CURRICULUM VITAE
Lauren Parsons MD
Lauren Parsons MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Division of Administration
Department of Pathology
Division of Administration
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital |
8915 W Connell Court |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/2001 - 05/2005 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO |
08/2005 - 05/2009 M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2010 - 06/2015 Residency-Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/2013 - 06/2014 Fellowship-Cytopathology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/2015 - 06/2016 Fellowship-Pediatric Pathology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
07/2016 - Present Assistant Professor, Pathology, Pediatric Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
12/2015 - 01/2018 Director of Quality Control, Medical College of Wisconsin Tissue Bank, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2016 - Present Director, Pediatric Cytopathology, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
09/2015 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI |
07/2016 - Present Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
American Board of Pathology-Anatomic & Clinical Pathology | 07/2015 | 12/2025 |
American Board of Pathology-Cytopathology | 09/2015 | 12/2025 |
American Board of Pathology-Pediatric Pathology | 09/2016 | 12/2026 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin License | 05/14/2012 | 10/31/2019 | |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
04/2005 - Present Teaching Assistant of the Year, Department of Biology, Truman State University |
09/2014 - Present Gordon F. Vawter Pathologist-in-Training Award, Society for Pediatric Pathology |
09/2014 - Present Research Day Winner, Non-Basic Science Research by Clinical Fellow or Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin |
05/2015 - Present Myron Schuster, M.D. Endowed Award for a Promising Pathology Resident, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
05/2016 - Present Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Housestaff Research Award, Medical College of Wisconsin |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology |
American Society for Clinical Pathology |
Children's Oncology Group - Pathology Discipline (Renal Tumor Committee/Pathology Central Reviewer) |
Society for Pediatric Pathology |
American Society of Cytopathology |
College of American Pathologists |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
03/2015 - Present Fellow Member, Education Committee, Society for Pediatric Pathology |
11/2015 - Present Junior Ad Hoc Member, Research and Current Concepts Committee, American Society of Cytopathology |
07/2016 - Present Member, PRISE Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology |
09/2017 - Present Member, Education Committee and Symposium Subcommittee, Society for Pediatric Pathology |
11/2017 - Present Member, Progressive Evaluation Committee, American Society of Cytopathology |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Parsons LN. Placental Pathology 1: Review of Normal Anatomy/Histology and Inflammatory Findings in Placental Pathology. Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin/Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, December 2017. |
Parsons LN. Thyroid Carcinoma in Pediatric Patients. Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Lecture Series, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee WI, October 2016. |
Regional |
Parsons LN. Cytopathologic Evaluation of Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx. Evening Slide Seminar, 6th Annual Midwest Conference: Update Course in Surgical Pathology, Milwaukee WI, September 20-22, 2013. |
Parsons LN. An Atypical Presentation of Ewing Sarcoma. Evening Slide Seminar, 7th Annual Midwest Conference: Update Course in Surgical Pathology, Milwaukee WI, September 12-14, 2014. |
Parsons LN and Wagner A. Pediatric Thyroid Nodules: New Guidelines and Interdisciplinary Care for Your Patients. Best Practices in Pediatrics, Wisconsin Dells WI, March 9-11, 2017. |
Parsons LN. Challenging Cases in Effusion Cytology: A Practical Approach to Patients of All Ages. 10th Annual Midwest Conference: Update Course in Surgical Pathology, Milwaukee WI, September 16, 2017. |
Parsons LN. Touch Imprint Cytology of Small Biopsy Specimens. 11th Annual Midwest Conference: Update Course in Surgical Pathology, Milwaukee WI, September 15, 2018. |
Parsons LN. Undifferentiated Sarcomas with Unique Cytogenetic Signatures. Evening Slide Seminar, 8th Annual Midwest Conference: Update Course in Surgical Pathology, Milwaukee WI, September 11-13, 2015. |
National |
Leon N and Parsons LN. From Dream To Reality: Building a Fine Needle Aspiration Service. National Society for Histotechnology 43rd Annual Symposium/ Convention, Orlando FL, September 19, 2017. |
