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Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhD

Celeste N. Powers, MD, PhDProfessor of Pathology and Otolaryngology (Tenured)
Chair, Division of Anatomic Pathology
Saul Kay Chair in Diagnostic Pathology
Director of Anatomic Pathology Services and Cytopathology 
Department of Pathology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Office: 804-828-9739
cpowers@mcvh-vcu.edu

 

Licenses & Certifications | Education | Awards | VCU/MCV Appointments | Professional Organizations | Professional Service | Editorial Advisory Boards | Recent Publications

Licenses & Certifications

Medical Licenses (Current)
New York
Texas
Virginia

Board Certifications 
American Board of Pathology, Added Qualifications in Cytopathology Board Certification, 1992
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1990

Education

Postgraduate Medical Training
Fellowship: Surgical and Cytopathology
Director:  Dr. William J. Frable, MD
Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth 1990

Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
University of Texas Medical School/University at Houston
Houston, TX 1985-89

Medical Education
MD: University of Texas Medical School
Houston, TX 1985

Graduate Education
PhD: Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX 1981

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Awards

F.K. Mostofi Distinguished Service Award, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2012

Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc., 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008

“Top Doctors” Pathology, Richmond Magazine, 2011, 2010, 2008

Best Doctors in Virginia and Washington DC, Virginia Living magazine, 2010-2011

Selected as one of  “America’s Top Physicians”  as “America’s Top Pathologists”  Listed in Guide to America’s Top Physicians published by Consumers’ Research Council of America, Washington DC., 2009

Inductee, Pathology Honor Society, Association of Pathology Chairs, 2008

2008 George Papanicolaou Award, American Society of Cytopathology, 2008

Selected a s one of  “America’s Top Physicians”  as “America’s Top Pathologists”  Listed in Guide to America’s Top Physicians published by Consumers’ Research Council of America, Washington DC, 2008

ASC Mentor Sky of Fame – Center of the Universe (Highest level of recognition), 2007

“In Appreciation, Council (2004-2007)”, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2007

Dedicated Service to Cancer Cytopathology on occasion of 10th Anniversary, presented by American Cancer Society 2007 America’s Top Pathologists, Consumers Research Council of America, 2007

25th Brindley Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 2006-2007

Recognition Award, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) for Service on Education Committee, 2005

John K. Frost Lectureship (6 th Annual Mastering the Challenges of Cytopathology) Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 2005

ASCP Distinguished Service Award Honoring George F. Stevenson, MD, 2002

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Virginia Commonwealth University and Medical Center Appointments

Current (Department of Pathology)
Chair, Division of Anatomical Pathology Faculty Meetings
Chair, Anatomic Pathology Director's Committee
Chair, Grand Rounds Committee
Member, Finance Advisory Committee 
Member, Medical Staff Quality Oversight Committee
Member, Policies and Utilization Review Committee for TDAAC
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Clinical Service and Research
Member, Performance Improvement Council
Member, Residency Training Committee and Pathology GME committee

Professional Organizations

North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology (2008- )
Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology (2000-)
Medical Society of Virginia (1998-)
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists (1997-)
International Academy of Cytology (1996-)
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Associates (1995-)
American Society of Cytopathology (1988-)  
Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (1993-1996)
College of American Pathologists (Fellow) (1991-)
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (Sustaining Member) (1988-)
American Society of Clinical Pathology (Fellow) (1987-)
American Medical Association (1981-2011)
Richmond Academy of Medicine (2000-2009) 

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Professional Service

American Society of Clinical Pathologists

  • Director, Regional Education Course: Non-Gynecologic Cytopathology (1996 - 2005)
  • AMS-CCE Teleconference Committee (1996 - 2002)
  • CCE Council on Cytopathology: Chair (2001 - 2002), Member (1996 -2000)
  • Board of Registry, Cytotechnology Examination Committee Member (1994- 2000)

Papanicolaou Society of Cytology

  • Executive Board Member (2000 - 2003)
  • Awards Committee Chair (2000 - 2003)
  • Research Task Force Chair (1995 - 2000)
  • Research Awards Committee Chair (1996 - 2000)

International Academy of Cytology

  • IAC Member to Cytopathology Education and Technology Consortium (2010-2012)
  • Evolving Technologies Committee (1995-1998) (1998-2001) (2002-2004)

American Society of Cytopathology

  • Chair, Long Range Planning Committee (2009-2011)
  • Director, Diagnostic Seminar (2006)
  • Chair Exhibitor Task Force (2005)
  • President, 2004
  • President Elect, 2003
  • Vice President, 2002
  • Executive Board Member (1999-2005)
  • Member and Chair (2006), Nominating Committee (2005-2007)
  • Faculty, “Cytologic Evaluation of Salivary Gland Aspirates: A Case-Based Approach with Histologic Correlation” (2004 - 2005), Workshop
  • Member, ASC Foundation (2002 - 2004)
  • ASC Strategic Plan, Facilitator
  • Director of Cytopathology Review (1998 - 2001)
  • Membership Committee Chair and Member (1995 - 1998)

