Mohanad Shaar
Office Address
DMC Harper University Hospital – Pathology
3990 John R
Detroit, MI 48201
Position Title
Pathologist, Cytopathologist
Biography
Medical education, research, and arts.
Education Training
MD: Damascus University School of Medicine, Damascus, Syria (2007)
Fellowships
- Surgical Pathology: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (2016)
- Cytopathology: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (2017)
Board Certification
- ABMS Pathology - Cytopathology
- ABMS Pathology - Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology
Medical Education Responsibilities
Undergraduate Program
Lectures in Histology, Pathology, Pathobiology and Pathophysiology
Residency/Fellowships
Teaching and mentoring pathology residents and fellows at the Harper University Hospital
Areas of Interest
Cytopathology, Surgical Pathology, Gastrointestinal Pathology
General surgical pathology and cytology with focus on liver and GI tract; malignancy of unknown primary.
Research
Anatomic Pathology: Damascus University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria (2011)
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL (2015)
Research Interests
Cytopathology (thyroid, pancreas), AI and Digital Pathology
Publications
Costigan DC, Shaar M, Frates MC, Alexander EK, Barletta JA, Cibas ES. Defining thyroid spherules: A benign cytomorphologic feature that mimics microfollicles. Cancer Cytopathol. 2020 Mar;128(3):171-176. doi: 10.1002/cncy.22219. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PubMed PMID: 31856389.
Hemmerich A, Shaar M, Burbridge R, Guy CD, McCall SJ, Cardona DM, Zhang X, Lai J, Zhang X. Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma as Solitary Subcentimeter Polypoid Gastric Mucosal Lesions: Clinicopathologic Analysis of Five Cases. Gastroenterology Res. 2018 Feb;11(1):25-30
Al Diffalha S, Shaar M, Barkan G, Wojcik E, Picken M, Pambuccian S. Immunohistochemistry in the workup of prostate biopsies: Frequency, variation and appropriateness of use among pathologists practicing at an academic center. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2017 Jan;(27):34–42
Loochtan MJ, Shaar M, Pambuccian S, Borrowdale RW. Subglottic Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2016 Feb;125(2):169-72.
Sigman M, Shaar M, Islam K, Sarker S. Image of the month-quiz case. Heterotopic pancreas. JAMA Surg. 2013 Apr;148(4):393-.