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Medical Services

Specialties

Programs & Services

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English

Education

Medical School

University of Baghdad, College of Medicine

2006, Baghdad, Iraq

Residency

University of Texas Medical School

2014, Houston, TX

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2015, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Mayo Clinic

2016, Rochester, MN

Certifications

  • American Board of Pathology (Anatomic Clinical Pathology)
  • American Board of Pathology (Pediatric)

Publications

  1. Polyvinyl Alcohol Sponges Reduce Intraperitoneal Adhesions After Abdominal Surgery. J Surg Res. 2025 Apr; 308:183-192. View Abstract

  2. Correction to: What is new in fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors in children. Virchows Arch. 2025 Mar; 486(3):639. View Abstract

  3. The Natural History of Congenital Hepatic Hemangiomas. J Pediatr. 2025 Jun; 281:114523. View Abstract

  4. Loss of H3K27me3 Is Not Specific to Malignant Triton Tumor: Immunohistochemical Analysis of 23 Cases of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 Feb 17. View Abstract

  5. Pediatric-type Myoid Neoplasms of Somatic Soft Tissue: A Clinicopathological and Molecular Genetic Study of 78 Tumors, Highlighting Indolent Clinical Behavior and Frequent SRF Gene Rearrangements. Mod Pathol. 2025 May; 38(5):100722. View Abstract

  6. Optimizing Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma Biopsy Acquisition: A Children's Oncology Group Bone Tumor Committee Consensus Statement. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2024 Dec 27; 23(1). View Abstract

  7. Advances in Pediatric Pathology: Bridging Innovation and Clinical Practice for Emerging Entities. Surg Pathol Clin. 2025 Jun; 18(2):ix-x. View Abstract

  8. Advances in vascular anomalies: refining classification in the molecular era. Histopathology. 2025 Jun; 86(7):1032-1043. View Abstract

  9. Pearls and Updates on Pediatric Tyrosine Kinase-Altered Tumors. Surg Pathol Clin. 2025 Jun; 18(2):313-325. View Abstract

  10. What is new in fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors in children. Virchows Arch. 2025 Jan; 486(1):127-141. View Abstract

  11. Perivascular Epithelioid Cell-Family Tumors in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Clinicopathologic Features in 70 Cases. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 Nov 01; 148(11):e374-e385. View Abstract

  12. Author Correction: Molecular profiling of 888 pediatric tumors informs future precision trials and data-sharing initiatives in pediatric cancer. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 22; 15(1):7218. View Abstract

  13. Early Graft Loss With Suspected Seventh-Day Syndrome Following Pediatric Liver Transplantation. Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Aug; 28(5):e14818. View Abstract

  14. ASPSCR1::TFE3 Drives Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma by Inducing Targetable Transcriptional Programs. Cancer Res. 2024 Jul 15; 84(14):2247-2264. View Abstract

  15. Molecular profiling of 888 pediatric tumors informs future precision trials and data-sharing initiatives in pediatric cancer. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 11; 15(1):5837. View Abstract

  16. Ewing Sarcoma of the Female Genital Tract: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 21 Cases With an Emphasis on the Differential Diagnosis of Gynecologic Round Cell, Spindle, and Epithelioid Neoplasms. Am J Surg Pathol. 2024 Aug 01; 48(8):972-984. View Abstract

  17. Immunohistochemical Expression of Lymphatic Endothelial Markers in Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2024 May-Jun; 27(3):228-234. View Abstract

  18. The Pathologic Diagnosis of Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors in the Era of Molecular Medicine: The Sarcoma Pediatric Pathology Research Interest Group Perspective. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 Jan 01; 148(1):107-116. View Abstract

  19. Papillary Hemangioma Harbors Somatic GNA11 and GNAQ Mutations. Am J Surg Pathol. 2024 Jan 01; 48(1):106-111. View Abstract

  20. ALK-Rearranged Epithelioid Mesenchymal Neoplasm: Expanding the Spectrum of Tyrosine Kinase-Altered Mesenchymal Tumors. Mod Pathol. 2023 Dec; 36(12):100334. View Abstract

  21. CTNNB1 and APC Mutations in Sinonasal Myxoma : Expanding the Spectrum of Tumors Driven By WNT/ß-catenin Pathway. Am J Surg Pathol. 2023 11 01; 47(11):1291-1300. View Abstract

  22. Lipoblastoma Arising in the Head and Neck: A Clinicopathologic Analysis of 20 Cases. Head Neck Pathol. 2023 Sep; 17(3):768-774. View Abstract

