Rafal Kozielski MD

Rafal Kozielski

Rafal Kozielski
MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Anatomic Pathology; Autopsy; Pediatric Pathology; Surgical Pathology

Contact Information
Department of Pathology
Oishei Children‘s Hospital
818 Ellicott St
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-2034
Fax: (716) 323-1370
rk56@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

I am a surgical pathologist with nearly twenty years of experience and specialty expertise in Pediatric Pathology. I gained first entrance into this career field at the pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with Medical University in Warsaw, Poland and continued my training in Pediatric Pathology at the Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital Medical Center, followed by practices at the Hopital Ste Justine in Montreal and Children‘s Hospital at Scottish Rite in Atlanta. My current clinical and academic responsibilities include surgical pathology sign-out service at Oishei Children‘s Hospital, teaching of the residents and fellows, participating in the Pathology core lecture series for Pathology Residency Program, multiple interdepartmental conferences held at Oishei Children‘s Hospital as well as meetings held jointly with Roswell Park Cancer Center. My interests are focused on pediatric disorders with emphasis on pediatric gastrointestinal and liver disorders and childhood tumors. My clinical duties also include perinatal and placental pathology as well as pediatric and perinatal autopsy service. I offer expert consultation service in the area of Pediatric Pathology. I actively collaborate in research projects with multiple pediatric subspecialty divisions affiliated with Oishei Children‘s Hospital.

Education and Training:

  • Fellowship, Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH (2001)
  • Residency, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY (1999)
  • Residency, Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Children’s Hospital, Medical University, Warsaw, Poland (1989)
  • MD, Medicine, Warsaw Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland (1986)

Employment:

  • Pathologist, UB Pathologists, Inc. (2018-present)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor-HS (Academic Scholar) of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University At Buffalo, The State University of New York Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2008-present)
  • Pathologist, UB Pathologists, Inc. (2008–2017)
  • Associate Patholgist, Department of Pathology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite (2002–2008)
  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Hopital, Ste-Justine. Assistant Professor (Clinical), l’Université de Montréal (2001–2002)
  • Research Scientist, NYS Office For People With Developmental Disabilities, Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY (1990–1994)

Awards and Honors:

  • None received (2021)


Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Alkhouri RH, Kozielski R, Gelfond D. (2014) In: "Esophagus". CRC Press, 33-44.

Abstracts:

  • Patel RA, Baker SS, Liu W, Desai S, Alkhouri RH, Kozielski R, Mastrandrea LD, Sarfraz S, Cai W, Vlassara H, Patel MS, Baker RD, Zhu L. (2012) Effect of Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products on Mouse Liver. PLoS ONE, (Apr)
  • Ali L, Bambach BJ, Kozielski R, Wagner H, Lele SB, Mhawech-Fauceglia P. (2010) Ovarian Yolk Sac Tumor Associated with Major Fibrosarcoma Component in a 13-Year Old Girl. Int J Gynecol Pathol, (May) 252-255

Professional Memberships:

  • USCAP SPP ESP (2021)

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Contact Information

Department of Pathology
Oishei Children‘s Hospital
818 Ellicott St
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: (716) 323-2034
Fax: (716) 323-1370
rk56@buffalo.edu

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