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Ming Zhou, MD, PhD


Programs + Specialties
Training + Education Fudan University Medical School in Shanghai, China; University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Board Certifications American Board of Pathology
NPI # 1811949183
Gender Male
Language(s) English, Chinese
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Tufts Medical Center
Floating Building, 3rd Floor
800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone #: 617-636-5829

7/1989 Rong-Lin Award (the highest honor bestowed upon medical graduates by Shanghai Medical University)

3/1996 Honorable Mentioning, the Graduate Research Forum,
Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology,
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

6/2001 Outstanding Resident in Clinical Pathology
Department of Pathology
University of Michigan Medical Center

10/2001 M.R. Abell House Officer Award
Department of Pathology
University of Michigan Medical Center


2/2002 Stowell-Orbison Award
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

2/2002 Autopsy Award
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology


4/2003 Young Investigator’s Award
5th Annual Pathology Young Investigators' Symposium
Department of Pathology
The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1. Tamaskar I, Choueiri TK, Sercia L, Rini B, Bukowski R, Zhou M. Differential expression of caveolin-1 in renal neoplasms. Cancer. 2007 Aug; 110 (4): 776-82

2. Zhou M, Reuther AM, Levin HS, Falzarano SM, Kodjoe E, Myles J, Klein E, Magi-Galluzzi C. Microscopic bladder neck involvement by prostate carcinoma in radical prostatectomy specimens is not a significant independent prognostic factor. Mod Pathol. 2008 Nov 28. [Epub ahead of print]

3. Zhou M, Yang XJ, Lopez JI, Shah RB, Hes O, Shen SS, Li R, Yang Y, Lin F, Elson P, Sercia L, Magi-Galluzzi C, Tubbs R. Renal Tubulocystic Carcinoma Is Closely Related to Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma: Implications for Pathologic Classification. Am J Surg Pathol. 2009 Dec;33(12):1840-9.

4 . Shah RB, Magi-Galluzzi C, Han B, Zhou M. Atypical Cribriform Lesions of the Prostate: Relationship to Prostatic Carcinoma and Implication for Diagnosis in Prostate Biopsies. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Apr;34(4):470-7.

5 . Aydin H, Chen L, Cheng L, Vaziri S, He H, Ganapathi R, Delahunt B, Magi-Galluzzi C, Zhou M. Clear Cell Tubulopapillary Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Study of 36 Distinctive Low-grade Epithelial Tumors of the Kidney. Am J Surg Pathol. 2010 Nov;34(11):1608-21

6 . He H, Osunkoya AO, Carver P, Falzarano S, Klein E, Magi-Galluzzi C, Zhou M. Expression of ERG protein, a prostate cancer specific marker, in high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN): lack of utility to stratify cancer risks associated with HGPIN. BJU Int. 2012 Dec;110(11 Pt B):E751-5

7. Yaskiv O, Rubin BP, He H, Falzarano S, Magi-Galluzzi C, Zhou M. ERG Protein Expression in Human Tumors Detected With a Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody. Am J Clin Pathol. 2012 Dec;138(6):803-10. doi: 10.1309/AJCP3K5VUFALZTKC.

8. Ding Y, Chen L, Deng FM, Melamed J, Fan R, Bonsib S, Zhou M. Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney: Distinction From Cystic Neoplasms and Hereditary Polycystic Diseases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2013 Apr;37(4):506-13

9. Huang CC(1), Deng FM, Kong MX, Ren Q, Melamed J, Zhou M. Re-evaluating the concept of "dominant/index tumor nodule" in multifocal prostate cancer. Virchows Arch. 2014 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print]

10. Shah RB, Li J, Cheng L, Egevad L, Deng FM, Fine SW, Kunju LP, Melamed J, Mehra R, Osunkoya AO, Paner GP, Shen SS, Tsuzuki T, Trpkov K, Tian W, Yang XJ, Zhou M. Diagnosis of Gleason Pattern 5 Prostate Adenocarcinoma on Core Needle Biopsy: An Interobserver Reproducibility Study Among Urologic Pathologists. Am J Surg Pathol. 2015 Apr 28. [Epub ahead of print]

