Youssef Al-Hmada, MD
Clinical Professor
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Surgical Pathology Planning and Development
Chief of Bone and Soft Tissue
University Hospital, Level 2
Stony Brook Medicine
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8691
Tel: (631) 444-1723
Fax: (631) 444- 3419
E-mail: Youssef.AlHmada@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Clinical Practice:
Dr. Al Hmada is Board Certified in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology (2016).
Education:
2003: University of Tishreen School of Medicine, Latakia, Syrian Arab Republic
Residency and Fellowship Training:
2016 - 2017: Fellowship- Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
9/2016 - 12/2016: Fellow/Instructor- Surgical Pathology and Renal Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
09/2012- 09/2016: Residency- Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, Chief Resident 2015-2016
10/2003 - 10/2007: Residency- Clinical Pathology, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
Current and Previous Appointments:
2026 - Present, Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
2026 - Present: Vice Chair of Ambulatory Surgical Pathology Planning and Development, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
2026 - Present: Chief of Bone and Soft Tissue, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
March 2024 - April 2026: Vice Chair for Anatomic Pathology and Education, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
February 2024 – April 2026: Director, Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
July 2021 - April 2026: Chief, Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
July 2022 – June 2023: Director, Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
April 2019 - June 2021: Assistant Chief, Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
December 2017 - Present Head, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
March 2020 - April 2026: Head, Perinatal and Placental Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
October 2019 - July 2020: Interim Head, Clinical Microbiology and Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
July 2022 – April 2026: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
December 2017 - June 2022: Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
October 2018 - April 2026: Director, Dental School Pathology Course, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Peer Reviewed Publications (Selected):
1. Al Hmada Y, Schaefer IM, Fletcher CDM. Hibernoma Mimicking Atypical Lipomatous Tumor: 64 Cases of a Morphologically Distinct Subset. Am J Surg Pathol. 2018 Jul;42(7):951-957.
2. Awais M, Vick LR, Flischel AE, Al Hmada Y, Brodell RT. Utilization of FaxitronTM imaging for the pathologic diagnosis of calciphylaxis: A case report. J Case Rep Images Pathol 2025;11(1):22–25.
3. Al Hmada, Y.; Brodell, R.T.; Kharouf, N.; Flanagan, T.W.; Alamodi, A.A.; Hassan, S.- Y.; Shalaby, H.; Hassan, S.-L.; Haikel, Y.; Megahed, M.; et al. Mechanisms of Melanoma 5 Progression and Treatment Resistance: Role of Cancer Stem-Like Cells. Cancers 2024, 16, 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16020470
4. Kharouf, N.; Flanagan, T.W.; Alamodi, A.A.; Al Hmada, Y.; Hassan, S.-Y.; Shalaby, H.; Santourlidis, S.; Hassan, S.-L.; Haikel, Y.; Megahed, M.; et al. CD133-Dependent Activation of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase /AKT/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling in Melanoma Progression and Drug Resistance. Cells 2024, 13, 240. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030240
5. Koleilat A, Kumar V, Al Hmada Y, Milosevic D, Zheng G, Lopes MB, Ida CM. Concurrent TERT promoter C228T and C250T mutations in diffuse gliomas: Rare occurrence of intratumoral heterogeneity. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2023 Nov 20;82(12):1044-1047. PMID: 37812785.
6. Garg PM, Paschal JL, Ansari MAY, Billington L, Ware J, Adams K, Hamda YA, Oshunbade A, Rosenfeld CR, Mir IN. Association of Placental Pathologic Findings with the Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm infants - A Matched Case-Control Study. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2023 Apr;42(2):187-197.
7. Katherine C. Benedict, Youssef Al Hmada, Catherine Gordon, Ian Hoppe, Squamous cell carcinoma admixed with sebaceous carcinoma of upper lip in a 7-year-old female, Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, Volume 7, Issue 4,2022, Pages 126-129, ISSN 2468-1245,
8. Galarza LI, Azar CA, Al Hmada Y, Medina A. Surgical management of giant acne keloidalis nuchae lesions. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2021 Sep 23;8(1):145-152.
9. Schryver, Eric M. MD; McCandless, Martin G. BS; Al Hmada, Youssef MD; Barr, Jennifer S. MD Multifocal Xanthoma of Bone, JAAOS: Global Research and Reviews: May 2021 - Volume 5 - Issue 5 - p e20.00261-4 DOI: 10.5435/JAAOSGlobal-D-20-00261
10. Morris RW, Al Hmada Y, Chaudry JR, Nutter KM, Reed CD. Multiple bilateral forearm nodules. Skeletal Radiol. 2020 Apr;49(4): 641-643, 657-658.
11. Hmada YA, Bernieh A, Morris RW, Lewin J, Allen T. Chondroblastoma-like Osteosarcoma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Jan;144(1):15-17.
12. Farkas A, Lirette ST, Al Hmada Y, Collier AB, Barr J, Vijayakumar S, Vijayakumar V. Single-Institution Experience of Synovial Sarcoma. South Med J. 2020 Jan;113(1):16-19.
13. Vengaloor Thomas T, Abraham A, Bhanat E, Al Hmada Y, Albert A, Vijayakumar S, Stinger SP, Packianathan S. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus with 13 years of follow-up-A case report and review of the literature. Clin Case Rep. 2019 Oct 4;7(11):2194-2201.
14. Morris RW, Al Hmada Y, Chaudry JR, Nutter KM, Reed CD. Osseous Hodgkin lymphoma. Eurorad. European Society of Radiology. 2019 Sep; Case 16462. DOI: 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.16462
15. Alhmada Y, Selimovic D, Murad F, Hassan SL, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Hannig M, Hassan M. Hepatitis C virus-associated pruritus: Etiopathogenesis and therapeutic strategies. World J Gastroenterol. 2017 Feb 7; 23(5):743-750.
16. Alamodi AA, Eshaq AM, Hassan SY, Al Hmada Y, El Jamal SM, Fothan AM, Arain OM, Hassan SL, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Hassan M. Cancer stem cell as a therapeutic target for melanoma treatment. Histol Histopathol. 2016 Dec; 31(12):1291-301.
17. Dhossche J B.A., Brodell R M.D., Al Hmada Y M.D., Ward K M.D. Skin-Colored Papules of the Penis. Pediatric Dermatology. Volume 32, Issue 1, pages 145–146, January/ February 2015.
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