
Dr. Andrew L Folpe M.D.
Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Andrew Folpe is a pathologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Folpe is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Folpe can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Folpe may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.
Education and Training
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1994
Board Certification
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The autolysed specimen: a novel grading system.
- Thyroid transcription factor-1 is expressed in extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas but not in other extrapulmonary neuroendocrine tumors.
- Practical applications of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of soft tissue neoplasms.
- Microphthalmia transcription factor and melanoma cell adhesion molecule expression distinguish desmoplastic/spindle cell melanoma from morphologic mimics.
- Immunohistochemical study of microphthalmia transcription factor and tyrosinase in angiomyolipoma of the kidney, renal cell carcinoma, and renal and retroperitoneal sarcomas: comparative evaluation with traditional diagnostic markers.
- Diagnostic utility of microphthalmia transcription factor in malignant melanoma and other tumors.
- CD31 expression in intratumoral macrophages: a potential diagnostic pitfall.
- MyoD1 and myogenin expression in human neoplasia: a review and update.
- The diagnostic value of hepatocyte paraffin antibody 1 in differentiating hepatocellular neoplasms from nonhepatic tumors: a review.
- Bilateral intrathyroidal lymphoepithelial cysts.
- Protein gene product 9.5 (PGP 9.5) is not a specific marker of neural and nerve sheath tumors: an immunohistochemical study of 95 mesenchymal neoplasms.
- Aberrant expression of tight junction-related proteins ZO-1, claudin-1 and occludin in synovial sarcoma: an immunohistochemical study with ultrastructural correlation.
- Cutaneous and subcutaneous fibrohistiocytic tumors of intermediate malignancy: an update.
- CDX-2, a new marker for adenocarcinoma of gastrointestinal origin.
- Latency-associated nuclear antigen expression and human herpesvirus-8 polymerase chain reaction in the evaluation of Kaposi sarcoma and other vascular tumors in HIV-positive patients.
Professional Memberships
- Member Minnesota Medical Association/Zumbro Valley
Fellowships
- Fellow - Pathology: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center
- Fellow - Immunohistochemistry: Department of Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center
- Fellow - Surgical Pathology: Department of Pathology, University of Washington Medical Center
- Fellow - Soft Tissue Pathology: Department of Pathology, Emory University
Dr. Andrew L Folpe M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 200 1st St SW
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