I am a pathologist with more than thirty years of post-residency experience, and I sub-specialize in hematology clinical pathology and hematopathology.
Education and Training:
Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (2008)
Laboratory Director Hematology, pathology, Kaleida Health systems and ECMC (2021–2025)
Assistant medical Laboratory Director, Clinical pathology, ECMC (2018–2025)
Medical laboratory Director, Pathology, BGMC (2018–2025)
Clinical assistant professor, pathology, State University of New York at Buffalo (1998–2025)
Hematopathologist, CSI Laboratories (2011–2018)
Pathologist, Millard Fillmore Hospital and Kaleida Health (1998–2010)
Chief of Pathology & Consultant, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center (1994–1997)
Chief Resident in Pathology, Pathology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1994)
Instructor, pathology, UB (1991–1994)
Attending Physician (Pathology), pathology, King Edward Medical College, and Allama Iqbal Medical College (1977–1989)
Abstracts:
Kashef F, Ding L, Ghosh S, Fu K, Aftab L. (2022) Atypical mast cells with KIT mutation may be overshadowed by the EATL. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, (Oct), (2022-A-404-CAP)
Evaluative Studies and Case Reports:
Hadwani R, Lavergne J, Aftab L. (2024) A composite diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and classic mantle cell lymphoma in small intestine. North American journal of medicine and science (Dec), 1(18)
Aftab L, Ying B. (2024) Primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma. EA4HP SH 2024 (Sep)
Young A, Aftab L. (2024) Unusual presentation of extra-nodal Rosai-Dorfman disease in the left bulbar conjunctive. CAP (May)
Yang B, Aftab L. (2022) Nodal peripheral T-cell lymphoma with T follicular helper phenotype. EAHP workshop (Sep)
Ravish NA, Ding L, Aftab, L. (2021) An unusual case of ALK-negative lymphoma with a DNMT3B mutation in a 10-year-old child. CAP (May)
Zhang Y, Ding L, Mowery-Rushton P, Aftab L. (2020) A rare case of Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease displaying chromosome abnormality. ASCP Annual meeting (May)
Professional Memberships:
ASCP (2021)
CAP (2021)
Society of hematology (2021)
Service Activities:
Case report published in peer reviewed journal; Lead author (2024)
Paper regarding cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma to European association for hematopathology and SH annual meeting 2024; Lead author in paper sent to EA4HP-SH 2024 (2024)
Lab QA/PI; leadership committee; Assist medical laboratory director, ECMC (2024–present)