Dr. David S. Strayer, MD, PhD, Pathology
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Dr. David S. Strayer, MD, PhD

Pathologist | Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

1020 Locust Street Jefferson Alumni Hall, Suite 225 Philadelphia PA, 19107
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About

Dr. David Strayer is a pathologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Strayer is a doctor who specializes in the study of bodily fluids and tissues. As a pathologist, Dr. Strayer can help your primary care doctor make a diagnosis about your medical condition. Dr. Strayer may perform a tissue biopsy to determine if a patient has cancer, practice genetic testing, and complete a number of laboratory examinations. Pathologists can also perform autopsies which can determine a persons cause of death and gain information about genetic progression of a disease.

Education and Training

Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1976

U Of Chgo Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker Sch Of Med 1976

Board Certification

PathologyAmerican Board of PathologyABP

Provider Details

Male English, Spanish, French, German, Italian

Areas of expertise and specialization

diagnostic pathology, molecular diagnostics, cause of death, autopsy pathology, gene and drug delivery,

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Professor Thomas Jefferson University 1992 - Present
  • Director, Autopsy Service Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 2023 - Present

Awards

  • Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 Marquis Who's Who 
  • Top Doctors 2020 Albert Nelson Marquis Who's Who 
  • Thomas Nasca MD Award for Distinguished Teaching 2020 Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University 
  • SKMC Clinical Educators' Honor Roll 2023 Medical Students, Sidney Kimmel Medical College 
  • Dean's Award for Excellence in Education 2013 Jefferson Medical College 
  • Faculty Team Achievement Award 2018 Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University 

Professional Memberships

  • College of American Pathologists  

Fellowships

  • Surgical Pathology, Barnes Hospital and Washington University, St. Louis, MO

Professional Society Memberships

  • College of American PathologistsAmerican Society for Cell and Gene Therapy

Professional Affiliations

  • College of American Pathologists

Articles and Publications

  • As of 2024, over 155 original, peer-reviewed articles in scientific and clinical journalsAs of 2024, over 200 abstracts of work presented at international scientific and clinical conferencesAs of 2024, over 75 invited articles, review articles, book chaptersEditor, Rubin's Pathology: Mechanisms of Human Disease, a textbook in pathology, editions #4, 5, 6, 7, 8; beginning #9

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard work and dedication

Areas of research

  • Gene DeliverySurfactant Biology and ImmunologyViral Oncogenesis

Teaching and speaking

  • Innumerable clinical and research presentations, both submitted and invited, at international symposia, American and foreign universities and hospitalsTeaching medical and graduate students about surgical and autopsy pathology, virology, infectious diseases, tumor biology, disease pathogenesis, viral oncogenesis, gene therapy, related topics since 1977, continuing through the current day

Hobbies / Sports

  • Bicycle Riding

Areas of research

Anatomic Pathology

Gene and Drug Delivery and Therapy

Viral Oncogenesis

Immunology and Biology of Human Alveolar Surfactant

 

Dr. David S. Strayer, MD, PhD's Practice location

Thomas Jefferson University

1020 Locust Street Jefferson Alumni Hall, Suite 225 -
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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