber Café, from any web browser at any
credit hours for non-physicians. The CMLE credit
time, or from the ASC Mobile App. You must hours meet the continuing education requirements
complete all session evaluations that you for the ASCP Board of Registry Certification
attended to receive credits. Maintenance Program. Participants should claim
only the credit commensurate with the extent of
Please note: You may evaluate and complete their participation in the activity.
Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs) and later American Board of Pathology Maintenance of
re-enter the site to print a certificate, or Certification (MOC): The 65th Annual Scientific
email yourself a certificate. No printers are Meeting will have up to 80 courses available to
available onsite. help fulfill the CME requirements mandated by
the American Board of Pathology Maintenance
ASC Members have the capability to track all of Certification (MOC) process.
ASC educational credits from year to year.
Visit the ASC Web site for more information. Earn up to 28.5 SAM Credits
Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs): The 65th Annual
Earn up to 40 CME and CMLE Credits Scientific Meeting will offer sessions (maximum of
28.5 credits) requiring completion of (SAM) to test
Credits by day: Friday 10 | Saturday 13.75 | knowledge. Video Microscopy Tutorials, Microscopic
Sunday 12.75 | Monday 3.5 and Non-Microscopic Workshops, Panel Luncheon
Seminars, Virtual Slide Seminars, and select
Continuing Medical Education (CME): The Scientific Sessions qualify for SAMs.
American Society of Cytopathology is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing The ASC will provide ONLINE session evaluations
Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing for all attendees to complete in order to receive
medical education for physicians. a certificate for CME/CMLE/SAM credits. This
activity is approved for continuing education credits
in the State of Florida and the State of California.

Networking Events
Gathering for First-Time Attendees

Friday, November 10th | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Grand Veranda
Schedule
Networking
This is a great chance for first-time attendees to meet
and mingle with the ASC Executive Board and long-time
members who can help them navigate their time and
experience at the Annual Scientific Meeting. It is also a great
opportunity to reach out to fellow first-timers in an effort to
at aEvents
turn unfamiliar faces into friends. Enjoy some beverages and
light snacks as we spin the wheel for some fun prizes!
Glance
ASC President's Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
Saturday, November 11th | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Grand Ballroom
After a full day of Scientifc Sessions, stretch your legs at
the President’s Welcome Reception taking place in the ASC
Exhibit Hall. See the latest in industry equipment, products
and services while getting a bite to eat and drink among
friends and colleagues.
All attendees are welcome!

Guests may attend for an additional fee. See the registration desk if you
have a guest who would like to attend.
ASC FOUNDATION’S Phoenix Rising Turquoise RECEPTION

Sunday, November 12th | 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Oasis Court (Poolside)
Join your colleagues at the ASC Foundation’s Phoenix
Rising Turquoise Reception to recognize all Foundation
contributors who have helped us in reaching our goals and
to honor our distinguished awardees. Help the phoenix
rise from its ashes by purchasing plumage and supporting
the ASC Foundation. Enjoy delectable hors d’oeuvres and
cocktails while dancing the night away under the Arizona
stars. Don’t forget to wear your Turquoise!
Guests may attend for an additional fee. See the registration desk if you
have a guest who would like to attend.

Special Events
ASC Young
CYTOLOGY Investigator Grant
SHARK TANK
Saturday, November 11, 2017
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Watch as the top three finalists will be asked to present their

proposals to a panel of sharks on Saturday at 5:30 pm in the main
session ballroom. Each finalist will present a three minute “pitch”
on their research proposal. At the end of the pitch, the judges will
have an opportunity to ask questions. The finalists who “dare to
enter the Tank“ must try to convince the “Sharks” and the audience
to give them the $50,000 funding for their research.
Eric Huang, MD, PhD Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD
University of California, Davis MD, PhD Vanderbilt University
Sacramento, CA The University of Texas Medical Center
MD Anderson Cancer Center Nashville, TN
Proposal: Diagnostic Utility
Houston, TX
of Raman Spectroscopy Proposal: The Use of Next
in Differentiating Thyroid Proposal: Mutational Generation Sequencing to
Nodules and Identifying Profiling of Centrifuged Identify the Molecular and
Thyroid Cancers Supernatant Fluid from Immunologic Mechanisms
Fine Needle Aspiration of of Thyroid Cancer Invasion
Thyroid Nodules to Develop Improved FNA-
based Testing
The Cytology Shark Tank Aquarist (moderator) for the Be there to support
evening will be Dr. Liron Pantanowitz (University of
Pittsburgh), and the Sharks (judges) will be Dr. Douglas
and encourage our
Clark (University of New Mexico), Dr. Martha Pitman three finalists as they
(Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical dive into the ASC
School), Dr. Celeste Powers (Virginia Commonwealth Cytology Shark Tank!
University), and Dr. David Rimm (Yale University).

Special Events
ASC Foundation’s Phoenix

Rising Turquoise Reception
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Special Events
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Oasis Court (Poolside)
Join your colleagues at the ASC Foundation’s Phoenix Rising

Turquoise Reception to recognize all Foundation contributors
who have helped us in reaching our goals and to honor our
distinguished awardees. Help the phoenix rise from its ashes by
purchasing plumage and supporting the ASC Foundation. Enjoy
delectable hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while dancing the night
away under the Arizona stars. Don’t forget to wear your Turquoise!
Guests may attend for an additional fee.

Meeting Program
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017

7:00 am – 5:30 pm Registration Open
Scientific Sessions
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Gathering for First-time Attendees
This is a great chance for first-time attendees
Grand Veranda to meet and mingle with the ASC Executive
Board and long-time members who can help
them navigate their time and experience at
the Annual Scientific Meeting. It is also a great
opportunity to reach out to fellow first-timers
in an effort to turn unfamiliar faces into friends.
Enjoy some beverages and light snacks as we
spin the wheel for some fun prizes!
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Disparities in Healthcare CME/CMLE

2.0
The Panel will address and discuss the
Sonoran Sky Ballroom disparities in healthcare access and patient
Moderator: Matthew A. Zarka, MD outcomes associated with such factors as race,
Panelists: Nancy E. Joste, MD gender and economic status, and the local and
Eric J. Suba, MD global initiatives and strategies for optimizing
healthcare in increasingly diverse populations.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
Attendees must pre-register in advance and receive a ticket,
before entrance to these sessions will be honored.
8:00 am – 12:30 pm Strategies in Cytotechnology Education CME/CMLE

4.0
Session 1. Education Innovations and
Sierra Ballroom Workplace Awareness
Jennifer Brainard, MD • Update on the Current Status of
Karen M. Atkison, MPA, CT(ASCP)IAC Cytotechnology Programs
Amber Donnelly, PhD, MPH, SCT(ASCP) • Anytime/Anywhere Cytotechnology
Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, MS, Training Skills Workshop
PT, CT(ASCP) • How to Set up a Virtual Screening Exercise
Gregory Freund, MD • The Learning Environment and
Sandra Dolar, SCT(ASCP)CM Learner Mistreatment
David C. Wilbur, MD • Mentoring: The Cleveland Clinic
Robert A. Goulart, MD Foundation Experience
Session 2: Professional Growth Factors
• Moving to a Masters Level Professional
Pre-registration is required

Meeting Program

10:00 am – 11:00 am Sign-out with the Professor 1
Liquid-Based Thyroid FNA
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Meeting Program
Jeffrey F. Krane, MD, PhD 1.0
10:00 am – 11:30 am Non-Microscopic Workshop 1

Decision Making Process Models to Improve
Ocotillo A CME/CMLE/Sam
Accuracy in Diagnostic Cytopathology
Luis E. De Las Casas, MD 1.5
10:00 am – 11:30 am Video Microscopy Tutorial 1

Diagnostic Pitfalls in Pulmonary Cytology:
Palm 2 AB CME/CMLE/Sam
What to Do When No Stain Can Help
Claire W. Michael, MD 1.5 FRI

Common and Challenging Pap Tests
with Histopathologic Correlation
Christine N. Booth, MD and Management 2.0
Fadi W. Abdul-Karim, MD, MEd
Dawn L. Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP)
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Sign-out with the Professor 2

Renal FNAs - Clues and Pitfalls
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Eva M. Wocjik, MD, MIAC 1.0
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Non-Microscopic Workshop 2

Pulmonary and Mediastinal Small Biopsy-
Cytology: Case Studies with Current
Anjali Saqi, MD Guidelines & Trends in Specimen Management 1.5
Andre L. Moreira, MD, PhD
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 2

Body Fluid Cytology Overview with Emphasis
on Diagnostic Challenges and Pitfalls
Yonca Kanber, MD 2.0
Manon Auger, MD, FRCP(C)

Meeting Program

1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Strategies in Cytopathology Education CME/CMLE
4.0
Session 1: Communication, Conflict
Sierra Ballroom Resolution and Feedback (1:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
Heather L. Barnes, MA Strong interpersonal skills are essential for
Cheryl Gross, MA, CAE a successful career. However, milestones
James S. Hernandez, MD, MS focusing on interpersonal skills can be
challenging to teach, especially since
each person comes from such different
backgrounds and with a wide range of prior
experiences. Heather Barnes, Director of
Guest Experiences at the Chicago Museum
of Science and Industry, will give a 2-hour
session focusing on interactive methods
for teaching fellows how to effectively
communicate, resolve conflict and
provide feedback.
Session 2: Accreditation, Milestones, and
Physician Wellness (3:30 pm – 5:30 pm)
Cheryl Gross from the ACGME will review
recent changes in Cytopathology Fellowship
specialty specific requirements as well as
Common Program Requirements. She will
also provide up to date information about
the annual review process as well as the
self–study process.
From resident work hour restrictions to
organizational wellness initiatives, there
is heightened recognition that physician
burnout is a complex issue with no simple
solutions. Dr. Hernandez, Medical Director
and Chair of the Division of Laboratory
Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Arizona and an
Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine
and Pathology at Mayo Clinic College of
Medicine, will discuss the effects of physician
burnout and some of the successful
measures that could be implemented to
help alleviate the problem.
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 1

Ophthalmic Cytopathology: An Update and
Diagnostic Criteria
Mukul K. Divatia, MD 1.0
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Sign-out with the Professor 3

Cervical Cytology Rounds: Guiding Your
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Patient’s Management
Mark H. Stoler, MD 1.0

Meeting Program

2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Beverage Break
Ocotillo A Foyer
Meeting Program
Soft Tissue Tumors that Mimic Carcinomas
in Fine Needle Aspiration: Pearls and Pitfalls
Xiaohua Qian, MD, PhD 1.5
Vickie Y. Jo, MD

Thyroid Cytopathology: Meeting
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
the Challenge
Syed Z. Ali, MD 1.0
FRI
Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Salivary
Gland Lesions: A Novel Practical Pattern
Matthew A. Zarka, MD Based Approach to Diagnosis 1.5
Longwen Chen, MD, PhD

Distinguishing FTP and Other Benign
and Malignant Look-alike Thyroid
Grace C. Yang, MD Lesions by Ultrasound and Cytology 2.0
Wei Sun, MD with Histologic Correlation
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Video Microscopy Tutorial 2

How to Stand Out in a Crowd:
Differentiating Hyperchromatic Groups
Donna K. Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT 1.5

Current Guidelines and Critical Roles of
Cytopathologists in the Targeted Cancer
Qing Kay Li, MD, PhD Therapy from EGFR/ALK to Immunotherapy: 1.0
Understanding Do’s and Don’ts

Challenging Cases in Thyroid Cytology:
Striving to Minimize the Indeterminate
Sarah M. Calkins, MD Categories 1.5
Britt-Marie E. Ljung, MD

Meeting Program
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2017

7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Scientific Sessions
8:00 am – 9:00 am State of the Society CME/CMLE

1.0
The State of the Society Address is given by
Sonoran Sky Ballroom the current ASC President, ASC President-
Edmund S. Cibas, MD Elect, ASC Foundation President, and Senior
William N. Crabtree, PhD, SCT(ASCP) ranking cytotechnologist on the Executive
Barbara A. Crothers, MD Board. The address will cover the latest
A. Janie Roberson, BS, developments in the Society/Foundation
SCT(ASCP)CMIAC as well as any future ASC initiatives.
9:00 am – 10:00 am Guest Lecturer:

The Psychology of Resilience
CME/CMLE
1.0
Sonoran Sky Ballroom Timothy J. Bono received his BA and PhD in
Timothy J. Bono, PhD psychology from Washington University in St.
Louis, where he is currently a Lecturer in the
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences.
Tim’s teaching and research focus on positive
psychology and college student development.
He is the recipient of the Dean’s Award for
Teaching Excellence at Washington University
as well as the Outstanding Research Award
from the National Association for Orientation,
Transition, and Retention in Higher Education.
His research and ideas have been featured
in a number of media outlets including Fast
Company, CNN, and the Associated Press.
Program description: Adversity and
obstacles are part of any successful person’s
path. Dr. Bono’s presentation will discuss
research on psychological resilience, the
mindsets that can promote perseverance in
the aftermath of setbacks, and behavioral
strategies that can help us rebound. We also
will give attention to the role emotional
intelligence plays in group settings.
10:00 am – 11:00 am Poster Presentation and Exhibit Hall

Refreshment Break
Grand Ballroom

Meeting Program

11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch available for purchase in the
Exhibit Hall
Grand Ballroom
Meeting Program
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Platform Presentations 1-4 CME/CMLE
1.0
Sonoran Sky Ballroom
Moderators: Anne M. Mills, MD
Susan A. Alperstein, MS,
CT(ASCP)
11:00 am – 11:15 am 1. The Use of FTA Cards as a Cheap and

Simple Tool to Store DNA from Pancreatic
Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine
SAT
Needle Aspirates
Mauro Saieg, MD, PhD, MIAC
Santa Casa Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
11:15 am – 11:30 am 2. Circulating Tumor Cell Detection via a

Novel FISH Assay Prior to Lung Biopsy
Enables Accurate Prediction of Pulmonary
Malignancy: Results of a Liquid Biopsy
Study in Seventy-two Patients
Amber Smith, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
11:30 am – 11:45 am 3. The Role of hrHPV Genotyping in

Risk Assessment among Cytology
Diagnosis Categories: Analyzing 4732
Women with Cytology-HPV Cotesting
and Follow-up Biopsy
Yimin Ge, MD
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
11:45 am – 12:00 pm 4. Comparison of PD-L1 Immunostaining

for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
between Paired Cytological and Surgical
Specimens
Donna Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Meeting Program

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Current Issues in Cytology
Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) - Live!
CME/CMLE
1.5
Sonoran Sky Ballroom In Action!
Moderator: Ronald Balassanian, MD “Rose, in action! Live!” will be a
Panel: Maria Ella Lim, CT(ASCP) dynamic presentation using 5 teams of
Anjali N. Saqi, MD, MBA cytotechnologists and cytopathologists
Kristi N. Perez, BS, CT(ASCP) reviewing real cases. There will be audience
Christina S. Kong, MD participation along each step of the way.
Poonam Vohra, MD Using live-action telepathology, each
Iris Juan, BSc, CT(ASCP) cytotechnologist on the panel will present
Aparna M. Mahajan, MD challenging cases and discuss the work-up for
Emily Leibold, CT(ASCP) Rapid On-Site Evaluation. After an audience
Amy Ly, MD, SCT(ASCP) vote, the Cytopathologist will discuss the case
Lisa Ring, SCT(ASCP)CM and how the final diagnosis was determined.
MBCM, HTLCM The audience will be consulted on the
diagnosis as well. Rather than focus on specific
rare diagnoses, we want to engage everyone
in the ROSE process and create a dialogue
around best practices for different situations
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Poster Presentation and Exhibit Hall

Refreshment Break
Grand Ballroom
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Platform Presentations 5-8 CME/CMLE

1.0
Moderators: Cory T. Bernodt, MD, PhD
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm 5. Performance of PD-L1 (22C3 clone)

Antibody in Cytological Preparations Using
Different Collection Media in Non-Small
Cell Lung Carcinoma and Comparison with
Staining in Paired Histology Sections
Xiaoyong Zheng, MD, PhD
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
New York, NY
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm 6. Cytologic-histologic Correlation of Cystic

Non-mucinous and Mucinous Salivary
Gland Lesions
Emilio Madrigal, DO
Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY

Meeting Program

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm 7. Retrospective Quality Assessment of Anal
Cytology Specimens: A Single Institution
Experience Highlighting Differences from
Meeting Program
Gynecologic Cytology
Brock Martin, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm 8. Moray™ Micro-Forceps Biopsy Improves

the Diagnosis of Specific Pancreatic Cysts
Mingjuan Zhang, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Cytology Shark Tank

Watch as three worthy
Sonoran Sky Ballroom SAT
finalists give a three-minute
Moderator: Liron Pantanowitz, MD pitch to a pesky panel of
Sharks: Douglas P. Clark, MD tough judges. Who will the CYTOLOGY
Martha B. Pitman, MD “Sharks” deem worthy of a SHARK TANK
Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD $50,000 research grant?
David L. Rimm, MD Finalists:
Eric Huang, MD, PhD
Sinchita Roy-Chowdhuri, MD, PhD
Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm ASC President’s Welcome Reception

with Exhibitors
Grand Ballroom After a full day of Scientifc Sessions, stretch
your legs at the President’s Welcome
Reception taking place in the ASC Exhibit Hall.
See the latest in industry equipment, products
and services while getting a bite to eat and
drink among friends and colleagues.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
Attendees must pre-register in advance and receive a ticket,
before entrance to these sessions will be honored.

