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Moises J. Velez, M.D.

Moises J. Velez, M.D.

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Fax (585) 273-3637
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About Me

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 2016 - 2017

Fellowship, Surgical Pathology, Tufts Medical Center. 2015 - 2016

Residency, Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, Summa Akron City Hospital/St. Thomas Hospital. 2012 - 2015

Internship, Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, Summa Akron City Hospital/St. Thomas Hospital. 2011 - 2012

Education

MD | American University of Antigua (Antigua). 2011

Awards

Strong Star. 2020

Strong Star. 2019

Travel Grant Only Thoracic Pathologist in Attendance. 2018

Poster Award for Case Report/Literature Review Category. 2014

Publications

Journal Articles

HER2 evaluation for clinical decision making in human solid tumours: pearls and pitfalls.

Zhang H, Finkelman BS, Ettel MG, Velez MJ, Turner BM, Hicks DG

Histopathology.. 2024 March 5 Epub 03/05/2024.

Validation and interpretation of Pan-TRK immunohistochemistry: a practical approach and challenges with interpretation.

Karakas C, Giampoli EJ, Love T, Hicks DG, Velez MJ

Diagnostic pathology.. 2024 January 1019 (1):10. Epub 01/10/2024.

Exploration of HER2 (ERBB2) immunohistochemistry in non-small cell lung cancer: correlation with ERBB2 mutational status: experimental research.

Cardillo AB, Kovar S, Roper N, Hicks DG, Velez MJ

Annals of medicine and surgery.. 2023 June 85 (6):2640-2646. Epub 05/03/2023.

Diffuse pulmonary meningotheliomatosis with pan-TRK expression by immunohistochemistry: a novel finding and potential pitfall.

Karakas C, Nead MA, Velez MJ

Diagnostic pathology.. 2023 February 1318 (1):22. Epub 02/13/2023.

Heterogeneity of neuroendocrine transcriptional states in metastatic small cell lung cancers and patient-derived models.

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

Nature communications.. 2022 April 1913 (1):2023. Epub 04/19/2022.

Imaging and Clinical Findings in a Series of Six Cases of Rare Primary Mediastinal Liposarcoma.

Wong GS, Bass D, Chen IY, Thomas R, Velez MJ, Hobbs SK

Radiology. Cardiothoracic imaging.. 2022 April 4 (2):e210259. Epub 03/17/2022.

Imaging and Clinical Findings in a Series of Six Cases of Rare Primary Mediastinal Liposarcoma

Wong, G.; Bass, D.; Chen, I.; Thomas, R.; Velez, M.; Hobbs, S.

Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. 2022; 4(2).

Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract: A single-institute study of 43 cases.

Chen I, Zhang D, Velez M, Kovar S, Liao X

Pathology, research and practice.. 2021 September 11226 :153614. Epub 09/11/2021.

Notch signaling and efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in relapsed small cell lung cancer.

Roper N, Velez MJ, Chiappori A, Kim YS, Wei JS, Sindiri S, Takahashi N, Mulford D, Kumar S, Ylaya K, Trindade C, Manukyan I, Brown AL, Trepel JB, Lee JM, Hewitt S, Khan J, Thomas A

Nature communications.. 2021 June 2312 (1):3880. Epub 06/23/2021.

Erratum: Anterior mediastinal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with elevated AFP: A case report and review.

Komisarof J, Qiu H, Velez MJ, Mulford D

Molecular and clinical oncology.. 2021 April 14 (4):86. Epub 02/26/2021.

Anterior mediastinal large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with elevated AFP: A case report and review.

Komisarof J, Qiu H, Velez MJ, Mulford D

Molecular and clinical oncology.. 2021 February 14 (2):34. Epub 12/22/2020.

A Unique Case of Secondary Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Following E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI).

Israel AK, Velez MJ, Staicu SA, Ambrosini R, McGraw M, Agrawal T

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine.. 2020 May 11 Epub 05/11/2020.

