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Moises J. Velez, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 275-3191

Office: (585) 275-6640

Fax: (585) 273-3637

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentAccepting New Patients

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Pathology

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    2011
    MD | American University of Antigua (Antigua)

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    07/01/2016 - 06/30/2017
    Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    09/28/2015 - 06/30/2016
    Fellowship in Surgical Pathology at Tufts Medical Center

    07/01/2012 - 06/30/2015
    Residency in Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology at Summa Akron City Hospital/St. Thomas Hospital

    07/01/2011 - 06/30/2012
    Internship in Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology at Summa Akron City Hospital/St. Thomas Hospital

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    Awards

    2020
    Strong Star
    Sponsor: University of Rochester

    2019
    Strong Star
    Sponsor: University of Rochester

    2018
    Travel Grant Only Thoracic Pathologist in Attendance
    Sponsor: AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

    2014
    Poster Award for Case Report/Literature Review Category
    Sponsor: Sunna Health System Post Graduate Day

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    Publications

    Journal Articles

    2/13/2023
    Karakas C, Nead MA, Velez MJ. "Diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis with pan-TRK expression by immunohistochemistry: a novel finding and potential pitfall." Diagnostic pathology.. 2023 Feb 13; 18(1):22. Epub 2023 Feb 13.

    4/19/2022
    Lissa D, Takahashi N, Desai P, Manukyan I, Schultz CW, Rajapakse V, Velez MJ, Mulford D, Roper N, Nichols S, Vilimas R, Sciuto L, Chen Y, Guha U, Rajan A, Atkinson D, El Meskini R, Weaver Ohler Z, Thomas A. "Heterogeneity of neuroendocrine transcriptional states in metastatic small cell lung cancers and patient-derived models." Nature communications.. 2022 Apr 19; 13(1):2023. Epub 2022 Apr 19.

    4/2022
    Wong GS, Bass D, Chen IY, Thomas R, Velez MJ, Hobbs SK. "Imaging and Clinical Findings in a Series of Six Cases of Rare Primary Mediastinal Liposarcoma." Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging.. 2022 Apr; 4(2):e210259. Epub 2022 Mar 17.

    Books & Chapters

    2020
    Chapter Title: An 86-Year-Old Male with Cough and Dyspnea on Exertion
    Book Title: Pathology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls
    Author List: Prutsman-Pfeiffer JJ, Velez MJ
    Published By: Elsevier Inc. 2020

    2020
    Chapter Title: A 79-Year-Old Woman with a Pulmonary, Right Upper Lobe Mass
    Book Title: Pathology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls
    Author List: Velez MJ
    Published By: Elsevier Inc. 2020

    2020
    Chapter Title: A 70-Year-Old Male with a History of Increased Shortness of Breath
    Book Title: Pathology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls
    Author List: Velez MJ, Prutsman-Pfeiffer JJ
    Published By: Elsevier Inc. 2020

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