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Upstate Medical university department of pathology

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Neerja Vajpayee, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Pathology
3811 University Hospital
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-464-6786

Education and Clinical Training

M.D.: 1992, Maulana Azad Medical College
M.D.: 1996, Maulana Azad Medical College, Pathology
Residency: Pathology, 1996, LNJP Hospital
Residency: Pathology (AP/CP), 2001, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Fellowship: Hematopathology, 2002, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Clinical Specialty

Anatomic Pathology, Certified: 2001
Clinical Pathology, Certified: 2001
Hematology, Certified: 2004

Clinical Department/Section Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Pathology/Clinical Pathology

Clinical Interests

Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease. Bleeding and coagulation disorders

Research Program and Department Affiliations

Pathology

Research Abstract

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters :

Basic Examination of Blood and Bone marrow (chapter 29) in Clinical diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 21st Edition, 2005

Online Publications    

Gajra A, Vajpayee N, Grethlein SJ. B- cell Lymphoma. Chapter in e-medicine: A peer-reviewed online textbook of medicine at www.emedicine.com/MED/topic1358.htm, July 2002

Vajpayee N, Stein C, Poiesz B, Hutchison RE; Extramedullary blast transformation of CML at initial presentation. Case of the quarter  for Society of Hematopathology, Feb 2008 

JOURNAL ARTICLES/CASE REPORTS

Thomas L; Wright J; Vajpayee N; Gajra A
Hodgkin's disease complicated by cardiomyopathy in two young adults.
American journal of hematology 2007;82(6):498-9.
    

Gajra A, Vajpayee N, Smith A, Poisez B, NarsipurS  Lepirudin for antocoagulation in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia treated with continuous renal replacement therapy. American Journal of Hematology 2007, 82  

Coyle T.E., Bair A.K., Stein C, Vajpayee N, , Mehdi S and Wright J; Acute leukemia associated with valproic acid treatment a novel mechanism for leukemogenesis: American Journal of Hematology 78: 256-260 (2005)

Gajra A, Vajpayee N, Grethlein S. Response of Myasthenia Gravis to Rituximab in a patient with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. American Journal of Hematology 2004 Oct; 77(2):196-7

Vajpayee N, Gajra A, Grethlein SJ, Khurana KK. Young woman with paraproteinemia. Southern Medical Journal, 2002;95(10):1231-2

Published Abstracts:

Vajpayee N, Gajra A, Grethlein SJ, Khurana KK. Rapid development of amyloidosis in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance - A case report (Abstr); Blood 1999; 94(10): 306 b

N. Vajpayee , James Kepner, Michael P Link, Joseph Laver, Sharon Murphy, Sunil Desai, Molly Schwenn, Nancy Tarbell, T. J. Fitzgerald, R.E. Hutchison: ALK negative cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) in children frequently relapses. Abstract # 4731; Blood, vol 96, Number 11, Nov 16, 2000

Ajeet Gajra, N. Vajpayee, Manvinder Singh, Thomas E. Coyle, Jonathan Wright: Hematin Induced coagulopathy in acute intermittent porphyria - A case report Abstract # 4036, Blood, vol 96, Number 11, Nov 16, 2000.

Ajeet Gajra, Essam Shihadeh, N. Vajpayee, Seung Hahn, Nicholas D’Cunha: Vaginal Plasmacytoma – A case report. Abstract # 4920, Blood, vol 96, Number11, Nov 16, 2000

Gajra A, Vajpayee N, Singh M, Coyle TE, Wright J. Hematin induced coagulopathy in acute intermittent porphyria: a case report. Blood 2000; 96(11): Abstr # 4036

Gajra A, Shihadeh E, Vajpayee N, Hahn S, D'Cunha N. Vaginal plasmacytoma: A case report. Blood 2000; 96(11): Abstr # 4920

Sharad Mathur, N. Vajpayee, S.S.Narsipur and J.L.Miller: Changes in Platelet function following hemodialysis in-patients with end stage renal disease. Abstract in the proceedings of ISTH, July 2001

S. Khan, S. Rahmanuddin, N. Vajpayee,G. de la Roza: Estrogen receptor (ER) expression of breast carcinoma is independent of ER expression of normal breast epithelium. Abstract 163; Proceedings of ASCO; 2002.

Coyle T.E., Bair A.K., Stein C, Vajpayee N, Wright J; Abstract # 4453: Acute leukemia associated with valproic acid treatment –a novel mechanism for leukemogenesis, Blood, vol 104, Nov 16, 2004

PRESENTATIONS

Vajpayee N, Stein C, Poiesz B and Hutchison RE, CML presenting in blast crisis at an extrmedullary site. Oral presentation at 2007 Workshop of Society for Hematopathology and European Association for Hematopathology at Indianapolis:

Gajra A, Vajpayee N, Wade M, El-zamar O, Dexter E, Kohman L, Gamble G, Graziano SL. Cytoplasmic expression of cyclin D1 correlates with tumor recurrence and survival in stage I NSCLC. Accepted for poster presentation at the 11th World Lung Cancer Conference, a biannual meeting organized by IASLC, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005.

 

Gajra A, Nicolas M, Wade M, Vajpayee N, Graziano SL, Gamble GP, de la roza G. Microvascular tumor emboli correlate with recurrence and death in stage IB non-small cell lung cancer. Poster at AACR National Meeting, April, 2005 at Anaheim, California.(Poster)

Gajra A, Vajpayee N, Wade M, El-zamar O, Dexter E, Kohman L, Gamble G, Graziano SL. Cytoplasmic expression of cyclin D1 correlates with tumor recurrence and survival in stage I NSCLC. Accepted for poster presentation at the 11 th World Lung Cancer Conference, a biannual meeting organized by IASLC, Barcelona, Spain, July 2005.

Poster presentation: Effect of hemodialysis on hemostatic platelet function in uremic patients, ISTH, July 2001

Oral presentation, “Immunohistochemical expression of mutant p53 oncoprotein in carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx" in the 44th National Conference of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists (IAPM), November 1995 at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India.

Poster presentation, “ Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance - A study of two cases" in the 35th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in December 1994 at the SMS Medical College, Jaipur, India.

Oral presentation, “ Reappraisal of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst - A Clinicopathological Study" in the 43rd National Conference of Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists in November 1994 at King George's Medical College, Lucknow, India.

Oral presentation, “ Trends of Ovarian Tumors in Pre-pubertal Age group " in the 42nd National Conference of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists in November 1993.

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Co-investigator: The role of expression of glutathione-S-transferase in predicting response to platinum based combination chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Period of Funding: December 2003- June 2004; Source of funding: Central New York Community Foundation

Dissertation entitled "Immunohistochemical expression of mutant p53 oncoprotein in carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx", May 1995

Surface Immunophenotyping of Neoplastic Lymphoid cells, 3 month project; ICMR, New Delhi, India

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society of hematopathology

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, (USCAP)

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Children’s Oncology Group

American Society of Hematology (ASH)

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

Assistant Director, Special Hematology Lab Division of Hematopathology, Clinical Pathology SUNY Upstate Medical University

This profile was last updated on 03/16/2009

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