Current Environment: Production

English | Education

Undergraduate School

Northeastern University

2017, Boston, MA

Graduate School

Boston College

2020, Chestnut Hill, MA

English | Education

Undergraduate School

Stanford University

2011, Palo Alto, CA

Medical School

Tufts University School of Medicine

2020, Boston, MA

Residency

Anatomic Pathology

Brigham and Women's Hospital

2023, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Molecular Genetic Pathology

Harvard Medical School

2024, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Women's and Perinatal Pathology

Brigham and Women's Hospital

2025, Boston, MA

English | Publications

  1. Molecular and immunohistochemical characterization of ERBB2 activating mutations in low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Histopathology. 2025 Mar 31. View Molecular and immunohistochemical characterization of ERBB2 activating mutations in low-grade serous ovarian carcinoma. Abstract

  2. ATM deficiency confers specific therapeutic vulnerabilities in bladder cancer. Sci Adv. 2023 11 24; 9(47):eadg2263. View ATM deficiency confers specific therapeutic vulnerabilities in bladder cancer. Abstract

  3. Pattern A endocervical adenocarcinomas with ovarian metastasis are indolent and molecularly distinct from destructively invasive adenocarcinomas. Histopathology. 2024 Jan; 84(2):369-380. View Pattern A endocervical adenocarcinomas with ovarian metastasis are indolent and molecularly distinct from destructively invasive adenocarcinomas. Abstract

  4. Validation of targeted next-generation sequencing of cell-free DNA from archival cerebrospinal fluid specimens for the detection of somatic variants in cancer involving the leptomeninges: Cytopathologic and radiographic correlation. Cancer Cytopathol. 2024 Apr; 132(4):214-223. View Validation of targeted next-generation sequencing of cell-free DNA from archival cerebrospinal fluid specimens for the detection of somatic variants in cancer involving the leptomeninges: Cytopathologic and radiographic correlation. Abstract

  5. Durable remission in a patient with ERBB2-amplified recurrent mucinous ovarian carcinoma treated with Trastuzumab-Carboplatin-Paclitaxel. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2023 Aug; 48:101237. View Durable remission in a patient with ERBB2-amplified recurrent mucinous ovarian carcinoma treated with Trastuzumab-Carboplatin-Paclitaxel. Abstract

  6. SMARCA4 Mutations in Carcinomas of the Esophagus, Esophagogastric Junction, and Stomach. Mod Pathol. 2023 06; 36(6):100183. View SMARCA4 Mutations in Carcinomas of the Esophagus, Esophagogastric Junction, and Stomach. Abstract

  7. Absence of SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein expression in placentas from individuals after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Mod Pathol. 2022 09; 35(9):1175-1180. View Absence of SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein expression in placentas from individuals after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Abstract

  8. Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicle associated with intestinal metaplasia: a radiation-induced tumour? Histopathology. 2021 09; 79(3):444-448. View Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the seminal vesicle associated with intestinal metaplasia: a radiation-induced tumour? Abstract

  9. Replication-independent instability of Friedreich's ataxia GAA repeats during chronological aging. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 02 02; 118(5). View Replication-independent instability of Friedreich's ataxia GAA repeats during chronological aging. Abstract

  10. RNA-DNA hybrids promote the expansion of Friedreich's ataxia (GAA)n repeats via break-induced replication. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 04 20; 46(7):3487-3497. View RNA-DNA hybrids promote the expansion of Friedreich's ataxia (GAA)n repeats via break-induced replication. Abstract

  11. Quantitative Analysis of the Rates for Repeat-Mediated Genome Instability in a Yeast Experimental System. Methods Mol Biol. 2018; 1672:421-438. View Quantitative Analysis of the Rates for Repeat-Mediated Genome Instability in a Yeast Experimental System. Abstract

  12. Nanopore sequencing of complex genomic rearrangements in yeast reveals mechanisms of repeat-mediated double-strand break repair. Genome Res. 2017 12; 27(12):2072-2082. View Nanopore sequencing of complex genomic rearrangements in yeast reveals mechanisms of repeat-mediated double-strand break repair. Abstract

  13. Corrigendum: Phosphate steering by Flap Endonuclease 1 promotes 5'-flap specificity and incision to prevent genome instability. Nat Commun. 2017; 8:16145. View Corrigendum: Phosphate steering by Flap Endonuclease 1 promotes 5'-flap specificity and incision to prevent genome instability. Abstract

  14. Precarious maintenance of simple DNA repeats in eukaryotes. Bioessays. 2017 09; 39(9). View Precarious maintenance of simple DNA repeats in eukaryotes. Abstract

  15. Phosphate steering by Flap Endonuclease 1 promotes 5'-flap specificity and incision to prevent genome instability. Nat Commun. 2017 06 27; 8:15855. View Phosphate steering by Flap Endonuclease 1 promotes 5'-flap specificity and incision to prevent genome instability. Abstract

  16. Transcription blockage by homopurine DNA sequences: role of sequence composition and single-strand breaks. Nucleic Acids Res. 2013 Feb 01; 41(3):1817-28. View Transcription blockage by homopurine DNA sequences: role of sequence composition and single-strand breaks. Abstract

  17. Transcription blockage by bulky end termini at single-strand breaks in the DNA template: differential effects of 5' and 3' adducts. Biochemistry. 2012 Nov 06; 51(44):8964-70. View Transcription blockage by bulky end termini at single-strand breaks in the DNA template: differential effects of 5' and 3' adducts. Abstract

English | Education

Undergraduate School

The Ohio State University

2021, Columbus, OH

Graduate School

University of North Carolina

2025, Chapel Hill, NC

English | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Pennsylvania

2011, Philadelphia, PA

Medical School

University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine

2020, Biddeford, ME

Residency

Combined Adult and Child Psychiatry

UMass Chan Medical School

2023, Worcester, MA

Fellowship

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

UMass Chan Medical School

2025, Worcester, MA

English | Education

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Residency

Columbia/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

New York, NY

Fellowship

National Cancer Institute and Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore

English | Publications

English | Education

Medical School

Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado – Escuela de Medicina

2017, La Libertad, El Salvador

Internship

Pediatrics

Children's National Hospital

2020, Washington, DC

Residency

Pediatrics

Children's National Hospital

2022, Washington, DC

Fellowship

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Boston Children's Hospital

2025, Boston, MA

English | Publications

English | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Southern California

2021, Los Angeles, CA

Graduate School

Physician Assistant Studies

South College

2024, Nashville, TN

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