Quick Reference Handbook for Surgical Pathologists

This book is a compilation of high-yield, at-a-glance summaries for various topics on which pathologists frequently need information in a quick reference format while at the microscope (or when cramming for the boards). The authors are early-career pathologists who have compiled this book from the perspective of pathologists-in-training. The focus is not organ-based histologic criteria, but rather everything else that goes into pathologic diagnoses but is difficult to keep committed to memory. The emphasis is on immunohistochemistry, special stains, grading systems, molecular markers, tumor syndromes, and helpful clinical references. The book has a unique format in that the information is presented primarily in tables and diagrams accompanied by minimal explanatory text. It is intended to serve as a ‘peripheral brain’ for pathology residents and also practicing pathologists, where frequently needed information is readily accessible and easy to navigate. 

Natasha Rekhtman, MD, PhD is currently an Assistant Attending in the Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, where she also completed a cytopathology fellowship. Prior to this, she completed her residency and served as an Assistant in Surgical Pathology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, after receiving her combined MD, PhD degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Dr. Rekhtman has received a number of honors and awards, including Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society election, American Medical Women’s Association Janet M. Glasgow Achievement Citation, and Rudin Scholar Award. Dr. Rekhtman has been first author or coauthor on many journal articles and several book chapters. She has presented at the annual meetings of United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, American Society of Cytopathology, and American Society of Clinical Oncology, and has been a speaker at numerous educational courses. Her areas of clinical expertise include thoracic pathology and cytopathology.

Justin A. Bishop, MD, is an Assistant Professor in Surgical Pathology at The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, where he was previously an Assistant in Surgical Pathology and Chief Resident in Pathology. Prior to this, he received his medical degree at Texas Tech University School of Medicine.  Dr. Bishop is the recipient of a number of honors, including a Pathology Young Investigators’ Day Award for Excellence in Clinical Research and the Joseph Carr Eggleston Award for Excellence in Surgical Pathology Research, and election to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society as a junior medical student. Dr. Bishop has authored or coauthored many journal articles and several book chapters, and presented several abstracts at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology annual meeting.  His primary area of interest is head and neck pathology.