Cervical Squamous and Glandular Lesions:
Ancillary Tests, Cytohistologic Discrepancies,
Uma Krishnamurti, MD, PhD and Practical Points on Reporting 1.5
George G. Birdsong, MD

Meeting Program

7:30 am – 9:30 am Virtual Slide Seminar 1
Urine Cytopathology
Ocotillo B CME/CMLE/Sam
Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD 2.0
9:30 am – 10:30 am Trainee Enrichment 1

Let’s Make the QA and QC More Meaningful
Ocotillo A and Effective for Your Lab
Ghazal Khan, MS, CT(ASCP) Trainees must pre-register

A Week of Cases from the Cytology Service
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
at Massachusetts General Hospital
David C. Wilbur, MD 1.0
10:00 am – 11:45 am Roundtable Discussions 1–11

1. Can You Correctly Code
Palm 3 CD CME/CMLE
Cytopathology Cases?
Carol A. Filomena, MD 1.75
Maruf Chowdhury, BS, 2. Cytopathology Laboratory Design Using

SCT(ASCP), CMIAC LEAN Concept: Growing from an On-site
Tertiary Laboratory to a Consolidated CME/CMLE
High Volume Core Laboratory 1.75
Deborah A. Hillsdon-Smith, MBA, 3. Advancing Leadership Skills to Facilitate
LSBB, SCT(ASCP) Effective Change in Cytology
CME/CMLE
1.75
Karen Chau, BS, CT(ASCP) 4. How Do You Measure and Promote
Engagement? Experiences from
One Institution and a Discussion CME/CMLE
on Initiatives 1.75
Susan D. Rollins, MD, FCAP, FIAC 5. Why You Should Consider Incorporating
Ultrasound into Your FNA Clinic Service
CME/CMLE
1.75
Juan J. Xing, MD 6. Experiences in Implementing The
Paris System for Reporting Urinary
Cytology at a Large Medical Center CME/CMLE
1.75

Meeting Program

Zahra Maleki, MD 7. Human Papilloma Virus: Discovery,
Pathophysiology and Vaccine
CME/CMLE
Meeting Program
1.75
Zhongren D. Zhou, MD, PhD 8. Quality Control: Evaluation of PD-L1
and Other Immunohistochemical
Tests for the Lung Non-small Cell Lung CME/CMLE
Cancer Cytologic Samples 1.75
Abha Goyal, MD 9. The Limited Cytology Specimen:
How to Enhance the Diagnostic Yield
and Diagnostic Specificity CME/CMLE
1.75
Melissa Klein, BS, CT(ASCP) 10. Management of FNA ROSA Services SAT
at Multi-centered Health System:
Strategies for Coordination, Coverage CME/CMLE
and Staff Justification 1.75
Gabriela M. Oprea-Ilies, MD 11. Combining Recent Medical Technology
Eric L. Flenaugh, MD Advances and Rapid On-site Evaluation
to Optimize Patient Centered Practice CME/CMLE
1.75
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 2
Diagnostically Challenging Core Biopsy
and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology:
Israh Akhtar, MD How Much Can We Offer? 2.0
Varsha Manucha, MD

Pancreatobiliary Cytology and Small Biopsies:
Morphology, Immunohistochemistry,
Marcela Salomao, MD Molecular Testing and Specimen Triage 2.0
Anjali Saqi, MD for Optimizing Diagnosis
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Video Microscopy Tutorial 4

Breast FNA Biopsy With a Focus on
Papillary Lesions
Ronald Balassanian, MD 1.5
Poonam Vohra, MD
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Sign-out with the Professor 6

Selected Challenges in Salivary Gland
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
William C. Faquin, MD, PhD 1.0

Meeting Program

12:00 pm – 1:45 pm Panel Luncheon Seminar 1
Enhancing Your Image: Newer Tools and
Concepts to Work with Electronic Images
Daniel F. I. Kurtycz, MD 1.75
George G. Birdsong, MD

Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology
Sierra Ballroom CME/CMLE/Sam
Pancreaticobiliary Guidelines: Update on
Lester J. Layfield, MD Pancreatic Cystic Lesions and Duct Brushing 1.75
Martha B. Pitman, MD Specimens — PSC Companion Session

Uncommon and Interesting Cases in
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Gynecologic Cytology and How to
Dina R. Mody, MD Resolve Them 1.0

Whole Slide Imaging in Cytopathology:
Palm 3 CD CME/CMLE/Sam
Current Applications and Future Directions
Zaibo Li, MD, PhD 1.0
Anil Parwani, MD, PhD

Three-Dimensional Cytology: A Tour of
the Lung - Normal, Reactive, Dysplasia,
David C. Wilbur, MD and Cancer 1.5
Wilbur A. Franklin, MD

Challenging Hematopathology Cases in
FNA and Small Biopsies: Lesions Other
Sara E. Monaco, MD than Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma 1.5
Liron Pantanowitz, MD
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 3

Challenging Diff-Quik Adequacy Cases
in the Bronchoscopy Suite
Deborah J. Chute, MD 2.0
Dawn L. Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP)

How to Sign-out Pancreatic Cysts on EUS-FNA
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Martha B. Pitman, MD 1.0

Meeting Program

Thyroid Hurthle Cell Lesions: Challenges
and Pitfalls in Classification
Meeting Program
Haijun (Steve) Zhou, MD, PhD 1.5
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2017

7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Scientific Sessions SUN
8:00 am – 9:00 am Platform Presentations 9–12 CME/CMLE

1.0
Moderator: Elizabeth Morency, MD
Amy J. Wendel Spiczka, MS,
SCT, MB, HTL(ASCP)
8:00 am – 8:15 am 9. Evaluation of the Paris System for

Reporting Urine Cytopathology
Rania Bakkar, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
8:15 am – 8:30 am 10. A Preliminary Study of SP70 as a Marker to

Enrich Tumor Cells from Body Fluid Samples
Jianyu Rao, MD
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
8:30 am – 8:45 am 11. The Milan System for Reporting Salivary

Gland Cytopathology: Analyses and
Suggestions from Initial Survey
Daniel F.I. Kurtycz, MD
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, WI
8:45 am – 9:00 am 12. The Paris System for Urine Cytology in

Upper Tract Urothelial Specimens: A
Comparative Analysis with Biopsy and
Surgical Resection
Xiaoyong Zheng, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Meeting Program

9:00 am – 9:30 am Papanicolaou Address CME/CMLE
0.5
Awarded by the Society since 1958, the
Sonoran Sky Ballroom Papanicolaou Award is considered the most
Lydia P. Howell, MD prestigious honor presented to an ASC
member physician or PhD. Recipients are in
recognition of meritorious contributions in the
field of cytopathology.
9:30 am – 10:30 am Poster Presentations and Exhibit Hall

Refreshment Break
Grand Ballroom
10:30 am – 11:00 am The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice:

Where to From Here?
CME/CMLE
0.5
Sonoran Sky Ballroom A Presentation by ASC/ASCP Workgroup:
Workgroup Facilitators:
Focusing on Emerging Roles in Cytopathology
Kalyani Naik, MS, SCT(ASCP)
This session will provide an overview of the
A. Janie Roberson, BS, Workgroup and an update on the activities
SCT(ASCP)CMIAC
and accomplishments of the Workgroup
Maria A. Friedlander, MPA,
over the past year, including a summary of
CT(ASCP)CMIAC
the data collected since the inception of the
Sandra N. Giroux, MS,
SCT(ASCP)CFIAC Workgroup and what it means to our practice
Amber D. Donnelly, PhD,
and educational initiatives that have been
MPH, SCT(ASCP) developed to support currently practicing
cytotechnologists.
Workgroup Advisors:
Amy Wendel Spiczka, MS,
SCT, MP, HTL
Lynnette Savaloja Pineault,
MBA, SCT(ASCP)

Meeting Program

11:00 am – 12:00 pm Leopold Koss Lecture:
“Liquid Biopsy” - Measuring Serum
CME/CMLE/SAM
1.0
Sonoran Sky Ballroom Levels of Circulating Tumor Cells
Meeting Program
Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD Dr. Diehn’s laboratory focuses on two main
areas: 1) cancer stem cell biology and its
implications for therapy and 2) development
of genomics-based biomarkers for identifying
the presence of malignant cells (diagnostic),
predicting outcome (prognostic), and
predicting response to therapy (predictive).
Areas of study include cancers of the lung,
breast, and gastrointestinal system. They
are also interested in developing a deeper
molecular understanding of normal and
cancer stem cells, including identifying SUN
pathways and genes important for survival
and self-renewal. Additionally, they are
developing methods for overcoming
resistance mechanisms to radiotherapy and
chemotherapy in cancer stem cells.
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch available for purchase in the

Exhibit Hall
Grand Ballroom
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm State of the Art Symposium:

The Salivary Gland
CME/CMLE/Sam
2.5
Recent Advances in Cytologic and
Moderator: William C. Faquin, MD, PhD Histologic Classification, Ancillary Studies,
Esther Diana Rossi, MD, PhD
and Clinical Management
Panelists: Zubar Baloch, MD, PhD
Jeffrey F. Krane, MD, PhD
Mark Varvares, MD
Bruce Wenig, MD
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Poster Presentations and Exhibit Hall

Refreshment Break
Grand Ballroom
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm State of the Art Symposium Continues

Meeting Program

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm ASC Business Meeting & Awards Presentation
All attendees are invited to join the 65th
Sonoran Sky Ballroom Annual Business Meeting of the ASC.
The agenda will include:
• Reports from the Executive Board
• Results of the 2017 Executive Board Election
• Announcement of the Committee
Chair Appointments
Following the Business Meeting, awards will
be presented to deserving members.
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm ASC Foundation’s Phoenix Rising

Turquoise Reception
Oasis Court (Poolside) Join your colleagues at the ASC Foundation’s
Phoenix Rising Turquoise Reception to
recognize all Foundation contributors
who have helped us in reaching our goals
and to honor our distinguished awardees.
Help the phoenix rise from its ashes by
purchasing plumage and supporting the
ASC Foundation. Enjoy delectable hors
d’oeuvres and cocktails while dancing the
night away under the Arizona stars. Don’t
forget to wear your Turquoise! Guests may
attend for an additional fee.
ADDITIONAL COURSES
Attendees must pre-register in advance and receive a ticket, before entrance to these sessions
will be honored.

Introduction to Quality Improvement:
Palm 3 CD Learn About What Tools to Use, How and
Vijayalakshmi Padmanabhan, What to Measure, and How to Determine if
MBBS, MD it’s an Improvement!
Abha Goyal, MD
Trainees must pre-register
Rubina S. Cocker, MD, FCAP

Conflict Resolution for Cytopathologists
and Cytotechnologists
Deborah J. Chute, MD 1.5
Christine N. Booth, MD

Meeting Program

7:30 am – 9:30 am Virtual Slide Seminar 4
Cell Blocks in Cytology
Meeting Program

EUS-guided FNA of the Pancreas: An
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Organized Approach and Diagnostic
Mary R. Schwartz, MD Challenges 1.0
8:00 am – 9:30 am Video Microscopy Tutorial 7

Fine Needle Aspiration of Superficial
Lumps and Bumps
Leslie G. Dodd, MD 1.5
SUN
8:30 am – 10:00 am Ultrasound FNA Course
Sierra Ballroom CME/CMLE
Ronald Balassanian, MD 1.5

Anna B. Berry, MD
Amy Ly, MD, SCT(ASCP)
David Lieu, MD, MBA, RDMS
Susan D. Rollins, MD, FCAP, FIAC
Annemieke Van Zante, MD, PhD
Poonam Vorha, MD

Top 10 Diagnostic Challenges in
Non-Thyroidal Head and Neck FNA Biopsy
Ming Jin, MD, PhD 1.5
Paul E. Wakely, Jr., MD

Exploring The Paris System
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Dorothy L. Rosenthal, MD, FIAC 1.0

ROSE Petals and Pearls, Without Tears or
Thorns
Krisztina Z. Hanley, MD 1.5
Anne M. Mills, MD

Meeting Program

Anal Cytology
Poonam Vohra, MD 2.0

Soft Tissue and Bone FNA
Benjamin L. Witt, MD 2.0

Challenging Pap Test Cases with
Appropriate Follow-up Based on
David Kindelberger, MD Updated ASCCP Guidelines 1.5
Eric Huang, MD, PhD

Cytology and Beyond: Molecular and
Ancillary Test Correlations for Head and
Annemieke van Zante, MD, PhD Neck Neoplasms 1.75
Vickie Y. Jo, MD
N. Paul Ohori, MD

Cancer Screening, Current Concepts for
Sierra Ballroom CME/CMLE/Sam
Everyone, an LGBT Focus
Charles D. Sturgis, MD 1.75
Josephine Dermawan, MD, PhD

Difficult and Interesting Cases in EUS FNA
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Michael R. Henry, MD 1.0

‘Indeterminate’ Thyroid Nodules on Fine
Needle Aspiration: Correlation with Clinical,
Rana S. Hoda, MD, FIAC Imaging, Molecular and Histopathological 2.0
Rema A. Rao, MD Findings

Meeting Program

Pancreatic EUS-FNA: Pragmatic Approach
Maximizing the Interaction Between
Meeting Program
Renu K. Virk, MD Cytologist and Endoscopist to Enhance 1.5
Patricia Tiscornia-Wasserman, MD Diagnostic Accuracy
Tamas A. Gonda, MD
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 6

Urine Cytopathology
Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD 2.0

The Yokohama IAC Breast FNAB Standardized SUN
Reporting System (2017): The Final Consensus
Andrew S. Field, MD, FRCPA, FIAC, Document, the Application of the System 1.0
DipCyto(RCPA) and Points of Discussion — IAC Companion
Session

Interobserver Reproducibility in
Gynecological Cytology
Paul N. Staats, MD 1.5
Daniel F.I. Kurtycz, MD
Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD

Fine Needle Aspiration of Our Four-Legged
Friends: An Intersection Between Human
Leslie G. Dodd, MD and Veterinary Pathology 1.5
Kristina Meichner, DVM

Approach to Touch Preparation Cytology
Palm 2 D CME/CMLE
Liron Pantanowitz, MD 1.0

Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Bath for Your Brain
Charles D. Sturgis, MD 1.5

Meeting Program
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Scientific Sessions
8:00 am – 9:30 am Diagnostic Cytology Seminar CME/CMLE/Sam

2.5
Slides and case histories for some challenging
Sonoran Sky Ballroom and interesting cases will be posted on
Moderators: Paul N. Staats, MD the ASC Web site for you to view prior to
Jenna Benson, MS,
the meeting. This is your chance to make
CT(ASCP) a thought-provoking diagnoses and hear
Panelists: Michael H. Roh, MD, PhD
different perspectives prior to learning the
final diagnoses. Keep an eye out for further
Sara E. Monaco, MD
details on the ASC Web site.
Christopher J.
VandenBussche, MD, PhD
Sean A. McNair, MPH,
CT(ASCP)
10:00 am – 11:00 am Diagnostic Cytology Seminar (Continued)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm JASC Hot Topics CME/CMLE

1.0
This interactive session is dedicated to current
Sonoran Sky Ballroom topics related to the Journal of the American
Dina R. Mody, MD Society of Cytopathology (JASC). Honors, journal
Liron Pantanowitz, MD accomplishments, and pertinent business
activities will be briefly covered. Three recently
published articles will be selected that cover
GYN, Non-GYN and emerging ancillary testing
topics in cytopathology. The lead author from
each article will succinctly present their paper
and answer questions from the moderator and
audience about their work.

Meeting Program
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017

ADDITIONAL COURSES
Attendees must pre-register in advance and receive a ticket, before entrance to these sessions
Meeting Program
will be honored.

Practical Approach to the Work-Up and FNA
Ocotillo A Diagnosis of Interesting Head and Neck
Susan D. Rollins, MD, FCAP, FIAC Lesions and Their Radiologic Correlations
Yasmin Elshenawy, MD Trainees must pre-register

The Role of the Cytopathologist in the
Measurement of Circulating Tumor Cells
Malini Harigopal, MD (CTCs) Using the CellSearch System and 1.5
Alarice C. Lowe, MD Review of New Technologies MON

Pitfalls and Challenges in Tissue Procurement
for Molecular Studies in Solid Tumors
Haijun (Steve) Zhou, MD, PhD 1.5
Xinyan Lu, MD

Renal Mass Biopsy: Diagnostic Approach
and Pitfalls
Howard Wu, MD 2.0
Muhammad Idrees, MBBS, MD

Cell Blocks in Cytology

Impact of Cytologic Interpretations of
EBUS Guided FNA Biopsy of Lymph Nodes
Kasturi Das, MD and Pulmonary Nodules at FNA ROSA: 1.5
Melissa A. Klein, BS, CT(ASCP) A Case-Based Approach
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Non-Microscopic Workshop 15

Aspiration Cytology of Renal Neoplasms:
Morphologic Interpretation, Histologic
Ajit S. Paintal, MD Correlation, and Clinical Relevance 1.5
End of Program
Schedule is subject to change

66 th Annual
Scientific Meeting
American Society
of Cytopathology
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Washington DC
November 10 – 13, 2018
Omni Shoreham Hotel • Washington, DC
Annual Business Meeting & Awards Schedule
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Awards
at a Glance
November 12, 2017 | 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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Annual Business Meeting ASC Awards Presentation
AGENDA Awards AGENDA

I. Call to Order The ASC Awards Presentations will begin
immediately following the ASC Business
II. In Memoriam Meeting in Sonoran Sky Ballroom. The
following will be the order of presentations.
III. Minutes of the Annual Business
Meeting of November 16, 2016 1. ASC Foundation Grants Announcements
IV. Report from the ASC Executive 2. Poster and Platform Awards
Board and Committees
a. Geno Saccomanno, MD New
V. Report of the Secretary-Treasurer Frontiers in Cytology Award
b. Advances in Thyroid Cytology Award
VI. New Business c. Cytotechnologist Scientific
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VII. Induction of the New President

Presentation Award
d. Warren R. Lang, MD Resident
VIII. Announcement of 2017-2018 Physician Award
Committee Chair Appointments
3. Excellence in Education Award
IX. Announcement of the
4. President’s Award
Next Business Meeting
5. Cytotechnologist Award for
X. Adjournment Outstanding Achievement
6. Papanicolaou Award
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Awards
2017 Papanicolaou Award

The Papanicolaou Award, established in 1958, is the highest award
given by the Society and is presented annually to a physician
or PhD member. Recipients are in recognition of meritorious
contributions in the field of Cytopathology.
Lydia Pleotis Howell, MD

Lydia Pleotis Howell is a national leader whose work over the past
30 years has improved the practice of cytopathology and women’s
health. She has pioneered methods for cervical cancer screening
and is an advocate for high-quality screening, early detection and
diagnostic services for breast and cervical cancers.
An early adopter and advocate for new technologies, Dr. Howell
contributed to the development and application of liquid-based
cytology and computer-assisted screening. She is a past chair of the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Hematology and Pathology
Device Panel. She continues to collaborate with scientists in
biophotonics, engineering, radiology and other disciplines to
develop innovative tools and programs to improve health and access to care.
Dr. Howell is currently a professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory
Medicine at UC Davis Health, where she oversees comprehensive laboratory testing, leading-
edge research and interdisciplinary training. A strong supporter of education and lifelong
learning, Dr. Howell founded UC Davis’ cytopathology fellowship and established a joint
cytotechnology training program in collaboration with the University of Nebraska to meet
regional workforce needs and to support staff career growth and advancement. She also
mentors medical students in advocacy projects.
An American Society of Cytopathology member since 1983, Dr. Howell has served as President
and Foundation Chair. She has developed best practices and guidelines as a member of
consensus conferences and workgroups for many organizations, including the College of
American Pathologists, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute
and others. For two decades, Dr. Howell provided expertise to California’s Breast and Cervical
Cancer Detection Program, ensuring high-quality screening to underserved women statewide.
Dr. Howell is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Honors Program in Medical Education.
She completed her residency at Temple University Hospital and a fellowship at Lankenau
Medical Center in Philadelphia. She has published over 85 journal articles, in addition to
many books, chapters and guidelines. She is proud to continue the tradition of leadership
and innovation established by her mentors, cytopathology pioneers Drs. Irena Koprowska
and Tilde Kline.
Dr. Howell will present the Papanicolaou Address on Sunday, November 12th at 9:00 am, and
wil receive the Papinicolaou Medal during the ASC Business Meeting on Sunday, November 12th
at 5:30 pm.

