Marina Mosunjac, MD

Surgical Pathology

Assistant Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Other Appointments/Positions

Director of Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology at Grady Memorial Hospital

Pathology Division(s):
Anatomic Pathology

Email Address:
mmosunj@emory.edu

Education:

MD   School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia, - 1987

Resident, Anatomic Pathology   University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Zagreb, Croatia, - 1992

Resident Anatomic Clinical Pathology   Emory University, Atlanta, GA, - 1994

Cytology Fellowship   Emory University, Atlanta GA, - 1998

Research Interests:

- Epidemiological and morphological changes in AIDS
My current research interest is focused on studying the epidemiological and morphological changes in AIDS associated pathology which became especially visible with the introduction of potent retroviral and protease inhibitor therapy bringing new pathological entities and a new range of toxic pathologic damage. I am involved in creating a database and a depository of HIV pathology cases in our department alone, and as a part of AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) sponsored by The National Cancer Institute.

Clinical Focus:

I am the Director of Surgical Pathology department at Grady Memorial Hospital that averages 15 000 surgical specimens a year serving an economically disadvantaged population including over 4000 HIV positive patients. With Grady being a part of Georgia Cancer Center and Avon-funded Breast Cancer Center, my clinical interests include ,breast and GYN pathology as well as malignancies associated with HIV.

Honors / Awards:

Teaching award for resident education, Emory Universtiy Department of Pathology, 2005 - 2006

Teaching award for resident education, Emory University Department of Pathology, 2000 - 2001

Specialty Boards:

1999 Diplomate Anatomical and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology

2001 Diplomate Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology

Selected Publications:

Published and Accepted Research Articles -

Mario I Mosunjac M.D. Bruce Sundstrom Ph.D.,Michael Heninger M.D. Randy L Hanzlick M.D. Marina B. Mosunjac M.D. Combined Effect Of Cocaine And HIV On Cardiovascular System: An Autopsy Study Of 188 Cases From Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office .Accepted to American J of Forensic Pathology

Graham J.K., Hanzlick RL, Mosunjac M.B. and Mosunjac M I. Sickle cell lung disease and sudden death: A retrospective study of 21 autopsy cases and literature review. Accepted by American Journal of Forensic Pathology

Mosunjac BM, Kochar R, Mosunjac MI and Lau SK Primary small bowel carcinoid tumor with bilateral breast metastases: report of 2 cases with different clinical presentations. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2004 Mar;128(3):292-7.

Paull G, Mosunjac MB. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy and intraoperative cytologic smear findings in a case of benign mesothelial-cell inclusions involving a lymph node. A Case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol. 2003 Sep;29(3):163-6

Mosunjac MB, Tadros T, Beach R Majmudar B. Cervical schistosomiasis, human papilloma virus (HPV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): a dangerous coegsitance or coincidence. Gynecol Oncol. 2003 Jul;90(1):211-4

Mosunjac MB,. Feliciano D V, Majmudar B. Pathologic Quiz Case : A Spleen Mass. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2001 Dec;125(12):1607-8.

Davis A, Flowers L, Chakraborty H, Mosunjac BM. Cervical Dysplasia in Women Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): A Correlation with HIV Viral Load. Gynecol Oncol 2001;80,350-354

Langfordt K, Mosunjac BM, Hillyer CD. Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on cytokine generation, cell adhesion molecules and activation markers in T-lymphocytes and peripheral blood progenitor cells. Transfusion, 2000; 4:361-367

Mosunjac MB, Lewis MM, Lawson D, Cohen C. Use of a novel marker Calponin,for myoepithelial cells in fine-needle aspirates of papillary breast lesions. Diagn Cytopathol 2000;23:3;151-155.

Mosunjac BM, Mosunjac IM, DeRose PB, Lawson D, Cohen C. Image cytometric analysis of DNA ploidy and proliferation marker MIB-1 in intratubular germ cell neoplasia and adjacent testicular germ tumor.9:197-207, 1998 Journal of Urologic Pathology

Book Chapters -

Marina B Mosunjac: Chapter 19, Female Reproductive system in Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology Review Edited by Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD, Marin Nola, MD, PhD and Juan Rosai, MD