Staff Cytopathologist, Cleveland Clinic

Pathology

Doctor Charles D. Sturgis, MD works in the field of Pathology. He went to University of Kansas School of Medicine. Doctor Charles D. Sturgis, MD is a published doctor. He published 45 publications, including: 'Diagnostic significance of ''benign pairs'' and signet ring cells in fine needle aspirates (FNAs) of the breast.'

Publications

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• Beautifully benign: Mesothelial "Daisy" cells, a potential pelvic washing pitfall.
• Prior High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Testing and Papanicolaou Test Results of 70 Invasive Cervical Carcinomas Diagnosed in 2012: Results of a Retrospective Multicenter...
• Focused rescreening of NILM Pap slides from women ≥30 years of age with positive high risk HPV DNA: An enhanced quality control measure.
• Cytology of "clear cell" variant of oncocytic/Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid.
• Lipid-rich hepatocellular carcinoma in fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
• The role of activin A and Akt/GSK signaling in ovarian tumor biology.
• Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of osteitis fibrosa cystica (brown tumor of bone): a case report.
• Transforming growth factor-beta1, transforming growth factor-beta2, and transforming growth factor-beta3 enhance ovarian cancer metastatic potential by inducing a Smad...
• Cyclooxygenase-2 expression during immortalization and breast cancer progression.
• Atypical parakeratotic spires and HCII HPV results: correlation in liquid-based cervicovaginal cytology specimens interpreted as ASC-US.
• Ancillary alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase immunocytochemistry in the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate in urinary cytology: a case report.
• Cerebrospinal fluid cytology in seasonal epidemic West Nile virus meningo-encephalitis.
• Expression of cytokeratin by malignant meningiomas: diagnostic pitfall of cytokeratin to separate malignant meningiomas from metastatic carcinoma.
• Eosinophilic metaplastic atypia in exfoliated cells of ovarian endometriosis: a potential cytodiagnostic pitfall in peritoneal fluids.
• High-risk human papillomavirus detection: a split-sample comparison of hybrid capture and chromogenic in situ hybridization.
• Pathologic quiz case: persistent localized inguinal adenopathy in a man. Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman Disease).
• Down-regulation of activin, activin receptors, and Smads in high-grade breast cancer.
• Utility of intraoperative consultation touch preparations.
• Papanicolaou tests diagnosed as atypical by a cytotechnologist and downgraded to benign by a pathologist: a measure of laboratory quality.
• Cytohistologic discrepancies: a means to improve pathology practice and patient outcomes.
• Atypical squamous metaplasia of seromas in breast needle aspirates from irradiated lumpectomy sites: a potential pitfall for false-positive diagnoses of carcinoma.
• Prognostic value of immunohistochemical expressions of p53, HER-2/neu, and bcl-2 in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer.
• Risk factors for cervical precancer and cancer in HIV-infected, HPV-positive Rwandan women.
• Rapid, high throughput determination of cervical cytology specimen adequacy using a capillary-based cytometer.
• Optical markers in duodenal mucosa predict the presence of pancreatic cancer.
• Metastatic breast cancer and lung cancer within the same lymph node.
• Nanoscale cellular changes in field carcinogenesis detected by partial wave spectroscopy.
• The development of a mouse model of ovarian endosalpingiosis.
• Combined analysis of molecular and clinical predictors of gefitinib activity in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: epidermal growth factor receptor mutations do not ...
• Microtubule-associated protein-2: a new sensitive and specific marker for pulmonary carcinoid tumor and small cell carcinoma.
• Pathologic quiz case. Elderly man with bright red blood per rectum. Pathologic diagnosis: metastatic hepatic epithelioid angiosarcoma.
• Pathologic quiz case. Large posterior mediastinal mass in a young woman. Pathologic diagnosis: localized hyaline-vascular-type Castleman disease (angiofollicular lymph...
• Fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of primary epithelial tumors of the lacrimal gland and ocular adnexa.
• Fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of orbital hematolymphoid lesions.
• Cytologic features useful for distinguishing small cell from non-small cell carcinoma in bronchial brush and wash specimens.
• Gastric zygomycosis diagnosed by brushing cytology.
• Small-cell variant of synovial sarcoma: fine-needle aspiration with ancillary features and potential diagnostic pitfalls.
• Radioactive iodine-associated cytomorphologic alterations in thyroid follicular epithelium: is recognition possible in fine-needle aspiration specimens?
• Image analysis of papillary thyroid carcinoma fine-needle aspirates: significant association between aneuploidy and death from disease.
• Diagnostic significance of ''benign pairs'' and signet ring cells in fine needle aspirates (FNAs) of the breast.
• PAPNET computer-aided rescreening for detection of benign and malignant glandular elements in cervicovaginal smears: a review of 61 cases.
• Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lung.
• Cerebrospinal fluid broth culture isolates: their significance for antibiotic treatment.
• Fatal intracranial hemorrhage following pediatric oral surgical procedure.

Schools

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• University of Kansas School of Medicine

• McGaw Med Center Of Northwestern

• University Tx M D Anderson Cancer C

• University Of Tx MD Anderson Cancer Center

Doctors Specialties

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• Cytopathology
• Pathology

Accepted Insurances

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• Assurant Health
• Blue Card PPO
• CHAMPVA
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• First Choice Health PPO
• Coop Core
• Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
• Medicare MCR
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Education

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• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
• University of Kansas School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Cleveland Clinic

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1356382576
Last Name Of The Provider	STURGIS
First Name Of The Provider	CHARLES
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