Awards
2017 Guest Lecture

Timothy J. Bono, PhD
Timothy J. Bono received his BA and PhD in psychology from
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Washington University in St. Louis, where he is currently a Lecturer in
the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences. Tim’s teaching and
research focus on positive psychology and college student
development. He is the recipient of the Dean’s Award for Teaching
Awards
Excellence at Washington University as well as the Outstanding
Research Award from the National Association for Orientation,
at a Glance
Transition, and Retention in Higher Education. His research and ideas
have been featured in a number of media outlets including Fast
Company, CNN, and the Associated Press.
Timothy J. Bono, PhD will receive the Guest Lecture Award and present the Guest Lecture during the
Scientific Session on Saturday, November 11th at 9:00 am.
2017 Leopold Koss Lectureship Award

In memory of Dr. Leopold Koss, a prominent icon is invited who
shares a dedication and commitment to furthering humanities.
Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD
Max Diehn MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at
Stanford University. He has co-appointments in the Stanford Cancer
Institute and Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Diehn trained at Harvard University and Stanford University and has
a background in genomics and stem cell biology. He is also a board
certified Radiation Oncologist and specializes in treatment of lung
cancer. Dr. Diehn’s research programs spans basic, translational, and
clinical studies. He has made significant contributions in a number of
areas, including cancer stem cell biology and cancer genomics.
Dr. Diehn’s Laboratory focuses on two main areas:
1. Cancer stem cell biology and its implications for therapy
2. Development of genomics-based biomarkers for identifying the presence of
malignant cells (diagnostic), predicting outcome (prognostic), and predicting
response to therapy (predictive).
Areas of study include cancers of the lung, breast, and gastrointestinal system. They are
also interested in developing a deeper molecular understanding of normal and cancer stem
cells, including identifying pathways and genes important for survival and self-renewal.
Additionally, they are developing methods for overcoming resistance mechanisms to
radiotherapy and chemotherapy in cancer stem cells.
Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD will present the Leopold Koss Lecture and receive an award during the
Scientific Session on Sunday, November 12th at 11:00 am.

Awards
2017 Cytotechnologist Award for Outstanding Achievement

The Cytotechnologist Award for Outstanding Achievement, established
in 1969, is presented annually to an ASC Cytotechnologist member
nominated by an ASC member. Selection of recipients is in recognition
of meritorious service or contributions to the field of cytology.
Kalyani Naik, MS, SCT(ASCP)

When her career began as staff cytotechnologist in 1988, Kalyani
Naik, MS, SCT(ASCP) never imagined how rewarding her profession
would be. Her passion for Cytopathology was sparked early on in her
career through the discovery of the world of Cytotechnology
education at the University of Connecticut Health Center. It was
there she experienced the first reward of her career in the role of
Cytotechnology Program Education Coordinator. In addition to
staff cytotechnologist and Education Coordinator, Kalyani has also
served in several other positions throughout her career, including
Cytotechnology Program Director, Cytopathology Quality Assurance
Coordinator, Anatomic Pathology LIS Project Lead, and most recently,
in the role of Cytopathology laboratory supervisor at Michigan Medicine.
Kalyani has also found tremendous reward in having the privilege of being an active
member of her professional organizations and playing a leading role in her profession. Over
the span of her career, she has given numerous presentations, participated in task forces
and panels, and served in many roles in the ASC, including member of the Executive Board,
Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee, Scientific Program Committee, Guidelines
and Position Statements Committee, Awards Committee, and the ASC/ASCP Workgroup:
Focusing on Emerging Roles in Cytopathology. Her passion for education and tenure on
the Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee led her to involvement in accreditation
of Cytotechnology education programs through her role as the ASC commissioner to
the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), and
a member of the CAAHEP Standards Committee and Board of Directors. Additionally,
Kalyani held numerous roles in the ASCT, including member of the ASCT Executive Council
and ASCT President. Her contributions were recognized in 2009 with the ASC Award for
Excellence in Education, and the ASCT Marion and Nelson Holmquist Cytotechnologist
Achievement Award in 2004.
Kalyani Naik will receive her award during the Annual Business Meeting on Sunday, November 12th
at 5:30 pm.

Awards
2017 Excellence in Education Award

This Award was established in 1998 and is presented annually to
a cytotechnologist or physician member of the ASC. The Award
Schedule
is in recognition of meritorious service or accomplishments in
the field of cytopathology education to include the education of
cytotechnologists, pathology residents and/or cytopathology fellows.
Awards
at a Glance
Brian T. Collins, MD
Dr. Brian T. Collins had an infectious enthusiasm for pathology and
promoted education and innovation in cytopathology. He was the
Chair of the Scientific Program Committee for the American Society of
Cytopathology and an ASC Executive Board member.
Dr. Collins was born in West Virginia and attended the University of
Missouri, Kansas City where he received a Bachelor of Arts as well as
his MD. He completed his pathology residency at Indiana University
and was Associate Professor and Section Head of Cytopathology
at Washington University in St. Louis. He was the cytopathology
fellowship program director at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Medical
Director of the cytotechnology program at Saint Louis University.
Dr. Collins was a proponent of new practice paradigms including telepathology and used
evidenced-based research to advocate for ROSE FNA biopsy service. Within the ASC, as a
member of the Scientific Program Committee in 2015, he helped to bring the Virtual Slide
Seminars to the meeting, assisting the presenters in developing this mode of education. In
addition, he was a moderator of the Current Issues in Cytology Session at the 2016 Annual
Scientific Meeting on “Telecytopathology: Challenges and Opportunities,” again advocating
for the validation and use of these tools in daily practice.
He published 120 peer-reviewed journal articles, 75 abstracts and book chapters. As an educator,
he presented at national workshops, ASC annual meetings and teleconferences. Dr. Collins joined
the ASC as a resident member and consistently participated in ASC Annual Scientific Meetings.
Dr. Collins was always motivating to trainees. He would work with them individually to achieve
their goals and address any weak areas. He had an excellent knowledge of the profession,
superb diagnostic and teaching skills, and novel ideas. Dr. Collins has trained many excellent
cytopathologists who are actively practicing cytopathology in both academic and private settings.
His enthusiasm for teaching dated back to the years following his fellowship in cytopathology,
On December 23, 2016, Dr. Brian Collins passed away unexpectedly. Besides his profession,
Dr. Collins was devoted to his family. Dr. Collins was a wonderful gift to the cytopathology
community.
The 2017 Excellence in Education Award will be presented to Virginia Collins, wife of the late
Brian T. Collins, MD during the ASC Business Meeting on Sunday, November 12th at 5:30 pm.

Awards
2017 President’s Award

The President’s Award was established in 1992 and is presented
annually to an ASC member. Selection of the recipient is at the
discretion of the current ASC President. Dr. Edmund Cibas, ASC
President, has chosen Christina S. Kong, MD and Kristen A. Atkins, MD
as the 2017 recipients of the ASC’s President’s Award.
Christina S. Kong, MD
Dr. Christina Kong is a pathologist who attended medical school at UC San
Francisco with plans to become a pediatrician. After a rotation with
screaming kids and screaming parents, she went on a quest to find a different
specialty. The vibrant colors of a Giemsa stained slide caught her imagination
during an OB-GYN rotation, but she had a hard time letting go of direct
patient care. Before discovering she could see patients as a cytopathologist,
she completed an internship in Internal Medicine in case she changed her
mind about pathology. She envisioned a career as a community-based
pathologist and pursued broad-based training with residency in Anatomic &
Clinical Pathology at UCSF, Surgical Pathology Fellowship at Stanford and
Cytopathology Fellowship at UCSF. Of course, life never quite turns out as
expected and after a short stint in community practice, Dr. Kong joined the
faculty at Stanford where she is currently Director of the Cytopathology
Service and Fellowship, and Medical Director of Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Lab Services at Stanford.
For fun and relaxation, she throws pottery, bakes cookies, and goes hiking.
Kristen A. Atkins, MD
Dr. Kristen A. Atkins was first attracted to pathology because she admired
many of the pathologists who were superb teachers. After AP residency at
Stanford, she did her cytology fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth
University where again she was struck by the very gifted teachers in both
the physician and cytotechnologist realms and loved the numerous
teaching opportunities (from trainees to patients to peers) that this
discipline offered. Since her training, she has received numerous teaching
awards from medical students and residents and received the University of
Virginia Master Educator award in 2015 and the Alumni Distinguished
Academic Achievement award from the University of Vermont in 2016.
Her primary education love is the one-on-one teaching that comes with
working with trainees. In the words of one of her recent graduating
fellows, “She is a natural teacher who by her poetic words and descriptions makes cells come alive
before your eyes. With her, learning is an easy and memorable experience. She goes to great lengths
to help you understand new concepts even if it means ordering a bag of pulled taffy (for someone
who has never seen or tasted it) to explain the appearance of mucin on a slide. With her guidance,
she sets you up for success in cytology, your career and, most importantly, life.”
Dr. Atkins’ presented her first workshop at the ASC in 2001 and since then has presented over 50
workshops as an invited speaker in cytology at national and international meetings. After several
years on the Scientific Program Committee, she became the chair, and stepped in as Co-Chair when
the need arose.
Dr. Kong and Dr. Atkins will receive their awards during the Annual Business Meeting on Sunday,
November 12th at 5:30 pm.

Awards
ASC Foundation Annual Scientific

Meeting Travel Scholarships
Schedule
The ASC Foundation awards $2,000 each to qualified individuals,
who are ASC members, to attend the ASC Annual Scientific
Awards
Meeting. This scholarship, based on need and merit, defrays
registration, travel and hotel costs.
at a Glance
2016 Cytotechnologist 2017 Fellow and
Recipients Resident Recipients
The ASC Foundation congratulates The ASC Foundation would like to
the following recipients of the 2016 congratulate the following receipients
Cytotechnologists Travel Scholarships of the 2017 Fellows and Residents
Travel Scholarships
For attendance at the 65th Annual Scientific
Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona For attendance to the 65th Annual Scientific
Meeting in Phoenix
Monica Dorda, BS, CT(ASCP)
University of Wisconsin Deepu Alex, MD, PhD
Madison, WI Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
Kathryn Kiely, CT(ASCP)CM
Strong Memorial Hospital Emilio Madrigal, DO
Rochester, NY Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Maria Ella Lim, CT(ASCP)
New York Presbyterian Medical Center Alexandra R. Nichols, MD
New York, NY University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
Emily McMeekin, BS, CT(ASCP)CM
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Vanda F. Torous, MD
Cleveland, OH Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Kelsey Snyder, BS, CT(ASCP) Boston, MA
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY Amy G. Zhou, MD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Congratulations!
to all ASC Foundation Scholarships Recipients!

Awards
Poster and Platform Presentation Awards

The ASC provides awards to support young investigators submitting
abstracts to the ASC Annual Scientific Meeting. The selection is based
upon research excellence as evidenced by peer-reviewed scoring.
The following awards will be presented during the Awards Presentation
on Sunday, November 12th at 5:30 pm.
Warren R. Lang, MD Resident Physician Award

Established in 1978, the award is presented annually to recognize a resident or fellow in
an approved training program who submits the best scientific paper in cytology at a poster
or platform session during the ASC Annual Scientific Meeting.
Cytotechnologist Scientific Presentation Award

Established in 1969, the award is presented in recognition of a cytotechnologist or student
cytotechnologist enrolled in a CAAHEP-accredited cytotechnology program who presents
the best scientific paper in cytology at a platform or poster session during the ASC Annual
Scientific Meeting. This award is supported by an educational grant from ASCT Services, Inc.
Geno Saccomanno, MD, New Frontiers in Cytology Award

Established in 1993, the award is presented to an ASC member who is not nominated for
another abstract award. The paper should contribute to better understanding of cell biology
or enhanced diagnosis and show significant innovation, good study design and potential
diagnostic utility.
Advances in Thyroid Cytology Award

Established in 2014, this award recognizes the abstract presentation that best contributes
to the knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of thyroid diseases using FNA and/or ancillary
techniques. This award is supported by an educational grant from Thyroid Cytopathology
Partners, Austin, Texas.

Poster Presentations
Poster Viewing Schedule

Storyville Hall
Saturday, November 11th
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast

Poster Set-up:
President’s Welcome 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday, November 10th
Saturday, November 11th 6:00 am – 7:00 am
Sunday, November 12th

All posters must be in place by Saturday at 7:00 am
or they will not be considered for an award.
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break Poster Dismantle:

Sunday, November 12th 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Presenters are required to be at posters during All posters must be dismantled by 7:00 pm or they
continental breakfast and refreshment breaks. may be discarded.
Posters are online

and on the ASC App
Check out the e-posters anytime and note
those you want to visit during the breaks. Search
e-posters by specific topics, authors or keywords.
Visit cytopathologymeeting.org for more details.

Please Note: Abstracts are printed as they are submitted in the abstract management system.

ANAL
1. The Adequacy of Patient Collection of Anal Cytology Specimens
Mariam Mir, MD, Joel Thibodeaux, MD, Joselin Anandam, MD, Arti Barnes, MD, Andrew Bieterman, MS,
Andrew Quinn, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
2. High-risk HPV Co-testing in Unsatisfactory Anal Pap Tests

Dan Lu, MD, PhD1, David Chhieng, MD, MBA2, Yuxin Liu, MD, PhD1, Michael Gaisa, MD1, Keith Sigel, MD,
MPH1, Qiusheng Si, MD, PhD1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY1 University of Washington, Seattle, WA2
3. Correlation of Anal Papanicolaou Smears with Follow-up Histology and Human Papillomavirus
Genotyping from an Academic Medical Center
Amanda M. Hopp, MD1, Mamta Pant, MD1, Sally Sniedze, CT(ASCP)2, Razvan Lapadat, MD1,
Lauren Parsons, MD1, Bryan Hunt, MD1, Tamara Giorgadze, MD1
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI1 Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, WI2
4. Prospective Rescreening of Anal Pap Smears Associated with Increased Risk for
Developing Anal Cancer
Rochelle Nagales Nagamos, MD, MBA, Melissa Stemmer, MBA, CT, Cindy Steele, SCT(ASCP),
Kamal Khurana, MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
BREAST
5. Diagnostic Value of Intraoperative Rapid Cytokeratin Immunostain in the Cytological Evaluation
of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Patients with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
Marilin Rosa, MD, Emmanuel Agosto-Arroyo, MD, Ardeshir Hakam, MD, MBA, Barbara Centeno, MD,
Nancy Mela, CT(ASCP), Laila Khazai, MD
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
6. Cytomorphologic Features of Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis on ThinPrep

Ami Patel, MD, Simon Sung, MD, Syed Hoda, MD, Rema Rao, MD, Timothy D’Alfonso, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College/ NYPH, New York, NY
7. Breast Fine Needle Aspiration Utility in an Era of Low Utilization

Sara Zadeh, MD, Erik Dill, MD, Kristen Atkins, MD, Anne Mills, MD
The University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
EDUCaTION
8. A Model Residency Curriculum in Cytopathology
Erik Washburn, MD1, Susan Fluck, CT2, Catherine Abendroth, MD2
Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hummelstown, PA1 Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA2
9. The Entrustable Professional Activity: An Emerging Tool in Cytology Trainee Education

Alexandra Nichols, MD, Kristen Atkins, MD
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
10. Providing Feedback to Trainees on Cytology Diagnostic Skills Using CoPath Correlation Reports
Sara Monaco, MD, Jackie Cuda, SCT(ASCP), Marie DeFrances, MD, PhD, Liron Pantanowitz, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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11. Cytotechnology Student Education Enhancement through the Implementation of
PathXLTM Tutor Software as a Solution for Digital Cytomorphology Training
Karyn Varley, MS, SCT(ASCP)1, Beth Mosley, MS, SCT(ASCP)2, Matthew Hanna, MD2,
Liron Pantanowitz, MD2, Bradley Clifford, MBA2
Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA2
12. Utilizing Microsoft Publisher® as a Problem Based Learning Tool for Cytotechnology (CT) Students
Sandra Dolar, BA, SCT(ASCP), Jennifer Brainard, MD, Dawn Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP)
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
13. Preliminary Findings of Tracking Students’ Eye Movements in Cytotechnology Education

Maheswari Mukherjee, PhD, MS, CT(ASCP), Amber Donnelly, SCT(ASCP), PhD, MPH, Elizabeth Lyden, MS
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
14. Beyond the Microscope: Emotional Intelligence Program Adds Value to Cytotechnology Training
Amanda Bruening, MS, CT(ASCP), Sandra Dolar, BA, SCT(ASCP), Erica Kaplan, MS, CT(ASCP), MB(ASCP),
Jennifer Brainard, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
15. Evolving Roles: A Look at the Paths Travelled by Seven Cytotechnologists at

One Academic Institution
Narjes Mousavi-Nasab, CT(ASCP), Adele Kraft, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
FLUIDS
16. Our 16-year Institutional Experience on Malignant Effusion Cytology at the Cleveland Clinic
Maria Luisa Policarpio-Nicolas, MD, Josephine Kam Tai Dermawan, MD, PhD
17. Calretinin Positivity in Metastatic Breast Cancer Effusions: A Diagnostic Challenge

Santiago Delgado, MD, Jocelyn Chandler, MD, Malini Harigopal, MD, Tao Zuo, MD
Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
18. Spectrum of Lymphoid Malignancies Encountered in Body Fluids

