University of Virginia Health System

	Kristen A. Atkins, M.D. Associate Professor of Pathology

EDUCATION:

Medical School: University of Vermont Burlington, VT, MD
Residency: Stanford University
Surgical Pathology Fellowship: Stanford University
Cytopathology Fellowship: Virginia Commonwealth University

CLINICAL:

Surgical and cytopathology with a special interest in gynecologic and breast pathology.

RESEARCH:

Prognostic features in smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, improving staging analysis in ovarian carcinoma.

REFERENCES:

• Atkins KA, Jeronimo J, Stoler M. Description of cases of squamous cell carcinoma in the ASCUS-LSIL Triage Study Cancer Cytopath 2006 (in press).
• Pitman M, Atkins KA, Cibas E, Logrono R, Tambouret R. Challenging Cases in Cytopathology: Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) of the Liver  Harvard CME on line coursehttp://cmeonline.med.harvard.edu/index.asp%202005.
• Atkins KA. The Diagnosis of Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma by Cytologic Means (Editorial)  AJCP 2004; 122.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Hendrickson M, Atkins KA, Kempson R. Histology for Pathologists 3rd Ed Editor S. Mills Chapter Uterus and Fallopian Tubes 2006
• Brenin D and Atkins KA. Breast Cancer Atlas of Clinical Oncology Ed Winchester D. Chapter Unusual Breast Pathology 2006.

A current list of Dr. Atkins's journal publications can be obtained from PubMed.