Gissou Azabdaftari, MD

Gissou Azabdaftari, MD
Department of Anatomic PathologyGissou Azabdaftari, MD
Vice Chair, Anatomic Pathology
Associate Professor 

Stony Brook Medicine​​​​​

Hospital Level 2, Room 743a 
Stony Brook, NY 11794-7025
Phone: 631-444-1723
Fax: 631-444-3419
Email:Gissou.Azabdaftari@stonybrookmedicine.edu

Education      
Institution and Location Degree Year Field of Study
School of Medicine
University of Bologna, Italy 
MD  1987-1994 Medicine
University of Modena
Modena, Italy
  1984-1987 Medical Training

Residency And Fellowship Training 
2000-04  Resident, Department of Pathology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
2003 Liver Transplant Pathology, with Dr. Urmila Khettry, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA
2002 Surgical Pathology Rotation at St. Elizabeth Hospital, Tufts-Medical School, Brighton, MA
2002 GI Pathology, with Dr. Robert D. Odze, Director of GI Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 
2005-06 Cytopathology Fellow, Department of Cytopathology, Dr. H. Wang, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2004-2005 Surgical Pathology Fellow, Department of Genitourinary Pathology, Dr. M. A. Rubin, Soft Tissue and bone Pathology, Dr. C. D. M. Fletcher, Senior Fellow on Surgical Pathology service – Lung Tumors and Mesothelioma, Thyroid and Salivary Glands Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Current and Previous Appointments 
2022-current Associate Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY
2017-2022 Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY  
2015-2022 Associate Professor of Oncology, Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
2010-2015 Assistant Professor of Oncology, Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
2006-2009 Assistant Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Hospital Appointments
2020-2022 Clinical Chief, Director of Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
2017-2020 Clinical Chief, Director of Cytopathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 
2017-2022  Director of Cytopathology Fellowship, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY  
2017-2022  Medical Director, School of Cytotechnology, Daemen College, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
2013-2022  Head of Genitourinary Pathology Svc, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
2006-2007  Medical Director of Histology Lab, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO       


 

Certifications and Professional Memberships

Board Certified in Anatomic Pathology & Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology (2009-2029)
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Urological Association
College of American Pathologists
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
International Society of Urological Pathology
Chair Elect, Fellow Council Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
Research and Innovation Committee (ASC)
CAP Cytology Committee Member, American College of Pathologists (CAP)

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