Yousef Soofi MD
Yousef Soofi
MD
Clinical Assistant Professor/Pathologist
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Anatomic Pathology; Clinical Pathology; Cytopathology
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDEducation and Training:
- Fellowship, Cytopathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2014)
- Fellowship, Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2013)
- Fellowship, Bone and soft tissue pathology, New York University (2012)
- Residency, Winthrop University Hospital (2011)
- Residency, New York Medical College at Saint Vincent’s Hospital (2010)
- MD, Universtiy of Sana'a (2000)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2015-present)
- Attending Pathologist, University at Buffalo Pathologist Inc (2014-present)
- Director of Anatomic Pathology and Chief of Service, Erie County Medical Center (2022–2025)
- Director of Cytopathology, Kaleida Health Laboratories (2018–2023)
Awards and Honors:
- Pickren Pathology Award (2013)
Journal Articles:
- Alexander Zhu, I. Singh, Eliane Atallah, Henry Klos, Yousef Soofi, Thomas Mahl. (2025) Rare Sarcina and H. pylori Co-Infection in Gastric Outlet Obstruction Complicated by Perforation. American Journal of Gastroenterology (Oct), 120(10S2) doi:0.14309/01.ajg.0001147856.64251.9e
- Miranda CJ, Hossein-Javaheri N, Sparacino GM, Soofi Y, Azad F, Duong N. (2025) Aseptic Abscess Syndrome: A Case Report of a Rare Extraintestinal Manifestation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Case reports in gastroenterology (Jan), 19(1): 120-126. doi:10.1159/000543761
- Miranda C, Ali M, Ayaz M, Akbar M, Soofi Y, Ismail M. (2023) A rare presentation of mycophenolate mofetil-induced segmental colitis masquerading as ischemic colitis. Gastroenterology (Apr), 164(4): S1. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.010
- Ding L, DeGiovanni JC, Bogner P, Soofi Y. (2022) Giant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp arising in the setting of folliculitis decalvans. BMJ case reports (Mar), 15(3). doi:10.1136/bcr-2021-247932
- Miranda CJ, Ali MH, Ayaz M, Soofi Y, Mahl TC. (2022) An Obscure Presence of Gastroduodenal Involvement in a Newly Diagnosed Ileocolonic Crohn's Disease Patient. Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine (Jan), 2022: 2200438. doi:10.1155/2022/2200438
- Soofi Y, Khoury T. (2015) Inter-Institutional Pathology Consultation: The Importance of Breast Pathology Subspecialization in a Setting of Tertiary Cancer Center. Breast J (Apr).
- Soofi Y, Kanehira K, Abbas A, Aranez J, Bain A, Ylagan L. (2015) Pancreatic hepatoid carcinoma: a rare form of pancreatic neoplasm. Diagn Cytopathol (Mar), 43(3): 251-256.
- Pokuri V, Sule N, Soofi Y, Xu B, Guru K, George S. (2013) A case of unusual mast cell response with interstitial cystitis-like symptoms to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. J Natl Compr Canc Netw (Dec), 11(12): 1459-1463.
- Gyftopoulos S, Bencardino J, Nevsky G, Hall G, Soofi Y, Desai P, Jazrawi L, Recht MP. (2013) Rotator cable: MRI study of its appearance in the intact rotator cuff with anatomic and histologic correlation. AJR Am J Roentgenol (May), 200(5): 1101-1105.
- Noman TA, Raja‘a YA, Assiraji HM, Soofi YA. (2001) Rate of wound infection after clean surgery. Saudi Med J (Jan), 22(1): 58-60.
Abstracts:
- Ding L, Yang B, Slawinski G, Soofi, Y. (2021) Giant Squamous Cell Carcinoma on The Scalp of A Young African American Male. ASCP 2021 annual meeting, Boston MA.. (Oct) Poster
- Wang J, Soofi Y. (2017) Trichilemmal cyst involving intra and extracranial sclerotic skull bone. CAP17 meeting, National Harbor, MD, October 8-11, 2017.. (Oct) Poster
- Sellers M, Wang J, Soofi Y, Kuechle J, McGrath B, Liu W. (2017) Intraarticular synovial angiolipofibroma of the knee: Report two cases. ASCP 2017 meeting. Chicago, IllinoisUnited States (Sep) Poster
- Zhang Y, Cheng J, Soofi Y. (2017) A case of primary signet ring cell carcinoma of the pancreas. ASCP meeting, Chicago, IL, September 6-8, 2017.. (Sep) Poster
- Zhang Y, Soofi Y, Tomaszewski J, Huang Y. (2016) Differential Diagnosis in Evaluation of a Renal Lesion: A Case of Renal Segmental Hypoplasia (Ask-Upmark Kidney) Mimicking a Mass Lesion. ASCP meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2016. (Sep) Poster
- Gao C, Soofi Y, Attwood K, Ylagan L. (2015) Dual staining of p16/Ki67 is highly specific in high grade urothelial carcinoma. USCAP 2015, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology’s 104th annual meeting, Boston, MA, March 21-27, 2015.. (Mar) Poster
- Soofi Y, Donovan V, Katz D. (2011) Intussusception of the Appendix induced by Villous Adenoma, Report of a case and literature review. Winthrop House Staff Research Day, Mineola, NY, April 26, 2011. (Apr) Poster
- Soofi Y, Lee M, Aziz M. (2009) Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma of the lung presented as a metastatic breast carcinoma; A Case report and review of literature. The 23rd Annual Peter Cyrus-Rizzo III Scientific Seminar, New York, NY, May 2009. (May) Poster
- Soofi Y, Rosen G, Aziz M. (2008) Malignancy in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: benign metastatic or malignant? Is There a Reproducible Histologic Threshold? A Case report and review of literature. The 22nd Annual Peter Cyrus-Rizzo III Scientific Seminar, New York, NY, June 2008. (Jun) Poster
- Soofi Y, Raja'a Y, et al. (1999) Chronic renal failure in Yemen: causes and risk factors. AlThawra Hospital, Sana’a, Yemen, 1999. (Jun) Poster
Evaluative Studies and Case Reports:
- Ding L, Bogner, P, Soofi, Y. (2021) Giant cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp arising in the setting of folliculitis decalvans. Submitted to BMJ (Oct)
Professional Memberships:
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
- College of American Pathologists (CAP)
- American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
- American Society of Cytopathology (ASC)
Service Activities:
- Clinical Competency Committee. (2018–present)
- Cytopathology Director (2018–2023)