Specializing In:
- Cytopathology
- Molecular pathology
Research Interests:
- Head and neck tumors
- Molecular testing in solid tumors
Positions
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Associate Professor of Oncology
- Chief, Cytopathology
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Background
Education and Training
- 1993-1998 - MD - Shandong Medical University, Shandong, China
- 2001-2004 - MS - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Residency
- 2013-2017 - Pathology Resident (AP/CP), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
- 1998-2001 - Internal Medicine Resident, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China
Fellowship
- 2018-2019 - Molecular Genetics Pathology Fellow, Virginia commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
- 2017-2018 - Cytopathology Fellow, University of Miami/Jackson Health System, Miami, FL
Board Certification
- 2019 - Molecular Genetic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
- 2018 - Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology
- 2017 - Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
Professional Memberships
- 2022-Present - New York State Society of Pathologist (NYSSP)
- 2019-Present - Western New York Society of Pathologists (WNYSP)
- 2016-Present - United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
- 2015-Present - American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
- 2014-Present - College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Honors & Awards
- 2018 - American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Foundation Annual Scientific Meeting Travel Scholarship, Washington, D.C.
Publications
1. Amin A, Yang Z. Utility of rapid on-site evaluation in rarely performed splenic tissue biopsies. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2025 Jul 24:S2213-2945(25)00084-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jasc.2025.07.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40835530.
2. Yang Z, Ijaz K, Esebua M. Molecular Testing Using ThyGeNEXT/ThyraMIR in Thyroid Nodules With Indeterminate Cytology: A Single Medical Institute Experience. Diagn Cytopathol. 2025 Jul;53(7):351-356. doi: 10.1002/dc.25474. Epub 2025 Apr 6. PMID: 40189898.
3. Hojat SA, Ravish NA, Azabdaftari G, Yang Z. Rapid on-site evaluation in percutaneous core needle biopsies of renal masses: Cytologic-histologic concordance and diagnostic challenges. Diagn Cytopathol. 2023 Aug;51(8):480-487. doi: 10.1002/dc.25147. Epub 2023 Apr 25. PMID: 37096957.
4. Turner SA, Abou Shaar R, Yang Z. The basics of commonly used molecular techniques for diagnosis, and application of molecular testing in cytology. Diagn Cytopathol. 2023 Jan;51(1):83-94. doi: 10.1002/dc.25067. Epub 2022 Nov 8. PMID: 36345929; PMCID: PMC10098847.
5. Caruso CR, Yang Z. Molecular diagnostics of infectious disease: Detection and characterization of microbial agents in cytology samples. Diagn Cytopathol. 2023 Jan;51(1):68-82. doi: 10.1002/dc.25064. Epub 2022 Oct 20. PMID: 36263664.