Virginia Commonwealth University Service 

American Cancer Society Institutional Grant Review Committee, 1986 - 1994
Chairman, School of Medicine Promotions and Tenure Committee, 1981 -1982
Claims Committee, Associated Physicians Risk Management, 1994 - Present
Financial Advisory Committee, University Pathologists, 1990 - 1992
Executive Committee, Department of Pathology, 1993 -2000
Board of Directors, University Pathologists, 1993 - 1995

Licenses & Certifications

Medical Licenses (current)
Virginia

Board Certifications
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1964
Cytopathology Board Certification, 1989
Recertified by the American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1997

Education

Postgraduate Medical Education
Fellowship in Surgical Pathology and Senior Clinical Trainee of the Cancer Control Program, United States Public Health Service, Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Disease, New York, New York. 1964 - 1965

Resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Passavant Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School. 1960 - 1964

Traineeship in Pathology, United States Public Health Service, Northwestern University Medical School. 1960 - 1964

Internship, rotating 12 months. Passavant Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School Chicago, Illinois. 1959 - 1960

Medical Education
Medical Education, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois. 1955-1959
M.D. Northwestern University Medical School, 1959

BS in Medicine Northwestern University Medical School, 1956
Pre-medical Education, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1952-1955

Awards

American Society of Clinical Pathologists distinguished service award of the Commission on Continuing Education, 1979

George Papanicolaou Award of the American Society of Cytology, 1983

The Commissioners' Medal of the Commission on Continuing Education, of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists 1989

AMA Award for Accreditation Activities Council on Allied Health Accreditation 1982

American Cancer Society Clinical Fellowship in Surgical and Cytopathology, $5,000, paid directly to the appointed fellow. Competitive grant each year

Distinguished Service Award, Virginia Commonwealth University 1995

American Association of Physician Artists, 1995 Juried Show and Exhibit, First Place, watercolor division

Award for Distinguished Service to the Virginia Society for Cytology, 20 years of Service 1996

Award for Distinguished Service to Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology as Secretary Treasurer, 1989 - 1998

Virginia Watercolor Society, signature artist status achieved 1999

Named Best Pathologist in Richmond, 2000

Tao Award, Educator of the Year, Papanicolaou Society of Pathology, 2002

Distinguished Contributions to Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 2002 Gala

Fred Waldorf Stewart Award, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 2004

Editorial Boards

Cancer Cytopathology - Principle Editor, 1995 - Present
Modern Pathology, Inception - 2002
Human Pathology 1995- Present
Diagnostic Cytopathology Consultant Editor 1993 - 1998
Editorial Review Board 4 th series fascicles AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology 2000-Present
Manuscript Reviewer for above and Cancer, Arch of Pathology and Lab Medicine, American Journal of Clinical Pathology

ProfessionalService

• Chairman, Cytotechnology Programs Review Committee, American Society of Cytology, 1975 -1978
• American Society of Cytology representative to the Intersociety Pathology Council, 1979 - 1981
• Certification Committee on Cytopathology, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1974-1976
• Committee on Automated Cytology, National Cancer Institute, 1975 - 1979
• Ad Hoc Committee on Certification in Cytopathology, American Society of Cytology, 1973 - 1977
• American Society of Cytology representative to AMA Advisory Committee, "Health Policy Agenda for the American People", 1985 - 1987
• College of American Pathologists, Committee on Cytopathology, 1990 - 2000 (advisor) 2001 - 2003
• College of American Pathologists, Professional Improvement Program Committee, 1982 - 1986
• International Academy of Cytology, International Board, 1995-1998
• Secretary-Treasurer Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, 1989 - 1998
• Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, Council 1999 - 2002
• Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, Committee to develop residency curriculum in anatomic pathology, 2002 - 2003
• American Society of Cytopathology Committee on Long Range Planning, 2003 - Present
• American Society of Cytopathology Committee on Ethics and Conduct, 2001- Present
• American Society of Cytopathology and International Academy of Cytology Liaison Committee, 2004 - Present
• American Society of Cytopathology Foundation, 2007-present.

Professional Organizations

American Society of Clinical Pathologists
American Society of Cytology
College of American Pathologists
International Academy of Pathology
International Academy of Cytology
Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathology
International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, Secretary-Treasurer, 1989 - 1998
Papanicolaou Society, Board Member at Large, 1992 - 1996
Virginia Society for Pathology
American Medial Association, Life Member, 2001 - Present
Medical Society of Virginia
Richmond Academy of Medicine
Executive Committee, American Society of Cytology, 1972 - 1977
Vice President, American Society of Cytology, 1976 - 1977
President Elect, American Society of Cytology, 1977 - 1978
President, American Society of Cytology, 1978 - 1979
Past President, American Society of Cytology, 1979 - 1980
President, Virginia Society for Pathology 1981

Recent Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Frable WJ:Proficiency testing for cytologists. Cancer 2005;105:119-123.

