Lesley C. Lomo, MD
Pathologist
Subspecialties: Gynecologic pathology, breast pathology, and cytopathology
Associate Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine
Specialties
- Cytopathology
- Gynecologic pathology
- Breast pathology
Education
- Master’s Degree—Basic Medical Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Medical Degree—Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Residency—Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Fellowship—Women’s and Perinatal Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Fellowship—Breast Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Fellowship—Cytopathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Certifications/Affiliations
- American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology)
- Medical Education Scholars Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
- CAP Advanced Practical Pathology Program in Multidisciplinary Breast Pathology, 2015
- CAP Advanced Practical Pathology Program in Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration, 2018
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- American Society for Clinical Pathology
- American Society of Cytopathology
- College of American Pathologists
- International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
- American Medical Association
Research Interests
- Pathology resident, fellow and medical student education, including curricular development, assessment, and novel educational techniques
- Precursors of neoplastic endometrial pathology
- Non-neoplastic endometrial pathology, including endometrial metaplasias and nonmalignant histopathologic etiologies of abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility
- Biomarkers of malignancy risk in preneoplastic epithelial breast disease
- Impact of preanalytic factors and improvements in cytology specimen procurement and preparation for optimal ancillary testing
- Quality and patient safety initiatives in anatomic pathology and pathology resident education
Awards
- Outstanding Teaching Award in Anatomic Pathology, University of Utah Department of Pathology, 2020
- Faculty Teaching Award, University of New Mexico Department of Pathology, 2009
Recent Publications
- Blair CK, Wiggins CL, Nibbe AM, et al. Obesity and survival among a cohort of breast cancer patients is partially mediated by tumor characteristics. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2019;5:33.
- Brocato TA, Brown-Glaberman U, Wang Z, et al. Predicting breast cancer response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy based on tumor vascular features in needle biopsies. JCI Insight. 2019;5(8):e126518.
- Hill DA, Friend S, Lomo L, et al. Breast cancer survival, survival disparities, and guideline-based treatment. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018;170(2):405-414.
- Hill DA, Barry M, Wiggins C, et al. Estrogen receptor quantitative measures and breast cancer survival. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017;166(3):855-864.