- Gender:
- Female
Education & Training
Education
- 1985
- University of Brasilia, Brazil, MD
Residency
- 2002-2006
- University of Kansas , Kansas City, Pathology
Fellowship
- 2006-2007
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Surgical Pathology
- 2007-2008
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Thoracic Pathology
Board Certification
Anatomical Pathology Clinical Pathology
Publications
Achcar R., Nikiforova M., Dacic S., Nicholson, Yousem S., MAML2 11q21 Gene Rearrangement in Bronchopulmonary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma. Hum Pathol 40 (6):854-60 Jun 2009.
Achcar R., Nikiforova M. , Yousem S. Micropapillary Lung Adenocarcinoma EGFR, K-ras and BRAF mutational profile. Am J Clin Pathol 131:694 – 700; April 2009.
Achcar R., Cagle P.T., Jagirdar J. Expression of Activated and Latent Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT-3) In 303 Non Small Cell Carcinoma (NSCLC) and 44 Malignant Mesothelioma (MM). Possible Role for chemotherapeutic Intervention. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007; 131:1350-1360.
Achcar R, Demura Y, Taraseviciene L, Kasper M, Voelkel N, Cool C. Loss of caveolin and heme oxygenase expression in severe pulmonary hypertension. Chest March 2006; 129: 696 – 705.
Achcar R, Yung G, Saffer H, Cool C, Voelkel N, Yi, E. Morphologic changes in explanted lungs after therapy for pulmonary hypertension. European Journal of Medical Research. January 2006; 11:1-5.
