Lourdes Ylagan, MD, FIAC

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Associate Professor of Pathology
Cytopathology Laboratory Director
Cytopathology Fellowship Program Director
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Profile

Areas of Expertise: 
Cellular elucidation of disease processes
Cytopathology
Gynecologic cytology (Pap smears)
Fine needle aspirations of superficial soft tissue lesions
Immunohistochemistry
Biomarker analysis
Biography: 

My area of interest is in the detection of malignant cells in all body sites using light microscopy, immunohistochemistry and biomarker assays. Through collaborations with clinical teams interested in biomarker discovery, analysis of such markers in tissues and cells, particularly when it relates to patient treatment and clinical outcomes, is what our lab is most passionate about.

I am also passionate about riding my bike and getting others to do the same. I learned as an adult having grown from the Philippines where bicycle riding was not permitted among girls. Through the tutelage of an AML cancer survivor who coached me on my first fundraising ride with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team-n-training, I have since fundraised and rode with LLS, MS 150, Tour de Cure, and of course, the Ride for Roswell. I came to Roswell because this place gives me a great sense of purpose and pride.

Research

Research Interests: 
Quality improvement
Tissue procurement methods
Processing and diagnosis of cytologic specimens to improve patient care

Background Information

Education and Training: 
MD - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
BS - Cum Laude Biochemistry, Queens College of the City University of New York, NY
Residency: 
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Professional Experience: 
Cytopathology Fellowship Program Director, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Education Program participant, University at Buffalo/Royal College of Surgeons
Cytopathology Laboratory Director, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Cytopathology Fellowship Program Director, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Membership to Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Instructor, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship, Cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship, Gynecological Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Residency, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Internship/Research, University of Florida in Gainesville, Gainesville, FL
Howard Hughes Medical Student Scholar at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Board Certification: 
Diplomat, American Board of Pathology, Subspecialty in Cytopathology
Diplomat, American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners
State of New York permanent medical license
State of Missouri permanent medical license
Fellowships: 
Cytopathology, Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Gynecological Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
Honors and Awards: 
2005 - People's Choice Award for Excellence in Art, American Society of Cytopathology
2005 - Cytopathology Research Seed Award, American Society of Cytopathology
1992 - Presidential sports award in Badminton-Washington DC
1992 - Radiology/Ultrasound, University of California, San Diego, California
1992 - Interdisciplinary Radiology/Anatomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1992 - Clinical Radiology , Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1991-92 - Howard Hughes Medical Student Research Scholarship/NIH
1990 - National Institutes of Health Summer Research Fellowship
1990 - Landacre Society (OSU Research Honor Society)
1989 - Transfusion Medicine Award for Student Research Fellowship
1989 - Student Scholarship for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
1989 - Samuel Roessler Scholarship
1988 - Who’s Who among Universities and Colleges
1988 - Golden Key National Honor Society, Queens College
1988 - Cum Laude, Queens College of the City University of New York, New York
Professional Memberships: 
Advocacy Committee, ASC Committee Chair (until 2007)
American Chemical Society #1513249P
American Medical Association #03840922161
American Society of Clinical Pathology #03536698
American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) member
American Society of Ultrastructural Pathology
ASC Communications Workgroup Roster, Committee member (until 2007)
ASCCP Pathology Committee (until 2013)
Art for Advocacy Committee, ASC Committee member (until 2005)
Budget and Finance Committee, ASC Committee member (until 2009)
CAP USFNA Certification Program (March 9-11, 2012)
College of American Pathology #M-0702925
Federation of American Societies in Experimental Biology
Fellowship Education Committee, ASC Committee member (until 2011)
Fellowship Education Committee, ASC Committee member (until 2013)
Fellowship to the International Academy of Cytology
IAC Site Selection and Planning Committee (until 2012)
International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
Membership to the International Academy of Cytology
New York Pathological Society
New York Pathology Club
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology member
Papanicolaou Society, Committee co-chair, Membership committee (until 2008)
Siteman Cancer Center Membership
St. Louis Society of Cytopathology member
St. Louis Society of Cytopathology, President (until 2009)
St. Louis Society of Cytopathology, Vice-president/President-Elect (until 2008)
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Wagih Bari Society of St. Louis Pathologists, President-Elect (until 2008)
Wagih Bari Society of St. Louis Pathologists, Vice President (until 2006)
Wagih Bari Society of St. Louis Pathologists member

Publications

Publications: 
  • Aft R, Ellis M, Weiss P, Eberlein T, Ma C, Fracasso PM, Zoberi I, Taylor M, Gillanders W, Pluard T, Mortimer J, Ali A, Dietz J, Naughton M, Trinkaus K, Watson M, Ylagan L, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhai J, Kuo S, Shannon W, Diemer K, Herrmann V, Weilbaecher K. Effect of zoledronic acid on disseminated tumour cells in women with locally advanced breast cancer: An open label, randomised, phase 2 trial. Lancet oncology 2010; 11(5):421-428
  • Aft R, Ellis M, Weiss P, Eberlein T, Ma C, Fracasso PM, Zoberi I, Taylor M, Gillanders W, Pluard T, Mortimer J, Ali A, Dietz J, Naughton M, Trinkaus K, Watson M, Ylagan L, Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhai J, Kuo S, Shannon W, Diemer K, Herrmann V, Weilbaecher K. .  In Operative manual of robot-assisted urologic surgery, <[[edition]]>; <[[city]]>: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, 2010; .
  • Sanati S, Huettner P, Ylagan LR. Role of ProExC: A novel immunoperoxidase marker in the evaluation of dysplastic squamous and glandular lesions in cervical specimens. International journal of gynecological pathology 2010; 29(1):79-87
  • Vidal M, Salavaggione L, Ylagan L, Wilkins M, Watson M, Weilbaecher K, Cagan R. A role for the epithelial microenvironment at tumor boundaries: Evidence from drosophila and human squamous cell carcinomas. American journal of pathology 2010; 176(6):3007-3014
  • Traugott AL, Ylagan L, Davila R, Hussain H, Quayle F, Fialkowski E, Cohen M, Trinkaus K, Dehdashti F, Moley JF. Exclusion of malignancy in thyroid nodules with indeterminate fine-needle aspiration cytology after negative 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: interim analysis. World journal of surgery 2010; 34(6):1247-1253
  • Cote GA, Hovis CE, Kohlmeier C, Ammar T, Al-Lehibi A, Azar RR, Edmundowicz SA, Mullady DK, Krigman H, Ylagan L, Hull M, Early DS. Training in EUS-guided fine needle aspiration: Safety and diagnostic yield of attending supervised, trainee-directed FNA from the onset of training. Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy 2011; 2011:378540