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Cytopathology

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Cytopathology

Anticipated Release Date: Jan. 15, 2026

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Cytopathology CME to Refine Diagnostic Skills

Take your diagnostic skills to the next level with this engaging, practice-focused online CME course. Cytopathology — part of our Masters of Pathology Series — reviews the latest updates to WHO reporting systems and explores how molecular testing and other ancillary studies are transforming the way small biopsy and cytopathology specimens are assessed.

 

Geared towards those who may not have formal training in cytopathology, the succinct, high-yield lectures in this continuing medical education program are divided by specimen type and will help you to:

  • Gain a deeper understanding of how The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology has reduced unnecessary surgical interventions
  • Consistently generate standardized reports that are more useful and better understood by clinicians
  • Avoid common pitfalls like overinterpreting benign findings or relying too heavily on surgical pathology when results are discordant
  • Confidently identify benign and reactive findings in cytopathology specimens
  • And more…

Topics / Speakers

The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology Third Edition - Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD

Molecular Testing in Thyroid FNA Specimens - Michiya Nishino, MD, PhD

Thyroid Cytomorphology Part I - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Thyroid Cytomorphology Part II - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Instructive Thyroid FNA Cases - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

The Milan System for Reporting Salivary Gland Cytopathology Second Edition - William C. Faquin, MD, PhD

Instructive Salivary Gland FNA Cases - Zahra Maleki, MD

FNA of Lateral Neck Lesions – A Case-Based Approach - Darcy A. Kerr, MD

Approach to Liver Cytopathology and Small Biopsies - M. Lisa Zhang, MD

Update on the WHO Reporting System for Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology - Martha Bishop Pitman, MD

FNA Cytology of Solid Pancreatic Lesions - Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, MD, FCAP

Approach to Pancreatic Cyst Cytology - M. Lisa Zhang, MD

Instructive Pancreas FNA Cases - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Serous Cavity I – The International System for Serous Fluid Cytopathology - Ashish Chandra, FRCPath, DipRCPath (Cytol)

Serous Cavity II – Pleural Fluid – Malignant Tumors and Mimickers - Peter Illei, MD

Serous Cavity III – Pelvic Washing Specimens - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Serous Cavity IV – Challenges Cases – Pelvic Washing Specimens - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

Bone and Soft Tissue (BST) I – The WHO Reporting System for Soft Tissue Cytopathology - Ivan Chebib, MD, FRCPC

Bone and Soft Tissue (BST) II – A Pattern-Based Approach - Vickie Y. Jo, MD

Bone and Soft Tissue (BST) III – An Update on Immunohistochemical Markers - Vickie Y. Jo, MD

Cytopathology of Bone Tumors - Valerie A. Fitzhugh, MD

Cytopathology of Soft Tissue Tumors - Valerie A. Fitzhugh, MD

The International System for Reporting Lung Cytopathology - Fernando Schmitt, MD, PhD, FIAC

Pulmonary I – Cytology of NSCLC – Does Morphology Matter? - Peter Illei, MD

Pulmonary II – Lung Tumors other than NSCLC - Peter Illei, MD

Pulmonary III – Ancillary Testing in NSCLC: Why, When, and How to Perform? - Peter Illei, MD

Pulmonary IV – Non-Neoplastic Pulmonary Cytology: Bugs, BALs, and Beyond - Peter Illei, MD

Kidney I – Fine Needle Aspiration and Small Biopsy Specimens - Madelyn Lew, MD

Kidney II – Fine Needle Aspiration and Small Biopsy Specimens - Madelyn Lew, MD

Breast I – Introduction to the Yokohama System - Gary Tse, MBBS

Breast II – Challenging Cases in Breast Cytology - Christine Noga Booth MD

Urine I – The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD PhD

Urine II – Benign and Reactive Findings in Urine Specimens - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD PhD

Urine III – Neoplastic Findings in Urine Specimens - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD PhD

Urine IV – Instructive Urine Cytology Cases - Madelyn Lew, MD

Miscellaneous FNA Challenge Cases - Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD PhD

