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Yanling Ma, MD

Professor of Clinical Pathology

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Overview

Dr. Ma is currently a staff pathologist at both LAC+USC Medical Center and Women’s Hospital and teaches courses in pathology to second year USC medical students. A native of China, Dr. Ma first came to USC in 1994 as a pathology intern at LAC+USC Medical Center. A residency and fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center followed and in 2000, Dr. Ma was appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology. Dr. Ma has been a member of the College of American Pathologists since 1977 and is also currently a member of the Keck School of Medicine’s Residency Recruitment Committee. A former Acting Chief of Surgical Pathology, Dr. Ma currently directs the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory.

Publications

  • Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of virtual tumours in canine kidney using Global Positioning System-like technology. BJU Int. 2012 May; 109(9):1398-403.. View in PubMed
  • Prediction of patients with acute cholecystitis requiring emergent cholecystectomy: a simple score. Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2010; 2010:901739.. View in PubMed
  • HER-2 gene amplification, HER-2 and epidermal growth factor receptor mRNA and protein expression, and lapatinib efficacy in women with metastatic breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 Dec 01; 14(23):7861-70.. View in PubMed
  • The pathology of pulmonary sarcoidosis: update. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2007 Aug; 24(3):150-61.. View in PubMed
  • Adenocarcinomas of the distal esophagus and “gastric cardia” are predominantly esophageal carcinomas. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Apr; 31(4):569-75.. View in PubMed
  • Body mass index is associated with Barrett esophagus and cardiac mucosal metaplasia. Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Sep; 51(9):1589-94.. View in PubMed
  • A proposal for a new validated histological definition of the gastroesophageal junction. Hum Pathol. 2006 Jan; 37(1):40-7.. View in PubMed
  • Diagnostic evaluation of HER-2 as a molecular target: an assessment of accuracy and reproducibility of laboratory testing in large, prospective, randomized clinical trials. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Sep 15; 11(18):6598-607.. View in PubMed
  • Pleomorphic atypical extraosseous ewing sarcoma in a 25-year-old woman: a cytogenetic diagnosis. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2005 Jun; 13(2):201-4.. View in PubMed
  • Angiomyolipoma of the kidney: expanding disease spectrum demonstrated by 3 cases. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2004 Sep; 12(3):277-83.. View in PubMed

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