Parsons LN. Cytology and Role of Molecular Evaluation in Pediatric Thyroid Nodules and Cancer. ATA Pediatric Thyroid Forum Satellite Program. 88th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Washington DC, October 6, 2018 (invited). |
Jarzembowski JA and Parsons LN. Placental Pathology for Generalists - An Update and Standardized Approach Incorporating the Amsterdam Guidelines. Short Course to be presented at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology 108th Annual Meeting. Baltimore MD, March 2019. |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Parsons LN, Rao A, and Hunt B. Low Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion Morphology Correlates with High-Risk HPV Status. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology 103rd Annual Meeting, San Diego CA, 2014. |
Hopp AM. Prevalence and Clinicopathologic Significance of H3K27me3 Status in Pediatric Tumors. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, Arlington VA, 2019. |
Parsons LN, Hopp AM, and Jarzembowski JA. Manual and Digital Assessment of Post-Treatment Necrosis in Pediatric Bone Tumors. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, San Antonio TX, 2017. |
Huang, H, Parsons LN, and Jarzembowski JA. Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) immunohistochemistry helps distinguish type 1 congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAMs) from other congenital cystic lung lesions. S, Denver CO, 2017. |
Parsons LN, Segura A, Lawlor M, and Jarzembowski JA. The Impact of Molecular Testing on the Histologic Diagnosis of Pediatric CNS Tumor. Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting, Ann Arbor MI, 2018. |
Hopp AM. Evaluation of the Applicability of the TI-RADS Scoring System for Pediatric Patients with Thyroid Nodules. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, Arlington VA, 2019. |
Parsons LN and Jarzembowski JA. The Disposition of Abstracts from the Last Decade of Society for Pediatric Pathology Meetings. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, Seattle WA, 2016. |
International |
Parsons LN, Gheorghe G, Yan K, Simpson P, Jarzembowski JA. Improving Detection of Metastatic Neuroblastoma in Bone Marrow Core Biopsies: A Proposed Immunohistochemical Approach. Combined Society for Pediatric Pathology/Paediatric Pathology, Birmingham UK, 2014. |
Parsons LN, Gheorghe G, Jarzembowski JA. An evidence-based recommendation for a standardized approach to detecting metastatic neuroblastoma in staging bone marrow biopsies. Combined Society for Pediatric Pathology/Paediatr, Birmingham UK, 2014. |
Parsons LN, Vo N, Moe DC, and Jarzembowski JA. Core Biopsy Adequacy in Children: A Radiologic/Pathologic Correlation Study. Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting, Toronto CA, 2015. |
Parsons LN, Mullen E, Geller J, Chi Y, et al. Outcome Analysis of Stage 1 Epithelial Favorable Histology Wilms Tumors. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, Vancouver BC, 2018. |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
10/2016 - Present Member, Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Pathology |
07/2017 - Present Member, Admissions Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/2017 - Present Member, Cytopathology Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, Pathology |
08/2017 - Present Member, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, Pathology |
09/2017 - Present Member, Pathology Grand Rounds Committee, Pathology |
09/2018 - Present Member, Clinical Competency Committee-Pathology Residency Program, Pathology |
Hospital |
11/2017 - Present Member, Children's Specialty Group Professional Development Committee, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
07/2011 - Present Laboratory Instructor, Medical College of Wisconsin Medical Student Pathology Course |
04/2018 - Present Course Director, Pediatric Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Elective for 4th Year Medical Students |
Resident and Fellow Education |
01/2014 - Present Moderator/Co-Moderator, Monthly Resident Cytopathology Unknown Conference |
06/2015 - Present Lecturer, Pediatric Intern Morning Report: Pathology Rounds |
10/2016 - Present Director, Pediatric Pathology Resident Rotation - Pathology Residency Program |
01/2017 - Present Director, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Elective Rotation - Pediatric Residency Program |
09/2018 - Present Associate Program Director for Anatomic Pathology - Pathology Residency Program |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
Brian Nguyen 11/2016 - 06/2017 Pathway advisor |
Jane Lee 01/2017 - 06/2018 Clinical advisor |
Residents |
Amanda Hopp 07/2016 - current Research and clinical mentor |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
