Ameer Hamza, MD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Assistant Professor University of Kansas School of Medicine 2020 - Present

Awards

• Annual Research Day - 2nd Position 2018  
• ICGO 2018 : Best Presentation Award Poster Presentation 2018  
• STAR Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching 2023  
• Blue Ribbon Finalist in Poster Presentation Three posters were selected as Blue Ribbon Finalists in the ASCP Annual Meeting held in Chicago September 7-9, 2022 2022  
• Top Awardee in American College of Medical Quality Abstract Program 2022 Our abstract was selected as one of the top awardees and mentioned on the American Board of Medical Quality Website. 2022  

Professional Memberships

• American Society for Clinical Pathology  
• College of American Pathologists  
• The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology  
• College of American Pathologists House of Delegates for State of Kansas  
• Fellow of the College of American Pathologists  

Fellowships

• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center General Surgical Pathology  2019
• The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Genitourinary Pathology  2020

Internships

• Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Internship (Dermatology and Plastic Surgery), 2010-2011

Fellowships

• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Clinical Fellowship (General Surgical Pathology), 2018-2019The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Clinical Fellowship (Genitourinary Pathology), 2019-2020

Professional Society Memberships

• -American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2014-present-College of American Pathologists, 2015-present-The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2019-present-College of American Pathologists House of Delegates for State of Kansas, 2023-present

