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Sanja Dacic

Sanja Dacic MD, PhD

Pathology
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Dr. Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD, is associate professor of pathology and Director of FISH and Developmental Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr Dacic received her medical degree and a doctor of philosophy degree with a thesis on the EGFR signaling pathway in lung carcinomas at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. She completed her residency training at the University of Pittsburgh and joined the faculty immediately after her fellowship in surgical pathology.

She started her career in diagnostic pulmonary pathology and has been involved in many basic and translational research projects on molecular profiling of lung carcinomas that resulted in more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters,. She is a member of the pathology committee for the International Association for Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and a member of International Mesothelioma Panel.

Dr. Dacic serves as a Deputy Chief Editor of the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and is the editorial board member for American Journal of Clinical Pathology and Advances in Anatomic Pathology. Dr. Dacic is a recipient of Arthur Purdy Stout Prize in 2011 for her research contributions that have had a major impact on diagnostic pathology.
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