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

  • Vice Chair, Membership Committee(inception 2010- ) 
  • Member Board of Directors, USCAP Foundation (inception:2009 - )
  • Member, Strategic Planning Task Force II (Financial) (2009-2010)
  • Member, Strategic Planning Task Force III (Governance) (2009-2010)
  • Member, Development Committee (2007-2009)
  • Representative member, CAP Steering Committee for Legislative Action on HR1237 (2007)
  • Director, Diagnostic Cytopathology (2004-current)
  • Member Task Forces on Strategic Planning (Governance) and (Finance)
  • Co-Convener, Cytopathology International Academy of Pathology Centennial Congress (2006)
  • Member, Council (2004-2007)
  • Director, Cytopathology Evening Specialty Conference (2002-2005)
  • Faculty, “An Integrated Cytologic and Histologic Approach to the Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Tumors" (2005-2008), Short Course
  • Education Committee (2000 -2004)
  • Abstract Review Board (1998 -2000)

American Board of Pathology
Test Development Committee for Cytopathology (2002-2007)

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Editorial Advisory Boards

Editor in Chief Cancer Cytopathology (2009-

Associate Editor, Cancer Cytopathology (inception 1996-2008) 

Guest Editor, Pathology Case Reviews: Mediastinum - 2001, Body Cavity Fluids - 2006; Respiratory Cytopathology - 2009

Editorial Boards 
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology
Pathology Case Reviews
International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology (2008-
Diagnostic Cytopathology (2000-2006)
Cyto Journal (online journal) (inception 2003-2008)
Advances in Anatomic Pathology (inception 1994 -2010)
Diagnostic Cytopathology (2000-2006)

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Recent Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Powers CN, Geisinger KG. Fine Needle Aspiration of the Mediastinum: An overview. Pathology Case Reviews 2001;6(2):49-58.    

Pitman MB, Cibas E, Powers CN, Frable WJ, Renshaw AA. Reducing or eliminating ASCUS Decreases Diagnostic Accuracy of the Pap Smear. Cancer (cancer Cytopathol) 2002; 96:128-134. 

Atkins KA and Powers CN, Frable WJ. Infectious Diseases in Cytopathology. (Invited Review); Advances in Anatomic Pathology 2002; 9 (1): 52-64.

Idowu MO, Contos M, Gill S, Powers, CN. Merkel cell carcinoma: A report of gastrointestinal metastasis and review of the literature. Archives of Pathol and Lab Med 2003; 127(3):367-369.

Faquin, WC and Powers, CN. Aggressive forms of follicular-derived thyroid cancer. Pathology Case Reviews (invited) 2003; 8(1):25-33.

Dodson K, Powers CN, Reiter ER. Extranodal Rosai Dorfman disease presenting as synchronous nasal and intracranial masses. Am J. Otolaryngol 2003; 24:426-430.

Idowu MO, Reiter ER, Powers CN. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. A pitfall in aspiration of the thyroid. Am J. Clin Pathol 2004; 121:551-556.

Robertson JC, Buck DA, Schmidt-Ullrich R, Powers CN, Reiter ER. Isolated plexiform neurofibroma: Treatment with 3-D conformal radiotherapy. Laryngoscope 2004; 114:1139-1142.

Reiter ER, Idowu MO, Powers CN. Unusual paratracheal masses presenting with vocal cord paralysis. ENT Journal 2006; 85(2):112-115.

Pitman MB, Abele J, Ali SZ, Duick D, Elsheikh TM, Jeffrey RB, Powers, CN, Randolph G, Renshaw  A, Scoutt L. Techniques for Thyroid FNA: A Synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference. Diagn Cytopathol. 2008;36(6):407-424.

Dumur, CI, Ladd, AC, Wright, HV, Penberthy, LT, Wilkinson, DS, Powers CN, DiNardo, Laurence J. Genes involved in Chemoradiation Therapy  Response in Head and Neck Cancers.   Laryngoscope 2008;119 (1):91-101.

Jain R, Robblee JV, O’Sullivan-Mejia  E, Lea J, Heller A, Faquin WC, Powers CN.  Sinonasal Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis: A report of four cases and review of literature.  Head and Neck Pathol 2008 1936-055X (Print) 1936-0568 (Online)

O’Sullivan-Meija E, Faquin, WC, Powers CN. Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma of the salivary gland: Clinicopathologic characteristics and diagnostic challenges. Head and Neck Pathol  DOI 10.1007/s12105-009-0124-3  ( on line published 7-5-09)

Bongiovanni M, Bloom L, Krane JF, Baloch ZW, Powers CN, Hinterman S, Pache JC, Faquin WC. Cytomorphologic features of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma: A multi-institutional analysis of 40 cases. Cancer Cytopathol 2009;117(3):185-94.