Articles and Publications

• Publications: 1. Tahir, F., Riaz, H., Riaz, T., Badshah, IB., Hamza, A., Mohiuddin, H. (2013). The New Oral Anti- Coagulants and the Phase 3 Clinical Trials - A Systematic Review of the Literature.2. Khurram, M. S, Shaikh, H., Khan, U., Edens, J., Ibrar, W., Hamza, A., Zaka, A., Bano, R., Hadid, T. (2017). Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Rare Condition in an Uncommon Gender. Case reports in pathology, 2017, 9752908. PMC5451755, 286077913. Hamza, Ameer., Khawar, Sidrah., Ibrahim, Ahmad., Edens, Jacob., Lalonde, Crystal., Danforth, Robert. D. (2017). A second reported malignancy in a patient with Morquio syndrome. Autopsy and Case Reports, 7(2), 9-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.0194. Hamza, A., Zazo, A., Alrifai, M. K, Khoja, S., Shebli, B., Fattal, F., Alyousfi, R., Trissi, M. (2017). Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) presenting with ambiguous symptoms: A rare case report. Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 61, 85-87. PMC7773565, 333917615. Khurram, Muhammad. Siddique, Alrajjal, Ahmed., Ibrar, Warda., Edens, Jacob., Sheikh, Umer., Hamza, Ameer., Qu, Hong. (2017). Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity and HIV Associated Nephropathy: Mimickers of Myeloma-Like Cast Nephropathy. Case Reports in Nephrology, 2017, 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/62584306. Hamza, Ameer. (2017). Declining Rate of Autopsies: Implications for Anatomic Pathology Residents. Autopsy and Case Reports, 7(4), 1-2. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.0367. Hamza, Ameer., Higgins, Martha. Jaye (2017). Holoprosencephaly. Autopsy and Case Reports, 7(4), 22-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.0338. Hamza, Ameer., Khawar, Sidrah., Khurram, Muhammad. S., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Ibrar, Warda., Salehi, Sajad., Qu, Hong. (2017). Pulmonary placental transmogrification associated with adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report with a comprehensive review of the literature. Autopsy and Case Reports, 7(3), 44-49. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.0279. Sakhi, Ramen., Hamza, Ameer., Khurram, Muhammad. Siddique, Ibrar, Warda., Mazzara, Paul. (2017). Undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells reported in an asymptomatic patient: a rare case and literature review. Autopsy and Case Reports, 7(4), 51-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2017.04210. Khurram, M. S, Tranesh, G., Sakhi, R., Hamza, A., Ibrar, W., Bano, R. (2017). Metastatic prostatic stromal sarcoma: A challenging diagnosis on fine-needle aspiration with broad differential diagnosis. CytoJournal, 14, 15. PMC5488594, 2869483611. Hamza, A., Anderson, I. J, Al-Khafaji, B. (2017). Respiratory distress of unknown etiology in a transplant recipient: think toxoplasmosis! Autopsy & case reports, 7(4), 37-41. PMC5724054, 29264328 12. Hamza, Ameer., Ibrahim, Ahmad., Edens, Jacob., Lalonde, Crystal., Danforth, Robert. (2018). Morquio Syndrome and Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Is There an Association? American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 149(suppl_1), S2-S2. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqx114.00313. Hamza, Ameer., Khawar, Sidrah., Ibrar, Warda., Sakhi, Ramen., Fathallah, Lamia. (2018). Dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma: an ongoing diagnostic dilemma. Polish Journal of Pathology, 69(2), 195-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2018.7670414. Hamza, Ameer. (2018). One Year with Autopsy and Case Reports: An Immense Educational Experience. Autopsy and Case Reports, 8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.01515. Hamza, Ameer. (2018). Perception of Pathology Residents about Autopsies: Results of a Mini Survey. Autopsy and Case Reports, 8(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.01616. Hamza, Ameer., Zhang, Zhifei., Al-Khafaji, Basim. (2018). Solitary Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of the Mandible: An Exceedingly Rare Presentation. Autopsy and Case Reports, 8(3).http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.03617. Hamza, Ameer. (2018). Stance of pathology residents on declining number of autopsies. Autopsy and Case Reports, 8(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.00718. Hamza, Ameer., Vouyoukas, Eleftherios., Anderson, Ian. Jacob, Higgins, Martha. Jaye (2018). Thymic teratoma presenting as non-immune hydrops fetalis. Autopsy and Case Reports, 8(1).http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.00419. Khan, Uqba., Hamza, Ameer., Abraham, Renny., Khurram, Muhammad. S, Hadid, Tarik. H., Mazzara, Paul., Kafri, Zyad. (2018). Frequency and prognostic role of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and MMR status in advanced non-colorectal GI malignancies. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(5_suppl), 89-89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.5_suppl.8920. Khan, Uqba., Hamza, Ameer., Khurram, Muhammad. S, Abraham, Renny., Mazzara, Paul., Hadid, Tarik. H., Kafri, Zyad. (2018). Frequency and prognostic utility of MSI and TILs in advanced noncolorectal GI malignancies. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(4_suppl), 313-313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.4_suppl.31321. Hamza, A., Sakhi, R., Khawar, S., Alrajjal, A., Edens, J., Khurram, M. S, Khan, U., Szpunar, S., Mazzara, P. (2018). Role of "Second Look" Lymph Node Search in Harvesting Optimal Number of Lymph Nodes for Staging of Colorectal Carcinoma. Gastroenterology research and practice, 2018, 1985031. PMC5902050, 2980544122. Bazzi, Ali. Ahmad, Hamza, Ameer., O'Hara, Riley., Kado, Kimberly., Fathallah, Lamia., Morris, Robert. (2018). Grade and maximum tumor dimension (MTD) as determinants of lymphadenectomy in patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer (EEC). Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36(15_suppl), e17560-e17560. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.e1756023. Afaneh, A., Yang, M., Hamza, A., Schervish, E., Berri, R. (2018). Surgical Management of a Giant Pheochromocytoma. In vivo (Athens, Greece), 32(3), 703-706. PMC6000789, 2969558224. Hamza, Ameer., Khan, Uqba., Khawar, Sidrah., Snower, Daniel. (2018). Acute myeloid leukemia with translocation (1;21). Molecular Biology Reports, 45(3), 347-351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-018-4168-x25. Hamza, Ameer., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Edens, Jacob., Khawar, Sidrah., Khurram, Muhammad. Siddique, Szpunar, Susanna., Bonnett, Michelle. (2018). Utility of Additional Tissue Sections in Surgical Pathology. International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 26(5), 392-401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106689691875500826. Hamza, Ameer., Khawar, Sidrah., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Salehi, Sajad. (2018). Effectiveness of Processing the Entire Capsule in Cases of Thyroid Follicular Lesions. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 150(suppl_1), S19-S19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqy090.04727. Hamza, Ameer., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Zhang, Zhifei., Al-Khafaji, Basim. (2018). Salivary Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, Low Grade: Diagnostic Pearls Among Pitfalls. Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, 7(5), S18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasc.2018.06.04928. Hamza, Ameer., Sakhi, Ramen., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Ibrar, Warda., Miller, Shelby., Salehi, Sajad., Edens, Jacob., Ockner, Daniel. (2018). Tumor Size in Breast Carcinoma: Gross Measurement Is Important! International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 26(6), 494-499. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106689691876566329. Hamza, Ameer., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Sakhi, Ramen., Edens, Jacob. (2018). Usefulness of Additional Tissue Sampling in Lung Specimens. American Journal of Clinical Pathology, 150(suppl_1), S18-S19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqy090.04630. Hooshmand, Babak., Khatib, Riad., Hamza, Ameer., Snower, Daniel., Alcantara, Anthony. L (2019). Fusobacterium nucleatum: A cause of subacute liver abscesses with extensive fibrosis crossing the diaphragm, mimicking actinomycosis. Germs, 9(2), 102-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.18683/germs.2019.116431. Hamza, Ameer. (2019). Kernicterus. Autopsy and Case Reports, 9(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2018.05732. Hamza, A., Khawar, S., Sakhi, R., Alrajjal, A., Miller, S., Ibrar, W., Edens, J., Salehi, S., Ockner, D. (2019). Factors affecting the concordance of radiologic and pathologic tumor size in breast carcinoma. Ultrasound (Leeds, England), 27(1), 45-54. PMC6362536, 3077469833. Hamza, Ameer., Khawar, Sidrah., Alrajjal, Ahmed., Salehi, Sajad. (2019). Processing the entire capsule in thyroid follicular lesions improves diagnostic accuracy. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 39, 21-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2018.12.00734. Hamza, Ameer., Khan, Uqba., Khurram, Muhammad. Siddique, Abraham, Renny., Mazzara, Paul., Hadid, Tarik., Kafri, Zyad. (2019). Prognostic Utility of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Noncolorectal Gastrointestinal Malignancies. International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 27(3), 263-267.http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106689691880946035. Hamza, Ameer., Roberts, Dianna., Su, Shirley., Weber, Randal. S., Bell, Diana., Ferrarotto, Renata. (2019). PDL1 expression by immunohistochemistry in salivary duct carcinoma. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 40, 49-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2019.04.00136. Hamza, A., Weissferdt, A. (2019). Non-Neoplastic and Benign Tumoral Lesions of the Thymic Gland: A Review and Update. Advances in anatomic pathology, 26(4), 257-269. 3093297137. Hamza, A., Younes, A. I, Kalhor, N. (2019). Thymic Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis. Advances in anatomic pathology, 26(6), 341-345. 3159397738. Hamza, Ameer., Yao, Christopher M. K. L., Lai, Stephen. Y., Bell, Diana. (2020). Clear Cell Tumor of the Maxilla With MAML2 and EWSR1 Gene Rearrangements: A True Hybrid or a Flourescence in Situ Hybridization Fumble? AJSP-REVIEWS AND REPORTS, 25(1), 12-15.39. Hamza, Ameer., Guo, Charles. C. (2020). Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor of the Urinary Bladder: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 28(4), 393-400.http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106689691989581040. Hamza, Ameer., Gidley, Paul. W., Learned, Kim. O., Hanna, Ehab. Y., Bell, Diana. (2020). Uncommon tumors of temporomandibular joint: An institutional experience and review. Head & Neck, 42(8), 1859-1873. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.2610641. Collins, Katrina., Hwang, Michael., Hamza, Ameer., Rao, Priya. (2020). Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus in primary squamous cell carcinoma of urinary bladder. Pathology - Research and Practice, 216(9), 153084. