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Irene Y. Chen, M.D.

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Office (585) 275-3184

About Me

Certified Specialties

Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology - American Board of Pathology

Faculty Appointments

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

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Head & Neck Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. 2024 - 2025

Fellowship, Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2023 - 2024

Residency, Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2019 - 2023

Education

MD | St. George's School of Medicine. 2019

Awards

Best Abstract Award. 2022

Iota Epsilon Alpha International Honor Medical Society. 2016 - 2019

Legacy of Excellence Scholarship. 2015

Lambda Tau National Medical Technology Honor Society. 2014

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostic Scholarship. 2014

Publications

Journal Articles

Lithium Therapy-Associated Thyroid Alterations Mimicking Thyroid Malignancy: A Diagnostic Pitfall.

Chen IY, El-Naggar AK

International journal of surgical pathology.. 2025 December 1 :10668969251392614. Epub 12/01/2025.

Distant Pulmonary Metastasis in Microsecretory Adenocarcinoma of the Salivary Gland: A Case Report Highlighting Histological Variation and Aggressive Potential.

Irfan A, Chen IY, Stamou C, Hürlimann S, Rordorf T, Freiberger S, Irfan H, Rupp N, Mansour M

International journal of surgical pathology.. 2025 November 3 :10668969251384841. Epub 11/03/2025.

Neural or Neural-Related Colorectal Lesion Incidence Varies by Site, and Multifocal Cases Are Often Syndromic: Insights From a Series of 593 Patients.

Chen IY, Gonzalez RS, Huber AR

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 2025 October 1149 (10):904-912. Epub 1900 01 01.

Margin clearance and post-procedure ablation decrease recurrence risk in endoscopic mucosal resections for Barrett's-related neoplasia.

Bell PD, Kaul V, Bittner KM, Chen IY, Huber AR, Sagan OA, Chen W, Nalbantoglu I, Gonzalez RS

Histopathology.. 2025 September 18 Epub 09/18/2025.

Comparative transcriptomics of salivary basal cell adenoma and adenocarcinoma sustain linear neoplastic evolution and intertumor heterogeneity: classification and biological implications.

Mitani Y, Al-Maghrabi H, Karpinets TV, Relator RT, Hilder L, Chen IY, Goepfert RP, Bell D, Zhang J, Ferrarotto R, El-Naggar AK

The Journal of pathology.. 2025 July 266 (3):258-267. Epub 04/24/2025.

Infectious Diseases in the Head and Neck with Eosinophilia.

Chen I, Lott Limbach A

Head and neck pathology.. 2025 March 2419 (1):37. Epub 03/24/2025.

Prognostic implications of tumor histology and microenvironment in surgically resected intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a single institutional experience.

Chen IY, Dunne RF, Liao X

Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology.. 2025 February 486 (2):323-332. Epub 03/19/2024.

High risk features in colorectal adenomatous polyps: A multi-institutional study.

Lee M, Ko HM, Kudose S, Remotti H, Choi WT, Salomao MA, Zhao L, Isidro RA, Liao X, Ettel MG, Chen IY, Liu X, Pai R, Alpert L, Setia N, Wu E, Henn P, Westbrook L, Lagana SM

Annals of diagnostic pathology.. 2024 October 72 :152323. Epub 05/08/2024.

Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Cardiac Tumors: Updated 2021 WHO Tumor Classification.

Lorca MC, Chen I, Jew G, Furlani AC, Puri S, Haramati LB, Chaturvedi A, Velez MJ, Chaturvedi A

Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc.. 2024 June 44 (6):e230126. Epub 1900 01 01.

Malignant Histiocytic Neoplasm of the Mediastinum with Pericardial Involvement in a Child.

Huang J, Lorca MC, Chen IY, Chaturvedi A

Radiology. Imaging cancer.. 2024 March 6 (2):e230133. Epub 1900 01 01.

SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study.

Chen IY, Ettel MG, Bell PD, Huber AR, Findeis-Hosey JJ, Wang W, Hezel AF, Dunne RF, Drage MG, Agostini-Vulaj D

Human pathology.. 2024 February 144 :40-45. Epub 02/01/2024.

Metastatic Pleomorphic Dermal Sarcoma Involving Tonsil and Thyroid: An Unusual Presentation

Solomianki M; Chen IY; Kaza D; Zhang D.

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Clinics. 2024; .

Ameloblastic Carcinoma of the Maxilla: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature from 1948 to 2021.

Chen IY, Giampoli EJ, Zhang D

International journal of surgical pathology.. 2023 June 31 (4):442-454. Epub 06/06/2022.

Clinicopathological spectrums and prognosis of primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma, goblet cell adenocarcinoma, and low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms.

Chen I, Liu X, Kovar-Peltz S, Conrad SJ, Chen HH, Liao X

Pathology.. 2023 April 55 (3):375-382. Epub 10/13/2022.

Diffuse Pagetoid Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ of the Esophagus: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature.

Chen IY, Bartell N, Ettel MG

International journal of surgical pathology.. 2022 May 30 (3):326-330. Epub 10/11/2021.

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.

Hydroxocobalamin does not interfere with high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay.

Liu L, Zha L, Chen I, Militello L, Miller C, McLean B, Victoria Zhang Y

Clinical biochemistry.. 2022 January 99 :122-123. Epub 09/30/2021.

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 October 226 :153614. Epub 09/11/2021.

Congenital hepatic fibrosis and its mimics: a clinicopathologic study of 19 cases at a single institution.

Chen IY, Whitney-Miller CL, Liao X

Diagnostic pathology.. 2021 August 3016 (1):81. Epub 08/30/2021.

Primary Colonic Medullary Carcinoma With Exclusive Squamous Differentiation.

Chen IY, Findeis-Hosey JJ, Cannon L, Liao X

Anticancer research.. 2021 July 41 (7):3567-3572. Epub 1900 01 01.

Small Intestinal Adenocarcinomas Arising in Enteritis Cystica Profunda With Metaplasia: A Report of 2 Cases.

Zhang D, Chen I, Liao X

Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM. 2021 29 (10):759-764. Epub 1900 01 01.

Glomus Tumor of the Colon: A Rare Case Report and Review of Literature.

Chen IY, Fazili BG, Liao X

International journal of surgical pathology.. 2020 September 28 (6):691-695. Epub 03/18/2020.

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