TNF-Induced Interstitial Lung Disease in a Murine Arthritis Model: Accumulation of Activated Monocytes, Conventional Dendritic Cells, and CD21/CD23 B Cell Follicles Is Prevented with Anti-TNF Therapy.

Wu EK, Henkes ZI, McGowan B, Bell RD, Velez MJ, Livingstone AM, Ritchlin CT, Schwarz EM, Rahimi H

The Journal of immunology : official journal of the American Association of Immunologists.. 2019 October 28 Epub 10/28/2019.

Strategies for Recognizing and Managing Immune-Mediated Adverse Events in the Treatment of Hodgkin Lymphoma with Checkpoint Inhibitors.

Vardhana S, Cicero K, Velez MJ, Moskowitz CH

The oncologist.. 2018 August 6 Epub 08/06/2018.

Pathologic features of response to neoadjuvant anti-PD-1 in resected non-small-cell lung carcinoma: a proposal for quantitative immune-related pathologic response criteria (irPRC).

Cottrell TR, Thompson ED, Forde PM, Stein JE, Duffield AS, Anagnostou V, Rekhtman N, Anders RA, Cuda JD, Illei PB, Gabrielson E, Askin FB, Niknafs N, Smith KN, Velez MJ, Sauter JL, Isbell JM, Jones DR, Battafarano RJ, Yang SC, Danilova L, Wolchok JD, Topalian SL, Velculescu VE, Pardoll DM, Brahmer JR, Hellmann MD, Chaft JE, Cimino-Mathews A, Taube JM

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology. 2018 August 129 (8):1853-1860. Epub 1900 01 01.

Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer.

Forde PM, Chaft JE, Smith KN, Anagnostou V, Cottrell TR, Hellmann MD, Zahurak M, Yang SC, Jones DR, Broderick S, Battafarano RJ, Velez MJ, Rekhtman N, Olah Z, Naidoo J, Marrone KA, Verde F, Guo H, Zhang J, Caushi JX, Chan HY, Sidhom JW, Scharpf RB, White J, Gabrielson E, Wang H, Rosner GL, Rusch V, Wolchok JD, Merghoub T, Taube JM, Velculescu VE, Topalian SL, Brahmer JR, Pardoll DM

The New England journal of medicine.. 2018 May 24378 (21):1976-1986. Epub 04/16/2018.

Initial Experience With Lung Cancer Resection After Treatment With T-Cell Checkpoint Inhibitors.

Chaft JE, Hellmann MD, Velez MJ, Travis WD, Rusch VW

The Annals of thoracic surgery.. 2017 September 104 (3):e217-e218. Epub 1900 01 01.

The utility of using immunohistochemistry in the differentiation of metastatic, cutaneous clear cell renal cell carcinoma and clear cell hidradenoma.

Velez MJ, Thomas CL, Stratton J, Bergfeld W, Weaver J

Journal of cutaneous pathology.. 2017 April 4 Epub 04/04/2017.

Fibroblastic connective tissue nevus.

Velez MJ, Billings SD, Weaver JA

Journal of cutaneous pathology.. 2016 January 43 (1):75-9. Epub 10/21/2015.

Anetoderma arising in Reed syndrome: a case report and review of the literature.

Velez MJ, Mesinkovska N, Bergfeld WF

Journal of cutaneous pathology.. 2015 October 42 (10):765-8. Epub 06/04/2015.

Books

Pathology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls (2020)

Chapter: An 86-Year-Old Male with Cough and Dyspnea on Exertion

Authors: Prutsman-Pfeiffer JJ, Velez MJ

Publisher: Elsevier Inc. 2020

Pathology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls (2020)

Chapter: A 79-Year-Old Woman with a Pulmonary, Right Upper Lobe Mass

Authors: Velez MJ

Publisher: Elsevier Inc. 2020

Pathology Case Reports: Beyond the Pearls (2020)

Chapter: A 70-Year-Old Male with a History of Increased Shortness of Breath

Authors: Velez MJ, Prutsman-Pfeiffer JJ

Publisher: Elsevier Inc. 2020