11. Zhou, Ming; Li, Jianbo; Cheng, Liang; Egevad, Lars; Deng, Fang-Ming; Kunju, Lakshmi Priya; Magi-Galluzzi, Cristina; Melamed, Jonathan; Mehra, Rohit; Mendrinos, Savvas; Osunkoya, Adeboye O; Paner, Gladell; Shen, Steve S; Tsuzuki, Toyonori; Trpkov, Kiril; Tian, Wei; Yang, Ximing; Shah, Rajal B. 'Diagnosis of "Poorly Formed Glands" Gleason Pattern 4 Prostatic Adenocarcinoma on Needle Biopsy: An Interobserver Reproducibility Study Among Urologic Pathologists With Recommendations'. American journal of surgical pathology. 2015 ():?-? (# 1640842)

12. Peng YC, Tsuzuki T, Kong MX, Li J, Deng FM, Melamed J, Zhou M. Incidence of intraductal carcinoma, multifocality and bilateral significant disease in radical prostatectomy specimens from Japan and United States. Pathol Int. 2016 Oct 26. doi: 10.1111/pin.12469. [Epub ahead of print]

13. Zhao Y, Deng FM, Huang H, Lee P, Lepor H, Rosenkrantz AB, Taneja S, Melamed J, Zhou M. Prostate Cancers Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Targeted Biopsies Have a Higher Percentage of Gleason Pattern 4 Component and Are Less Likely to Be Upgraded in Radical Prostatectomies. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018 Jul 2. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0410-OA. [Epub ahead of print]

14. Yang M, Chen S, Huang B, Zhong JM, Su H, Chen YJ, Cao Q, Ma L, He J, Li XF, Li X, Zhou JJ, Fan J, Luo DJ, Chang XN, Arkun K, Zhou M*, Nie X*. Pathological Findings in the Testes of COVID-19 Patients: Clinical Implications. Eur Urol Focus. 2020 Sep 15;6(5):1124-1129. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2020.05.009. PMID: 32563676 * co-corresponding author

15 Xu H, Genega EM, Zhuang L, Zhou M. High-grade Urothelial Carcinoma with Malignant Melanocytic Differentiation. Int J Surg Pathol. 2021 Mar 18;10668969211000428. doi: 10.1177/10668969211000428.

16. Shah RB, Cai Q, Aron M, Berney DM, Cheville JC, Deng FM, Epstein J, Fine SW, Genega EM, Hirsch MS, Humphrey PA, Gordetsky J, Kristiansen G, Kunju LP, Magi-Galluzzi C, Gupta N, Netto GJ, Osunkoya AO, Robinson BD, Trpkov K, True LD, Troncoso P, Varma M, Wheeler T, Williamson SR, Wu A, Zhou M. Diagnosis of "cribriform" prostatic adenocarcinoma: an interobserver reproducibility study among urologic pathologists with recommendations. Am J Cancer Res. 2021 Aug 15;11(8):3990-4001. eCollection 2021.

Books:

1. Prostate Biopsy Interpretation: An Illustrated Guide, 2nd edition, by Shah R and Zhou M, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2019)

2. AFIP Atlas of Tumor and Non-tumor Pathology: Tumors of the Prostate Gland, Seminal Vesicles, Penis and Scrotum, Series 5, by Epstein JE, Magi-Galluzzi C, Zhou M and Cubilla AL, American Registry of Pathology, Arlington, Virginia, USA (2020)

3. Practical Genitourinary Pathology: Frequently Asked Questions, by Yang XJ and Zhou M, Spring Nature Switzerland AG (2021) 4. Genitourinary Pathology, edited by Zhou M and Magi-Galluzzi C, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA (2006)

5. Prostate Biopsy Interpretation: An Illustrated Guide, by Shah R and Zhou M, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2011)

6. High Yield Pathology: Uropathology, by Zhou M, Netto G, Epstein JI, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA (2012)

7. Genitourinary Pathology, a Volume in the series Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology, 2nd edition, edited by Zhou M and Magi-Galluzzi C, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA (2015)