Bridget Banach, MD, PhD, Ricardo Lastra, MD, Jeffrey Mueller, DO, Ward Reeves, MD, Namrata Setia, MD,
Tatjana Antic, MD
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
GI
19. Biliary Cytology in Assessment of Bile Duct Strictures – An Institutional Experience
Yue Hua Ho, BS (Biomedical), Sangeeta Mantoo, FRCPath (UK)
Singapore General Hospital, Bukit Merah, Singapore
20. Utility of Next-Generation Sequencing compared to FISH for Detection of High-Risk Lesions in
Bile Duct Brushings in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Matthew Rosenbaum, MD, Martha Pitman, MD, Raza Hoda, MD, Jonathan England, MD,
Anthony Iafrate, MD, PhD, Long Le, MD, PhD, Ronald Arpin, MS, SCT(ASCP)MB

GI (continued)
21. Immunohistochemical Detection of VHL Expression is More Sensitive than Detection of
Albumin mRNA in the Diagnosis of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinomas on Fine Needle Aspiration
and Small Tissue Biopsy Specimens
Fan Lin, MD, PhD, Haiyan Liu, MD
Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
22. Cytomorphologic Features of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration

of Celiac Ganglia
Heidi Lehrke, DO, Michael Henry, MD, Michael Levy, MD, Ferga Gleeson, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
23. Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Biopsy (EUS-FNB) Cytology in the Era of

Core Needles: A Report of 334 Cases from a Single Academic Center
Suhair Al Salihi, MD, Suvra Roy, MD, Xiaohong Wang, MD, PhD, Erik Rahimi, MD, Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA,
Ilker Sen, Md, Jaiyeola Thomas-Ogunniyi, MBBS, FRCPath(UK), Songlin Zhang, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX
24. A Comparison of Routine Cytology and UroVysion for the Detection of Pancreaticobiliary
Malignancies as a Quality Assurance Metric
Shira Ronen, MD, Tamara Giorgadze, MD, Jess Peterson, MD, Bryan Hunt, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
25. Explore the Best Cut-off Value of Elastography Scores on EUS-FNA: The Experience of
109 Cases from a Single Academic Center
Suvra Roy, MD, Suhair Al Salihi, MD, Erik Rahimi, MD, Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA,
Jaiyeola Thomas-Ogunniyi, MBBS, FRCPath(UK), Songlin Zhang, MD
26. Correlation of Programmed Cell Death Ligand1 (PD-L1) Immunohistochemical

Staining of Cytology Specimens with Corresponding Resection Specimens of
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Deepika Savant, MD1, Arvind Rishi, MD2, Kasturi Das, MD2
Northwell-Hofstra School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY1 Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Lake Success, NY2
GU
27. Inter-observer Agreement for Diagnostic Criteria of the Paris System for
Reporting Urine Cytology
Jia Qin, MD, PhD, Ronald Arpin, MS, SCT(ASCP)MB, Heather Grant, BS, SCT(ASCP) MBCM, Melissa Ring,
SCT(ASCP) MBCM, Athena Chen, MD, Mingjuan Zhang, MD, Rosemary Tambouret, MD, Ivan Chebib, MD
28. Impact of the Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology on Cytotechnologist
Screening Diagnosis
J. Judd Fite, MD, MBA1, Derek Allison, MD1, Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD2
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD1 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD2
29. Transitioning from the Johns Hopkins Template to the Paris System for
Reporting Urinary Cytology
Derek Allison, MD1, Dorothy Rosenthal, MD, FIAC1, Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD2
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD1 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD2

GU (continued)
30. The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology is Helpful to Reduce Atypical Diagnoses:
An Institution Experience
Juan Xing, MD1, Jacqueline Cuda, BS, SCT(ASCP)2, Liron Pantanowitz, MD2, Sara Monaco, MD2
Pathology Specialists of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA2
31. Application of The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology: What Should be the
Nuclear to Cytoplasmic Ratio to Diagnose High Grade Urothelial Carcinoma
Sanjana Mehrotra, MD
University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
32. Morphological Characteristics of Atypical Urothelial Tissue Fragments Associated

with High Grade Urothelial Carcinoma
Amy Zhou, MD, Dorothy Rosenthal, MD, FIAC, Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
33. Utility of The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology in Upper Urinary Tract Specimens
Sara Monaco, MD1, Liron Pantanowitz, MD1, Juan Xing, MD2
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA1 Pathology Specialists of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, PA2
34. Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network Analysis for the Diagnosis of High Grade Urothelial Carcinoma
Daniel Diaz, MD, Msc, Amir Momeni-Boroujeni, MD, Jonathan Somma, MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
35. Test Performance of Urine Cytology in a Urogynecologic Practice Setting

Whitney McCarthy, MD, Cherie Paquette, MD, MS
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI
36. Cell Block Preparations in Urinary Tract Cytology: A Golden Opportunity or a Nonseller?
Stefan Pambuccian, MD, Schuharazad Abro, MD, Guliz Barkan, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
37. CellDetect Histochemical Stain for the Monitoring of Urothelial Carcinoma in Clinical Setting
Alexander Shtabsky, MD1, Jörg Hennenlotter, Grad Biol2, Valentina Gerber, CT2, Yael Glickman, PhD3,
Noa Davis, PhD3, Tim Neumann2, Arnulf Stenzl, MD2, Tilman Todenhöfer, MD2
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel1 University Hospital, Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany2 Micromedic
Technologies Ltd., Tel Aviv, Israel3
38. Diagnostic Value and Accuracy of Touch Imprint Cytology in Kidney Tumor Biopsies;
A Big Institution Experience
Osamah (Sam) Albadri, MBChB, Yajue Huang, MD, PhD, Michael Henry, MD, Pingchuan Zhang, MD
39. Optimizing the Use of a Voided Urine Cytology Specimen as Control Material for Anti – BK Virus
Immunohistochemical Staining
Sarah Kassaby, MD, Johanna Preiszner, PhD, George Youngberg, MD
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
40. Diagnostic Accuracy and Efficacy of Renal Pelvic Washing: Clinical and Pathologic Correlation
Nail Alouch, MD, Yun Gong, MD, Ming Guo, MD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

GU (continued)
41. Innovative Urinary Marker for Routine Use in the Identification of Bladder Cancer
Jacob Bejar, MD1, Marina Zlotnik, MSc1, Sarel Halachmi, MD1, Kohava Biton, RN1, Noa Davis, PhD2,
Yael Glickman, PhD2, Ofer Nativ, MD1
Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel1 Micromedic Technologies, Tel Aviv, Israel2
42. The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Grading System Shows High
Interobserver Reliability in Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsies of Renal Cell Carcinoma
Stefan Pambuccian, MD, Guliz Barkan, MD, Swati Mehrotra, MD, Razan Massarani-Wafai, MD,
Grazina Chatt, CT(ASCP), Eva Wojcik, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
43. A Retrospective 24-year Single Institution Study of Renal Oncocytic Neoplasms Diagnosed by
Fine Needle Aspiration
Adam Miller, MD, Euna Choi, MD, Harvey Cramer, MD, Robert Emerson, MD, Howard Wu, MD,
Shaoxiong Chen, MD, Xiaoyan Wang, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
44. Histopathologic and Clinical Follow-up of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsies of Renal Masses:
An 11-year Retrospective Analysis
Carmen Perrino, MD, Harvey Cramer, MD, Muhammad Idrees, MD, Howard Wu, MD
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN
45. Negative Predictive Value of Renal Cytology Specimens

Christine Bookhout, MD, Susan Maygarden, MD, Lori Scanga, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, NC
46. Study of Onsite Cytology Diagnostic Accuracy for Renal Cryoablation

Agnieszka Szygalowicz, CT, Maoxin Wu, MD, PhD
Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
GYN
47. Utility of Ovarian Scrape Preparations for the Intraoperative Diagnosis of
Ovarian Epithelial Lesions
Kelly Hanley, DO1, Charles Sturgis, MD2, Jennifer Brainard, MD2, Kathryn Dyhdalo, MD2, Sarah Share, MD2
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH1 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Heights, OH2
48. A Limited Immunostain Panel Including Napsin A for the Diagnosis of Ovarian Clear Cell
Carcinoma - Maximizing the Utility of Cytology Specimens
Avani Pendse, MBBS, PhD1, Renee Betancourt, MD2, Anna Bauer, PhD2, Leslie Dodd, MD2
University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC1 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC2
49. Correlation of Pap Test Diagnoses with Histologic Diagnoses of Endometrial Carcinoma:
A Five-year Retrospective Study
Mariam Mir, MD, Kyle Molberg, MD, Stacy Hinson, MD, Joel Thibodeaux, MD, Elena Lucas, MD
50. Significance of Benign-appearing Endometrial Cells in Cervical Cytology Specimens:

A 10-year Retrospective Study from a Large County Hospital
Stacy Hinson, MD, Kyle Molberg, MD, Mariam Mir, MD, Elena Lucas, MD

GYN (continued)
51. Significance of Endocervical Curettage after Normal Colposcopy in the
Detection of Cervical Dysplasia
Ghassan Tranesh, MD, FCAP, Vighnesh Walavalkar, MD, Farnaz Hasteh, MD
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
52. Atypical Glandular Cells on Papanicolaou Test: The Fate and Follow-up of 51 Cases
Marcos Lepe, MD1, Claire Eklund, CT(ASCP)2, M. Ruhul Quddus, MD, M Phil (Path)3, Cherie Paquette, MD3
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI1 Woman and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI2 Women and Infants
Hospital/Brown University, Providence, RI3
53. Glandular Cell Abnormalities on Pap Tests: Comparing Detections Rates and Cytology-Histology
Correlations of Conventional and Liquid Based (BD SurePath) Methods
Karen Cormier, BSc, CT (ASCP), Brandy Callahan, CT(ASCP), Gabor Fischer, MD, PhD
Diagnostic Services Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
54. Endocervical Glandular Involvement is Associated with Higher Rates of HSIL and ASC-H
Diagnoses on Preceding Pap Test
Robby Jones, MD, Fransiska Dale, Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
55. High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (hrHPV) Testing in Patients with

Unsatisfactory Papanicolaou (Pap) Test
Elza Matrova, MD, Christine Salibay, DO, Kristen Wilkins, MBA, SCT(ASCP), Robert Cabay, MD, DDS,
Odile David, MD
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
56. Comparing Outcomes in High-risk Human Papillomavirus (hrHPV) Positive Women with
Negative Versus Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC-US) Cytology
Stratified by HPV Typing
Josephine Aguilar-Jakthong, MD, Opal Reddy, MD, Jianyu Rao, MD, Po Chu Fung, MBA, SCT(ASCP)
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
57. High-risk Human Papillomavirus and Papanicolaou Smear Co-testing Correlation

Sally Sniedze, CT1, Bryan Hunt, MD2, Amanda Hopp, MD2, Razvan Lapadat, MD2, Lauren Parsons, MD2,
Tamara Giorgadze, MD2
Wisconsin Diagnostic Laboratories, Milwaukee, WI1 Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI2
58. Infections with Multiple High-risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Types are Associated with
More High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) on Follow-up Cervical Biopsy
Remegio Maglantay, MD, Brenda Sweeney, MS, SCT, CLA(ASCP)MBCM, Ivan Chebib, MD, David Wilbur, MD
59. Tandem Reflex Human Papilloma Virus Testing: A Strategy in a High Volume Practice
Siavash Samimi, MD1, Donna Armylagos, CT(ASCP)2, Eric Luna, CT(ASCP)2, Nicola Dundas, MD1,
Dina Mody, MD1, Michael Thrall, MD1
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX,1 BioReference Laboratories, Houston, TX2
60. HPV Negative Rates with Roche cobas Platform in Patients with CINII+ and Invasive
Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
Abel Gonzalez, MD, Akosua Ametorgoh, MS, CT(ASCP), PTA, MT, Patricia Tiscornia-Wasserman, MD
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

GYN (continued)
61. The Comparison of Genotyping and Histologic Outcomes Between ThinPrep and
SurePath Preparations in Women with Negative Cytology and Positive HPV Tests:
A Single Institution Experience
Youssef Youssef, MD, Rulong Shen, MD, Dena Tonkovich, BS, CT(ASCP), Zaibo Li, MD, PhD, MBA
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
62. A Comparison of the Roche cobas HPV Test Using Three Different Preparation Methods
for the Detection of High-risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes on SurePath Samples
Seema Khutti, MD, Shweta Gera, MD, DY Goldstein, MD, Samer Khader, MD, FCAP, FIAC,
Stacia Semple, MD, Mark Suhrland, MD, Amy S. Fox, MD, MS
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
63. Potential Efficacy of Primary hrHPV Screening Utilizing the SurePath Pap/Aptima
Assay HPV Platform
Matthew Ohtani, BS1, Andi Cuniberti, CT(ASCP)2, Pamela Tauchi-Nishi, MD2
Hawaii Pathologists Laboratory, Honolulu, HI1 University of Hawaii/Queens Medical Center, Honolulu, HI2
64. Comparison of Manual and Automated SurePath™ Pre-analytic Preparation for

Roche cobas® 4800 HPV Testing
Richard Byrd, MS, SCT(ASCP)MB, Mary Tuttle, CT(ASCP), Brenda Berry, CT(ASCP)
Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL
65. HPV RNA In Situ Hybridization Can Inform Cervical Cytology-Histology Correlation
Joseph Coppock, MD, PhD, Brian Willis, MD, Mark Stoler, MD, Anne Mills, MD
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, NC
66. Influence of p16 Immunohistochemical Stain on Cytologic-histological Correlation

in the Cases with Cytologic Diagnosis of Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion
Jack Yang, MD, Alexis Elliott, MD, Anne Hoffa, MD, Nicole Herring, MD, Patricia Houser, MHS, CT(ASCP)
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
67. Inter-observer Variabilty of CINtec PLUS Dual Staining for p16/ki67

Sang Thoe Goh, BSc, Timothy Tay, MBBS, FRCPA, FRCPath, Kah Ling Lim, BSc, Lee Hong Song, BSc,
Aye Aye Thika, PhD, Sangeeta Mantoo, FRCPath (UK)
Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
68. Comparison of Cytology and p16/Ki67 Dual Immunocytochemical Staining Results

Obtained in Three Cytopathology Laboratories Participating in Slovenian Cervical Cancer
Screening Program ZORA
Veronika Kloboves Prevodnik, MD, PhD1, Urška Ivanuš, MD1, Nataša Nolde, PhD1, Tine Jerman, MA1,
Alenka Repše Fokter, MD, PhD2, Sandra Jezeršek, MD1, Živa Pohar Marinšek, MD1, Ulrika Klopčič, MD,
PhD1, Simona Hutter Čelik, MD3, Kristina Gornik Kramberger, MD3, Maja Primic Zakelj, MD, DSc1
Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia1 Celje General Hospital, Celje, Slovenia2 University Clinical Centre Maribor,
Maribor, Slovenia3
69. Comparison of Digital Imaging and Light Microscopy for Liquid-based Gynecologic
Cytology Diagnosis
Rosemary Tambouret, MD1, Amy Ly, MD1, Heather Grant, BS, SCT(ASCP) MBCM1, Mary Rego, BA, SCT(ASCP)
MBCM1, Brenda Sweeney, MS, SCT, CLA(ASCP)MBCM1, Omonigho Aisagbonhi, MD, PhD1, Louis Vaickus, MD,
PhD2, David Wilbur, MD1
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA1 Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Lebanon, NH2

GYN (continued)
70. Follow Up and Outcomes for Patients with Negative Papanicolaou (Pap) Test and Positive
High-risk Human Papillomavirus (hrHPV+) Co-testing
Elza Matrova, MD, Kristen Wilkins, MBA, SCT(ASCP), Robert Cabay, MD, DDS, Odile David, MD
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
71. Prior Knowledge of High-risk HPV Status Results in Higher Rate of ASCUS Interpretation
and Potential Increase in Pathologists` Workload
Shannon O`Brien, MD, Melinda Lewis, MD, Kimberly Heiman, BS, CT(ASCP), Krisztina Hanley, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
72. Utility of Reprocessing of Unsatisfactory ThinPrep Paps Using Megafunnel

Cytocentrifugation Technique
Alaa Afify, MD, Alicia Calderon Bhambra, DO, Stanley Seko, CT(ASCP), Donald York, CT(ASCP)CMIAC,
Eric Huang, MD, PhD
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
73. Reducing the Number of Unsatisfactory ThinPrep® Pap Tests Through Novel Blending Technique
Stephanie Hamilton, EdD, SCT, MB(ASCP), Nuria Perez-Reyes, MD
CellNetix Pathology and Laboratories, Seattle, WA
74. Comparing Rapid Prescreening, BD FocalPoint Profiler and the Combination of the
Two as a Quality Assurance Method in Gynecologic Cytology
Gabor Fischer, MD, PhD, Karen Cormier, BSc, CT(ASCP)
Diagnostic Services Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
75. Comparison between ClearPrep® and ThinPrep® Liquid-based Cytology Methods

for Gynecologic Specimens
Margaret Tavares, BS, SCT(ASCP), Desiree Palafox, BS, SCT, MB(ASCP), Melissa Sylvester,
Claro Masangcay, BA, CT(ASCP), Pamela Wat, MD
Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA
76. Characteristic Findings of Cervical Pap Tests from Transgender Patients on Androgen Therapy:
Challenges in Detecting Dysplasia
Brian Adkins, MD, Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD, Annie Jack, MBA, Stephen Schultenover, MD, Mohamed
Desouki, MD, PhD, Alice Coogan, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
HEAD AND NECK

77. Salivary Gland Cytology; Reclassification Based on “The Milan System for Reporting Salivary
Gland Cytology:” A Tertiary Care Experience
Israh Akhtar, MD, Varsha Manucha, MD, Maria Gonzalez, MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
78. Risk Stratification of Salivary Gland Neoplasms Based on Cytomorphologic Features

Utilizing the Milan System of Classification
Deepika Savant, MD1, Cao Jin, MD2, Karen Chau, CT(ASCP)1, Tamla Hagan, CT(ASCP), MCP1,
Maruf Chowdhury, MBA, SCT(ASCP)CMIAC1, Joshua Koppenhafer, MPH, SCT(ASCP)1, Mercedes Kercy,
CT(ASCP)1, Lisa Rosen, ScM2, Alice Laser, MD1, Cecilia Gimenez, MD1, Kasturi Das, MD1
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Lack Success, NY1 Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY2

HEAD AND NECK (continued)