HPV Biology and Testing in Pap Test Specimens - Michael J. Thrall, MD

ASCCP Guidelines and the Role of Cytology in Screening - Michael J. Thrall, MD

Pap Test Cytomorphology I – Squamous Lesions - Donna K. Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT, CFIAC

Pap Test Cytomorphology II – Glandular and Rare Lesions - Donna K. Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT, CFIAC

Instructive Pap Test Cases - Donna K. Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT, CFIAC

Cerebrospinal Fluid and Vitreous Fluid Specimens - Cheng-Ying Ho, MD, PhD

Lymph Node Cytology – A Case Based Approach in Small Biopsies of Lymph Nodes - Sara E. Monaco, MD

Faculty

Course Director

Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD

 Professor of Pathology and Oncology

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

 

Speakers

Ashish Chandra, FRCPath, DipRCPath (Cytol)

Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Cellular Pathology

London, UK

Ivan Chebib MD, FRCPC

Director of Cytopathology and Fine-Needle Aspiration Clinic

Massachusetts General Hospital

Associate Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

William C. Faquin, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Massachusetts General Hospital

Director of Head and Neck Pathology

Massachusetts Eye and Ear

Boston, MA

Valerie A. Fitzhugh, MD

Professor and Chair

Department of Pathology

Immunology and Laboratory Medicine

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

New Brunswick, NJ

Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, MD, FCAP

Professor Clinical Pathology

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Cytopathology Service

Miami, FL

Cheng-Ying Ho, MD PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology & Medicine

Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Peter Illei, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology and Oncology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Vickie Y. Jo, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Darcy A. Kerr, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Lebanon, NH

Madelyn Lew, MD

Professor of Pathology

University of Michigan

Director of Medical School Pathology

Ann Arbor, MI

Christine Noga Booth, MD

Professor of Pathology

Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH

Zahra Maleki, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology

The Johns Hopkins Hospital 

Baltimore, MD

Sara E. Monaco, MD

System Director of Cytopathology

Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, PA

Michiya Nishino, MD, PhD

Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology Operations & Quality

Director, Head and Neck Pathology

Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship

Associate Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Martha Bishop Pitman, MD

Senior Pathologist

Massachusetts General Hospital

Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Donna Russell, MEd, CT(ASCP)HT, CFIAC

Cytopathology Resident/Fellowship Teaching Coordinator

University of Rochester Medical Center

Naples, NY

Fernando Schmitt, MD, PhD, FIAC

Professor of Pathology and Oncology

Medical Faculty of Porto University

Director, RISE (Health Research Network)

Head of Molecular Pathology Unit, IPATIMUP

Head of Pathology Department

Medical Faculty of Porto University

Porto, Portugal

Michael J. Thrall, MD

Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine

Director of Cytopathology Fellowship and Digital Pathology

Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, TX

Gary Tse, MBBS

Professor, Department of Anatomical and Cellular Pathology

Prince of Wales Hospital

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD

Director of Cytopathology, Surgical Pathology, and Thoracic Pathology

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Associate Professor of Pathology

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

M. Lisa Zhang, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Massachusetts General Hospital

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

Oakstone Publishing is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation

Oakstone Publishing designates this enduring material for a maximum of 22.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

Date of Original Release: January 15, 2026
Date Credits Expire: January 14, 2029

 

CME credit is awarded upon successful completion of a course evaluation and post-test.

 

This activity meets the American Board of Pathology's (ABPath) Continuing Certification program requirements for Part II (CME) Lifelong Learning.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, you should be able to:

  • List ancillary tests that should be ordered on lung specimens when a new diagnosis of non-small cell carcinoma is made
  • Describe changes made in the newest version of The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
  • Name the diagnostic categories used in The Paris System for Reporting Urinary Cytology
  • Understand situations in which a diagnosis of Salivary Gland of Uncertain Malignant Potential (SUMP) can be made
  • Recognize the cytomorphologic features of common bone and soft tissue tumors on fine needle aspiration
  • Compare different methodologies used for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing

Intended Audience

Pathologists needing to improve their understanding and confidence in the diagnosis of cytopathology specimens.

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Masters of Pathology Series Provider: Oakstone CME

Course Director:
Christopher J. VandenBussche, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology and Oncology
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Credits: Earn a maximum of 22.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits

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