  23. Primary Adrenal Epithelioid Angiosarcoma: A Case Report. Int J Surg Pathol. 2024 May; 32(3):515-522. View Abstract

  24. FGFR1 gene fusions in a subset of pediatric mesenchymal tumors: Expanding the genetic spectrum of tumors sharing histologic overlap with infantile fibrosarcoma and "NTRK-rearranged" spindle cell neoplasms. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2023 11; 62(11):641-647. View Abstract

  25. Spectrum of Liver Pathology in Dyskeratosis Congenita. Am J Surg Pathol. 2023 08 01; 47(8):869-877. View Abstract

  26. Pathogenic variants in PIK3CA are associated with clinical phenotypes of kaposiform lymphangiomatosis, generalized lymphatic anomaly, and central conducting lymphatic anomaly. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 May 17; e30419. View Abstract

  27. Genomic analysis reveals germline and somatic PDGFRB variants with clinical implications in familial infantile myofibromatosis. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 06; 70(6):e30262. View Abstract

  28. Genomic Patterns of Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor (MPNST) Evolution Correlate with Clinical Outcome and Are Detectable in Cell-Free DNA. Cancer Discov. 2023 03 01; 13(3):654-671. View Abstract

  29. Expanding the Spectrum of Perioral Myogenic Tumors in Pediatric Patients: An SRF::NCOA2 Fused Perivascular Tumor of the Philtrum. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2023 Jan-Feb; 26(1):65-71. View Abstract

  30. Rare FGFR Oncogenic Alterations in Sequenced Pediatric Solid and Brain Tumors Suggest FGFR Is a Relevant Molecular Target in Childhood Cancer. JCO Precis Oncol. 2022 11; 6:e2200390. View Abstract

  31. Primary Clear Cell Sarcoma of Bone: Clinicopathologic Study of a Rare Presentation. Am J Surg Pathol. 2023 03 01; 47(3):354-360. View Abstract

  32. Addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of ovarian immature teratoma: Report from a clinicopathologic consensus conference. Eur J Cancer. 2022 09; 173:59-70. View Abstract

  33. Molecular profiling identifies targeted therapy opportunities in pediatric solid cancer. Nat Med. 2022 08; 28(8):1581-1589. View Abstract

  34. Histologic characterization of paediatric mesenchymal neoplasms treated with kinase-targeted therapy. Histopathology. 2022 Aug; 81(2):215-227. View Abstract

  35. Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis: Pathologic Aspects in 43 Patients. Am J Surg Pathol. 2022 07 01; 46(7):963-976. View Abstract

  36. Cellular variant of kaposiform lymphangiomatosis: a report of three cases, expanding the morphologic and molecular genetic spectrum of this rare entity. Hum Pathol. 2022 04; 122:72-81. View Abstract

  37. Application of the Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology in pediatric patients: An international, multi-institutional study. Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 05; 130(5):370-380. View Abstract

  38. ALK rearrangements in infantile fibrosarcoma-like spindle cell tumours of soft tissue and kidney. Histopathology. 2022 Mar; 80(4):698-707. View Abstract

  39. Mesenchymal neoplasms with NTRK and other kinase gene alterations. Histopathology. 2022 Jan; 80(1):4-18. View Abstract

  40. Bockenheimer disease is associated with a TEK variant. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud. 2021 12; 7(6). View Abstract

  41. Intracranial venous malformation masquerading as a meningioma in PI3KCA-related overgrowth spectrum disorder. Am J Med Genet A. 2022 03; 188(3):907-910. View Abstract

  42. Molecular Characterization of Inflammatory Tumors Facilitates Initiation of Effective Therapy. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6). View Abstract

  43. Verrucous Venous Malformation-Subcutaneous Variant. Am J Dermatopathol. 2021 Dec 01; 43(12):e181-e184. View Abstract

  44. Liver Pathology, Including MOC31 Immunohistochemistry, in Congenital Tufting Enteropathy. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 08 01; 45(8):1091-1097. View Abstract

  45. Assessment of BCOR Internal Tandem Duplications in Pediatric Cancers by Targeted RNA Sequencing. J Mol Diagn. 2021 10; 23(10):1269-1278. View Abstract

  46. Cytomorphologic Spectrum of SMARCB1-Deficient Soft Tissue Neoplasms. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 07 06; 156(2):229-245. View Abstract

