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Whayoung Lee MD

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Assistant Professor

Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Department: Pathology
Division: Administration

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Research Areas of Interest

  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
  • Liver Diseases
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms

    • Publications (31)

  • Cost benefit analysis and pathology review of ileostomy and colostomy specimens processed over a 20-year period. (Semenova K, Lee W, Shah S, Shah S, Chandan VS) Hum Pathol 2023 Nov;141:1-5 PMID: 37579979 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85171787288 08/15/2023    
  • Rapid and Deep Response to Lorlatinib in Pancreatic High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma With a Treatment Emergent Novel KANK1-ALK Fusion. (Dayyani F, Lee W, Houshyar R, Fontaine P) JCO Precis Oncol 2023 Jan;7:e2200230 PMID: 36623237 01/10/2023    
  • Gallbladder carcinomas: review and updates on morphology, immunohistochemistry, and staging. (Lee W, Chandan VS) Hum Pathol 2023 Feb;132:149-157 PMID: 35753408 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147123255 06/27/2022       1 Citation
  • Mitotic counts in one high power field in breast core biopsies is equivalent to counts in 10 high power fields. (Lee W, Law T, Lu Y, Lee TK, Ibarra JA) Pathology 2022 Feb;54(1):43-48 PMID: 34916071 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121111976 12/18/2021    
  • Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a trauma patient presenting with pneumoperitoneum: a case report. (Lebby E, Hanna M, Bui TL, Rudd A, Lee W, Houshyar R) J Med Case Rep 2021 Dec 17;15(1):597 PMID: 34915922 PMCID: PMC8680031 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121469061 12/18/2021       1 Citation
  • A Liver Transplant for Local Control in a Pediatric Patient with Metastatic TFE3-Associated Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor (PEComa) to the Liver. (Lee W, HaDuong J, Sassoon A, Dao T, Nael A) Case Rep Pathol 2021;2021:3924565 PMID: 34650822 PMCID: PMC8510831 10/16/2021    
  • A limited panel of INSM1 and LEF1 immunostains accurately distinguishes between pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor and solid pseudopapillary neoplasm. (Guo W, Farzaneh T, Lee W, Nael A, Li X, Chandan VS) Pathol Res Pract 2021 Jul;223:153462 PMID: 34048981 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85106525189 05/29/2021       5 Citations
  • [Diagnostic Utility of LEF1 Immunostain in Cytology Specimens of Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of Pancreas]. (Farzaneh T, Nowroozizadeh B, Han M, Lee W) Acta Cytol 2021;65(3):250-256 PMID: 33887729 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85105210688 04/23/2021    
  • Atypical Cells in Peritoneal Cleft: A Pitfall in Diagnosis of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma. (Lee W, Chandan VS, Johnson C, Li X) Int J Surg Pathol 2021 Aug;29(5):506-509 PMID: 33455512 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100106764 01/19/2021    
  • Incidence and significance of GATA3 positivity in gallbladder adenocarcinoma. (Guo W, Lee W, Lu Y, Li X, Chandan VS) Hum Pathol 2020 Dec;106:39-44 PMID: 32991930 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85094556628 09/30/2020       5 Citations
  • Hepatocellular carcinomas can be Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 2 positive: an important diagnostic pitfall. (Lee W, Li X, Chandan VS) Hum Pathol 2020 Nov;105:47-52 PMID: 32946879 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092465581 09/19/2020       3 Citations
  • Primary pancreatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor. (Lee W, Li X, Lee S, Chandan VS) Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2021 Aug;20(4):391-393 PMID: 32878724 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090471212 09/04/2020       1 Citation
  • The Pathobiology of Pig-to-Primate Xeno.: A Historical Review (Cooper DKC, Ezzelarab MB, Hara H, Iwase H, Lee W, Wijkstrom M, Bottino R) Clinical Xenotransplantation: Pathways and Progress in the Transplantation of Organs and Tissues Between Species 1 January 2020:27-63 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85150579383 01/01/2020    
  • Carbohydrate antigen expression and anti-pig antibodies in New World capuchin monkeys: Relevance to studies of xenotransplantation. (Li Q, Shaikh S, Iwase H, Long C, Lee W, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Ayares D, Cooper DKC, Hara H) Xenotransplantation 2019 May;26(3):e12498 PMID: 30770572 PMCID: PMC6591082 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85061570937 02/17/2019       37 Citations
  • Evaluation of the host immune response to decellularized lung scaffolds derived from α-Gal knockout pigs in a non-human primate model. (Stahl EC, Bonvillain RW, Skillen CD, Burger BL, Hara H, Lee W, Trygg CB, Didier PJ, Grasperge BF, Pashos NC, Bunnell BA, Bianchi J, Ayares DL, Guthrie KI, Brown BN, Petersen TH) Biomaterials 2018 Dec;187:93-104 PMID: 30312852 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054451369 10/13/2018       50 Citations
