Pathology

Sara Szabo, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Dr. Szabo is a staff pathologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, with primary clinical responsibilities in general pediatric pathology and placental pathology, teaching and educational coordination responsibilities in resident training, and administrative responsibilities in quality management and patient safety.

Research Interests

• Placental pathology and maternal-fetal medicine
• Vascular anomalies

Professional Background

• Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Children's Hospital of New Orleans (2004 - 2005)
• Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin (2006 - present)
• Staff physician, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (2006 - present)

Educational Background

• MD, University of Pecs Medical School, Pecs, Hungary (1989)
• PhD, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (2003)
• Fellowship in Pediatric Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2004)

Board Certifications

• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
• Pediatric Pathology

Selected Publications

• Szabo, S, Ghosh SN, Fish BL, Bodiga S, Tomic R, Kumar G, Morrow NV, Moulder JE, Jacobs ER, Medhora M.: Cellular Inflammatory Infiltrate in Pneumonitis Induced by a Single Moderate Dose of Thoracic X-Irradiation in Rats. Radiation Research. 2009, in press.
• Sajan J, Kerschner JE, Merati AL, Osipov V, Szabo, S, Blumin JH: Prevalence of Dysplasia in Juvenile Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009, in press.
• Venkatasubrami N, Szabo, S, Werlin SL : Autoimmune Hepatitis in a Child With Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2009 June 23
• Patel KU, Szabo, S, Hernandez VS, Prieto VG, Abruzzo LV, Lazar AJ, López-Terrada D.: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans COL1A1-PDGFB fusion is identified in virtually all dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans cases when investigated by newly developed multiplex reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and fluorescence in situ hybridization assays. Hum Pathol. 2008 Feb;39(2):184-93.