  47. Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver With Rhabdoid Morphology Mimicking Carcinoma: Expanding the Morphologic Spectrum or a Distinct Variant? Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2021 Nov-Dec; 24(6):564-569. View Abstract

  48. Novel BRAF gene fusions and activating point mutations in spindle cell sarcomas with histologic overlap with infantile fibrosarcoma. Mod Pathol. 2021 08; 34(8):1530-1540. View Abstract

  49. Vascular Anomalies of the Head and Neck: A Pediatric Overview. Head Neck Pathol. 2021 Mar; 15(1):59-70. View Abstract

  50. Novel variants in the stem cell niche factor WNT2B define the disease phenotype as a congenital enteropathy with ocular dysgenesis. Eur J Hum Genet. 2021 06; 29(6):998-1007. View Abstract

  51. Newcomers in Vascular Anomalies. Surg Pathol Clin. 2020 Dec; 13(4):719-728. View Abstract

  52. Plexiform Myofibroblastoma: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 36 Cases of a Distinctive Benign Tumor of Soft Tissue Affecting Mainly Children and Young Adults. Am J Surg Pathol. 2020 11; 44(11):1469-1478. View Abstract

  53. Lipoblastoma phenotype contains a somatic PIK3CA mutation. Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Jan; 38(1):299-300. View Abstract

  54. Arteriovenous malformation phenotype resembling congenital hemangioma contains KRAS mutations. Clin Genet. 2020 12; 98(6):595-597. View Abstract

  55. Calcifying synovial sarcoma of the tongue with SS18 rearrangement: a rare variant in a rare location. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2021 11; 132(5):e186-e189. View Abstract

  56. Making the most of small samples: Optimization of tissue allocation of pediatric solid tumors for clinical and research use. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 09; 67(9):e28326. View Abstract

  57. Congenital Disseminated Pyogenic Granuloma: Characterization of an Aggressive Multisystemic Disorder. J Pediatr. 2020 11; 226:157-166. View Abstract

  58. Recurrent RET gene fusions in paediatric spindle mesenchymal neoplasms. Histopathology. 2020 Jun; 76(7):1032-1041. View Abstract

  59. Genomics of MPNST (GeM) Consortium: Rationale and Study Design for Multi-Omic Characterization of NF1-Associated and Sporadic MPNSTs. Genes (Basel). 2020 04 02; 11(4). View Abstract

  60. Arteriovenous Malformation MAP2K1 Mutation Causes Local Cartilage Overgrowth by a Cell-Non Autonomous Mechanism. Sci Rep. 2020 03 10; 10(1):4428. View Abstract

  61. Genomic and Immunologic Characterization of INI1-Deficient Pediatric Cancers. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 06 15; 26(12):2882-2890. View Abstract

  62. Surgical Management of Fibroadipose Vascular Anomaly of the Lower Extremities. J Pediatr Orthop. 2020 Mar; 40(3):e227-e236. View Abstract

  63. Recurrent and novel USP6 fusions in cranial fasciitis identified by targeted RNA sequencing. Mod Pathol. 2020 05; 33(5):775-780. View Abstract

  64. Clinical characterization and long-term outcomes in pediatric epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 02; 67(2):e28045. View Abstract

  65. Arteriovenous malformation associated with a HRAS mutation. Hum Genet. 2019 Dec; 138(11-12):1419-1421. View Abstract

  66. Atypical lipomatous tumour/well-differentiated liposarcoma and de-differentiated liposarcoma in patients aged = 40 years: a study of 116 patients. Histopathology. 2019 Dec; 75(6):833-842. View Abstract

  67. A Distinctive Genomic and Immunohistochemical Profile for NOTCH3 and PDGFRB in Myofibroma With Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications. Int J Surg Pathol. 2020 Apr; 28(2):128-137. View Abstract

  68. Intramuscular fast-flow vascular anomaly contains somatic MAP2K1 and KRAS mutations. Angiogenesis. 2019 11; 22(4):547-552. View Abstract

  69. Fibroadipose Vascular Anomaly in the Upper Extremity: A Distinct Entity With Characteristic Clinical, Radiological, and Histopathological Findings. J Hand Surg Am. 2020 Jan; 45(1):68.e1-68.e13. View Abstract

  70. Imaging findings in epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Clin Imaging. 2019 Nov - Dec; 58:59-65. View Abstract

  71. Expanding the Spectrum of Pediatric NTRK-rearranged Mesenchymal Tumors. Am J Surg Pathol. 2019 04; 43(4):435-445. View Abstract