Clinical Practices Guidelines:

1. John R. Srigley*; Ming Zhou*; Robert Allan; Mahul B. Amin; Steven C. Campbell; Anthony Chang; Brett Delahunt; David J. Grignon; Peter A. Humphrey; Bradley C. Leibovich; Rodolfo Montironi; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens from Patients with Invasive Carcinoma of Renal Tubular Origin. Published June 2017. College of American Pathologists. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-kidney-17protocol-4011.pdf *Primary authors

2. Antonio L. Cubilla*; Ming Zhou*; Robert Allan; Mahul B. Amin; Jonathan I. Epstein; David J. Grignon; Peter A. Humphrey; Curtis A. Pettaway; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter; John R. Srigley; Elsa F. Velazquez. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Penis. Version: Penis 4.0.1.0. Published June 2017. College of American Pathologists. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-penis-17protocol-4010.pdf. *Primary authors

3. John R. Srigley*; Ming Zhou, MD*; Robert Allan; Mahul B. Amin; Sam S. Chang; Brett Delahunt; Lars Egevad; Jonathan I. Epstein; David J. Grignon; Peter A. Humphrey; James M. McKiernan; Rodolfo Montironi; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter; Thomas M. Wheeler. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Prostate Gland. Version: Prostate 4.0.2.0. Published June 2017. College of American Pathologists. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-prostate-17protocol-4020.pdf *Primary authors

4. Satish K. Tickoo*; Ming Zhou*; Robert Allan; Mahul B. Amin; Sam S. Chang; Peter A. Humphrey; James McKiernan; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter; John R. Srigley; Thomas M. Ulbright. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Malignant Germ Cell and Sex Cord-Stromal Tumors of the Testis. Version: Testis 4.0.1.0. Published June 2017. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-testis-17protocol-4010.pdf * Primary authors

5. Peter A. Humphrey*; Ming Zhou MD*; Robert Allan; Mahul B. Amin; Anthony Chang; Arthur H. Cohen; Brett Delahunt; Jonathan I. Epstein; David J. Grignon; Rodolfo Montironi; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter; John R. Srigley. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Ureter and Renal Pelvis. Version: UreterRenalPelvis 2.0.1.0. Published June 2017. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-ureter-renalpelvis-17protocol-2100.pdf * Primary authors

6. Jesse K. McKenney*; Ming Zhou*; Robert Allan; Mahul B. Amin; Jonathan I. Epstein; David J. Grignon; Peter A. Humphrey; Esther Oliva; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter; John R. Srigley. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Urethra and Periurethral Glands. Version: Urethra 4.0.1.1. Published June 2017. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-urethra-17protocol-4011.pdf * Primary authors

7. Ming Zhou, MD*; John R. Srigley*; Mahul B. Amin; Robert Allan; Brett Delahunt; Bernard H. Bochner; Jonathan I. Epstein; David J. Grignon; Peter A. Humphrey; Rodolfo Montironi; Gladell P. Paner; Jason Pettus; Victor E. Reuter. Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder. Version: UrinaryBladder 4.0.1.0. Published June 2017. http://www.cap.org/ShowProperty?nodePath=/UCMCon/Contribution Folders/WebContent/pdf/cp-urinary-bladder-17protocol-4010.pdf * Primary authors

Presentations

1. New Concepts in Urologic Pathology. American Society of Clinical Pathology Virtual Annual Meeting, September 12, 2020

2. Hong Kong International Academy of Pathology (HKIAP) 2021 Spring Scientific Meeting (Virtual), April 17-18th, 2021.

3. Scientific Symposiums International Surgical Pathology Course, Surgical Pathology of the GI, GYN and GU Tracts, Tumors of Soft Tissue and Endocrine Organs: Practical Tips for the Practicing Pathologist. San Diego, CA, June 21-25, 2021.

4. 5th Urogenital Pathology Meeting. Plzen, Czech Republic, Oct 14th-16th, 2021

5. Grading prostate cancer: Beyond Gleason. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Pathology, Boston, MA, January 14, 2022

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
College of American Pathologists
Genitourinary Pathology Society

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