Virginia A. LiVolsi
University of Pennsylvania · Rehabilitation Medicine
Active 1973–2024
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About
Virginia A. LiVolsi, M.D., is a Staff Pathologist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She serves as the Director of Endocrine and ENT Subspecialty at the same hospital. Dr. LiVolsi's educational background includes a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York, earned in 1965, and an M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1969. Her research expertise focuses on the pathogenesis of thyroid neoplasms, and her clinical expertise encompasses thyroid, parathyroid pathology, gynecological pathology, and head and neck pathology, including salivary glands. Dr. LiVolsi has contributed to the understanding of thyroid tumor differentiation and has published on topics such as immunohistochemical differentiation of adrenal tumors, follicular-patterned thyroid lesions, and microdissection of thyroid tumors. Her work has advanced the diagnostic and research approaches in endocrine pathology, particularly related to thyroid neoplasms.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Surgery
- General surgery
- Intensive care medicine
- Internal medicine
Selected publications
Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms
Endocrine Pathology · 2022-03-01 · 1087 citations
reviewAnnals of Surgery · 2020 · 525 citations
OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective, and appropriate thyroidectomy. BACKGROUND: Surgical management of thyroid disease has evolved considerably over several decades leading to variability in rendered care. Over 100,000 thyroid operations are performed annually in the US. METHODS: The medical literature from 1/1/1985 to 11/9/2018 was reviewed by a panel of 19 experts in thyroid disorders representing multiple disciplines. The authors used the best available ev…
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2020-09-02 · 96 citations
articleOpen accessPURPOSE: The Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal Gland Scaled Score (PASS) and the Grading System for Adrenal Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma (GAPP) are scoring systems to predict metastatic potential in pheochromocytomas (PCC) and paragangliomas (PGLs). The goal of this study is to assess PASS and GAPP as metastatic predictors and to correlate with survival outcomes. METHODS: The cohort included PCC/PGL with ≥5 years of follow-up or known metastases. Surgical pathology slides were rereviewed. PA…
Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine-Needle Biopsy in the Detection of Thyroid Malignancy
JAMA Surgery · 2022-10-12 · 39 citations
reviewOpen accessImportance: Fine-needle biopsy (FNB) became a critical part of thyroid nodule evaluation in the 1970s. It is not clear how diagnostic accuracy of FNB has changed over time. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the accuracy of thyroid FNB for diagnosis of malignancy in adults with a newly diagnosed thyroid nodule and to characterize changes in accuracy over time. Data Sources: PubMed, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched from 1…
Differentiated high grade thyroid carcinomas: Diagnostic consideration and clinical features
Human Pathology · 2024-01-18 · 24 citations
review
Recent grants
NIH · $21.9M · 2014
COLLABORATIVE HUMAN TISSUE NETWORK EASTERN DIVISION
NIH · $5.0M · 2014–2019
Frequent coauthors
- 509 shared
Zubair Baloch
Philadelphia University
- 246 shared
Laura C. Collins
Hadassah Medical Center
- 242 shared
Nicholas Knoblauch
University of Chicago
- 242 shared
Rendi Dintzis
Kyung Hee University
- 242 shared
Liang Cheng
- 242 shared
Kristin Post
- 242 shared
Laila Mahmoud Montaser
- 242 shared
L Wong
Kyung Hee University
Labs
Pathology and Laboratory MedicinePI
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