Yisheng Fang, M.D., Ph.D. - Faculty Profile

Biography

Yisheng Fang, M.D, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Associate Residency Program Director-Anatomic Pathology in the Department of Pathology at UTSW Medical Center. He is board certified in Anatomic and Clnical Pathology. After completing pathology residency training in State University of New York at Buffalo and before moving to Dallas in 2007, he severed as Assistant Professor and staff pathologist in Department of pathology of SUNY at Buffalo and Medical Director of Pathology&laboratory medicine for the Women and Childrens Hospital of Kaleida Health.

Dr. Fang currently specializes in breast pathology and his research activities including qualitity improvement and best practice in margins evaluation in breast conserving surgery and establishing preclinical models of breast cancer for study of oxygen homeostasis in breast cancer cell growth and metastasis with a focus on the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF).

Education

Medical School: Sun Yat-Sen University (1986)
Other Post Graduate Training: State University of New York at Buffalo (1991)
Graduate School: State University of New York at Buffalo (1991)
Internship: Buffalo General Medical Center (2003)
Internship/Residency: Buffalo General Medical Center (2003), Pathology

Publications

Featured Publications

The role of skin ulceration in breast carcinoma staging and outcome.: Khoury T, Gaudioso C, Fang YV, Sanati S, Opyrchal M, Desouki MM, Karabakhtsian RG, Li Z, Wang D, Yan L, Jacobson R Breast J 2017 Jun
Quantification of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 Immunohistochemistry Using the Ventana Image Analysis System: Correlation With Gene Amplification by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization: The Importance of Instrument Validation for Achieving High (>95%) Concordance Rate.: Dennis J, Parsa R, Chau D, Koduru P, Peng Y, Fang Y, Sarode VR Am. J. Surg. Pathol. 2015 Jan
Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Advanced Stage Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma With HPV and P16 Testing.: Flavill E, Fang YV, Miles B, Truelson J, Perkins S Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 2014 May 123 5 365-73
Modulatory effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on biomarkers expression; assessment by digital image analysis and relationship to residual cancer burden in patients with invasive breast cancer.: Cockburn A, Yan J, Rahardja D, Euhus D, Peng Y, Fang Y, Rumnong Sarode V Hum. Pathol. 2014 Feb 45 2 249-58
Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 modulates allergic lung inflammation in murine asthma.: Sands MF, Ohtake PJ, Mahajan SD, Takyar SS, Aalinkeel R, Fang YV, Blume JW, Mullan BA, Sykes DE, Lachina S, Knight PR, Schwartz SA Clin. Immunol. 2009 Feb 130 2 186-98
Ossifying fibroma of the nose and paranasal sinuses.: Manes RP, Ryan MW, Batra PS, Mendelsohn D, Fang YV, Marple BF Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2012 Jun
Pathology quiz case 1. Cemento-ossifying fibroma (COF).: Manes P, Fang YV, Ryan MW Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2010 Nov 136 11 1145, 1147
Uterine myometrium as a cell patch as an alternative graft for transplantation to infarcted cardiac myocardium: a preliminary study.: Taheri SA, Yeh J, Batt RE, Fang Y, Ashraf H, Heffner R, Nemes B, Naughton J Int J Artif Organs 2008 Jan 31 1 62-7
Pemphigus, pregnancy, and plasmapheresis.: Shieh S, Fang YV, Becker JL, Holm A, Beutner EH, Helm TN Cutis 2004 May 73 5 327-9
Relevance of complement fixing antinuclear antibodies.: Fang YV, Cyran SJ, Albini B, Rostami R, Binder WL, Beutner EH Int. J. Dermatol. 1999 Feb 38 2 96-100

Honors & Awards

The Vernie A. Stembridge M.D. Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award
The Anatomic Pathology Resident Teaching Award presented annually in honor of Vernie A. Stembridge, M.D. in recognition of his dedication and commitment to excellent in house staff teaching (2016-2017)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

College of American Pathologists (2004)
North Texas Society of Pathology (2009)