Harvard 46th Annual Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology 2025

Refine your diagnostic skills in surgical pathology with this expert-led five-day live virtual course from Harvard Medical School, featuring real cases, subspecialty insights, and practical strategies for clinical excellence.

Join us for a comprehensive five-day live online course in surgical pathology, led by esteemed faculty from Harvard Medical School. This course is perfect for both academic and community pathologists looking to stay at the forefront of their field. It is designed to provide practical insights and skills that you can apply directly to your practice.
What to Expect:

Expert-Led Sessions: Learn from leading experts in multiple surgical pathology subspecialties.
Cutting-Edge Updates: Stay informed about the latest advancements in surgical pathology, including new diagnostic techniques and contemporary applications of immunohistochemical and molecular studies.
Engaging Formats: Benefit from didactic lectures, slide seminars, and question and answer sessions.
Convenient Resources: Access downloadable PDF lectures and preview scanned slides for the case presentations online.
Extended Access: Review recorded lectures at your convenience for up to 90 days after the live course.

Learning Objectives

 Appropriately apply criteria for pathologic diagnoses in multiple areas of surgical pathology.
 Recognize unusual entities, including those newly described.
 Evaluate the decision-making process used to arrive at specific diagnoses.
 Utilize contemporary tumor classification systems and reporting guidelines.
 Apply immunohistochemistry and/or molecular studies judiciously to establish or confirm diagnoses.

Who Should Participate

Pathologists
Who Should Attend

Practicing surgical pathologists seeking to sharpen diagnostic skills and stay updated on subspecialty advances
Subspecialty pathologists in areas like breast, GI, GU, bone/soft tissue, pulmonary, ovarian, dermatopathology, and head & neck
Residents and fellows in pathology preparing for board exams or subspecialty training
Academic pathologists and researchers interested in translational applications of evolving diagnostic criteria
Clinicians in multidisciplinary teams who rely on pathology for treatment planning

What You’ll Learn
This five-day live virtual course emphasizes real-world diagnostic challenges and subspecialty updates. Key highlights include:

Breast pathology: updates on common and uncommon neoplasms
GI pathology: diagnostic challenges in inflammatory conditions and frozen section interpretation
GU pathology: bladder pathology and related neoplasms
Bone and soft tissue pathology: evolving classification and diagnostic pearls
Pulmonary pathology: updates on neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions
Ovarian pathology: refinements in tumor classification
Dermatopathology: practical updates for daily practice
Head and neck pathology: diagnostic strategies for complex lesions

+ Topics:
Monday, October 27, 2025

7:45-8:00 am Welcome and Introduction William Faquin; Melinda Lerwill; Esther Oliva
8:00-9:00 am Updates in the Classification of Thyroid FollicularPatterned Tumors William Faquin
9:00-10:00 am Challenging Intraductal Proliferations ofthe Breast Melinda Lerwill
10:00-10:15 am Break
10:15-11:15 am Benign versus Malignant Endocervical GlandularProliferations: Pearls and Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education Pitfalls Esther Oliva
11:15 am-12:00 pm The Spectrum of Fatty Liver Disease Angela Shih
12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Breast Pathology Dennis Sgroi
1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Bladder Pathology Miranda Machacek
2:00-2:15 pm Break
2:15-3:00 pm Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Differential Diagnosis and Updates Yin “Rex” Hung
3:00-4:00 pm Myeloproliferative and Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Robert Hasserjian
4:00-4:10 pm Question Period Esther Oliva
4:10-4:20 pm Break
4:20-5:20 pm Interpretation of Tumor Biomarkers in Gynecologic Pathology Kyle Devins
5:20- 6:05 pm Salivary Neoplasia of Uncertain Biological Potential, Plus or Minus a Molecular Laboratory and Expert Subspecialists Peter Sadow
6:05-6:15 pm Question Period Esther Oliva

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

8:00-9:00 am Spectrum of Vulvar Squamous Neoplasia Kyle Devins
9:00-10:00 am Pathologist’s Role in Diagnosing Familial Tumor Syndromes Vania Nose
10:00-10:15 am Break
10:15-11:15 am Renal Cell Carcinoma: Lessons Learned from the Hereditary Syndromes Chin-Lee Wu
11:15 am-12:00 pm Cytology and Small Biopsy Diagnosis of Pancreatic Tumors Lisa Zhang
12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Diagnostic Challenges in Lower GI Inflammatory Conditions Jonathan N. Glickman
1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Uncommon Breast Neoplasms Melinda Lerwill
2:00-2:15 pm Break
2:15-3:00 pm Large B-Cell Lymphomas: A Practical Review and Update Aliyah Sohani
3:00-3:30 pm Role of Ancillary Studies in the Diagnosis of Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms Mai Hoang
3:30-4:00 pm Inflammatory Dermatoses: Most Commonly Encountered Diseases by Reaction Pattern Anna Stagner
4:00-4:10 pm Question Period Melinda Lerwill
4:10-4:20 pm Break
4:20-5:20 pm Molecular Pathology and Precision Oncology Care Charlotte Wang
5:20-6:05 pm Practical Approach to Non-Meningothelial Mesenchymal Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System David Meredith
6:05-6:15 pm Question Period Melinda Lerwill