  • Anti-Neu5Gc and anti-non-Neu5Gc antibodies in healthy humans. (Gao B, Long C, Lee W, Zhang Z, Gao X, Landsittel D, Ezzelarab M, Ayares D, Huang Y, Cooper DKC, Wang Y, Hara H) PLoS One 2017;12(7):e0180768 PMID: 28715486 PMCID: PMC5513429 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85024484627 07/18/2017       46 Citations
  • Development of retrocorneal membrane following pig-to-monkey penetrating keratoplasty. (Lee W, Mammen A, Dhaliwal DK, Long C, Miyagawa Y, Ayares D, Cooper DK, Hara H) Xenotransplantation 2017 Jan;24(1) PMID: 28247507 PMCID: PMC5334780 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84996569881 03/02/2017       12 Citations
  • An Investigation of Extracellular Histones in Pig-To-Baboon Organ Xenotransplantation. (Li T, Lee W, Hara H, Long C, Ezzelarab M, Ayares D, Huang H, Wang Y, Esmon CT, Cooper DKC, Iwase H) Transplantation 2017 Oct;101(10):2330-2339 PMID: 28157735 PMCID: PMC5856196 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85011664780 02/06/2017       32 Citations
  • Transplantation of hepatocytes from genetically engineered pigs into baboons. (Iwase H, Liu H, Schmelzer E, Ezzelarab M, Wijkstrom M, Hara H, Lee W, Singh J, Long C, Lagasse E, Gerlach JC, Cooper DKC, Gridelli B) Xenotransplantation 2017 Mar;24(2) PMID: 28130881 PMCID: PMC5397320 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85011011156 01/29/2017       12 Citations
  • Human antibody recognition of xenogeneic antigens (NeuGc and Gal) on porcine heart valves: could genetically modified pig heart valves reduce structural valve deterioration? (Lee W, Long C, Ramsoondar J, Ayares D, Cooper DK, Manji RA, Hara H) Xenotransplantation 2016 Sep;23(5):370-80 PMID: 27511593 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84988514143 08/12/2016       33 Citations
  • Initial in vitro studies on tissues and cells from GTKO/CD46/NeuGcKO pigs. (Lee W, Hara H, Ezzelarab MB, Iwase H, Bottino R, Long C, Ramsoondar J, Ayares D, Cooper DK) Xenotransplantation 2016 Mar;23(2):137-50 PMID: 26988899 PMCID: PMC4842123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961142164 03/19/2016       41 Citations
  • Endoscopic biopsy of islet transplants in the gastric submucosal space provides evidence of islet graft rejection in diabetic pigs. (Tanaka T, Fujita M, Bottino R, Piganelli JD, McGrath K, Li J, Lee W, Iwase H, Wijkstrom M, Bertera S, Long C, Landsittel D, Haruma K, Cooper DK, Hara H) Islets 2016;8(1):1-12 PMID: 26857703 PMCID: PMC4878262 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84968542318 02/10/2016       9 Citations
  • The pathobiology of pig-to-primate xenotransplantation: a historical review. (Cooper DK, Ezzelarab MB, Hara H, Iwase H, Lee W, Wijkstrom M, Bottino R) Xenotransplantation 2016 Mar;23(2):83-105 PMID: 26813438 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84964299215 01/28/2016       107 Citations
  • Effect of Rho-kinase Inhibitor, Y27632, on Porcine Corneal Endothelial Cell Culture, Inflammation and Immune Regulation. (Lee W, Miyagawa Y, Long C, Zhang M, Cooper DK, Hara H) Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2016 Oct;24(5):579-93 PMID: 26471144 PMCID: PMC5268843 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84945232664 10/17/2015       12 Citations
  • In vitro testing of an anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody, clone 2C10, in primates and pigs. (Lee W, Satyananda V, Iwase H, Tanaka T, Miyagawa Y, Long C, Ayares D, Cooper DK, Hara H) Transpl Immunol 2015 Nov;33(3):185-91 PMID: 26458513 PMCID: PMC4648655 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947613593 10/16/2015       7 Citations
  • Expression of NeuGc on Pig Corneas and Its Potential Significance in Pig Corneal Xenotransplantation. (Lee W, Miyagawa Y, Long C, Ekser B, Walters E, Ramsoondar J, Ayares D, Tector AJ, Cooper DK, Hara H) Cornea 2016 Jan;35(1):105-13 PMID: 26418433 PMCID: PMC4847538 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84951905622 09/30/2015       19 Citations
  • Xenograft bioprosthetic heart valves: Past, present and future. (Manji RA, Lee W, Cooper DKC) Int J Surg 2015 Nov;23(Pt B):280-284 PMID: 26190838 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84951573643 07/21/2015       129 Citations
  • Expression of NeuGc on pig heart valves. (Lee W, Hara H, Cooper DK, Manji RA) Xenotransplantation 2015;22(2):153-4 PMID: 25753748 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84926519979 03/11/2015       17 Citations
  • A comparison of three methods of decellularization of pig corneas to reduce immunogenicity. (Lee W, Miyagawa Y, Long C, Cooper DK, Hara H) Int J Ophthalmol 2014;7(4):587-93 PMID: 25161926 PMCID: PMC4137190 08/28/2014    
  • Distribution of non-gal antigens in pig cornea: relevance to corneal xenotransplantation. (Cohen D, Miyagawa Y, Mehra R, Lee W, Isse K, Long C, Ayares DL, Cooper DK, Hara H) Cornea 2014 Apr;33(4):390-7 PMID: 24488129 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84896395006 02/04/2014       25 Citations
  • Characterization of porcine corneal endothelium for xenotransplantation. (Lee SE, Mehra R, Fujita M, Roh DS, Long C, Lee W, Funderburgh JL, Ayares DL, Cooper DK, Hara H) Semin Ophthalmol 2014 May;29(3):127-35 PMID: 23758340 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84908483152 06/14/2013       17 Citations
    • Last update: 09/25/2023