Frable WJ:Immunohistochemical expression of cycloxygenase 2 in follicular carcinomas of the thyroid. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005 (letter)

Suba EJ, Frable WJ, Raab SS. Cost-effectiveness of cervical-cancer screening in developing countries.N Engl J Med. 2006 Apr 6;354(14):1535-6; author reply 1535-6. No abstract available. Erratum in: N Engl J Med. 2006 Aug 17;355(7):745.

Silverman JF, Fletcher CD, Frable WJ, Goldblum JR, Pereira TC, Swanson PE.  Critical diagnoses (critical values) in anatomic pathology. Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology.Hum Pathol. 2006 Aug;37(8):982-4. Epub 2006 Jun 2.

Frable WJ. Surgical pathology-second reviews, institutional reviews, audits, and correlations: what’s out there? Error or diagnostic variation? Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 May;130(5):620-5. Review.

Cabrera RA, Almeida M, Mendonça ME, Frable WJ. Diagnostic pitfalls in fine-needle aspiration cytology of temporomandibular chondroblastoma: report of two cases.Diagn Cytopathol. 2006 Jun;34(6):424-9.

Cerilli LA, Frable WJ, Spafford MF. Anaplastic carcinoma of the thyroid with chondroblastoma features mimicking papillary carcinoma: a case report. Acta Cytol. 2007 Sep-Oct;51(5):825-8.

Frable WJ. Error reduction and risk management in cytopathology. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2007 May;24(2):77-88.

Frable WJ. Screening for cervical cancer: controversy and contentionous thoughtful analysis. Cancer. 2007 Jun 25;111(3):143-4.

Goldberg SR, Neifeld JP, Frable WJ. Prognostic value of tumor thickness in patients with Merkel cell carcinoma. J Surg Oncol. 2007 Jun 15;95(8):618-22.

Frable WJ. Screening for endometrial cancer? Cancer. 2008 Aug 25;114(4):219-21.

Pereira TC, Silverman JF, LiVolsi V, Fletcher CD, Frable WJ, Goldblum JR, Swanson PE. A multi-institutional survey of critical diagnoses (critical values) in surgical pathology and cytology.Am J Clin Pathol. 2008 Nov;130(5):731-5.

Baloch ZW, LiVolsi VA, Asa SL, Rosai J, Merino MJ, Randolph G, Vielh P, DeMay RM, Sidawy MK, Frable WJ. Diagnostic terminology and morphologic criteria for cytologic diagnosis of thyroid lesions: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.Diagn Cytopathol. 2008 Jun;36(6):425-37.

Frable WJ. Welcome to the new editor. Cancer,2009, Jan 6 (Epub ahead of print).

Chapters

Frable, WJ : Techniques of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. In Pathology for the Surgeon. Ed. P Banks. WB Saunders Co. Philadelphia 1996, pp. 33-45.

Frable, WJ : Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Techniques. In Comprehensive Cytopathology, 2nd Edit.M Bibbo, Edit. W.B.Saunders Co., Philadelphia 1997, pp. 623-642.

Frable, WJ : Fine Needle Aspiration. In Principles and Practice of Surgical and Cytopathology, 3rd Edit. Edit. S Silverberg. Churchill Livingstone, New York 1997 pp.137-154.

Winn Jr. WC, Frable WJ: Infectious Disease. In Principles and Practice of Surgical and Cytopathology, 3rd Edit. Edit. S Silverberg. Churchill Livingstone, New York 1997 pp.155-226.

Frable WJ , Frable MA: Larynx and Trachea. In Principles and Practice of Surgical and Cytopathology, 3rd Edit. Edit. S Silverberg. Churchill Livingstone, New York 1997 pp.1073-1098.

Saldana MJ, Mones JM, Frable WJ: Localized Diseases of the Bronchi and Lungs. In Principles and Practice of Surgical and Cytopathology, 3rd Edit. Edit. S Silverberg. Churchill Livingstone, New York 1997 pp.1189-1298.

Frable, WJ:Medical Liability and the Practice of Cytopathology. In. Atlas of Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2 nd Edit. Edit. Author B.F. Atkinson. 2004, Saunders, Philadelphia.

Books

Powers, CN, Frable WJ:Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Head and Neck. Butterworth-Heinamann, Boston, MA, 1996.

Frable WJ , Assoc Edit: Principles and Practice of Surgical and Cytopathology, 3rd Edit. Edit. S Silverberg. Churchill Livingstone, New York 1997.

Frable WJ, Assoc Editor: Principles and Practice of Surgical and Cytopathology, 4 th Edit., Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, 2005.

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reviewed January 21, 2009