  72. Adipocytic tumors in Children: A contemporary review. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2019 Mar; 36(2):95-104. View Abstract

  73. A somatic activating NRAS variant associated with kaposiform lymphangiomatosis. Genet Med. 2019 07; 21(7):1517-1524. View Abstract

  74. Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors With Atypical Presentations: A Report of 34 Cases. Int J Surg Pathol. 2019 May; 27(3):236-243. View Abstract

  75. Aberrant receptor tyrosine kinase signaling in lipofibromatosis: a clinicopathological and molecular genetic study of 20 cases. Mod Pathol. 2019 03; 32(3):423-434. View Abstract

  76. Malignant Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor: The True "Synovial Sarcoma?" A Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Cytogenetic Study of 10 Cases, Supporting Origin from Synoviocytes. Mod Pathol. 2019 02; 32(2):242-251. View Abstract

  77. Characterization of long-term outcomes for pediatric patients with epithelioid hemangioma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 01; 66(1):e27451. View Abstract

  78. Superficial Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Series of 26 Cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2018 06; 42(6):778-785. View Abstract

  79. Metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma mimicking autoimmune pancreatitis diagnosed by EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2018 Sep; 88(3):562-563. View Abstract

  80. Giant Cell Tumor of Bone in Patients 55 Years and Older: A Study of 34 Patients. Am J Clin Pathol. 2018 Feb 17; 149(3):222-233. View Abstract

  81. PTEN hamartoma of the soft tissue: the initial manifestation of an underlying PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome in a 4-year-old female. Skeletal Radiol. 2017 Nov; 46(11):1591-1595. View Abstract

  82. Pediatric Non-vestibular Schwannoma. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2017 Jun; 20(3):232-239. View Abstract

  83. Sonographic Pulmonary Abnormalities in Fetuses With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome and Intact Atrial Septum Undergoing Attempted Atrial Septostomy In Utero. Ultrasound Q. 2017 Mar; 33(1):82-85. View Abstract

  84. Autoamputation of the Appendix Presenting as a Calcified Abdominal Mass Following Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2017 Jul-Aug; 20(4):335-339. View Abstract

  85. Fibrous hamartoma of infancy: a clinicopathologic study of 145 cases, including 2 with sarcomatous features. Mod Pathol. 2017 04; 30(4):474-485. View Abstract

  86. Histologic Spectrum of Giant Cell Tumor (GCT) of Bone in Patients 18 Years of Age and Below: A Study of 63 Patients. Am J Surg Pathol. 2016 12; 40(12):1702-1712. View Abstract

  87. Plasmodium Falciparum Recurrence Two Years after Exposure in Endemic Country: A Case Report. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2016 Jul; 46(4):433-4. View Abstract

  88. Voluntary Second Opinions in Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology: A Retrospective Review of 1601 Cases From a Single Mesenchymal Tumor Consultation Service. Int J Surg Pathol. 2016 Dec; 24(8):685-691. View Abstract

  89. PPP6R3-USP6 amplification: Novel oncogenic mechanism in malignant nodular fasciitis. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2016 08; 55(8):640-9. View Abstract

  90. Comparison of Controlled Attenuation Parameter and Liver Biopsy to Assess Hepatic Steatosis in Pediatric Patients. J Pediatr. 2016 06; 173:160-164.e1. View Abstract

  91. Autoamputation of the appendix presenting as a calcified abdominal mass following necrotizing enterocolitis. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2016 Mar 28. View Abstract

  92. Selected Diagnostically Challenging Pediatric Soft Tissue Tumors. Surg Pathol Clin. 2015 Sep; 8(3):399-418. View Abstract

  93. TP53 overexpression is an independent adverse prognostic factor in de novo myelodysplastic syndromes with fibrosis. Br J Haematol. 2015 Oct; 171(1):91-9. View Abstract

  94. Comparison between 1-needle technique versus 2-needle technique for bone marrow aspiration and biopsy procedures. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2013 Jul; 137(7):974-8. View Abstract

  95. Phenotypic evolution in a case of peripheral T-cell lymphoma suggests the presence of tumor heterogeneity. J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Jun; 40(6):573-9. View Abstract

  96. BizarreParosteal Osteochondromatous Proliferation (Nora's lesion) with translocation t(1;17)(q32;q21): a case report and role of cytogenetic studies on diagnosis. Ann Clin Lab Sci. 2011; 41(3):285-7. View Abstract
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