
Mark R. Wick
Pathologist | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
1215 Lee Street Suite 3020 Charlottesville Virginia, 22908About
Mark R. Wick, MD, works for the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also a Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Wick is the sole author of Metastatic Carcinomas of Unknown Origin and Diagnostic Histochemistry. He is one of America's leading experts on thymus, skin, and glandular cancers. The American Society of Clinical Pathologists has repeatedly awarded him with the G. M. Stevenson Distinguished Service Award, for his accomplishments in the field.
Education and Training
University of Wisconsin
Board Certification
American Board of Pathology- Clinical and Anatomic Pathology
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP
PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP- Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the skin with apparent origin in the epidermis--a pattern or an entity? A case report.
- Ectopic breast tissue and breast-like sweat gland metaplasias: an overlapping spectrum of lesions.
- Primary carcinomas of the thymus gland.
- Neoplasms composed of eosinophilic polygonal cells: an overview with consideration of different cytomorphologic patterns.
- Cutaneous calciphylaxis. An underrecognized clinicopathologic entity.
- Neuroendocrine neoplasia. Current concepts.
- Concurrent Ki-67 and p53 immunolabeling in cutaneous melanocytic neoplasms: an adjunct for recognition of the vertical growth phase in malignant melanomas?
- Mesothelial proliferations. An increasing morphologic spectrum.
- Cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis--a critical reappraisal.
- Tumor-related thrombotic pulmonary microangiopathy: review of pathologic findings and pathophysiologic mechanisms.
- CD99 and cytokeratin-20 in small-cell and basaloid tumors of the skin.
- The role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma.
- Immunohistologic evaluation of metastatic carcinomas of unknown origin: an algorithmic approach.
- Immunohistology of neuroendocrine and neuroectodermal tumors.
- Fixation and epitope retrieval in diagnostic immunohistochemistry: a concise review with practical considerations.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Awards
- Master American Society of Clinical Pathology
Fellowships
- Mayo Clinic
Professional Society Memberships
- College of American Pathology, American Society for Clinical Pathology, United States and Canadian Association of Pathology
Articles and Publications
- Chief Editor of American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1990-2012
- Metastatic Carcinomas of Unknown Origin- Book Editor
- Diagnostic Histochemistry- Book Editor
What do you attribute your success to?
Ability, Concern, Hard Work
Areas of research
Protein chemistry and immunohistology of human neoplasms; clinical outcomes analysis
Hobbies / Sports
- Golf, Jazz, Reading
Areas of research
Protein chemistry and immunohistology of human neoplasms; clinical outcomes analysis
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