Maria-Beatriz Lopes, MD, PhD
- Division:
- Neuropathology , Autopsy Pathology
- Department:
- Pathology
- Primary Location:
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- Phone:
- 434.924.9175
- Fax:
- 434.924.9177
- ABMS Certification:
- Anatomic Pathology; Neuropathology
- Research Interests:
My research interests focus on two major areas: Hypothalamic, pituitary and peripheral interactions in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas; Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and invasion of brain tumors.
My current projects are: Mechanisms of invasion and progression of pituitary adenomas; Refinement of the morphologic, immunohistochemical and molecular diagnostic techniques for pathological classification of brain tumors; and The mechanisms of glioma invasion and migration.
- Clinical Practice:
- Pituitary Adenomas, Neurocutaneous Disorders, Pituitary
- Appointment:
Chief, Division of Neuropathology; Acting Chief, Division of Autopsy Pathology
- Title:
- Professor of Pathology and Neurosurgery
- Primary:
- University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1982
- Residency:
- Anatomic Pathology, University of Sao Paulo
- Fellowships:
- Neuropathology, University of Virginia