Valarie McMurtry

Valarie McMurtry, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Craig H. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital

Salt Lake City
801-646-8000

  • Specialties

    • Pathology, Anatomical

    Board Certification

    American Board of Pathology (Anatomic & Clinical)

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pathology -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Pathology (Anatomic & Clinical)

    Education history

    Fellowship Molecular Genetic Pathology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Cytology - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow
    Chief Resident Pathology - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Pathology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Doctoral Training Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Ph.D.
    Medicine - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center M.D.
    Undergraduate Major: Microbiology; Minors: Spanish, Chemistry - University of Oklahoma B.S.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. McMurtry V, Cleary AS, Ruano AL, Lomo L, Gulbahce HE (2023). Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma: Clinicopathologic Features and Recurrence Score Results From a Population-based Database. Am J Clin Oncol, 46(12), 559-566. (Read full article)
    2. Agarwal AM, McMurty V, Clayton AL, Bolia A, Reading NS, Mani C, Patel JL, Rets A (2023). Clinical utility of targeted next-generation sequencing panel in routine diagnosis of hereditary hemolytic anemia: A national reference laboratory experience. Eur J Haematol, 110(6), 688-695. (Read full article)
    3. McMurtry V, Mahlow J, Coleman JF, Deftereos G, Jattani R, Bastien RRL, Durtschi J, Jarboe E, Lomo L, Sirohi D (2022). Morphologic Characteristics and Mutational Analysis of Fumarate Hydratase Deficient Kidney and Smooth Muscle Tumors. Am J Clin Pathol, 159(2), 164-171. (Read full article)
    4. McMurtry V, Canberk S, Deftereos G (2022). Molecular testing in fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules. Diagn Cytopathol, 51(1), 36-50. (Read full article)
    5. Wilcock DM, McMurtry V, Coleman JF, Kim JT, Khalili P, Deftereos G, Albertson D, Gulbahce EH, Liu T, Sirohi D (2022). Histopathological Correlation of Chromosome 12 Polysomy by Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization in Adipocytic Neoplasms. Int J Surg Pathol, 30(7), 734-742. (Read full article)
    6. McMurtry V, Poretta JM, Factor RE (2022). After neoadjuvant therapy, axillary sentinel lymph node frozen sections from breast cancer patients are accurately diagnosed using telepathology. J Pathol Inform, 13, 100092. (Read full article)
    7. Fatheree NY, Liu Y, Taylor CM, Hoang TK, Cai C, Rahbar MH, Hessabi M, Ferris M, McMurtry V, Wong C, Vu T, Dancsak T, Wang T, Gleason W, Bandla V, Navarro F, Tran DQ, Rhoads JM (2017). Lactobacillus reuteri for Infants with Colic: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial. J Pediatr, 191, 170-178.e2. (Read full article)
    8. Fatheree NY, Liu Y, Ferris M, Van Arsdall M, McMurtry V, Zozaya M, Cai C, Rahbar MH, Hessabi M, Vu T, Wong C, Min J, Tran DQ, Navarro F, Gleason W, Gonzalez S, Rhoads JM (2015). Hypoallergenic formula with Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG for babies with colic: A pilot study of recruitment, retention, and fecal biomarkers. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol, 7(1), 160-70. (Read full article)
    9. McMurtry VE, Gupta RW, Tran L, Blanchard EE 4th, Penn D, Taylor CM, Ferris MJ (2015). Bacterial diversity and Clostridia abundance decrease with increasing severity of necrotizing enterocolitis. Microbiome, 3, 11. (Read full article)

    Review

    1. Pammi M, Cope J, Tarr PI, Warner BB, Morrow AL, Mai V, Gregory KE, Kroll JS, McMurtry V, Ferris MJ, Engstrand L, Lilja HE, Hollister EB, Versalovic J, Neu J (2017). Intestinal dysbiosis in preterm infants preceding necrotizing enterocolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Review]. Microbiome, 5(1), 31. (Read full article)

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