Faculty Research - Anatomic Pathology

Dani S. Zander, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology
University Chair in Pathology

Catherine S. Abendroth, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Renal Pathology Unit
Medical Director, Cytopathology Laboratory
Program Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship

Jennifer W. Baccon, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Neurosurgery
Joint Appointment, Division of Experimental Pathology
Medical Director, Autopsy and Decedent Care Services
Associate Director, Pathology Residency Program
Director of Undergraduate Pathology Education
Director of Student-Centered Learning

Michael G. Bayerl, M.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Hematopathology Unit
Program Director, Hematopathology Fellowship

Kristina R. Brannock, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
HLRMC/LRMC

Henry S. Crist, M.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Head and Neck and Genitourinary Pathology Units
Medical Director, Surgical Pathology and Histology Laboratory

Elizabeth E. Frauenhoffer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
Director, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology Unit

Bing Han, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Breast Pathology Unit
Director, In Situ Hybridization

Klaus F. Helm, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, Division of Anatomic Pathology, and of Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Director, Dermatopathology Unit
Program Director, Dermatopathology Fellowship

Julie A. Horst, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
HLRMC/LRMC

Michael D. Ioffreda, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) and Pathology

Dipti Karamchandani, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Jozef Malysz, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Cardiovascular Pathology Unit

Mariah B. McCready, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Medical Director and Chair of the Dept. of Pathology, Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center
HLRMC/LRMC

Karmaine Millington, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology Unit

Negar Rassaei, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Francesca M. Ruggiero, M.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Unit
Medical Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory

Charles S. Specht, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology
Director, Neuropathology Unit

Nicole C. Williams, M.D., MBA
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Zhaohai Yang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Richard J. Zaino, M.D.
Professor, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Gynecologic Pathology Unit

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Charles S. Specht, M.D.

Associate Professor of Pathology, Ophthalmology, Neurosurgery, and Neurology
Director, Neuropathology Unit

Department/Institute/Center(s):

Pathology

Contact Information:

Office Location: C7600D
Phone: 717-531-8246
Fax: 717-531-7741
Email: cspecht@hmc.psu.edu

Education:

M.D., University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1980
Residency, Anatomic Pathology, Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 1983
Residency, Neuropathology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, 1985
Fellowship, Ophthalmic Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1986
Certification, Diplomat, American Board of Pathology; Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology, 1986

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Charles Specht participates in the Surgical Neuropathology Service, with evaluation of biopsy specimens from the central nervous system, peripheral nerve, and skeletal muscle, the Surgical Ophthalmic Pathology Service with evaluation of specimens from the eye and orbit, and the Autopsy Neuropathology Service. Special methods such as enzyme histochemistry, immunocytochemistry, and electron microscopy are applied as needed. The majority of these cases are reviewed with the pathology residents during the course of their routine surgical pathology rotation.

Research Interests:

Dr. Specht’s research interest in neuropathology is primarily directed toward study of the visual system. He has also worked in collaborative research with analytical methods such as tissue microspectroscopy and immunopathological evaluation of inflammatory tissue reactions. Dr. Specht encourages pathology residents to become involved in these research studies, with presentation of papers at national scientific meetings and development of articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Academic Interests:

Dr. Specht participates in all weekly neuropathology conferences for residents in the Pathology Department, as well as in pathology-associated conferences co-sponsored by Neuropathology, Neurology, Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery and Ophthalmology. These conferences are supplemented by didactic neuropathology sessions.