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Dwight Oliver, M.D.

Dwight Oliver, M.D.

Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Pathology

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  • Biography

    Medical Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, UTSW

    Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program

    Diplomat, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology

    Diplomat, Molecular Genetic Pathology, Am Board of Pathology and Am Board of Medical Genetics

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine (1993)
    Internship
    Baylor College of Medicine (1994), Pathology
    Internship
    Baylor College of Medicine (1995), Internal Medicine
    Residency
    UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (1998), Pathology
    Fellowship
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (1999), Surgical Pathology
    Fellowship
    Johns Hopkins Hospital (2001), Pathology
  • Research Interest
    • Molecular diagnostics applications in cancer and infectious diseases
    • Next generation sequencing panels in oncology
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Serum D-2-hydroxyglutarate and the ratio of D-2HG/L-2HG predict IDH mutation in acute myeloid leukemia.
    Zhang C, Chu A, Boriack R, Collins R, Xu J, Oliver D, Zheng R, Rakheja D, Chen W, EJHaem 2023 Aug 4 3 723-727
    Acute graft-versus-host disease after double lung transplant confirmed by short tandem repeat analysis to identify donor chimerism in the skin.
    Valencia J, Kaza V, Kim JK, Oliver D, Vandergriff T, Wysocki C, Dominguez AR, JAAD Case Rep 2023 Jun 36 24-27
    Stepped Behavioral and Biological Screening for Oral Oncogenic HPV DNA in Middle-aged and Elderly Adults: A Feasibility Study.
    Day AT, Sample RA, Salley JR, Oliver D, Dahlstrom KR, Sturgis EM, Tiro JA, Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2023 Mar 16 3 127-132
    Case Report of Fibro-Adipose Vascular Anomaly (FAVA) with Activating Somatic PIK3CA Mutation.
    Driskill JH, Hwang H, Callan AK, Oliver D, Case Rep Genet 2022 2022 9016497
    Digital Droplet PCR for SARS-CoV-2 Resolves Borderline Cases.
    Xu J, Kirtek T, Xu Y, Zheng H, Yao H, Ostman E, Oliver D, Malter JS, Gagan JR, SoRelle JA, Am J Clin Pathol 2021 05 155 6 815-822
    Lenalidomide-Associated Secondary B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma-A Unique Entity.
    Germans SK, Kulak O, Koduru P, Oliver D, Gagan J, Patel P, Anderson LD, Fuda FS, Chen W, Jaso JM, Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 2020 Sep
    Diagnostic Performance of a Rapid Point of Care Test for SARS-CoV-2 in an Urban ED Setting.
    McDonald S, Courtney DM, Clark AE, Muthukumar A, Lee F, Balani J, Mahimainathan L, Bararia A, Oliver D, Sarode R, Diercks D, Acad Emerg Med 2020 Jun
    Does Tumor FDG-PET-Avidity Represent Enhanced Glycolytic Metabolism in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer?
    Kernstine KH, Faubert B, Do QN, Rogers TJ, Hensley CT, Cai L, Torrealba J, Oliver D, Waschmann JW, Lenkinski RE, Malloy CR, Deberardinis RJ, Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2019 Dec
    Genome-Wide Analysis of Glioblastoma Patients with Unexpectedly Long Survival.
    Richardson TE, Patel S, Serrano J, Sathe AA, Daoud EV, Oliver D, Maher EA, Madrigales A, Mickey BE, Taxter T, Jour G, White CL, Raisanen JM, Xing C, Snuderl M, Hatanpaa KJ, J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. 2019 Apr
    Lactate Metabolism in Human Lung Tumors.
    Faubert B, Li KY, Cai L, Hensley CT, Kim J, Zacharias LG, Yang C, Do QN, Doucette S, Burguete D, Li H, Huet G, Yuan Q, Wigal T, Butt Y, Ni M, Torrealba J, Oliver D, Lenkinski RE, Malloy CR, Wachsmann JW, Young JD, Kernstine K, DeBerardinis RJ Cell 2017 Oct 171 2 358-371.e9
  • Books

    Featured 

    Polymerase Chain Reaction and Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction. In Basic Concepts of Molecular Pathology

    Cagle and Allen (Eds) (2009). New York, Springer

    Polymerase Chain Reaction and Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction. In Molecular Pathology of Lung Diseases

    Zander, Popper, Jagirdar, Haque, Cagle, Barrios (Eds) (2008). New York, Springer

  • Honors & Awards
    • Excellence in Clinical Research, Pathology Young Investigator Award, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
      Translational Research (2001)
    • A.O. Severance Pathology Scholarship
      Medical School, Pathology Scholarship (1993)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Association for Cancer Research (2001)
    • Association for Molecular Pathology (1999)
    • College of American Pathologists (2003)