09/2012 - 05/2013 Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach, Brookfield Soccer Association |
08/2013 - Present Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America |
08/2015 - 06/2016 Volunteer Youth Soccer Coach, Elm Grove Soccer Club |
01/2017 - Present Member, Elm Grove Junior Women's Guild |
JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
06/2017 - Present Cytojournal |
07/2017 - Present Blood |
03/2018 - Present Diagnostics |
07/2018 - Present World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
04/2019 - Present Pediatric and Developmental Pathology |
04/2019 - Present Thyroid |
OTHER PRESENTATIONS:: |
International: Parsons LN. Congenital Neuroblastoma Metastatic to the Placenta. Perinatal Slide Seminar, Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2015 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Anderson NW, Buchan BW, Riebe KM, Parsons LN, Gnacinski S, Ledeboer NA. Effects of solid-medium type on routine identification of bacterial isolates by use of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry. J Clin Microbiol. 2012; 50: 1008-13. |
2. Parsons L, Shahir K, Rao A. Intraparenchymal pulmonary lipoma: pathologic-radiologic correlation of a rare presentation of a common neoplasm. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2014 Aug;18(4):244-7. |
3. Parsons LN, Gheorghe G, Yan K, Simpson P, Jarzembowski JA. Improving Detection of Metastatic Neuroblastoma in Bone Marrow Core Biopsies: A Proposed Immunohistochemical Approach. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2016 May-Jun; 19 (3): 230-36. |
4. Parsons LN, Gheorghe G, Yan K, Simpson P, Jarzembowski JA. An evidence-based recommendation for a standardized approach to detecting metastatic neuroblastoma in staging bone marrow biopsies. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2017 Jan-Feb; 20(1): 38-43. |
5. Massoumi RL, Parsons LN, Jarzembowski JA, Wagner AJ. Pediatric pedunculated perianal problems. J Ped Surg Case Reports. 2016 June; 9: 45-48. |
6. Parsons LN and Jarzembowski JA. Clinicopathologic Analysis of Malignant Effusions in Pediatric Patients. J Am Soc Cytopathol, March-April, 2017 Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 41-47. |
7. Mostafa M, Abbott D, and Parsons LN. Fine needle aspiration of alveolar soft part sarcoma in a child: Cytomorphological clues for the surgical pathologist. Ann Diagn Pathol. Volume 34, 2018 June; 85-88. |
8. Parsons LN, Vo N, Moe DC, and Jarzembowski JA. Core Biopsy Adequacy in Children: A Radiologic/Pathologic Correlation Study. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2019 Mar-Apr; 22(2): 137-141. |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. Parsons LN. Ehlers-Danlos. (Chapter in Brief) In: Jarzembowski JA, ed. "Congenital and Developmental Disorders," in McManus LM, Mitchell RN, eds. Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms, Elsevier, e-resource in preparation. |
2. Parsons LN. Perinatal Complications of Maternal Diabetes. (Chapter in Brief) In: Jarzembowski JA, ed. "Congenital and Developmental Disorders," in McManus LM, Mitchell RN, eds. Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms, Elsevier, e-resource in preparation. |
3. Parsons LN. Muscular Dystrophies. (Chapter in Brief) In: Jarzembowski JA, ed. "Congenital and Developmental Disorders," in McManus LM, Mitchell RN, eds. Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms, Elsevier, e-resource in preparation. |
4. Parsons LN. Inborn Errors of Metabolism. (Chapter in Brief) In: Jarzembowski JA, ed. "Congenital and Developmental Disorders," in McManus LM, Mitchell RN, eds. Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms, Elsevier, e-resource in preparation. |
5. Parsons LN. Mitochondrial Myopathies. (Chapter in Brief) In: Jarzembowski JA, ed. "Congenital and Developmental Disorders," in McManus LM, Mitchell RN, eds. Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms, Elsevier, e-resource in preparation. |
6. Parsons LN. Congenital Infection. (Chapter in Brief) In: Jarzembowski JA, ed. "Congenital and Developmental Disorders," in McManus LM, Mitchell RN, eds. Pathobiology of Human Disease: A Dynamic Encyclopedia of Disease Mechanisms, Elsevier, e-resource in preparation. |
Editorials, Letters to Editor, Other |
1. Parsons LN and Jarzembowski JA. Letter to the Editor: RE: "Importance of Phox2B Immunohistochemical Stain for Detecting Metastatic Neuroblastoma Cells in Bone Marrow Specimens". [letter] Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2015 Nov 24 (Epub ahead of print). |
Abstracts |
1. Parsons LN, Yorde L, Lindenbaum L, and Harrington AM. Propofol Interference in Coagulation Testing. American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, October 19-22, 2011. |