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2020.15308442. Hamza, Ameer., Hwang, Michael. J., Czerniak, Bogdan. A., Guo, Charles. C. (2020). Secondary tumors of the bladder: A survival outcome study. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 48, 151593.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.15159343. Hamza, Ameer., Ferrarotto, Renata., Kaya, Diana., Weber, Randal. S., Bell, Diana. (2020). von Ebner's glands intercalated duct adenocarcinoma with PALB2 gene mutation. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology, 49, 151637. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2020.15163744. Elsarraj, Hanan. S., Khawar, Sidrah., Hamza, Ameer. (2021). Metastasis from tongue squamous cell carcinoma to the kidney. Autopsy Case Reports, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2021.25745. Hamza, Ameer. (2021). New certification requirement for autopsies: few things to consider. Autopsy Case Reports, 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2020.22946. Hwang, M. J, Hamza, A., Zhang, M., Tu, S. M, Pisters, L. L, Czerniak, B., Guo, C. C (2021). Somatic-type Malignancies in Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: A Clinicopathologic Study of 63 Cases. The American journal of surgical pathology. 3433469047. Han, G., Yang, G., Hao, D., Lu, Y., Thein, K., Simpson, B. S, Chen, J., Sun, R., Alhalabi, O., Wang, R., Dang, M., Dai, E., Zhang, S., Nie, F., Zhao, S., Guo, C., Hamza, A., Czerniak, B., Cheng, C., Siefker-Radtke, A., Bhat, K., Futreal, A., Peng, G., Wargo, J., Peng, W., Kadara, H., Ajani, J., Swanton, C., Litchfield, K., Ahnert, J. R, Gao, J., Wang, L. (2021). 9p21 loss confers a cold tumor immune microenvironment and primary resistance to immune checkpoint therapy. Nature communications, 12(1), 5606. 3455666848. Hamza, A., Sirohi, D., Smith, S. C, Amin, M. B (2021). Low-grade Oncocytic Fumarate Hydratase-deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Update on Biologic Potential, Morphologic Spectrum, and Differential Diagnosis With Other Low-grade Oncocytic Tumors. Advances in anatomic pathology. 3456137649. Ismael, F., Khawar, S., Hamza, A. (2021). Mucosal Schwann cell hamartoma of the gallbladder. Autopsy & case reports, 11, e2021338. PMC8552972, 3472235550. Alhalabi, O., Zhu, Y., Hamza, A., Qiao, W., Lin, Y., Wang, R. M, Shah, A. Y, Campbell, M. T, Holla, V., Kamat, A., Wang, W. L, Wang, J., Chen, J., Meng, J., Zhang, M., Bondaruk, J., Titus, M., Genovese, G., Czerniak, B. A, Shaw, K. R, Meric-Bernstam, F., Guo, C. C, Logothetis, C. J, Siefker-Radtke, A., Msaouel, P., Wang, L., Liu, J., Gao, J. (2021). Integrative Clinical and Genomic Characterization of MTAP-deficient Metastatic Urothelial Cancer. European urology oncology. 3478942251. Hamza, A. (2021). Res Ipsa - Testicular histology after feminizing hormone therapy. Autopsy & case reports, 11, e2021336. PMC8597777, 3480500752. Hamza, A. (2021). Hepatic Subcapsular Biloma: Concise Description with Histologic Images. International journal of surgical pathology, 10668969211067761. 3495825553. Smith, S. C, Hamza, A., Sirohi, D., Amin, M. B (2022). Response to the Letter to the Editor Entitled "Do We Have Sufficient Evidence to Define Prognosis for 'Low-Grade' Fumarate Hydratase-Deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma?". Advances in anatomic pathology. 35249991 54. Hamza Md, A. (2022). Is Intact FH Staining Sufficient to Rule out the Possibility of FH-Deficient Renal Cell Carcinoma? International journal of surgical pathology, 10668969221105620. 3577510755. Elsarraj, H., Hamza, A. (2022). Calcifying fibrous tumor. Autopsy & case reports, 12, e2021400. PMC9524383, 3618611356. Jurief, C., Sadiq, S., Khawar, S., Hamza, A. (2022). Spectrum of Histologic Findings in Orchiectomy Specimens of Patients Seeking Male to Female Physical Adaptation. International journal of surgical pathology, 10668969221122991. 3613154757. Quach, Priscilla., Hamza, Ameer. (2022). Juxtaglomerular cell tumor: report of a case with unusual presentation. Autopsy and Case Reports, 12. https://www.autopsyandcasereports.org/article/10.4322/acr.2021.406/pdf/autopsy12-e2021406.pdf58. Bhattacharyya, Sangita., Ghosh, Hindole., Covarrubias-Zambrano, Obdulia., Jain, Krishan., Swamy, K. Venkateswara, Kasi, Anup., Hamza, Ameer., Anant, Shrikant., VanSaun, Michael., Weir, Scott. J, others. (2023). Anticancer Activity of Novel Difluorinated Curcumin Analog and Its Inclusion Complex with 2-Hydroxypropyl-betaCyclodextrin against Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7), 6336.59. Yuquimpo, Kyle., Nathani, Piyush., Patel, Harsh., Decino, Andrea., Fortune, Unegbu., Hamza, Ameer. (2023). Persistent Apoptotic Enteropathy in an Individual With Marginal Cell Lymphoma. ACG case Report Journal.Developed Education Materials:-ACR Radiology Pathology, Maintain database of cases to be utilized by radiology residents to present cases in American College of Radiology - Radiology Pathology Institute meetings, 2021-present-Sub-typing of Renal cell carcinoma. Developed slide set to teach residents and fellows sub-typing of renal cell carcinoma, 2022-present-Gleason Grading of Prostate Carcinoma. Developed slide set to teach residents and fellows Gleason grading of prostate carcinoma, 2022-present

Teaching and speaking

• Courses Taught:-Pathology Residents Didactic Curriculum Kansas City-Reproduction, Development and Sexuality (B8-042)-Reproduction, Development and Sexuality (B8-052)-Oncology Journal Club Kansas City-Pakistani American Pathologists' Society Education Seminar Series-Pathology Residents Didactic Curriculum Kansas City

Areas of research

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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