79. Histologic Follow-up of Salivary Gland Neoplasm of Uncertain Malignant Potential
Proposed by the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology
Clarissa Ljungren, CT(ASCP), Matthew Zarka, MD, Longwen Chen, MD, PhD
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
80. Diagnostic Upgrade Rate in Salivary Gland Fine Needle Aspiration

Abberly Lott Limbach, MD
University of Rochester , Rochester, NY
81. The Diagnosis of Warthin Tumor on Fine Needle Aspiration: Potential Pitfalls
Daniel Miller, MD, PhD1, Sintawat Wangsiricharoen, MD2, Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD1
The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD1 Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand2
82. Cytomorphologic Features Associated with Risk of Malignancy in Basaloid and Oncocytic
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Deepika Savant, MD, Cao Jin, MD, Karen Chau, CT(ASCP), Lisa Rosen, ScM, Tamla Hagan, CT(ASCP),
MCP, Maruf Chowdhury, MBA, SCT(ASCP)CMIAC, Joshua Koppenhafer, MPH, SCT(ASCP), Mercedes Kercy,
CT(ASCP), Rubina Cocker, MD, FCAP, Cecilia Gimenez, MD, Alice Laser, MD, Kasturi Das, MD
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Lake Success, NY
83. Fine Needle Aspiration of Primary Lymphoproliferative Lesions of the Parotid:

A Clinical/Cytologic Review
Diana Lin, MD, Andrew Freeman, BS, Prih Rohra, MD, Ira Miller, MD, PhD, Paolo Gattuso, MD
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
84. Cytologic Features of Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma

Anam Naumaan, MD, Fatima Mir, MD, Vijaya Reddy, MD, MBA, Paolo Gattuso, MD
85. Cytopathologic Features of INI-1 Deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma: Two Institutions’ Experience
Felicia Allard, MD1, Diana Bell, MD2, Edward Stelow, MD3
University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK1 MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX2 University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA3
86. Laryngeal Cytology in Cases with Equivocal Lesions of the Larynx

Dilaver Demirel, MD, MIAC1, Evren Erkul, MD1, Ismail Yilmaz, MD1, Engin Çekin, MD1,
Zafer Kucukodaci, MD2, Ibrahim Ramzy, MD, MIAC3
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey1 Katip Celebi University, Izmir, Turkey2 University of California, Irvine, CA3
LUNGS
87. The Clinical Utility of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Pediatric Population: A Clinical and
Cytopathological Perspective
Abhishek Gami, BS1, Zahra Maleki, MD2
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD1 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD2
88. A Retrospective Comparison of Bronchial Cytologic Specimens at an Academic

Tertiary Care Center
Doan Lai, MD, Ngoc Tran, MD, Lichao Zhao, MD, PhD, Rachel Conrad, MD
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK

Lungs (continued)
89. Reassessing the Clinical Usefulness of Preliminary/STAT Evaluation for Pneumocystis
Jirovecii Oneumonia on DiffQuikR Smears
Ronald Encarnacion, BS, Chen-Yen Chang, CT(ASCP), Adele Kraft, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, VA
90. Primary Salivary Gland Tumors of the Tracheobronchial Tree Diagnosed by Transbronchial Fine
Needle Aspiration: Clinical and Cytomorphologic Features with Histopathologic Correlation
Erika Doxtader, MD1, He Wang, MD, PhD2, Yaxia Zhang, MD, PhD1
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH1 Temple University, Philadelphia, PA2
91. On-site Adequacy in Pulmonologist-Performed EUS-B-FNA of Subdiaphragmatic Lesions – An

Institutional Experience
Zeinab Hasan, MD, Faysal Fedda, MD, Nikhil Meena, MD, FCCP, Thaddeus Bartter, MD, Susanne Jeffus, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
92. Correlation of Rapid Onsite Evaluation with Cytology and Molecular Outcomes on
Small Thoracic Specimens
Maria Ella Lim, CT(ASCP), Adam Pacecca, MS, Renu Virk, MD, Teresa Wood, CT(ASCP), MPH,
Patricia Tiscornia-Wasserman, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
93. Impact of Size and Histologic Type of Pulmonary Carcinoma on Diagnostic Yield of
Endobronchial Ultrasound-directed Fine Needle Aspiration
Ahmad Ibrahim, MD, Ahmad Al-Rajjal, MD, Jacob Edens, MD, Malak Kanbour, MPH, Susanna Szpunar,
PhD, Fred Erndt, BA, Paul Mazzara, MD
St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
94. Lack of Cost-effectiveness of EGFR, Ros-1, PD-L1 and ALK-Fish Testing in Lung Carcinoma
on FNA and Pleural Fluid Cell Blocks in the Veteran Patient
Linda Green, MD
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bellaire, TX
95. Minimum Lung Tumor Cell Threshold in Fine Needle Aspiration Cell Blocks Required for
Therapeutic Marker Studies
Daniel Coldren, MD, Keith Sweeney, MD, Maoxin Wu, MD, PhD
96. Molecular Analysis of Lung Adenocarcinoma Performed on Cytology Smears

Obtained During EBUS Procedure
Ghazal Khan, MBA, MS, CT(ASCP), Tatjana Antic, MD
University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
97. Molecular Alterations and Cytomorphologic Features of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma

in African American Patients
Erika Rodriguez, MD, PhD1, Zahra Maleki, MD2
The Johns Hopkins University, Ellicott City, MD1 The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD2
98. Cytomorphologic Features of EGFR Mutated Adenocarcinomas: A Weill Cornell Experience

Simon Sung, MD, Jordan Baum, MD, Rana Hoda, MD, Rema Rao, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY

Lungs (continued)
99. PD-L1 Assessment in Thoracic Cytology Samples
Andrew Lerner, MD, Lonny Yarmus, DO, FCCP, Rajni Sharma, PhD, Peter Illei, MD
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD
100. PD-L1 Immunohistochemical Testing for Lung Cancer: Cytology and Surgical Pathology
Specimens Demonstrate Similar Overall Expression Patterns
Vanda Torous, MD, Deepa Rangachari, MD, Daniel Costa, MD, PhD, Paul VanderLaan, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
101. Programmed Death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression Analysis in Cytology Specimens

Using 22C3 Clone for Targeted Therapy-A Validation Study
Fatimah Alruwaii, MD, Muhammad Idrees, MBBS, MD
102. Loss of PD-L1 Immunoexpression in CytoLyt-Fixed Cell Blocks

Deepu Alex, MD, PhD, Darren Buonocore, MD, Natasha Rekhtman, MD, PhD, Achim Jungbluth, MD,
Denise Frosina, BS, Matthew Hellmann, MD, Oscar Lin, MD, Jennifer Sauter, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
103. Utility of Cell Blocks for Evaluating PDL-1 Immunohistochemical Expression in

Management of Patients with Advance Stage Lung Cancer
Yesha Sheth, MD, Kamal Khurana, MD
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
104. Rapid On-site Evaluation (ROSE) of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration

(EBUS-TBNA) Optimizes Tissue for Evaluation of PD-L1 Expression on Formalin-fixed Non-small
Cell Lung Carcinoma
Erika Doxtader, MD, Theodore Yachimiak, CT(ASCP), Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, MD, Francisco Almeida, MD,
Joseph Cicenia, MD, Jennifer Brainard, MD, Jordan Reynolds, MD
105. Reliable Detection of EGFR Mutation by Allele-Specific PCR and ALK Gene Rearrangement by
FISH in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Using Liquid-based Cytology Sample: Hing Concordance
with Next-Generation Sequening Performed on Cell Block Material
Longmei Zhao, MD, PhD1, Erika Doxtader, MD1, Xiaoqi Lin, MD, PhD2, Yaxia Zhang, MD PhD1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH,1 Northwestern University, Chicago, IL2
106. TTF-1 Negative/Napsin A Negative Lung Adenocarcinomas: A Subset with

Aggressive Behavior and Poor Prognosis
Erika Rodriguez, MD, PhD, Christopher VandenBussche, MD, PhD, Zahra Maleki, MD
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
107. p40 is Superior to p63 and CK5/6 for Differentiating Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma
from Adenocarcinoma in Cytological Specimens
Santiago Delgado, MD, Guoping Cai, MD
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

LYMPH NODE
108. Evaluation of ThinPrep Cytology of Axillary Lymph Node FNA: An Institutional Experience
Yelena Fudym, DO, Rana Naous, MD, Kamal Khurana, MD
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
109. EUS-FNB in the Diagnosis and Classification of Lymphoproliferative Disorder:

Reports of 14 Cases
Suvra Roy, MD, Suhair Al Salihi, MD, Xiaohong Wang, MD, PhD, Erik Rahimi, MD, Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA,
Songlin Zhang, MD
110. Cytologic Features and Pitfalls of Hamazaki-Wesenberg Bodies in Lymph Node

Fine Needle Aspirations
Gene Landon, MD, Jana Wimmer, MD, Nancy Caraway, MD
111. Granulomatous Inflammation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patients with

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Potential Confounder of Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis
Adam Perricone, MD, PhD, Rachel Geller, MD, Marina Mosunjac, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
PANCREAS/LIVER
112. Fine Needle Aspiration of the Liver: A Ten-year Single Institution Retrospective Review
Kelsey McHugh, MD, Jordan Reynolds, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
113. Influence of Rapid On-site Evaluation on Adequacy of Needle Core Biopsies Done for
Diagnosis of Mass Lesions of the Liver
Saloni Walia, MD, Manju Aron, MD, Eugenia Hu, SCT, Shefali Chopra, MD
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
114. Role of Fine Needle Aspiration in Post Liver Transplant Patients; A Clinical/Cytological Review
Prih Rohra, MD, Diana Lin, MD, Paolo Gattuso, MD
115. Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Secondary Tumors Involving

Pancreas: An Institution’s Experience
Yanjun Hou, MD, PhD, Rulong Shen, MD, Zaibo Li, MD, PhD, MBA
116. Clinical Features, Onsite Evaluation and Follow-up Results in Patients with Suspicious for
Adenocarcinoma on EUS-guided FNA of Pancreas
Youssef Youssef, MD, Rulong Shen, MD, Dena Tonkovich, BS, CT(ASCP), Zaibo Li, MD, PhD, MBA
117. Cytopathological and Laboratory Correlation in Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle

Aspiration Diagnosis of Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Nneoplasms
Uma Kundu, MD, Savitri Krishnamurthy, MD

PANCREAS/LIVER (continued)
118. Cytologic Features of Pancreatic Adenosquamous Carcinoma: A Single Institution
Retrospective Review
Daniel Abbott, MD, Bryan Hunt, MD, Razvan Lapadat, MD, Tamara Giorgadze, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
119. Efficacy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Biopsy for Diagnosis and

Grading Neuroendocrine Tumor Using Ki-67 Proliferative Index
Suhair Al Salihi, MD, Suvra Roy, MD, Xiaohong Wang, MD, PhD, Erik Rahimi, MD, Nirav Thosani, MD, MHA,
Songlin Zhang, MD
120. Concordance of Grading of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Using Ki-67 on

Cytology with Histologic Grade
Maria Cecilia Reyes, MD, Kazunori Kanehira, MD, Saraswati Pokharel, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
121. Insulinoma-Associated Protein 1 (INSM1) Expression in Fine Needle Aspirates of

Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Jen-Fan Hang, MD, Lisa Rooper, MD, Rajni Sharma, PhD, Peter Illei, MD
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
122. Aspiration of Solid Pancreatic Masses by Novel Acquire™ Needle: Initial Experience

with Processing Samples
Jay Zeck, MD, Margaret Holmes, MD, Nadim Haddad, MD, Mary Sidawy, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
123. In Era of Novel EUS Needles, the Differential Diagnosis of Clear Cell Tumors of
the Pancreas Should Include Serous Cystadenoma
Nathan Shelman, MD, Mary Sidawy, MD, Jay Zeck, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
QA
124. Validation of Telecytology for Adequacy Assessment and Preliminary Diagnosis
using Live Streaming of Images of Diff Quik-stained Smears
Venetia Sarode, MD, Valerie Pena, CT(ASCP), Dana Wanzer, CT(ASCP), Susan Sanko, MBA, CT(ASCP)IAC,
Shirley Yan, MD
125. International Telecytology Feasibility Using Digitally Scanned Cell Block Slides
Andres Mosquera-Zamudio, MD1, Matthew Hanna, MD2, Sara Monaco, MD2, Juan Xing, MD2,
Thomas Harper, BS2, Chengquan Zhao, MD2, Liron Pantanowitz, MD2
Hospital de San José, Bogota, Colombia1 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA2
126. Comparison of Newer Microscope Phone Adapters for Telecytology Immediate

Assessment in an Academic Center
Jessica Howard, DO, Dana Richards, MD
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

QA (continued)
127. The Delivery of a Non-gynaecological Cytopathology External Quality Assurance Program
in Virtual Format (eQAP) – Can Whole Slide Images Provide Similar Diagnostic
Accuracy When Compared to Glass Slides in an EQA Setting?
Jennifer Ross, B App Science CT(ASC) CT(IAC)1, Janelle Greaves, ADCLT, CT(ASC)1, Simone Louise Van Es,
MBBS, FRCPA, PhD, Grad Dip Med, CertFPA2, Peter Earls, MBBS3, Boaz Shulruf, PhD2
RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia1 University of New South Wales, Sydney,
Australia2 St. Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Australia3
128. Rapid On Site Evaluation (ROSE) by a Cytotechnologist Versus a Cytopathologist:

Does it Really Matter?
Kathryn Kiely, CT, Ellen Giampoli, MD
129. Impact of On-site Intraoperative Cytopathologist Feedback and Guidance to

Thoracic Surgeons on Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes: A Pilot Study
Michael Magguilli, MD, Carolyn Jones, MD, John Plavnicky, CT(ASCP), Joseph Wizorek, MD,
Sierra Kovar, CT(ASCP), Christian Peyre, MD, Donna Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP), HT, MaryBeth Kearns,
CT(ASCP), Shawn Evans, CT(ASCP), Luis De Las Casas, MD
130. Identification of Diagnostic Pitfalls in Cytopathology by an Institutional Review

Michel Betancourt, MD1, Maryam Tahmasbi, MD1, Vikram Ravoory, MS2, Evita Henderson-Jackson, MD1,
Erika Baardsen, DO1, Barbara Centeno, MD1, Marilyn Bui, MD, PhD1
Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL1 University of South Florida, Tampa, FL2
131. Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle Aspiration Performed by Cytopathologists

and Patient Satisfaction
Sarah Kassaby, MD, Yasmin Elshenawy, MD, Janet Stastny, DO, Susan Rollins, MD
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
132. Potential Factors that could Lead to False-positive Fine Needle Aspiration Diagnosis

Jing He, MD1, Jaclyn Rudzinski, MD2, Jun Zhao, PhD1, Ming Guo, MD1
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX1 Houston Methodist, Houston, TX2
133. Cytotechnologist (CT) Role in Supporting Nephrology Patient Care through Full
Immunofluorescence (IF) Panel Screening
Amy Wendel Spiczka, MS, SCT, MB, HTL, Kristen Bifalco, CT(ASCP)CM, Longwen Chen, MD, PhD,
Matthew Zarka, MD, Maxwell Smith, MD
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
134. Cytotechnologists Accurately Pre-screen Special Stains GMS/AFB on Histologic or

Cytologic Specimens and Immunohistochemistry Stains for H. pylori and
Ki67 Index on Histologic Specimens.
Mary Rego, BA, SCT(ASCP)MBCM, Cinzia LoBuono, MS, CT(ASCP), Lisa Ring, SCT(ASCP), MBCM,
Heather Smith, BS, SCT (ASCP), MBCM, Brenda Sweeney, MS, SCT, CLA(ASCP)MBcm, David Wilbur, MD
135. Diagnostic Value of Cytopathology and Flow Cytometry Analysis of Vitreous Humor
Colby Cantu, MD, Rajesh Dash, MD
Duke University Health System, Durham, NC

QA (continued)
136. Impact of Education on Institutional and Faculty ASC-US Rates
Emily McMeekin, BS, CT(ASCP)CM1, Jennifer Brainard, MD1, Amanda Bruening, MS, CT(ASCP)1,
Dawn Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP)1, Deborah Chute, MD2
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH1 Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH2
137. Impact of HPV Reporting on Institutional and Faculty ASC-US Rates

Deborah Chute, MD1, Amanda Bruening, MS, CT(ASCP)2, Emily McMeekin, BS, CT(ASCP)CM2,
Dawn Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP)2, Jennifer Brainard, MD2
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH1 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH2
138. A LEAN Resolution to an Unexpected Rise in Unsatisfactory ThinPrep© Pap Tests

Donald York, CT(ASCP)CMIAC, Stan Seko, CT(ASCP), Alaa Afify, MD, John Bishop, MD,
Alicia Calderon Bhambra, DO
University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
139. Conditional Formatting as a Quality Assurance Measure for Workload Recording

Brenda Sweeney, MS, SCT, CLA(ASCP)MBCM, Nicole Hartford, BS, CT(ASCP), David Wilbur, MD
140. Should Cytology Workload Limits Be Adjusted When Screening Digital Cytology Slides?
Matthew Hanna, MD, Jacqueline Cuda, BS, SCT(ASCP), Sara Monaco, MD, Liron Pantanowitz, MD
SPECIAL
141. Modified Plasma-thrombin Method of Cell Block Preparation for Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsies
in Resource-limited Settings
Omonigho Aisagbonhi, MD, PhD1, Abraham Birungi, BBLT2, Paddy Behayo, Bachelor of Science
Laboratory Technology2, Rosemary Tambouret, MD1
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA1 Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda2
142. Which Fixative Is Better in Making Cell Blocks: Formalin or Cytolyt?

