Patricia Aoun, M.D., M.P.H.

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Patricia Aoun, M.D.
Pathologist
Clinical Expertise
Clinical Pathology
Hematopathology
Molecular Pathology
Other Languages Spoken
Spanish
Appointments
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
Chief, Division of Clinical Pathology
CLIA Laboratory Director
Patricia Aoun, M.D., M.P.H., is a clinical professor in the Department of Pathology and is a member of the Toni Stephenson Lymphoma Center.
 
Dr. Aoun is a board certified pathologist who came to City of Hope from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, where she was a tenured professor in the Department of Pathology and Microbiology.
 
Dr. Aoun graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania with a B.A. in chemistry, and received her medical doctorate from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. She went on to earn a M.P.H. degree from the Columbia University School of Public Health in New York. Dr. Aoun then completed an internship in anatomic pathology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She was honored by selection as chief resident. Dr. Aoun then went on to complete a fellowship in hematopathology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
 
Dr. Aoun is a member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Guideline Panel that helps set the standard for cancer treatment across the nation. She has written numerous peer reviewed publications and has presented at numerous national and international meetings. Dr. Aoun has also spent considerable time and effort in teaching and mentoring, and has been course director for numerous national courses in hematopathology, including several sponsored by the Society of Hematopathology and the American Society for Clinical Pathology. She is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology and in hematopathology.
Location
Education & Experience
Board Certifications

  • American Board of Pathology - Hematology

  • American Board of Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Degrees

  • 1992, Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY, M.P.H

  • 1985, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, M.D.

  • 1981, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, B.A., Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude

Fellowship

  • 1997-1999, Fellowship: Hematopathology, Department of Pathology and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Residency

  • 1993-1997, Department of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.

Internship

  • 1986-1987, Intern and Assistant Resident, Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Professional Experience

  • 2013-present, Clinical Professor and Chief, Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2011-2013, Professor with Tenure, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

  • 2006-2011, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.

  • 1999-2006, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

  • 1998-1999, Assistant Instructor (Special), Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Awards & Memberships
Memberships

  • Society for Hematopathology

  • American Society of Hematology

  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

  • Nebraska Association of Pathologists

  • American Society for Clinical Pathology

  • College of American Pathologists