Michelle McDonald, D.O. Titles and Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pathology Biography EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Applied Critical Thought and Inquiry, William Jewell College, Liberty, MO May 2011 Master of Science in Medical Science, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Fort Worth, TX June 2014 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, TX May 2018 POST GRADUATE TRAINING: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX July 2018 - June 2022 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Pathology Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX July 2022 - June 2023 Forensic Pathology Fellowship, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, Houston, TX July 2023 - July 2024 BOARD CERTIFICATION: Anatomic Pathology, 2022 Forensic Pathology, 2024 Education Graduate School University of North Texas Heal (2018) Publications Featured Publications Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part I. Atherosclerosis. Buja LM, McDonald MM, Zhao B, Narula N, Narula J, Barth RF, Cardiovasc Pathol 2025 76 107726 Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part II. Ischemic heart disease. Buja LM, McDonald MM, Zhao B, Narula N, Narula J, Barth RF, Cardiovasc Pathol 2025 76 107727 Cardiac Mass in a 78-Year-Old Patient With a History of Cancer: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges. Zhao B, Zaqqa A, McDonald MM, de Armas IAS, Gregoric ID, Buja LM, Tex Heart Inst J 2024 Aug 51 2 Insights From the Histopathologic Analysis of Acquired and Genetic Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections. Buja LM, Zhao B, Sadaf H, McDonald M, Segura AM, Li L, Cecchi A, Prakash SK, Afifi RO, Miller CC, Estrera AL, Milewicz DM, Tex Heart Inst J 2024 Feb 51 1 Neurovascular Complications of Iatrogenic Fusarium solani Meningitis. Strong N, Meeks G, Sheth SA, McCullough L, Villalba JA, Tan C, Barreto A, Wanger A, McDonald M, Kan P, Shaltoni H, Campo Maldonado J, Parada V, Hassan AE, Reagan-Steiner S, Chiller T, Gold JAW, Smith DJ, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, N Engl J Med 2024 Feb 390 6 522-529 A Rare Autopsy Case of Aggressive Combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma in 59-Year-Old Female. Ahmed AA, Gehris B, McDonald M, Salihi SA, Buja LM, Ann Clin Lab Sci 2024 Jan 54 1 106-111 A 3-O-sulfated heparan sulfate dodecasaccharide (12-mer) suppresses thromboinflammation and attenuates early organ injury following trauma and hemorrhagic shock. Vidaurre MDPH, Osborn BK, Lowak KD, McDonald MM, Wang YW, Pa V, Richter JR, Xu Y, Arnold K, Liu J, Cardenas JC, Front Immunol 2023 14 1158457 Pathology and Abortion Rights Advocacy: Considerations in a Post-Roe World. Jacobs JW, Adkins BD, Ahmad Y, Bahar B, Bulow US, Herrmann AC, McDonald MM, Jackson NR, Mills AM, Owczarczyk AB, Shafi S, Shanes ED, Wang H, Woo JS, Compton ML, Johnson JE, Wheeler AP, Booth GS, Am J Clin Pathol 2022 Dec 158 6 776-777 Clinicopathological correlations in heart transplantation recipients complicated by death or re-transplantation. McDonald MM, Mihalj M, Zhao B, Nathan S, Matejin S, Ottaviani G, Jezovnik MK, Radovancevic R, Kar B, Gregoric ID, Buja LM, Front Cardiovasc Med 2022 9 1014796 Clinicopathological Correlates of COVID-19 Pandemic Waves and Long COVID Buja LM, McDonald MM and Zhao B 21st Century Pathology 2022 2 3 Results 1-10 of 16 1 2 Next Last Books Featured Books Chapter 1. Cardiovascular pathology: guide to practice and training. In Cardiovascular Pathology, 5th Edition Buja LM, Segura A, Lelenwa L, McDonald MM, Michaud K. (2022). New York, Elsevier Pathology in Mechanical Circulatory Support. In Management of Acute and Chronic Severe Heart Failure Buja, L.M., Segura, A., McDonald, M.M., Vela, D., Ottaviani, G., Zhao, B. (2024). Springer, Cham Professional Associations/Affiliations Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences (2026)
