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Patricia A. Vitale

Patricia A. Vitale, MD

Languages spoken: English
  • Dr. Patricia Vitale is board certified in dermatology and dermatopathology. Although her current practice is dedicated to dermatopathology, her clinical background in general dermatology proves invaluable when faced with diagnosing challenging biopsies of inflammatory, infectious, melanocytic, and neoplastic diseases of the skin and mucosa. She is a co-author of the series, Clues To Diagnosis in Dermatopathology, with her mentor, the late Dr. A.B. Ackerman, with whom she shares a passion for teaching and training the next generation of dermatopathologists.

  • Dr. Patricia Vitale is board certified in dermatology and dermatopathology. Although her current practice is dedicated to dermatopathology, her clinical background in general dermatology proves invaluable when faced with diagnosing challenging biopsies of inflammatory, infectious, melanocytic, and neoplastic diseases of the skin and mucosa. She is a co-author of the series, Clues To Diagnosis in Dermatopathology, with her mentor, the late Dr. A.B. Ackerman, with whom she shares a passion for teaching and training the next generation of dermatopathologists.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Dermatology -Adjunct

    Education history

    Fellowship Dermatopathology - Boston University Postdoctoral Fellow
    Dermatology - Boston University Resident
    Residency Dermatology - SUNY (State University of New York) Health Science Center Resident
    Dermatopathology - New York University Postdoctoral Fellow
    Internship Internal Medicine - University Health Center of PIttsburgh Intern
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University MD
    Diploma Duke University School of Nursing BSN

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Clarke LE, Mabey B, Flake Ii DD, Meek S, Cassarino DS, Duncan LM, High WA, Napekoski KM, Prieto VG, Tetzlaff MT, Vitale P, Elder DE (2020). Clinical validity of a gene expression signature in diagnostically uncertain neoplasms. Per Med, 17(5), 361-371.
    2. Cardoso MVC, Rivera JD, Vitale PAM, Degenhardt MFS, Abiko LA, Oliveira CLP, Salinas RK (2020). CALX-CBD1 Ca2+-Binding Cooperativity Studied by NMR Spectroscopy and ITC with Bayesian Statistics. Biophys J, 119(2), 337-348.
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