Zhongbo Yang, MD, Magda Esebua, MD
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
143. Clotting Method Improves Cell Block Preparation

Yan Shi, MD, PhD, Jeanine Chiaffarano, DO, Melissa Yee-Chang, DO, Tamar Brandler, MD, Paul Elgert,
CT(ASCP) IAC, Allen Leung, MD, Xiao-Jun Wei, MD, Wei Sun, MD, Joan Cangiarella, MD, Aylin Simsir, MD
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
144. Effectiveness of Cell Block Preparation Using the Thromboplastin Method:

An Institutional Experience
Nabil Ashraf, MD, Adele Kraft, MD, Ronald Encarnacion, BS, CT(ASCP)
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
145. A Special Protocol for Cytology Level Sections Maximizes Use of Cell Block Material
Tara Saunders, MD, Sarah Calkins, MD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

special (continued)
146. Core Needle Biopsy or Fine Needle-Aspiration: A Quality Improvement Study
Tamar Brandler, MD, MS1, Dana Warfield, MPA, CPHQ2, Margaret Cho, MD2, Akhilesh Sista, MD2,
Aylin Simsir, MD2
New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY1 New York University Medical Center, New York, NY2
147. Contribution and Correlation of Cytologic Adequacy Assessment Techniques in

Pediatric Core Biopsy Specimens
Lauren Parsons, MD, Jason Jarzembowski, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin/Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
148. Troublesome Touches: Cytomorphological Artifacts and Problems Encountered

with Touch Preparations
Liron Pantanowitz, MD, Juan Xing, MD, Sara Monaco, MD
149. Immunohistochemical Workup of Pelvic FNA Samples: A Dilemma of

“A Lot to do with Not Much”?
Catherine Roe, MD, Melinda Lewis, MD, Michael Hoskins, BS, CT(ASCP), Krisztina Hanley, MD
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA
150. Three-year Review of Failures of Gene Sequencing Analyses of Specimens Obtained

by Fine Needle Aspiration or Surgical Biopsy
Kathryn Lindsey, MD, Olga Chajewski, MD, Jessica Snider, MD, Kari Valente, MD, Jack Yang, MD,
Julie Hirschhorn, PhD
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
151. Validation of Next-generation Sequencing on Fine Needle Aspirate Smears:

Expanding the Reach of Molecular Testing
Alexandra Nichols, MD, Edward Stelow, MD, Daphne Jung, BS, Anne Mills, MD, Eli Williams, PhD
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
152. Genomic Alterations in Undifferentiated Malignant Tumors with Loss of BRG1

Immunoexpression Diagnosed by Cytology
Lily Mei, MD, Mir Alikhan, MD, Tatjana Antic, MD
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
153. Cytology Smears for DNA Extraction: Practical Approach to Choosing the Best Slide
Neha Gupta, MBBS, Ryan Brenkert, MS, SCT(ASCP), MB, Joong Lee, MD, Melissa Klein, BS, CT(ASCP),
Silvia Spitzer, PhD, Karen Chau, CT(ASCP), Kasturi Das, MD
Northwell Health, Lake Success, NY
154. Refinement of Convolutional Neural Networks for Urine Cytology Prescreening

Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD, Robert Sundling, BS, Christopher Hartley, MD, Suzanne Selvaggi, MD,
Daniel Kurtycz, MD, Darya Buehler, MD
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

THYROID CYTOLOGY
155. A Comparison Study of Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Performance With and Without
Rapid On-site Sample Adequacy Assessment
Sarmad Jassim, MD, Laura Royer, CT(ASCP), Santhi Ganesan, MD
MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
156. A Comparative Study of the Adequacy Rates in Thyroid Ultrasound-guided Fine Needle
Aspiration Using Rapid On-site Evaluation, with and without Telepathology Usage
Iris Juan, BSc, CT(ASCP), Erin Smith, CT(ASCP)
University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
157. Comparison of 95% Alcohol Immersion Fixation Versus Spray Fixation (PapFix) for Thyroid Fine
Needle Aspiration Regarding Overall Cellularity Cell Morphology and Amount of Colloid
Amro Almradi, MD, Osama Alassi, MD
Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI
158. The Increasing Use of Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy in the
Assessment of Thyroid Lesions: In Search of Optimal Cancer Yield
Carlos Diez Freire, MD, Shahla Masood, MD
University of Florida Health Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
159. Correlation Study between Combined Thyroid Imaging Report and Data System (TI-RADS) and
Bethesda System for Thyroid Nodules - An Interventional Cytopathologist’s Experience
Maoxin Wu, MD, PhD
160. Fine Needle Aspiration of Subcentimeter Thyroid Nodules: An Institutional Review

Vivian Weiss, MD, PhD, Kim Ely, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
161. Evaluation of Non-diagnostic Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations at a

Rural Academic Medical Center
Andrea Olofson, MD, Jonathan Marotti, MD, Xiaoying Liu, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, West Lebanon, NH
162. Concordance in Thyroid Cytopathology Using a Practical 4-tier Modification

of the Bethesda System
Kelly Gilliland, DO, Cherry Starling, MD, Laura Been, MD, S. Thomas Traweek, MD
Thyroid Cytopathology Partners, Austin, TX
163. Rapid On-site Evaluation Significantly Reduces Unsatisfactory Rates of Thyroid Ultrasound
Guided Fine-needle Aspiration: A Retrospective Case Control Study
Jessica Tracht, MD, Frida Rosenblum, MD, Erik Kouba, MD, Deepti Bahl, MD, Anish Patel, MD,
Isam-Eldin Eltoum, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
164. Thyroid Cysts Comprised of Abundant Mature Squamous Cells can be Reported as Benign:
A Cytologic Study of 18 Patients with Clinical Correlation
Athena Chen, MD1, Andrew Renshaw, MD2, William Faquin, MD, PhD1, Erik Alexander, MD3,
Howard Todd Heller, MD3, Edmund Cibas, MD3
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA1 Baptist Hospital of Miami, Miami, FL2 Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA3

THYROID CYTOLOGY (continued)

165. Outcomes of “Atypia of Uncertain Significance” in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology:
A Six-year Institutional Review
Zarine Kamaluddin, MD, Cecilia Clement, MD
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
166. Hurthle Cell Predominance Impacts Results of GEC and Molecular Panel Performance in
Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules
Shobha Parajuli, MD, Rachel Jug, MD, Sara Ahmadi, MD, Xiaoyin Jiang, MD
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
167. NIFTP - A Challenging Cytologic Diagnosis

Lorene Yoxtheimer, MD, Neha Varshney, MD, Stacy Molnar, BS, SCT(ASCP), CT(IAC), Richard Cantley, MD
University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH
168. Cytological Features of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like

Nuclear Features (NIFTP)
Zesong Zhang, MD1, Manju Harshan, MD1, Xiaoyang Zheng, MD, PhD1, David Chhieng, MD, MBA2
Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY1 University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA2
169. The Impact of the Reclassification of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like
Nuclear Features on the Risk of Malignancy Prediction by Fine Needle Aspiration
Nicholas Lau, MD, Andrew Jones, MD, Yanhong Zhang, MD, Michael Campbell, MD, Alaa Afify, MD,
Eric Huang, MD, PhD
University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
170. Comparison of the Cytologic Features of Non-invasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with
Papillary-like Nuclear Features (NIFTP) to Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Kimberly Point du Jour, MD, PhD, Alessandra Schmitt, MD, Amy Chen, MD, Christopher Griffith, MD, PhD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
171. Cytomorphology of Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Nuclear

Features (NIFTP): An Interobserver Study from a Large Academic Medical Center
Tamar Brandler, MD, MS1, Margaret Cho, MD2, Xiao-Jun Wei, MD2, Anthony Simms, MD2, Pascale Levine,
MD2, Osvaldo Hernandez, MD2, Thaira Oweity, MD2, Judy Zhong, PhD2, Fang Zhou, MD2, Aylin Simsir,
MD2, Wei Sun, MD2
New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY1 New York University Medical Center, New York, NY2
172. Cervical Lymph Node Fine Needle Aspiration and Needle-wash Thyroglobulin Reflex
Test in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Xiaotun Zhang, MD, Joshua Howell, CT(ASCP), Yajue Huang, MD, PhD
173. Barriers to Recognition of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma on FNA: Implications

Relevant to the New ATA Guidelines
Kathryn Dyhdalo, MD, Deborah Chute, MD
174. Molecular Mutational Analysis of Indeterminate Thyroid Cytology: A Single Institutional Review
Angela Niehaus, MD, Tracy Justice-Clark, BS, CT(ASCP), Brittany Bohinc Henderson, MD, Simon Bergman, MD
Wake Forest Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC

THYROID CYTOLOGY (continued)

175. Utilization of Direct Smears of Thyroid Fine-needle Aspirates for Ancillary Molecular Testing:
A Comparison of Two Proprietary Testing Platforms
Kristen Partyka, MD, Melissa Randolph, BS, SCT(ASCP), Karen Lawrence, BS, CT(ASCP)MLT, CT(CSMLS),
Harvey Cramer, MD, Howard Wu, MD
176. Comparison of Cytologic Findings of BRAF Wild Type and BRAF Mutated Papillary
Thyroid Carcinoma in Conventional Smears
Hongbo Wang, MD, PhD, Wei Zhang, MD, PhD, Deepika Sirohi, MD, Hongxin Fan, MD, Maria Luisa
Policarpio-Nicolas, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
177. Impact of TyroSeq v2 Testing on the Clinical Management of Patients with Indeterminate
Thyroid Nodules by Fine Needle Aspiration
Roghayeh Fazeli, MD, Huihong Xu, MD, David Kindelberger, MD, Sandra Cerda, MD
Boston University, Boston, MA
178. Afirma Test in Thyroid Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology and Outcome:

An Institutional Experience
Manoj Gadara, MD, Arti Easwar, MD, Margaret Assaad, MD
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
179. Use of a Low-cost Telecytopathology Method for Remote Assessment of

Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirates
Mauro Saieg, MD, PhD, MIAC, Carolina Morais, MD, Barbara Barbosa, MD, Alessandra Caivano, MD
Santa Casa Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
180. Digital Image Analysis of Nuclear Morphometry in Thyroid Fine Needle Biopsies
Amin Heidarian, MD, Elham Yousefi, MD, Jonathan Somma, MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
TISSUE/BONE
181. Utility of MDM2, p16, HMB-45 and Melan A Immunohistochemistry in Differentiating
Angiomyolipoma from Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma
Xiaoqi Lin, MD, PhD1, William Laskin, MD2, Yaxia Zhang, MD, PhD3
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL1 Yale University, New Haven, CT2 Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH3
182. Angiosarcoma: Review of Cytologic Features and ERG Staining in Six Patients
Adriana Sanchez, MD, Nour Yadak, MD, Therese Bocklage, MD
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
OTHER
183. Molecular Tumor Classification of Cytopathology Specimens in Metastatic Cancer
Harris Soifer, PhD1, Barbara Centeno, MD2, Max Salganik, PhD1, Catherine Schnabel, PhD1
Biotheranostics, Inc., San Diego, CA1 Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL2

Diagnostic Cytology Seminar Case Histories
Monday, November 13th, 8:00 am Moderators:

Paul N. Staats, MD
Case Histories can be viewed on the ASC Web site. Jenna Benson, MS, CT(ASCP)
Access them through the Meeting App on any Panelists:
electronic device or computer. Michael H. Roh, MD, PhD
Schedule
Sara E. Monaco, MD
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cytopathologymeeting.org/2017/diagnostic Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD
Sean A. McNair, MPH, CT(ASCP)
Case 1: Sean A. McNair, MPH, CT(ASCP)
a Glance
88 year-old woman. LMP: PM. Patient presented with a vaginal mass and post-menopausal
bleeding. ThinPrep Pap Test slide.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:
Case 2: Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD
55 year-old male with multiple lung masses. History of head and neck cancer. The largest
is 9 cm, involving lung, chest wall, and rib. The slides are from a transbronchial FNA of the
chest wall mass.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:

Case 3: Michael H. Roh, MD, PhD
45 year-old female with a 3.5 cm submandibular mass. History of renal failure on dialysis,
no history of malignancy. The slide is from an FNA of the submandibular mass.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:
Case 4: Sara E. Monaco, MD
47 year-old female with a prominent right axillary lymph node, s/p incision and drainage of a
right axillary abscess 9 months ago. The slides are from an FNA of the right axillary lymph node.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:

Case 5: Sean A. McNair, MPH, CT(ASCP)
86 year-old man with cervical lymphadenopathy. Previous history of papillary thyroid
Schedule
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carcinoma with lymph node metastasis. Slides are from ThinPrep (Pap Stain) and FNA smear
(Pap stain) of zone 5 cervical lymph node on the right side of the neck.
My Diagnosis:
a Glance
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:
Case 6: Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD
82 year old male with multiple liver masses. History of prostate cancer. The slides are from an
FNA (Diff Quik) and touch prep (Pap) of a liver mass.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:

Case 7: Michael H. Roh, MD, PhD
59 year-old male with solitary liver mass and an ill-defined possible pancreatic mass.
The slides are from an EUS-guided FNA of the liver mass.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:
Case 8: Sara E. Monaco, MD
54 year-old male with a lytic mass of right acromion. The slides are from an FNA of the mass.
My Diagnosis:
Panels Diagnosis:
Final Diagnosis:

SAVING LIVES
2017 Corporate Partners
We gratefully acknowledge these companies

for their support of the ASC Foundation and

FOUNDATION the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting:
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As of September 12, 2017

The following companies provided an unrestricted educational

grant for the 65th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Supported the ASC with an Unrestricted Educational Grant.
Supported the ASC with a contribution for the

Cytotechnologist Scientific Presentation Award, and
Cytotechnologist Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Supported the ASC with an in-kind contribution of
meeting materials.
Supported the ASC with a contribution for the

Advances in Thyroid Cytology Award.
Supported the ASC with an in-kind contribution of equipment for

the Video Microscopy Tutorials, Microscopic Workshops and the
Current Issues in Cytology.

the Video Microscopy Tutorials and the Current Issues in Cytology.

the Sign-out with the Professor Sessions.
Supported the ASC with an in-kind contribution of equipment

for the Ultrasound FNA Course.

Exhibitors
American Society for Clinical Pathology.. . . . . . . Booth #200

ASCP unites over 100,000 pathologists and laboratory professionals
to accelerate the advancement of laboratory medicine to improve
patient care through knowledge, collaboration and global
community. Our mission is to provide excellence in education,
certification and advocacy on behalf of patients, pathologists and
laboratory professionals across the globe.
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www.ascp.org
American Society for Cytotechnology.. . . . . . . . . . Booth #317

The American Society for Cytotechnology (ASCT) remains focused
on being the collective voice for Cytotechnologists. The ASCT serves
as your resource to stay current with critical issues such as workload,
proficiency testing, licensure, continuing education and workforce and
bringing Cytotechnologists’ needs and ideas to the forefront in their
ever changing work environment. Visit us online at www.asct.com!
Membership benefits:
• The Voice newsletter
• Continuing education opportunities:
Webinars on current topics
Quality Assessment Workbenches
Annual conference offering CE
Updated Introduction to the Cytopreparation Laboratory online
course
• “Ask ASCT”: resource of knowledge on hot topics from members
• Member directory
• Discounted rates on conference registrations, publications, merchandise
• Career Center
www.asct.com
ASCT Services, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #307

ASCT SERVICES, INC. (Services) is a for-profit business created in
1998 under the auspices of the American Society for Cytotechnology
(ASCT). ASCT Services has nearly three decades of experience
and accomplishments related to work requested by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other health
organizations. Our efforts help ensure that the highest standards of
cytology laboratory practice are maintained. We have completed over
1000 surveys with a team comprised of approximately 60 supervisory
level cytotechnologists, seven (7) board-certified cytopathologists
and nine (9) survey team leaders.
Our Mission: ASCT Services will offer products and services that
improve patient care and benefit clients, cytology services, and the
medical community in a technically sound and professional manner.
Interested? We invite you to join the ASCT Services Survey Team. You
must be a supervisory-level cytotechnologist and a member of ASCT
to apply. Stop by our booth to obtain more information or visit www.
asctservices.com. Cytopathologists interested in joining the ASCT
Services Survey Team should email Beverly Haigler-Daly at beverly.
haiglerdaly@asctservices.com.
www.asctservices.com

Exhibitors
BD Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #111

BD is a global medical technology company that benefits countless
lives worldwide. Our 45,000 associates help advance health by
improving the ways that discovery, diagnostics and delivery of care
are conducted – enhancing outcomes, better managing healthcare
delivery costs, increasing efficiencies, improving healthcare safety,
and expanding patient access. Our product portfolio, leadership and
partnerships help make a difference for global healthcare.
www.bd.com
CellSolutions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #206

CellSolutions manufactures high quality, reasonably priced, liquid
based, thin-layer cytology preparation systems. The CellSolutions
30 is an automated unit that processes 30 samples per hour. The
CellSolutions F50 is a smaller, filter based alternative that can rapidly
transfer the sample to the glass slide while removing non-diagnostic
material. The BestCyte Cell Sorter is an interactive automated
cytology screening system utilizing innovative technology for
presenting digital cellular images for diagnostic review. The systems
are available in the US for Non-GYN use and are being sold outside
the US for GYN and Non-GYN applications.
www.cellsols.com
Creative Waste Solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #319

Creative Waste Solutions, Inc. is an Oregon based company founded
in 1999 after years of vision, product innovation, testing and
development. We are devoted to bringing each of our customers
the best possible solutions in slide labelling, managing alcohol and
formalin waste systems, as well as a wide variety of other laboratory
products. Our goal for ultimate service is to minimize your costs
while providing the highest quality product lines. For this reason our
product offerings are continually expanding.
www.cwsincorp.com
HOLOGIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #205

Hologic is committed to improving lives through the development
of diagnostics assays that utilize the latest technology for molecular
testing, cervical health screening, cytology preparation and perinatal
testing. Hologic provides diagnostics solutions designed to benefit
laboratories, clinicians and the patients they serve.
www.hologic.com
Interpace Diagnostics Group, Inc... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #320

Interpace Diagnostics develops molecular tests. We deliver cutting-
edge mutational analysis that helps risk stratify for thyroid and
pancreatic cancers. The unique molecular diagnostic tests we offer
enable healthcare providers to avoid unnecessary surgeries and
better assess the risk of cancer progression in their patients.
www.interpacediagnostics.com

Exhibitors
Medite Cancer Diagnostics.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #221

Since 1978 MEDITE® has been specializing in the innovative
development, and manufacturing of high quality laboratory
Instruments, Equipment, consumables and cancer markers for;
Anatomic Pathology, Histology and Cytology Labs around the Globe.
Our Focused Goal on Quality, Precision, and Economics brings you
the best value on the market!
MEDITE’s German Engineering and linked manufacturing team
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maintains continued focuses to bring the highest quality solutions.
Those solutions are designed to not only improve patient care, but
enhance our Lab partners experience. By providing a high quality,
low cost, efficient and dependable solutions we bring long lasting
value to all of our customers.
• Forward Innovation: Current R&D is focused on New NON-GYN
computer aided diagnostic systems for higher throughput while
generating more accurate diagnoses
• Our R&D’s New SureCyte PLUS Biomarker is first-of-its-kind with
ability to risk assess various types of cancers
• NEW: Our SureThin LBC Processors and Filters, Vials and tools offer
high efficacy at prices well under current market conditions.
www.medite-group.com
Micromedic Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #220