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

8:00-9:00 am Hodgkin Lymphoma: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis Judith Ferry
9:00- 10:00 am What’s New in Esophageal and Gastric Neoplasia: Ancillary Testing and Pathology Jonathan N. Glickman
10:00-10:15 am Break
10:15-10:45 am Update in Appendiceal Pathology Michael Drage
10:45-11:15 am Essentials of Head and Neck Cytology William Faquin
11:15 -12:00 pm Practical Issues on the 9th Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer Mari Mino-Kenudson
12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology Ivan Chebib
1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Pulmonary Pathology Yin “Rex” Hung
Break 2:00-2:15 pm
Location is Key – Pathology ofthe Sellar Region Maria Martinez-Lage Alvarez 2:15-3:00 pm
Fibroepithelial Lesions ofthe Breast: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Interpretation Pearls Gulisa Turashvili 3:00-4:00 pm
Question Period Melinda Lerwill 4:00-4:10 pm
Break 4:10-4:20 pm
Granulomatous Lung Disease Mari Mino-Kenudson 4:20-4:50 pm
Challenges in Adrenal Cortical Neoplasia: Pathologists as Drivers of Clinical Follow-Up Peter Sadow 4:50-5:20 pm
Common Consult Conundrums in Obstetric and Perinatal Pathology Katelyn Dannheim 5:20-6:05 pm
Question Period Melinda Lerwill 6:05-6:15 pm

Thursday, October 30, 2025

8:00-9:00 am Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Lesions ofthe Synovium Gunnlaugur Nielsen
Making Sense of Papillary Breast Lesions Melinda Lerwill 9:00-10:00 am
Break 10:00-10:15 am
Evaluation of Breast Biomarkers Amy Ly 10:15-10:45 am
Drug-Induced Disorders ofthe Gastrointestinal Tract Mari Mino-Kenudson 10:45-11:15 am
Prostate CancerPathology: Updates and Controversial Issues Chin-Lee Wu 11:15 am12:00 pm
Midday Break 12:00-12:30 pm
Slide Seminar: Ovarian Pathology Lawrence Lin 12:30-1:15 pm
Slide Seminar: Dermatopathology Ruth Foreman 1:15-2:00 pm
Break 2:00-2:15 pm
The Evolving Landscape of Sinonasal Pathology Adam Fisch 2:15-3:00 pm
Neoplastic Lesions ofthe Biliary Tree and Gallbladder Stuti Shroff 3:00-3:30 pm
3:30-4:00 pm Cytology of Gynecologic Squamous Lesions Vanda Torous
4:00-4:10 pm Question Period William Faquin
4:10-4:20 pm Break
4:20-5:20 pm Practical Approach to Histotyping and Molecular Characterization of Endometrial Carcinoma Gulisa Turashvili
5:20-6:05 pm Update in Shifting Melanocytic Tumor Terminology Lyn Duncan
6:05-6:15 pm Question Period William Faquin

Friday, October 31, 2025

8:00-9:00 am The Clinical Significance of Placental Pathology Drucilla Roberts
9:00-10:00 am Atthe Intersection of Thoracic and MolecularPathology Lynette Sholl
10:00-10:15 am Break
10:15-10:45 am Testicular Germ Cell Neoplasia Esther Oliva
10:45-11:15 am Recent Advances in the Diagnosis of Mastocytosis Valentina Nardi
11:15-12:00 pm Plasma Cell Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis Megan Fitzpatrick
12:00-12:30 pm Midday Break
12:30-1:15 pm Slide Seminar: Head and Neck Pathology Bayan Alzumaili
1:15-2:00 pm Slide Seminar: Frozen Sections in Gastrointestinal Pathology Stuti Shroff
2:00-2:15 pm Break
2:15-2:45 pm Current and Future Landscape for Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence S. Joseph Sirintrapun
2:45-3:15 pm Practical Approach to Ancillary Immunohistochemistry forSoft Tissue Tumors Ivan Chebib
3:15-3:45 pm Pathology of Vasculitis James Stone
3:45-3:55 pm Question Period William Faquin
3:55-4:05 pm Break
4:05-4:35 pm Quality Assurance Challenges in Surgical Pathology Angela Shih
4:35-5:20 pm Gynecologic Pathology Mailbag Kyle Devins; Lawrence Lin; Esther Oliva; Gulisa Turashvili
5:20-5:30 pm Question Period William Faquin
5:30-5:35 pm Conclusion and Farewell Esther Oliva