Anand Rajan KD, MBBS
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
Current Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology
- Director of Surgical Pathology
- Director of Histology and Gross Pathology, Pathology
- Section Medical Director for Digital Pathology Services
Education
- MBBS, Bangalore Medical College, Fort, India
- MD, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
- Fellow in Ophthalmic Pathology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Fellow in Head and Neck Surgical Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Research Interests
- Reproducible Diagnosis
- Identification of prognostic factors in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
- Tumor-associated Inflammation and invasive oral squamous cell carcinoma
- Whole slide quantitative digital image analysis
Licenses & Certifications
- State of Iowa Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa
- Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology (ABP)
- State of Missouri Medical License, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts, Missouri
Selected Publications
- Moore AE, Marcus KS, Rajan Kd A, Maley JE, Hoffman HT. (2024) Ultrasound and Sialogram Correlates to Parotid Immunoglobulin G4-Related Diease. Ear Nose Throat J. May; 103(5):NP247-NP251. DOI: 10.1177/01455613211051651. PMID: 34732104.
- Chen SJT, Samuelson MI, Rajan Kd A. (2024) A Reassessment of the Impact and Significance of Social Media to Pathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med. May 1; 148(5):613-622. DOI: 10.5858/arpa.022-0463-RA. PMID: 37639395.
- Wongpattaraworakul, W., Gibson-Corley, K. N., Choi, A., Buchakjian, M. R., Lanzel, E. A., Rajan Kd, A. & Simons, A. L. (2022). Prognostic Role of Combined EGFR and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Oncol 12 885236. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.885236. PMID: 35957892. PMCID: PMC9357911.
- Dundar, B., Chen, S. J., Blau, J. L., Rajan KD, A., Samuelson, M. I., Greek-Lippe, M. L., Lake, K. S. & Robinson, R. A. (2022). Anatomic pathology quality assurance: Developing an LIS based tracking and documentation module for intradepartmental consultations. J Pathol Inform 13 (100109). DOI: 10.1016/j.jpi.2022.100109. PMID: 36268096. PMCID: PMC9577041.
- Laakman, J. M., Chen, S. J., Lake, K. S., Blau, J. L., Samuelson, M. I. & Robinson, R. A. (2021). Frozen Section Quality Assurance: Using Separate Frozen Section Slide Preparation Times and Interpretative Time Measurements to Improve Process. Am J Clin Pathol 156 (3) 461-470. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa259. PMID: 33728460.
- Moore, A. E., Marcus, K. S., Rajan Kd, A., Maley, J. E. & Hoffman, H. T. (2021). Ultrasound and Sialogram Correlates to Parotid Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease. Ear Nose Throat J 1455613211051651. DOI: 10.1177/01455613211051651. PMID: 34732104.
- Strouse, J., Chang, H. B., Dimachkie, M. D., Halbur, C., Rajan KD, A. & Bettendorf, B. (2022). Clinical Images: Extranodal Natural Killer/T Cell Lmphoma as a Rare Mimicker of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. Arthritis Rheumatol 74 (3) 474. DOI: 10.1002/art.41956. PMID: 34428353.
- Beck, A. C., Rajan, A., Landers, S., Kelley, S. & Bellizzi, A. M. (2022). Expression of cancer stem cell markers in tall cell variant papillary thyroid cancer identifies a molecular profile predictive of recurrence in classic papillary thyroid cancer. Surg 171 (1) 245-251. DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.03.076. PMID: 34362588.
- Boukhar, S. A., Gosse, M. D., Bellizzi, A. M. & Rajan KD, A. (2021). Ki-67 Proliferation Index Assessment in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Digital Image Analysis With Stringent Case and Hotspot Level Concordance Requirements. Am J Clin Pathol 156 (4) 607-619. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa275. PMID: 33847759.
- Samuelson, M. I., Chen, S. J., Boukhar, S. A., Schnieders, E. M., Walhof, M. L., Bellizzi, A. M., Robinson, R. A. & Rajan KD, A. (2021). Rapid Validation of Whole-Slide Imaging for Primary Histopathology Diagnosis. Am J Clin Pathol 155 (5) 638-648. DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa280. PMID: 33511392.