Physicians

Department / Division
Pathology / Pathology Clinical Services

Address
DUMC 3712
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone
919-668-3352

Fax Telephone
919-681-7634

Training

• MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 1995

Residency

• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, 1995-2000
• Informatics, Duke University Medical Center, 1998-2000

Fellowship

• Cytopathology, Duke University Medical Center, 2000-2001

Clinical Interests
Fine-needle aspiration cytology; breast pathology; medical informatics including medical databases, natural language processing, terminology systems, and digital imaging processing

Research Interests
Medical Informatics, specifically medical databases and information systems, natural language processing, clinical reference terminologies, and decision support.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Trans4matix

Representative Publications
McConnell P, Dash RC, Chilukuri R, Pietrobon R, Johnson K, Annechiarico R, Cuticchia AJ. The cancer translational research informatics platform. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008;8:60. (2008) Abstract

Waugh MS, Dash RC, Turner KC, Dodd LG. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: using FISH as an ancillary technique to support cytologic diagnosis in an unusual case. Diagn Cytopathol. 2007 Aug;35(8):516-20. (2007) Abstract

Waugh MS, Perfect JR, Dash RC. Schistosoma haematobium in urine: morphology with ThinPrep method. Diagn Cytopathol. 2007 Oct;35(10):649-50. (2007) Abstract

Le TH, Oliverio MI, Kim HS, Salzler H, Dash RC, Howell DN, Smithies O, Bronson S, Coffman TM. A gammaGT-AT1A receptor transgene protects renal cortical structure in AT1 receptor-deficient mice. Physiol Genomics. 2004 Aug 11;18(3):290-8. (2004) Abstract

Safley AM, Buckley PJ, Creager AJ, Dash RC, Dodd LG, Goodman BK, Jones CK, Lagoo AS, Stenzel TT, Wang W, Xie B, Gong JZ. The value of fluorescence in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma by fine-needle aspiration. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2004 Dec;128(12):1395-403. (2004) Abstract

Trembath DG, Dash RC, Major NM, Dodd LG.  “Cytopathology of Mesenchymal Chondrosarcomas. A Report and Comparison of Four Patients”. Cancer (Cancer Cytopathology), August 25, 2003; 99(4): 211-216. (2003)

Guo AC, Cummings TJ, Dash RC, Provenzale JM. Lymphomas and high-grade astrocytomas: comparison of water diffusibility and histologic characteristics. Radiology. 2002 Jul;224(1):177-83. (2002) Abstract

Stern RC, Dash R, Bentley RC, Snyder MJ, Haney AF, Robboy SJ: “Malignancy in endometriosis: Frequency comparison of ovarian and extragonadal types”. International Journal of Gynecologic Pathology, 2001; 20: 133-139. (2001)

Shetzline MA, Suhocki P, Dash R, Rockey DC.  “Provocative angiography in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: practice and pitfalls”.  Southern Medical Journal, December 2000; 93(12):1205-1208. (2000)

Dash RC, Liu K, Sheafor DH, Dodd LG. Fine-needle aspiration findings in idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis. Diagn Cytopathol. 1999 Jul;21(1):22-6. (1999) Abstract

Dash RC, Provenzale JM, McComb RD, Perry DA, Longee DC, McLendon RE. Malignant supratentorial ganglioglioma (ganglion cell-giant cell glioblastoma): a case report and review of the literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999 Apr;123(4):342-5. (1999) Abstract

Dodd LG, Marom EM, Dash RC, Matthews MR, McLendon RE. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of "ancient" schwannoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 1999 May;20(5):307-11. (1999) Abstract

Dash RC, Ballo MS, Layfield LJ.  “Decay of Androgen Receptor Immunoreactivity in Archived Tissue Using Monoclonal Antibody F39.4.1”. Applied Immunohistochemistry. Sept.1998;6(3):145-149. (1998)