2. Parsons LN, Olteanu H, Kroft SH, and Harrington AM. Megakaryocytic Hyperplasia Associated with Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor. United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology 101st Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, March 17-23, 2012 |
3. Parsons LN, Behmaram B, and Basir Z. Concordance of Fine Needle Aspiration, Sentinel Lymph Node, and Axillary Dissection in Assessing Nodal Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients. United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology 102nd Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2-8, 2013. |
4. Robin AJ, Ginde S, Parsons LN, Milwanovich SJ, North P, Bartz PJ, Gheorghe G. Cardiac Manifestations of Rosai-Dorfman Disease: Report of a Pediatric Case and Review of Literature. Combined Society for Pediatric Pathology/Paediatric Pathology Society Fall Meeting, Birmingham UK, September 4-6, 2014. |
5. Parsons LN, Gheorghe G, Yan K, Simpson P, Jarzembowski JA. Improving Detection of Metastatic Neuroblastoma in Bone Marrow Core Biopsies: A Proposed Immunohistochemical Approach. Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, September 2014. |
6. Olteanu H, Parsons LN, Harrington AH, Hosking P, and Kroft SH. Flow Cytometric Analysis of CD23 and FMC-7 Expression in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. International Clinical Cytometry Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, October 10-14, 2014. |
7. Parsons LN, Hunt B, and Rao A. Cytologic Characterization of Tumors of Uncertain Malignant Potential of the Thyroid. American Society of Cytopathology 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 14-17, 2014. |
8. Parsons LN, Hunt B, and Rao A. Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia: A Diagnostic Pitfall in Pancreas Cytopathology. American Society of Cytopathology 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Dallas, TX, November 14-17, 2014. |
9. Parsons LN, Szlendakova B, Lemen PM, vanTuinen P, and Peterson JF. Natural Conception in a Patient with 46,XX/46,XY Chimerism: A Case Report. American Society of Human Genetics Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 6-10, 2015 |
10. Polanco E, Ordobazari A, Parsons LN, and Behmaram B. Comparison of PHH3 and Ki-67 Proliferative Index in Invasive Breast Carcinoma. College of American Pathologists Annual Meeting, Nashville TN, October 2-5, 2015. |
11. Parsons LN, Vo N, Moe DC, and Jarzembowski JA. Core Biopsy Adequacy in Children: A Radiologic/Pathologic Correlation Study. Medical College of Wisconsin Research Day, October 2015. |
12. Parsons LN and Jarzembowski JA. Clinico-Pathologic Analysis of Effusion Cytology in Pediatric Patients. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, Seattle WA, 2016. |
13. Robin A, Hansen CC, Parsons LN, Hartley C, Cohen E, Mackinnon AC. Renal Cell Carcinoma in Allograft Kidneys: Use of Short Tandem Repeat Analysis to Determine Donor Origin of Cancer. United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology 105th Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, March 12-18, 2016. |
14. Parsons LN and Jarzembowski JA. Correlating Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cytology Findings and Clinical Exacerbation in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Society for Pediatric Pathology Spring Meeting, San Antonio TX, 2017. |
15. Farooq A, Parsons LN, and Jarzembowski JA. Teratomas in Pediatric Patients: A Clinicopathologic Correlation Study. Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting, Denver CO 2017. |
16. Hopp A, Mackinnon AC, Jarzembowski JA, and Parsons LN. Maspin Expression in Pediatric Tumors. Society for Pediatric Pathology Fall Meeting, Denver CO 2017. |
17. Parsons LN and Jarzembowski JA. Contribution and Correlation of Cytologic Adequacy Assessment Techniques in Pediatric Core Biopsy Specimens. American Society of Cytopathology 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix AZ, November 10-13, 2017. |
18. Hopp A, Pant M, Sniedze S, Lapadat R, Parsons LN, Hunt B, and Giorgadze T. Correlation of Anal Papanicolaou Smears with Follow-up Histology and Human Papillomavirus Genotyping from an Academic Medical Center. American Society of Cytopathology 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix AZ, November 10-13, 2017 |
19. Sniedze S, Hunt B, Hopp A, Lapadat R, Parsons LN, and Giorgadze T. High-risk Human Papillomavirus and Papanicolaou Smear Co-testing Correlation. American Society of Cytopathology 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix AZ, November 10-13, 2017. |
20. Abbot DW, Farooq A, Hunt B, Giorgadze T, and Parsons LN. Cytologic Features of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens in Adult and Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Patients. United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology's 107th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 17-23, 2018. |