Idowu MO, Fuller CE, Powers CN. Non small cell lung carcinoma: A diagnosis beyond its prime. Pathology Case Reviews 2009;15(4):199-205.

Idowu MI and Powers CN. Lung cancer cytology: Potential pitfalls and mimics: A review.   Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2010;3(4):367-385  www.ijcep.com /IJCEP1003005

Ladd AC, O’Sullivan-Meija E,  Lea T, Perry J, Dumur CI, Dragoescu E, Garrett CT, Powers CN. Preservation of Fine Needle Aspiration Specimens for Future use in RNA Based Molecular Testing. Cancer Cytopathol. 2011 Feb 1. doi: 10.1002/cncy.20130. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 21287691 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] 2001:119(2):102-110.

Frable WJ, Pedigo MA, Powers CN, Yarrell C, Ortiz B, Clark ME, Ebron T.Rapid prescreen of cervical liquid-based cytology preparations: Results of a study in an academic medical center. Diagn Cytopathol. 2010 Dec 31. [Epub ahead of print]PMID:21197642

Idowu MO, Kmieciac M, Dumur C, Burton RS, Grimes MM, Powers CN, Manjili M. CD44+/CD24(-/low) cancer stem/progenitor cells are more abundant in triple negative invasive breast carcinoma phenotype and are associated with poor outcome. (In press to Human Pathology)  

Dumur CI, Schaum JC, Garrett CT, Wilkinson DS, DiNardo LJ, Powers CN. mRNA and microRNA Profiling of Frozen and FFPE Biopsy Specimens for Predicting the Therapeutic Effectiveness of Chemoradiotherapy Treatment in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas  In Press J. Mol. Diagn

Chen N, Sabato MF, Powers CN, Wilkinson DS, Ferreira-Gonzalez A, Dumur CI. Clinical Validation of Coamplification at Lower Denaturation Temperature PCR (COLD-PCR) Combined with Direct Cycle Sequencing to Detect KRAS Mutations for Therapeutic Decision Making in Colon Cancer. In Press J. Mol. Diagn

Books

Faquin WE and Powers CN. Salivary Gland Cytopathology, Essentials of Cytopathology Series. Editor: Dorothy L. Rosenthal, Springer. 2008. ISBN: 978-0-387-76622-5.

Book Chapters

O’Grady A, Atkins KA, Powers CN. “Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Endocrine Glands”. In Lloyd RV. (ed) Endocrine Pathology. Differential Diagnosis and Molecular Advances. Humana Press. Totowa, New Jersey. 2004:329-344.

Powers CN and Atkins, KA. “Mediastinum”. Chapter 9. In Atlas of Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2 nd Edition. Atkinson B (ed). W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 2004:391-410.

Atkins KA and Powers CN. “Salivary Glands”. Chapter 12. In Atlas of Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2 nd Edition. Atkinson B (ed) W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA). 2004:497-526.

Atkins KA and Powers CN. “Aspiration of Cutaneous and Miscellaneous Lesions of the Head and Neck”. Chapter 13. In Atlas of Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2 nd Edition. Atkinson B (ed). W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA. 2004:527-550.

Sherman ME, Abdul-Karim F, Berek JS, Powers CN, Sidawy MK, Tabbara SO. “Atypical Squamous Cells” The Bethesda System for Reporting Cervical Cytology, 2 nd Edition. Soloman D and Najar R (Eds). Springer, New York 2004:67-87.

Wick MR and Powers CN. “The Mediastinum and Thymus” Principle and Practice of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology, 4th Edition. Silverberg S, LiVilsi VA, Wick M, DeLellis RL, Frable WJ. Eds. Elsevier Science, Orlando, FL. 2005:1091-1134.

Dragoescu E, Idowu M, Powers CN. “Lung” in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology, Fine-Needle Aspiration. Editor. Mark Sidawy. Elsevier Churchill Livingston. 2007:159-200.

Berbescu E, Powers CN. “Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Endocrine of Endocrine Glands”. In Lloyd RV. Eds. Endocrine Pathology. Differential Diagnosis and Molecular Advances. 2nd Edition. Humana Press. Totowa, New Jersey. 2010:    ISBN: 978-1-4419-1068-4

Wang HH, Filie A, Clark D, Powers CN. “Suspicious for malignancy”. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: Definitions, Criteria and Explanatory Notes. Ali S, Cibas ES. Eds. Springer, New York. 2010:       ISBN: 978-0-387-87665-8

Jakowski J, Powers CN. “Infectious Disease” in Cytopathology of Lung and Mediastinum. Editor Syed Z. Ali. Cambridge University Press, New York (in press).

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