Micromedic focuses on the development and commercialization of
innovative in vitro diagnostic solutions for early cancer detection.
Particularly, CellDetect® is a new-generation cytopathological
staining platform for the improved diagnosis of early stage
malignancies. CellDetect® Staining Kit is designed as a method for
differential staining of malignant cells in urine specimen. As opposed
to standard histochemical stains which only rely on morphology to
differentiate between normal and malignant cells. Using equipment
and processes available in all pathology laboratories, CellDetect® is
also applicable to other types of cancers.
www.m-medic.com
Milestone Medical Technologies, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #218

Rapid On-Site Evaluation (ROSE) is a service that the cytopathology
laboratory provides for patients and their physicians. The advantages
of immediate on-site evaluation include assurance of fine needle
aspiration (FNA) biopsy adequacy, the ability to triage the specimen,
shorten the length of the procedure, help guide and direct the biopsy
in real time, and overall assist in managing the patient’s procedure
with the performing clinician at the point of care.
ROSE service for FNA biopsy is a time-limited procedure which occurs
while patients are subject to varying degrees of sedation and while
they have endoscopes or large needles placed within the cavity or
abdomen. As such, it is important to collect and deliver images as
quickly as possible in the highest quality.*
The challenge is that until now there has been no mobile dedicated unit/
system to carry out ROSE on location. At time of call citology personel
must assemble items that will be required and transport them to the
on-site location with a mobile cart. Developed from an original idea from
Professor Mousa A. Al-Abbadi the RoseSTATION is Milestone solution to
arriving rapidly on-site with a standardized work platform containing all
tools required to accomplish this important diagnostic task.
www.milestonemed.com

Exhibitors
Nikon Instruments Inc.. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #216

Nikon Instruments Inc., world leader in clinical microscopy, will
feature advanced imaging solutions for pathology, including the
Eclipse Ci microscope series with LED illumination, world renowned
optics and fly-eye technology for unsurpassed image clarity,
advanced automation, ergonomics and long-lasting durability; high
definition Digital Sight camera system that enables easy image
sharing through the network for remote, live consultation.
www.nikoninstruments.com
Novodiax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth 318

Novodiax provides pathologists with a series of revolutionary
10-min IHC products that have been successfully used for cytology
specimens and intraoperative frozen tissue sections in many
pathology labs and Mohs Surgery Clinics. Our goal is to help
physicians make early informed decisions that positively impact
patient health outcomes.
www.novodiax.com
NovoPath, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #219

NovoPath is showing its highly robust Anatomic Pathology LIS.
NovoPath’s™ highly specialized modules, combined with traditional
surgical pathology and cytology testing, offers your lab integrated
results reporting. The GYN Molecular Testing Module is Focused on
the high volume GYN Molecular Testing Laboratories, automating
the management and reporting of test results such as HPV, GC/
CT, Trichomonas, Affirm, HSV, etc. Interfaced directly with your lab
instruments, such as COBAS or PANTHER, cases are automatically
populated into NovoPath™ along with their results
www.novopath.com
Olympus America. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #204

Olympus is an international precision technology leader operating
in industrial, medical, academic, and consumer markets, specializing
in optics, electronics, and precision engineering. As a subsidiary
of Olympus Corporation, Olympus Corporation of Americas’ core
product lineup comprises clinical, educational, and research
microscopes, nondestructive testing equipment, and analytical
instruments, all designed with an unwavering commitment to
enhancing people’s lives every day and contributing to the safety,
security, quality, and productivity of society.
www.olympusamerica.com

Exhibitors
Remote Medical Technologies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #300

The iMedHD2™ Mobile Cart-Based Telepathology Solution provides
medical facilities real-time, high definition image sharing directly
from the operating or procedure room to remote pathologists.
This highly secure and compact purpose-built mobile workstation
contains all components of RMT’s Scope-Based technology
(consisting of an RMT Multi-Protocol Appliance and iServ encoding
system, and live 1080p monitor with optional Universal Power
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Supply) mounted directly onto an easy to roll cart. Live-dynamic HD
video is streamed to remote pathologists, to PC’s, Mac’s™, iPhones™,
iPads™, and Android™ devices from any room the cart is located. This
mobile solution has been proven to enhance workflow efficiencies.
www.rmtcentral.com
Roche Diagnostics Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #311

As the leader in Molecular Diagnostics, Roche focuses on delivering
innovative products for Women’s Health. The cobas® HPV Test with
a unique three in one test (hrHPV pool, HPV 16 and HPV 18) is FDA
approved for use on ThinPrep® AND SurePath™ vials in Pre AND Post
cytology workflows. Roche provides the most versatile solution for
your cervical cancer screening program. The cobas® CT/NG v2.0 Test
and cobas® HSV 1 and 2 Test are designed to detect dual targets with
an automatic Internal Control to deliver highly sensitive and specific
results for these common STIs.
www.usdiagnostics.roche.com
RGS Healthcare.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #321

RGS Healthcare has been assisting physicians for over 10 years with
the implementation of ultrasound into the practice environment.
Buying Ultrasound isn’t just about the product, it’s about the solution.
The solution for not only buying the right product at the right price,
but also having a solution in place for how to learn ultrasound.
Our solution, partner with other ultrasound companies to deliver the
right product at the right price to our loyal and growing customer
base, without the bias of having to try to sell something that just
might not be the perfect fit for the customer.
Our team of experts bring their knowledge and expertise to you and
your practice so that no-matter what brand of ultrasound you select,
you know that you will also get the appropriate training needed in
order to fully utilize the product.
Our integrity and customer centric support as a corporate philosophy
has kept customers coming back when their needs change or they
are expanding.
Sakura Finetek, USA, Inc. – Predictable

Performance in Cytology. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #217
Sakura Finetek is the trusted and respected provider of
instrumentation and consumables for the cytology workflow
achieving fast and predictable TAT bundled with consistent high
quality stains: Tissue-Tek® SmartWrite® Slide Printer and Slides,
Cyto-Tek® 2500 Cytocentrifuge with disposable chambers, Tissue-Tek
Prisma® Film® linked Stainer/Coverslipper serving up to 500 slides per
hour with a very fast drying time, VisionTek® M6 Digital Microscope
for remote live review for consults. Be welcome at booth #217.
www.sakura-americas.com

Exhibitors
Therapak Corporation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #316

From the Lock Box to the Laboratory, Therapak provides a complete
line of specimen collection and transport products to consolidate,
standardize and keep you compliant with current shipping
regulations. Therapak is the leading manufacturer of customized
test-specific convenience kits for anatomical pathology, blood
culture, clinical trials, cord blood, drug testing, urinalysis, urine culture
and many other testing disciplines and methodologies. Therapak’s
Client Supply services brings clinical laboratories a total outsourcing
solution for supply procurement, inventory management, assembly,
on-demand requisition printing with barcodes, and pull-pack-ship
tasks associated with managing the supply chain for the laboratory
by shipping all daily orders to the client locations from our specialized
web-based ordering systems.
www.therapak.com
TS Medical USA. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #105

Some of the most inventive medicines and devices in the market.
www.tsmedicalusa.com
Veracyte, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #305

Veracyte, Inc. is pioneering molecular cytology, offering genomic
solutions that resolve diagnostic ambiguity and inform treatment
decisions early in the care process. By improving diagnostic accuracy,
the company helps patients avoid unnecessary invasive procedures
while reducing healthcare costs. Veracyte’s first product, Afirma®
Gene Expression Classifier, has emerged as a standard of
care in thyroid cancer assessment by clarifying indeterminate
thyroid nodule cytopathology results. The company’s second
test, Percepta™ Bronchial Genomic Classifier, helps clinicians’ resolve
diagnostic uncertainty in patients suspected of lung cancer.
www.veracyte.com
ViewsIQ Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booth #107

ViewsIQ is a medical technology company, digitizing patient samples
microscopically to disrupt the pathology practice – the last remaining
medical imaging field to go digital. ViewsIQ›s Panoptiq system is the
first software-based approach to digital imaging that allows seamless
integration into a Pathologist’s clinical workflow. With Panoptiq,
the cost barrier to digital imaging has been removed, permitting
clinicians to offer expert diagnostic care to patients virtually
anywhere in the world.
www.viewsiq.com

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Karen Atkison, MPA, CT(ASCP), CMIAC Employee relationship with BD Diagnostics

BD Diagnostics
Burlington, NC
Strategies in Cytotechnology Education
Anna B. Berry, MD Speaker relationship with Illumina,

CellNetix Pathology and Laboratories Sunquest and Syapse
Seattle, WA
Ultrasound Course
Christine N. Booth, MD Speaker’s Bureau relationship with Hologic

Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Microscopic Workshop 01,
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Roche Diagnostics, Inc.
Granger, IN
Roundtable Discussion 03

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Northwestern University Medical Center Speaker’s Bureau relationship with Pfizer Inc
Naperville, IL
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Consultant relationship with Hologic
Pittsburgh, PA
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Martha B. Pitman, MD Consultant relationship with Medtronic Inc;

Massachusetts General Hospital Consultant relationship with Boston Scientific
Boston, MA
Cytology Shark Tank
Panel Luncheon Seminar 02
Executive Board
Mark H. Stoler, MD Consultant relationship with Roche;

University of Virginia Health Science Consultant relationship with BD Diagnostics;
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Sign-out with the Professor 03 Consultant relationship with Merck;
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Baltimore, MD Consultant relationship with
Diagnostic Cytology Seminar Personal Genome Diagnostics
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Video Microscopy Tutorial 05

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Fadi W. Abdul-Karim, MD Heather L. Barnes, MA
Cleveland Clinic Museum of Science and Industry
Cleveland, OH Chicago, IL
Microscopic Workshop 01 Strategies in Cytopathology Education
Cytology Shark Tank
Israh Akhtar, MD
University of Mississippi Medical Center Jenna Benson, MS, CT(ASCP)CM
Jackson, MS Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Virtual Slide Seminar 02 Albany, NY
Diagnostic Cytology Seminar
Syed Z. Ali, MD, FRCPath, FIAC Scientific Program Committee
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD George G. Birdsong, MD
Sign-out with the Professor 04 Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Susan A. Alperstein, MS, CT(ASCP)
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Fishkill, NY
Platform Moderator
Timothy J. Bono, PhD
Kristen A. Atkins, MD Washington University
University of Virginia St. Louis, MO
Health System Guest Lecturer
Charlottesville, VA
Scientific Program Committee Jennifer Brainard, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Manon Auger, MD, FRCP Cleveland, OH
McGill University Strategies in Cytotechnology Education
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Microscopic Workshop 02 Samantha L. Butler, MD
Executive Board Wilford Hall Medical Center
Lockland, TX
Rania Bakkar, MD Scientific Program Committee
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA Sarah M. Calkins, MD
Platform Presentation 09 University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Ronald Balassanian, MD Video Microscopy Tutorial 03
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA Karen Chau, BS, CT(ASCP)
Video Microscopy Tutorial 04 Northwell Health Laboratories
Current Issues in Cytology Lake Success, NY
Ultrasound Course Roundtable Discussion 04
Longwen Chen, MD, PhD
Guliz A. Barkan, MD Mayo Clinic Arizona
Loyola University Scottsdale, AZ
Maywood, IL Non-Microscopic Workshop 04
Platform Presentation
Executive Board Maruf Chowdhury, BS, SCT(ASCP)CMIAC
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System
Corey T. Bernadt, MD, PhD New Hyde Park, NY
Washington University Medical Center Roundtable Discussion 02
Saint Louis, MO
Platform Moderator

Faculty
Deborah J. Chute, MD Mukul K. Divatia, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation Houston Methodist Hospital
Cleveland, OH Houston, TX
Virtual Slide Seminar 03 Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 01
Leslie G. Dodd, MD
Edmund S. Cibas, MD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hil
Meeting Faculty
Brigham & Women’s Hospital Chapel Hill, NC
Boston, MA Video Microscopy Tutorial 07 & 09
State of the Society
Executive Board Sandra Dolar, BA, SCT(ASCP)
Cleveland Clinic
Douglas P. Clark, MD Cleveland, OH
University of New Mexico Strategies in Cytotechnology Education
Albuquerque, NM
Cytology Shark Tank Amber D. Donnelly, PhD, MPH, SCT(ASCP)
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Amy C. Clayton, MD Omaha, NE
Mayo Clinic and Foundation The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice
Rochester, MN Executive Board
Executive Board Strategies in Cytotechnology Education
Rubina S. Cocker, MD, FCAP Yasmin Elshenawy, MD

Northwell Health Outpatient Cytopathology Centet
Lake Success, New York, NY Johnson City, TN
Trainee Enrichment 02 Trainee Enrichment 03
William N. Crabtree, PhD, SCT(ASCP) William C. Faquin, MD, PhD

Indiana University School of Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital
Indianapolis, IN Boston, MA
State of the Society Sign-out with the Professor 06
Executive Board State of the Art Symposium
Executive Board
Barbara A. Crothers, DO
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Andrew S. Field, MBBS, FRCPath
Bethesda, MD St. Vincent’s Hospital
State of the Society Sydney, Australia
Executive Board Mini Non-Microscopic Workshop 04
Kasturi Das, MD Carol A. Filomena, MD

Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Duke Health Raleigh Hospital
Lake Success, NY Raleigh, NC
Video Microscopy Tutorial 10 Roundtable Discussion 01
Luis E. De Las Casas, MD Eric L. Flenaugh, MD

University of Rochester Medical Center Morehouse School of Medicine
Rochester, NY Atlanta, GA
Non-Microscopic Workshop 01 Roundtable Discussion 11
Josephine Dermawan, MD, PhD Sondra Forman

Cleveland Clinic ASC National Office
Cleveland, OH Wilmington, DE
Panel Luncheon Seminar 04 ASC National Office Staff
Maximillian Diehn, MD, PhD Wilbur A. Franklin, MD

Stanford University University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Stanford, CA Denver, CO
Leopold Koss Lecture Video Microscopy Tutorial 05

Faculty
Gregory Freund, MD Malini Harigopal, MD

University of Illinois Yale University
Urbana, IL New Haven, CT
Strategies in Cytotechnology Education Non-Microscopic Workshop 10
Maria A. Friedlander, MPA, CT(ASCP)CMIAC Michael R. Henry, MD

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Mayo Clinic and Foundation
New York, NY Rochester, MN
The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice Sign-out with the Professor 11
Executive Board
James S. Hernandez, MD, MS
Mayo Clinic in Arizona
Yimin Ge, MD
Scottsdale, AZ
Houston Methodist Hospital
Strategies in Cytopathology Education
Houston, TX
Platform Presentation 03 Rana S. Hoda, MD, FIAC
CBLPath Inc.
Mohiedean Ghofrani, MD Rye Brook, NY
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Microscopic Workshop 06
Vancouver, WA
Scientific Program Committee Lydia P. Howell, MD
University of California Davis Health System
Sandra N. Giroux, MS, SCT(ASCP)CFIAC Sacramento, CA
University of Vermont Medical Center Papanicolaou Address
Burlington, VT
The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice Eric C. Huang, MD, PhD
Executive Board University of California Davis Health System
Sacramento, CA
Tamas A. Gonda, MD Video Microscopy Tutorial 08
Columbia University
Bronxville, NY Muhammad Idrees, MBBS, MD
Non-Microscopic Workshop 11 Indiana University Health Pathology Laboratory
Indianapolis, IN
Microscopic Workshop 07
Yun Gong, MD
MD, Anderson Cancer Center Elizabeth Jenkins
Houston, TX ASC National Office
Scientific Program Committee Wilmington, DE
ASC National Office Staff
Robert A. Goulart, MD
New England Pathology Associates JoAnn Jenkins
Springfield, MA ASC National Office
Strategies in Cytotechnology Education Wilmington, DE
ASC National Office Staff
Abha Goyal, MBBS, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine Ming Jin, MD, PhD
New York, NY The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Trainee Enrichment 02 Columbus, OH
Roundtable Discussion 09 Non-Microscopic Workshop 08
Cheryl Gross, MA, CAE Vickie Y. Jo, MD

ACGME Brigham & Women’s Hospital and
Chicago, IL Harvard Medical School
Strategies in Cytopathology Education Boston, MA
Krisztina Z. Hanley, MD Non-Microscopic Workshop 03
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA

Faculty
Nancy E. Joste, MD Emily Leibold, CT(ASCP)

University of New Mexico Stanford University
Albuquerque, NM Stanford, CA
Disparities in Healthcare Current Issues in Cytology
Iris Juan, BSc, CT(ASCP) Qing Kay Li, MD, PhD

University of California San Francisco Medical Center The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Meeting Faculty
San Francisco, CA Baltimore, MD
Current Issues in Cytology Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 02
Yonca Kanber, MD Zaibo Li, MD

McGill University The Ohio State University Medical Center
Montreal, Quebec, Canada Dublin, OH
Microscopic Workshop 02 Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 03
Ghazal Khan, MBA, MS, CT(ASCP) Maria Ella Lim, CT(ASCP)

University of Chicago New York Presbyterian Hospital/
Chicago, IL Columbia University Medical Center
Trainee Enrichment 01 New York, NY
Current Issues in Cytology
David Kindelberger, MD
Boston Medical Center Britt-Marie E. Ljung, MD
Boston, MA University of California - San Francisco
Video Microscopy Tutorial 08 San Francisco, CA
Video Microscopy Tutorial 03
Melissa A. Klein, BS, CT(ASCP)
Northwell Health Laboratories Alarice Lowe, MD
Lake Success, NY Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Video Microscopy Tutorial 10 Boston, MA
Roundtable Discussion 10 Non-Microscopic Workshop 10
Christina S. Kong, MD
Stanford University Xinyan Lu, MD
Stanford, CA Northwestern University Feinberg
Current Issues in Cytology School of Medicine
Scientific Program Committee Chicago, IL
Jeffrey F. Krane, MD, PhD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital Amy Ly, MD
Boston, MA Massachusetts General Hospital
Sign-out with the Professor 01 Boston, MA
State of the Art Symposium Current Issues in Cytology
Ultrasound Course
Uma Krishnamurti, MD, PhD
Emory University Emilio Madrigal, DO
Atlanta, GA Mount Sinai Health System
Non-Microscopic Workshop 05 New York, NY
Platform Presentation 06
Daniel F. I. Kurtycz, MD
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Aparna Mahajan, MD
Madison, WI University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic
Panel Luncheon Seminar 01 Madison, WI
Non-Microscopic Workshop 12 Current Issues in Cytology
Executive Board Scientific Program Committee
Lester J. Layfield, MD Zahra Maleki, MD

