Virginia Commonwealth University Service 

Director, Breast Pathology Service

Breast Cancer Research Interest Group (BCRIG) (2007 to present)

Protocol Review and Monitoring Service (PRMS) committee, Massey Cancer Center (Member)

Licenses & Certifications

Medical Licenses (Current)
Commonwealth of Virginia

Board Certifications
American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology)

Education

Postgraduate Medical Education
Cytopathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System/Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia, 2004 - 2005

Oncologic / Surgical Pathology Fellowship
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 2005 - 2006

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency
Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System/Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, Virginia, 2000 - 2004
- Chief Resident in Pathology (July 2003 to June 2004)

Postgraduate Education
MPH, Masters in Public Health Program
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1999 – 2000

Medical Education
MBBS, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 1988 - 1995

Professional Organizations

College of American Pathology, Fellow Member
American Society of Clinical Pathology, Fellow Member
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
American Society of Cytopathology
Virginia Society of Medicine

Awards/Grants

Best Resident in Research, 2003 – 2004
Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Lyman Research Fellowship Grant ($2,500)                                2002-2003
Department of Pathology, VCUHS

Geno Saccomanno New Frontiers in Cytology Award - Best Scientific paper describing new methods or modification of new methods in cytopathology at the 52 nd Annual Scientific Meeting of American Society of Cytopathology, Chicago, Illinois November 2004

Outstanding Teacher Award for High Evaluation                                          2006-2007           
M-II pathology Lab Teaching; Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine

National Committee(s):

College of American Pathology Quality Practices Committee

Recent Publications

Books and Book Chapter

Berbescu E, Idowu MO, Powers CN. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology: Lung.  In Sidawy MK, Ali ZA (Eds). Foundation in Diagnostic Pathology: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology.  Elsevier Inc, 2007. Pg 159-200

Selected Abstracts:

Idowu MO, Cahill LA, Richardson AC, Ramesh A, Knezevic V, Powers CN, Ware JL. Application of a Novel Layered Protein Transfer Technique  (P-FILM) to Fluid Cytology. (Poster presentation at the American Society of Cytopathology annual meeting: November 2004, Chicago, Illinois) Won the Geno Saccomanno Award.

Idowu MO, Grimes MM, Powers CN. Changing Algorithms in the Clinical Management of Breast Lesions: The impact of Needle Core Breast Biopsies. (Poster presentation at the American Society of Cytopathology [ASC] annual meeting: November 2004, Chicago, Illinois)

Idowu M, Grimes M, Jackson-Cook C, Dechsukhum C, Ware J. Loss of Short Arm (p) of Chromosome 19 and Prostate Cancer (Poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Pathology [ASCP] annual meeting: October 2004, San Antonio, Texas)

Klink D, Idowu M, Grimes M, Ware JL. Stromal expression of CD34 and 14-3-3 sigma may differentiate fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumor. Modern Pathology 2007; 5(Supplement 2):39 (Poster presentation at the United States and Canada Academy of Pathology annual meeting, San Diego, 2007)

K Kimmelshue, M Do, M Massey, M Idowu, M Grimes: Correlation between core needle biopsy and follow-up excision for radial scar. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2007; 131:1456 (Poster presentation at the College of American pathologists annual meeting in Chicago, 2007)

Burton RS, Karia K, Mullan T, Idowu M. Stem cells (CD44+/CD24- or low) Are Differentially Expressed in Triple Negative (ER-, PR- and Her2-) Invasive Mammary Carcinoma Phenotype. Mod Path 2008;21(Suppl 1); 25A  Platform presentation at the at the United States and Canada Academy of Pathology annual meeting, Colorado, 2008

Jain R, Pedigo MA, Powers CN, Idowu MO. Atypical Glandular Cells (AGC): Do These Cases Need a Second Review. Mod Path 2008;21(Suppl 1); 75A 25A (Poster presentation at the at the United States and Canada Academy of Pathology annual meeting, Colorado, 2008)

Kimmelshue KN, Diehl M, Idowu M0, Holt HE, Elmore LW. Molecular Chaperone Expression during Breast Cancer Progression. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2008;132:1503 (poster presentation at College of American Pathologist meeting 2008, San Diego)

Phillips-Williams MV, Idowu MO, Grimes MM, Massey HD. Clinically Undetected Malignancy Identified at Autopsy. A single Institution Review. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2008;132:1487  (poster presentation at College of American Pathologist meeting 2008, San Diego) Won the Second place Junior Member Poster Award

Boggs CL, Kraemer F, Massey HD, Grimes MM, Cardenosa G, Idowu MO. Biopsy Correlation of BIRADS Category 4 Mammographic Calcifications: Does the Pattern of Calcification Predict Likelihood of Malignancy? Arch Pathol Lab Med 2008;132:1497 (poster presentation at College of American Pathologist meeting 2008, San Diego)

Selected Peer Reviewed Publications

Riley RS, Massey D, Jackson-Cook C, Idowu M, Romagnoli G. Immunophenotypic analysis of acute lymphocytic leukemia. Hematol Oncol Clin N Am2002;16:245-29.

Idowu MO , Contos M, Gill S, Powers C. Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Report of Gastrointestinal Metastasis and Review of the Literature. Arch Pathol Lab Med2003;127:367-369.

Idowu MO , Reiter ER, Powers CN. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Pitfall in Aspiration Cytology of the Thyroid. Am J Clin Pathol 2004;121:551-556.

Huang D, Liu X, Plymate SR, Idowu M, Grimes M, Best AM, McKinney JL, Ware JL. Proteomic identification of 14-3-3 sigma as a common component of the androgen receptor and the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathways of the human prostate epithelial cell line M12. Oncogene 2004; 23(41): 6881-6889.

Riley RS, Idowu M, Chesney A, Zhao S, McCarty J, Lamb LS, Ben-Ezra JM. Hematologic aspects of myeloablative therapy and bone marrow transplantation. J Clin Lab Anal. 2005;19(2):47-79.

Reiter ER, Idowu MO, Powers CN. Unusual paratracheal masses presenting with vocal fold paralysis. Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Feb;85(2):112-5.

Idowu MO, Rosenblum MK, Wei XJ, Edgar MA, Soslow RA. Ependymomas of the Central Nervous System and Adult Extra-axial Ependymomas are Morphologically and Immunohistochemically Distinct – A Comparative Study With Assessment of Ovarian Carcinomas for Expression of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein. Am J Surg Pathol 2008;32(5):710-718.

Rizki A, Weaver VM, Lee S, Rozenberg GI, Chin K, Myers CA, Bascom JL, Mott JD, Semeiks JR, Grate LR, Mian IS, Borowsky AD, Jensen RA, Idowu MO, Chen F, Chen DJ, Petersen OW, Gray JW, Bissell MJ. A Human Breast Cell Model of Preinvasive to Invasive Transition. Cancer Res 2008;68(5):1378-1387

back to faculty page

Updated February 12, 2009