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Siba El Hussein, M.D.

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Appointment: (585) 276-3000

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University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 626
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Pathology

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. El Hussein's interests regarding Data Science & Machine Learning include:

Lead investigator of the following ongoing projects in collaboration with the Department of Imaging Biophysics-The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center:
1-A Deep Learning Model to Distinguish CLL/SLL in Accelerated Phase from Richter Transformation-DLBCL Variant
2-A Deep Learning Model to Optimize the Diagnosis of Nodular Lympho-cyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma in Small Core-Needle Biopsies
Collaborator on the following ongoing projects in collaboration with the De-partment of Imaging Biophysics-The University of Texas MD Anderson Can-cer Center:
1- Hierarchical Phenotyping and Graph Modeling of Spatial Architecture in Lymphoid Neoplasms

Her hobbies include:
Scuba Diving:
PADI Open Water Diver Certified
Miami Beach, FL-February 2017
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Certified
Miami Beach, FL-June 2017
PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy Diver Certified
Miami Beach, FL-June 2018
Tennis
Skiing.

Dr. El Hussein has completed the following Triathlon and Marathon races:
South Beach International Triathlon-April 2018
New York City International Triathlon-July 2019
Montreal International Triathlon-September 2019
Miami International Half Marathon-January 2018
Miami Beach International Half marathon-March 2018
Montreal International Marathon-September 2019
Brooklyn International Half Marathon-October 2019

Dr. El Hussein fluently speaks English, Spanish, French and Arabic.

Credentials

Specialties

  • Cytopathology - American Board of Pathology
  • Hematopathology - American Board of Pathology
  • Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology - American Board of Pathology

Education

2013
MD | Lebanese University (Lebanon)

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2019 - 06/30/2021
Fellowship in Hematopathology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

07/01/2018 - 06/30/2019
Fellowship in Cytopathology at Montefiore Medical Center-Weiler Division

07/01/2014 - 06/30/2018
Residency in Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology at Mount Sinai Medical Center-GME

07/01/2013 - 06/30/2014
Residency in Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology at Institut National de Pathologie

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Awards

2019
The Davidoff Society Award for Excellence in Teaching of Medical Students and Residents
Sponsor: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Location: New York, NY

2019
Acknowledgment of Outstanding Education Activities
Sponsor: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Council on Education

2017
The Sydney Israel Resident Award
Sponsor: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Location: Miami Beach, FL

2017
The Sydney Israel Resident Award
Sponsor: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Location: Miami Beach, FL

2016
The Sydney Israel Resident Award
Sponsor: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Location: Miami Beach, FL

2016
The Sydney Israel Resident Award
Sponsor: Mount Sinai Medical Center
Location: Miami Beach, FL

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Publications

Journal Articles

11/19/2022
El Hussein S, Loghavi S. "The Impact of Clonal Hierarchy and Heterogeneity on Phenotypic Manifestations of Myelodysplastic Neoplasms." Cancers.. 2022 Nov 19; 14(22)Epub 2022 Nov 19.

9/26/2022
Fang H, Wang SA, You MJ, Hu S, Miranda RN, Tang Z, Lin P, Jorgensen JL, Xu J, Thakral B, Schlette EJ, El Hussein S, Bueso-Ramos C, Medeiros LJ, Wang W. "Flow cytometry immunophenotypic features of pure erythroid leukemia and the distinction from reactive erythroid precursors." Cytometry. Part B, Clinical cytometry.. 2022 Sep 26; Epub 2022 Sep 26.

8/2022
El Hussein S, Yabe M, Wang W, Pemmaraju N, Loghavi S, Jelloul FZ, Fang H, Medeiros LJ, Burack WR, Evans AG, Liesveld JL, Bennett JM. "Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) arising in the setting of polycythemia vera (PV): An illustration of the emerging role of flow cytometry analysis in monitoring progression of myeloproliferative neoplasms." EJHaem.. 2022 Aug; 3(3):954-957. Epub 2022 Jul 03.

Books & Chapters

2020
Chapter Title: Precision Medicine in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Book Title: Precision medicine in B-cell lymphomas
Author List: El Hussein S and Vega F.
Edited By: Genevieve Crane MD and Sanam Loghavi MD
Published By: Elsevier 2020

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