University of Missouri Medical Center The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Columbia, MO Baltimore, MD
Panel Luncheon Seminar 02 Roundtable Discussion 07

Faculty
Varsha Manucha, MD Kalyani Naik, MS, SCT(ASCP)

University of Mississippi Medical Center University of Michigan Hospital
Jackson, MS Ann Arbor, MI
Virtual Slide Seminar 02 The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice
Brock A. Martin, MD N. Paul Ohori, MD

Stanford University School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Stanford, CA Pittsburgh, PA
Platform Presentation 07 Panel Luncheon Seminar 03
Sean McNair, MPH, CT(ASCP)
Gabriela Oprea-Ilies, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Emory University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Kristina Meichner, DVM
University of Georgia, Vijayalakshmi Padmanabhan, MBBS, MD
College of Veterinary Medicine Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Athens, GA Lebanon, NH
Video Microscopy Tutorial 09 Trainee Enrichment 02
Claire W. Michael, MD Anil Parwani, MD, PhD, MBA

University Hospital Cleveland Medical Center The Ohio State University
Cleveland, OH Columbus, OH
Video Microscopy Tutorial 01 Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 03
Anne M. Mills, MD Kristi N. Perez, BS, CT(ASCP)

University of Virginia Health System Stanford Hospital
Charlottesville, VA Redwood City, CA
Non-Microscopic Workshop 09 Current Issues in Cytology
Platform Moderator
Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD
Dina R. Mody, MD VCU Health
Houston Methodist Hospital
Glen Allen, VA
Houston, TX
Cytology Shark Tank
JASC Hot Topics
Xiaohua Qian, MD, PhD
Sara E. Monaco, MD Harvard Medical School
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Boston, MA
Pittsburgh, PA Non-Microscopic Workshop 03
Diagnostic Cytology Seminar Rema A. Rao, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Andre L. Moreira, MD, PhD New York, NY
New York University Langone Medical Center Microscopic Workshop 06
New York, NY
Non-Microscopic Workshop 02 Jianyu Rao, MD
UCLA Medical Center
Elizabeth Morency, MD Los Angeles, CA
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Platform Presentation 10
Medicine
Chicago, IL David L. Rimm, MD, PhD
Platform Moderator Yale University
New Haven, CT
Maheswari S. Mukherjee, PhD, MS, CT(ASCP) Cytology Shark Tank
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Faculty
Lisa Ring, SCT(ASCP), MB, HTLCM Lynnette Savaloja Pineault, MBA, SCT(ASCP)
Massachusetts General Hospital Regions Hospital
Boston, MA Saint Paul, MN
Current Issues in Cytology The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice
A. Janie Roberson, BS, SCT(ASCP)CMIAC Mary R. Schwartz, MD

University of Alabahma at Birmingham Houston Methodist Hospital
Meeting Faculty
Birmingham, AL Houston, TX
State of the Society Sign-out with the Professor 09
The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice Executive Board
Executive Board
Rudy Schwenk, MD
Michael H. Roh, MD, PhD CENTA/CAMP Labs
Mayo Clinic Indianapolis, IN
Rochester, MN Scientific Program Committee
Deborah Sheldon
Dorothy L. Rosenthal, MD, FIAC ASC National Office
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Wilmington, DE
Baltimore, MD ASC National Office Staff
Amber L. Smith, MD
Susan Rollins, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center
Outpatient Cytopathology Center Houston, TX
Johnson City, TN Platform Presentation 01
Trainee Enrichment 03
Ultrasound Course Michele A. Smith, MS, SCT(ASCP)
Roundtable Discussion 05 Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
Madison, WI
Esther Diana Rossi, MD, PhD, MIAC Scientific Program Committee
Catholic University
Rome, Italy Paul N. Staats, MD
Platform Presentation 11 University of Maryland School of Medicine
State of the Art Symposium Baltimore, MD
Donna K. Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT Non-Microscopic Workshop 12
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY Charles D. Sturgis, MD
Virtual Slide Seminar 04 & 07 Cleveland Clinic
Video Microscopy Tutorial 02 Cleveland, OH
Platform Presentation 04 Panel Luncheon Seminar 04
Mauro A. Saieg, MD, PhD, MIAC
Santa Casa Medical School Eric J. Suba, MD
Sao Paulo, Brazil Kaiser Permanente Medical Center
Platform Presentation 02 San Francisco, CA
Disparities in Healthcare
Marcela Salomao, MD
Mayo Clinic Wei Sun, MD
Scottsdale, AZ New York University Medical Center
Microscopic Workshop 04 New York, NY
Anjali N. Saqi, MD, MBA
Columbia University Medical Center Kaitlin Sundling, MD, PhD
New York, NY University of Wisconsin
Current Issues in Cytology Madison, WI
Microscopic Workshop 04 Non-Microscopic Workshop 12

Faculty
Dawn Underwood, MS, CT(ASCP) Benjamin L. Witt, MD

Cleveland Clinic Huntsman Cancer Hospital
Moreland Hills, OH Salt Lake City, UT
Virtual Slide Seminar 03 Virtual Slide Seminar 05
Eva M. Wojcik, MD
Annemieke van Zante, MD, PhD Loyola University
University of California Medical Center Maywood, IL
San Francisco, CA Sign-out with the Professor 02
Panel Luncheon Seminar 03 Executive Board
Ultrasound Course
Howard H. Wu, MD
Mark A. VandeHaar, CT(ASCP) Indiana University Health Pathology Laboratory
Mayo Clinic and Foundation Indianapolis, IN
Rochester, MN Microscopic Workshop 07
Juan J. Xing, MD
Mark A. Varvares, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Pittsburgh, PA
Boston, MA Roundtable Discussion 06
State of the Art Symposium
Grace C.H. Yang, MD, FIAC
Renu K. Virk, MD Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY
New York, NY Microscopic Workshop 03
Hilary Zalazniak, MD
Poonam Vohra, MD Myriad Genetics, Inc.
University of California, San Francisco Salt Lake City, UT
San Francisco, CA Scientific Planning Committee
Video Microscopy Tutorial 04 Matthew A. Zarka, MD
Current Issues in Cytology Mayo Clinic
Scottsdale, AZ
Patricia G. Wasserman, MD Disparities in Healthcare
Columbia University Medical Center Non-Microscopic Workshop 04
New York, NY
Non-Microscopic Workshop 11 Mingjuan M. Zhang, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Paul E. Wakely Jr., MD Boston, MA
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Platform Presentation 08
Columbus, OH
Non-Microscopic Workshop 08 Xiaoyong Zheng, MD, PhD
Mount Sinai Hospital
Jennifer Wallace New York, NY
ASC National Office Platform Presentation 05 & 12
Wilmington, DE
ASC National Office Staff Haijun (Steve) Zhou, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Amy J. Wendel Spiczka, MS, SCT, MB, Houston, TX
HTL(ASCP) Non-Microscopic Workshop 14
Mayo Clinic Arizona Video Microscopy Tutorial 06
Scottsdale, AZ
The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice Zhongren Zhou, MD, PhD
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

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Body Fluid Cytology Overview with
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Current Guideline and Critical Role
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Lesions by Ultrasound and Cytology with
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How to Stand Out in a Crowd: Video Microscopy
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Differentiating Hyperchromatic Groups Tutorial
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Resilience
Platform Presentations 1-4,
PL1-4 Scientific Session 1
(11:00 AM-12:00 PM)
Current Issues in Cytology - Rapid On-site
SS04 Scientific Session 1.5
Evaluation (ROSE) - Live! In Action!
(4:00 PM-5:00 PM)


CME
Session Max
Code Credits
SAM
SS05 Cytology Shark Tank Scientific Session 1
Additional Sessions
Cervical Squamous and Glandular
Lesions: Ancillary Tests, Cytohistologic Non-Microscopic
NWK05 1.5
Discrepancies, and Practical Points on Workshop
Reporting
VSS01 Urine Cytopathology Virtual Slide Seminar 2
A Week of Cases from the Cytology Service Sign-out with the
MHSP05 1
at Massachusetts General Hospital Professor
Advancing Leadership Skills to Facilitate Roundtable
RT03 1.75
Effective Change in Cytology Discussion
Can You Correctly Code Cytopathology Roundtable
RT01 1.75
Cases? Discussion
Cytopathology Laboratory Design Using
LEAN Concept: Growing From an On-site Roundtable
RT02 1.75
Tertiary Laboratory to a Consolidated High Discussion
Volume Core Laboratory
Experiences in Implementing The Paris
Roundtable
RT06 System for Reporting Urinary Cytology at a 1.75
Discussion
Large Medical Center
How Do You Measure and Promote
Roundtable
RT04 Engagement? Experiences from One 1.75
Discussion
Institution and a Discussion on Initiatives
Human Papilloma Virus: Discovery, Roundtable
RT07 1.75
Pathophysiology and Vaccine Discussion
Management of FNA ROSA Services at
Multi-centered Health System: Strategies Roundtable
RT10 1.75
for Coordination, Coverage and Staff Discussion
Justification
Quality Control: Evaluation of PD-L1 and
Other Immunohistochemical Tests for Roundtable
RT08 1.75
the Lung Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Discussion
Cytologic Samples
The Limited Cytology Specimen: How to
Roundtable
RT09 Enhance the Diagnostic Yield and Diagnostic 1.75
Discussion
Specificity?
Why You Should Consider Incorporating Roundtable
RT05 1.75
Ultrasound into Your FNA Clinic Service Discussion


CME
Session Max
Code Credits
Online
SAM
Schedule
Combining Recent Medical Technology
Roundtable
RT11 Advances and Rapid On-site Evaluation to 1.75
Discussion
Optimize Patient Centered Practice
Credit
Pancreatobiliary Cytology and
Small Biopsies: Morphology,
at aTracking
MWK04 Immunohistochemistry, Molecular Testing Microscopic Workshop 2
and Specimen Triage for Optimizing
Diagnosis
Glance
Diagnostically Challenging Core Biopsy
VSS02 and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology: How Virtual Slide Seminar 2
Much Can We Offer?
Breast FNA Biopsy with a Focus on Video Microscopy
VMT04 1.5
Papillary Lesions Tutorial
Sign-out with the
MHSP06 Selected Challenges in Salivary Gland 1
Professor
Enhancing Your Image: Newer Tools and Panel Luncheon
PL01 1.75
Concepts to Work with Electronic Images Seminar
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology
Pancreaticobiliary Guidelines: Update Panel Luncheon
PL02 1.75
on Pancreatic Cystic Lesions and Duct Seminar
Brushing Specimens
Uncommon and Interesting Cases in
Sign-out with the
MHSP07 Gynecologic Cytology and How to Resolve 1
Professor
Them
Whole Slide Imaging in Cytopathology:
NWKM03 Current Applications And Future 1
Workshop
Directions
Three-dimensional Cytology: A Tour of the
Video Microscopy
VMT05 Lung - Normal, Reactive, Dysplasia, and 1.5
Tutorial
Cancer
Challenging Hematopathology Cases in
Non-Microscopic
NWK06 FNA and Small Biopsies: Lesions other than 1.5
Workshop
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Challenging Diff-Quik Adequacy Cases in
VSS03 Virtual Slide Seminar 2
the Bronchoscopy Suite Session One
How to Sign-out Pancreatic Cysts on Sign-out with the
MHSP08 1
EUS-FNA Professor
Thyroid Hurthle Cell Lesions: Challenges Video Microscopy
VMT06 1.5
and Pitfalls in Classification Tutorial


CME
Session Max
Code Credits
SAM
Scientific Sessions
PST2 Poster Viewing Day Two Scientific Session 4
(8:00 AM-9:00 AM)
SS06 Papanicolaou Address Scientific Session 0.5
The Evolution of Cytopathology Practice:
Where to From Here?
Leopold Koss Lecture: ‘Liquid Biopsy’ -
SS08 Measuring Serum Levels of Circulating Scientific Session 1
Tumor Cells
State of the Art Symposium - The Salivary
Gland: Recent Advances in Cytologic and
Histologic Classification, Ancillary Studies,
and Clinical Management
Additional Sessions
Conflict Resolution for Cytopathologists Non-Microscopic
NWK07 1.5
and Cytotechnologists Workshop
A Walk Around The Block: Cell Blocks in
Cytology
EUS-guided FNA of the Pancreas: An
Sign-out with the
MHSP09 Organized Approach and Diagnostic 1
Professor
Challenges
Fine Needle Aspiration of Superficial Video Microscopy
VMT07 1.5
Lumps and Bumps Tutorial
Top 10 Diagnostic Challenges in Non- Non-Microscopic
NWK08 1.5
thyroidal Head and Neck FNA Biopsy Workshop
US01 Ultrasound FNA Workshop Ultrasound Course 1.5
Sign-out with the
MHSP10 Exploring The Paris System 1
Professor
ROSE Petals and Pearls, Without Tears or Non-Microscopic
NWK09 1.5
Thorns Workshop
MWK05 Anal Cytology Microscopic Workshop 2
VSS05 Soft Tissue and Bone FNA Virtual Slide Seminar 2
Challenging Pap Test Cases with
Video Microscopy
VMT08 Appropriate Follow-up Based on Updated 1.5
Tutorial
ASCCP Guidelines


CME
Online
Session Max
Schedule
Code Credits
SAM
Cancer Screening, Current Concepts for Panel Luncheon
PL04 1.75
Everyone, an LGBT Focus Seminar
Credit
Cytology & Beyond: Molecular and Ancillary
at aTracking
Panel Luncheon
PL03 Test Correlations for Head and Neck 1.75
Seminar
Neoplasms
Glance
Difficult Diagnoses in EUS Fine Needle Sign-out with the
MHSP11 1
Aspiration Professor
Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules on

Fine Needle Aspiration: Correlation
with Clinical, Imaging, Molecular and
Histopathological Findings
Pancreatic EUS-FNA: Pragmatic Approach

Maximizing the Interaction Between Non-Microscopic
NWK11 1.5
Cytologist and Endoscopist to Enhance Workshop
Diagnostic Accuracy
The Yokohama IAC Breast FNAB

Standardized Reporting System (2017):
NWKM04 The Final Consensus Document, the 1
Workshop
Application of the System and Points of
Discussion
Fine Needle Aspiration of our Four-Legged

Video Microscopy
VMT09 Friends: An Intersection Between Human 1.5
Tutorial
and Veterinary Pathology
Interobserver Reproducibility in Non-Microscopic

NWK12 1.5
Gynecological Cytology Workshop
VSS06 Urine Cytopathology Virtual Slide Seminar 2
Diagnostic Approach to the Evaluation of Sign-out with the

MHSP12 1
Touch Preparations Professor
Non-Microscopic
NWK13 Cerebrospinal Fluid: A Bath for Your Brain 1.5
Workshop

MOnday, November 13, 2017

CME
Session Max
Code Credits
SAM
Scientific Sessions
SS10 Diagnostic Cytology Seminar Scientific Session 2.5
SS11 JASC Hot Topics Scientific Session 1
Additional Sessions
The Role of the Cytopathologist in the
Measurement of Circulating Tumor Cells Non-Microscopic
NWK10 1.5
(CTCs) Using the CellSearch System and Workshop
Review of New Technologies
Pitfalls and Challenges in Tissue

Non-Microscopic
NWK14 Procurement for Molecular Studies in Solid 1.5
Workshop
Tumors
Renal Mass Biopsy: Diagnostic Approach

and Pitfalls
A Walk Around The Block: Cell Blocks in

Cytology
Impact of Cytologic Interpretations of

EBUS Guided FNA Biopsy of Lymph Nodes Video Microscopy
VMT10 1.5
and Pulmonary Nodules at FNA ROSA: A Tutorial
Case Based Approach
Aspiration Cytology of Renal Neoplasms:

Non-Microscopic
NWK15 Morphologic Interpretation, Histologic 1.5
Workshop
Correlation, and Clinical Relevance

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November 10 – 13, 2017

Arizona Grand Resort v Phoenix, Arizona

Educating with Passion, Shaping the Future

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BD, Sparks, MD 21152-0999 USA

ASC Executive Board

Scientific Program Committee

65th Annual Scientific Meeting 3

Friday, November 10, 2017 Saturday, November 11, 2017 (continued)

Sign-out with the 9:30 am – 10:30 am Trainee Enrichment 1

Sign-out with the 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Virtual Slide Seminar 2

4 65th Annual Scientific Meeting

Sunday, November 12, 2017 Sunday, November 12, 2017 (continued)

*8:00 am – 9:00 am Platform Presentations Video Microscopy

65th Annual Scientific Meeting 5

Scientific Sessions include:

ADA Compliance Scientific Session

For those attendees who need special Open: Friday - Sunday

6 65th Annual Scientific Meeting

Registration Desk Poster Viewing Schedule

Monday, November 13th 6:30 am - 12:00 pm

Grand Ballroom 9:30 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break

Saturday, November 11th 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Refreshment Break

10:00 am – 11:00 am Refreshment Break

1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Hall Closed Friday, November 10th 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

3:30 pm – 8:30 pm Hall Re-Opens Saturday, November 11th 6:00 am – 7:00 am

9:30 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break

65th Annual Scientific Meeting 7

Claiming Continuing Education Credits

8 65th Annual Scientific Meeting

Gathering for First-Time Attendees

All attendees are welcome!

ASC FOUNDATION’S Phoenix Rising Turquoise RECEPTION

65th Annual Scientific Meeting 9

Watch as the top three finalists will be asked to present their

10 65th Annual Scientific Meeting

ASC Foundation’s Phoenix

Oasis Court (Poolside)

Join your colleagues at the ASC Foundation’s Phoenix Rising

Guests may attend for an additional fee.

65th Annual Scientific Meeting 11

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Disparities in Healthcare CME/CMLE

8:00 am – 12:30 pm Strategies in Cytotechnology Education CME/CMLE

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017

10:00 am – 11:30 am Non-Microscopic Workshop 1

10:00 am – 11:30 am Video Microscopy Tutorial 1

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 1

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Sign-out with the Professor 2

Eva M. Wocjik, MD, MIAC 1.0

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm Non-Microscopic Workshop 2

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 2

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 1

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Sign-out with the Professor 3

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2017

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Sign-out with the Professor 4

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Microscopic Workshop 3

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Video Microscopy Tutorial 2

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Non-Microscopic Mini Workshop 2

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Video Microscopy Tutorial 3