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Siba El Hussein, M.D.

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Appointment: (585) 276-3000

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URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

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assignmentNot Accepting New Patients

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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

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

4/2023
El Hussein S, Evans AG, Fitzsimmons JM, Leong N, Buldo M, Segal JP, Jajosky AN, Rothberg PG, Liesveld JL, Oltvai ZN. "Clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS)-associated reversion of donor-derived, transient ?? T-cell large granular clonal lymphocytosis, emerging post-transplant in a patient with a history of ?? T-cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia." Cold Spring Harbor molecular case studies.. 2023 Apr; 9(2)Epub 2023 May 09.

3/27/2023
Jelloul FZ, Quesada AE, Yang RK, Li S, Wang W, Xu J, Tang G, Yin CC, Fang H, El Hussein S, Khoury J, Bassett RL, Garcia-Manero G, Manasanch EE, Orlowski RZ, Qazilbash MH, Patel KP, Medeiros LJ, Lin P. "Clinicopathologic Features of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms in Patients with Myeloma in the Era of Novel Therapies." Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc.. 2023 Mar 27; 36(6):100166. Epub 2023 Mar 27.

3/15/2023
El Hussein S, Evans AG, Fang H, Wang W, Medeiros LJ. "Unicentric Castleman Disease: Illustration of Its Morphologic Spectrum and Review of the Differential Diagnosis." Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.. 2023 Mar 15; Epub 2023 Mar 15.

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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