Elizabeth Kurian, M.D.

Pathology

Biography

Elizabeth M. Kurian, M.D., received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, followed by a combined anatomic and clinical pathology residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Kurian gained expertise in cytopathology through the fellowship program at MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Before coming to UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dr. Kurian spent three years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. While there, she completed the institution’s first Junior Faculty Development Program and served as an Associate Course Director for Cancer Concepts, an introductory first-year medical school course.

Her translational research interests include using automation for cytologic evaluation, and applications of immunohistochemistry or molecular testing using cytology or small biopsies for diagnosis or prognostic utility. She is an editorial member of the American Society of Cytopathology's ASC Bulletin, as well as a reviewer for Diagnostic Cytopathology and CytoJournal.

Dr. Kurian's primary clinical focus is cytopathology with expertise in immediate rapid interpretation and performance of fine needle aspiration, plus general surgical pathology with an interest in thyroid pathology.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Health Science Center McGovern Medical School (2000-2004)
Fellowship - UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (2008-2009), Cytopathology
Residency - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (2004-2008), Pathology

Books & Publications

Books
- Colorectal Cancer in In: Pieters RS, Liebmann J. Cancer Concepts: A Guidebook for the Non-Oncologist.
  Sturrock PR, Liebmann J, Kurian E. (Accepted for publication), Myles View Publishing
- Approach to Thyroid Nodule in In: Toy E.C., Uthman M.O. Case File in Pathology
  Kurian EM. (2005), McGraw Hill
- The effect of menopause hormone therapy on breast atrophy in post-menopausal women. in Inoue Y, Wantanabe K. Adverse Effects of Steroids.
  Kurian E, Lavrovskaya, Blankenship J, Yeh I (2008), Nova Publishers
- Breast Cancer in In: Pieters RS, Liebmann J. Cancer Concepts: A Guidebook for the Non-Oncologist.
  Cicchetti MG, Kurian E. (Accepted for publication.), Myles View Publisiong.
- The Pathology of Cancer. in In: Pieters RS, Liebmann J. Cancer Concepts: A Guidebook for the Non-Oncologist.
  Ok CY, Woda B, Kurian E. (Accepted for publication.), Myles View Publishing.
- Ocular Melanoma and Orbital tumors. in In: Pieters RS, Liebmann J. Cancer Concepts: A Guidebook for the Non-Oncologist.
  Migliori M, Kurian E. (Accepted for publication.), Myles View Publishing.
- The Pathology of Cancer. in In: Pieters RS, Liebmann J. Cancer Concepts: A Guidebook for the Non-Oncologist.
  Woda B, Liebmann J, Kurian E. (Accepted for publication.), Myles View Publishing.
- Cancer Biology. in In: Pieters RS, Liebmann J. Cancer Concepts: A Guidebook for the Non-Oncologist.
  Bombagh M. Hughes S, Kurian E. (Accepted for publication.), Myles View Publishing.
- Approach to Temporal Arteritis. in In: Toy E.C., Uthman M.O. Case File in Pathology
  Kurian EM. (2005), McGraw Hill
Publications
- Post-irradiation angiosarcoma of the breast.
  Kurian E, Yeh I Vol36 (6)
- Cdk5 drives formation of heterogeneous pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
  Carter AM, Kumar N, Herring B, Tan C, Guenter R, Telange R, Howse W, Viol F, McCaw TR, Bickerton HH, Gupta P, Gillardon F, Woltering EA, Dhall D, Totenhagen J, Banerjee RR, Kurian EM, Reddy S, Chen H, Schrader J, Bart Rose J, Mukhtar MS, Bibb JA, Oncogenesis 2021 Dec 10 12 83
- Low Molecular Weight Cytokeratin Immunostaining for Extrafollicular Reticulum Cells is an Effective Means of Separating Salivary Gland Tumor-Associated Lymphoid Proliferation from True Lymph Node Involvement.
  Kurian EM, Miller R, Mclean-Holden AL, Oliai BR, Bishop JA, Head and neck pathology 2020 Sep 14 3 593-597
- Lung Nodule with Increasing Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in a Patient with a History of Lung Carcinoma and Talc Pleurodesis Evaluated by EBUS-TBNA On-Site Assessment.
  Kurian EM Acta cytologica 2017 Jan 61 1 84-86
- Pleural fluid extramedullary hematopoiesis case report with review of the literature.
  Koch M, Kurian EM Diagnostic cytopathology 2015 Nov
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis diagnosed by effusion cytology: A case report.
  Rivera G, Gokaslan T, Kurian EM Journal of cytology / Indian Academy of Cytologists 2015 Oct-Dec 32 4 287-9
- Recognizing the Limitations and Pitfalls of Cytology for Anaplastic Carcinoma within Hurthle Cell (Oncocytic) Carcinomas
  Timothy E. Richardson, DO, PhD, Shirley Yan, MD and Elizabeth M. Kurian, MD Journal of Clinical and Anatomic Pathology 2015 2 102 1-5
- Cytology specimens offer an effective alternative to formalin-fixed tissue as demonstrated by novel automated detection for ALK break-apart FISH testing and immunohistochemistry in lung adenocarcinoma.
  Rosenblum F, Hutchinson LM, Garver J, Woda B, Cosar E, Kurian EM Cancer cytopathology 2014 Aug
- Central portalization correlates with fibrosis but not with risk factors for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in steatotic chronic hepatitis C.
  Lee H, Ainechi S, Dresser K, Kurian EM International journal of hepatology 2014 2014 329297
- DNA qulitative and quantitative comparison of alcohol fixed cytology versus formalin fixed tissue for PCR detection of KRAS, EGFR and BRAF.
  Rosenblum F, Tomaszewics K, St. Cyr M, Fischer A, Cosar EF, Kurian EM, Hutchinson L. Modern Pathology 2013
- Alcohol and formalin-fixed cytology specimens offer an effective alternative to formalin-fixed tissue for ALK break-apart FISH testing in lung adenocarcinoma.
  Rosenblum F, Garver J, Cosar E, Hutchinson L and Kurian EM Modern Pathology 2013
- Hologic Thinprep Imaging System for Routine Urine Screening: Evaluation of Screening Time and Diagnostic Comparison.
  Ferraro K, Kanaracus A, and Kurian EM. Modern Pathology 2012 25 S2
- Paratracheal Mass Mimicking Malignancy
  Jean-Gilles J, Kurian EM. The ASC Bulletin 2012 Vol. XLIX, No 5
- Cervista HR and HPV 16/18 assays vs hybrid capture 2 assay: outcome comparison in women with negative cervical cytology.
  Kurian EM, Caporelli ML, Baker S, Woda B, Cosar EF, Hutchinson L American journal of clinical pathology 2011 Nov 136 5 808-16
- Role of cytology in the management of non-small-cell lung cancer.
  Fischer AH, Cibas ES, Howell LP, Kurian EM, Laucirica R, Moriarty AT, Renshaw AA, Zakowski MF, Young NA Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2011 Aug 29 24 3331-2; author reply 3332-3
- The triage efficacy of fine needle aspiration biopsy for follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma using the Bethesda reporting guidelines.
  Kurian EM, Dawlett M, Wang J, Gong Y, Guo M Diagnostic cytopathology 2011 May
- Purification and characterization of the yeast-expressed erythropoietin mutant Epo (R103A), a specific inhibitor of human primary hematopoietic cell erythropoiesis.
  Burns S, Arcasoy MO, Li L, Kurian E, Selander K, Emanuel PD, Harris KW Blood 2002 Jun 99 12 4400-5