Glorimar Rivera Colon, M.D.

Pathology
Cytopathology
Gynecologic Pathology

Biography

Glorimar Rivera-Colón, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in cytopathology and gynecologic pathology, with a special interest in cancer of the uterine cervix and the utility of immunostains in body fluid cytology.

Dr. Rivera-Colón earned her medical degree at San Juan Bautista School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. She completed a residency in pathology at the University of Puerto Rico, Medical Science Campus, and received advanced training through fellowships in cytopathology and gynecologic pathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology and cytopathology, Dr. Rivera-Colón joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.

Among her other roles at UT Southwestern, Dr. Rivera-Colón is Associate Program Director for the Cytopathology Fellowship and Chair of the Belonging, Accessibility, and Engagement Committee in the Department of Pathology.

She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Cytopathology, the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Her research interests include cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and endocervical adenocarcinoma. She has published numerous academic articles and case reports related to her areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Rivera-Colón enjoys playing with her kids, traveling, and hiking.

Education & Training

Internship - Hospital Oncologico (2010-2011), Medicine
Residency - University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Science Campus (2011-2014), Pathology
Medical School - San Juan Bautista School of Medicine (2006-2010)
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014-2015), Cytopathology
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016-2016), Gynecologic Pathology

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Medical Association
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Society of Cytopathology
College of American Pathologists
International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
Texas Society of Pathologists

Books & Publications

Publications
- Endocervical neoplasia: Pathologic updates in diagnosis and prognosis.
  Rivera-Colón G, Zheng W, Seminars in diagnostic pathology 2021 Dec
- Tumoral Morphologic Features From Cervical Biopsies That Are Predictive of a Negligible Risk for Nodal Metastasis and Tumor Recurrence in Usual-type Cervical Adenocarcinomas: A Multi-institutional Study.
  Wang Y, Chang RJ, Luo RZ, Yu J, Zhang X, Yang X, Quddus MR, Li L, Yang W, Liu A, Jiang Q, Zhao R, Zhu H, Zhou F, Wang Y, Sheng X, Liu LL, Wen YL, Banet N, Sung CJ, Qi Y, Bi R, Li M, Wang Y, Li J, Lin W, Wang Y, Rivera G, Chen H, Holloway SB, Fadare O, Liu J, Wang J, Lea J, Kong B, Zheng W, The American journal of surgical pathology 2021 Nov
- Navigating through perplex morphologic changes after exogenous hormone usage.
  Chang RJ, Rivera-Colon G, Chen H, Niu S, Carrick K, Lucas E, Gwin K, Zheng W, Seminars in diagnostic pathology 2021 Oct
- Reliable Identification of Endometrial Precancers Through Combined Pax2, ?-Catenin, and Pten Immunohistochemistry.
  Aguilar M, Chen H, Rivera-Colon G, Niu S, Carrick K, Gwin K, Cuevas IC, Sahoo SS, Li HD, Zhang S, Zheng W, Lucas E, Castrillon DH, The American journal of surgical pathology 2021 Sep
- Significance of Oil-Red-O positive macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage in diagnosing E-cigarettes or vaping product use-associated lung injury: A case series.
  Niu S, Colon GR, Molberg K, Chen H, Carrick K, Yan S, Sarode V, Lucas E, Diagnostic cytopathology 2021 Apr
- Tumor Necrotic Debris and High Nuclear Grade: Newly Identified High-risk Factors for Early-stage Endocervical Adenocarcinoma.
  Holloway SB, Colon GR, Zheng W, Lea JS, American journal of clinical oncology 2021 Feb
- PD-L1 Expression in Endocervical Adenocarcinoma: Correlation With Patterns of Tumor Invasion, CD8+ Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Clinical Outcomes.
  Rivera-Colon G, Chen H, Molberg K, Niu S, Strickland AL, Castrillon DH, Carrick K, Gwin K, Lea J, Zheng W, Lucas E, The American journal of surgical pathology 2020 Dec
- Specific Biomarker Expression Patterns in the Diagnosis of Residual and Recurrent Endometrial Precancers After Progestin Treatment: A Longitudinal Study.
  Chen H, Lucas E, Strickland AL, Carrick K, Gwin K, Castrillon DH, Rivera-Colon G, Niu S, Molberg KH, Zheng W, The American journal of surgical pathology 2020 Oct 44 10 1429-1439
- Multimodality Imaging of Uterine Cervical Malignancies.
  Mansoori B, Khatri G, Rivera-Colón G, Albuquerque K, Lea J, Pinho DF, AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2020 08 215 2 292-304
- PD-L1 Expression and CD8+ Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocytes in Different Types of Tubo-Ovarian Carcinoma and Their Prognostic Value in High-grade Serous Carcinoma.
  Chen H, Molberg K, Strickland AL, Castrillon DH, Carrick K, Jiang Q, Niu S, Rivera-Colon G, Gwin K, Hinson S, Lea J, Miller DS, Zheng W, Lucas E, The American journal of surgical pathology 2020 May
- Vulvar Phyllodes Tumor Presenting as an Epidermoid Cyst.
  Matsumoto A, Vandergriff T, Colon GR, Srivastava D, Journal of cutaneous pathology 2020 Apr
- Cervical Adenocarcinoma: Histopathologic Features From Biopsies to Predict Tumor Behavior.
  Rivera-Colon G, Chen H, Niu S, Lucas E, Holloway S, Carrick K, Gwin K, Lea J, Zheng W, The American journal of surgical pathology 2020 Feb 44 2 247-254
- Challenges in the Pap diagnosis of endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ.
  Niu S, Molberg K, Thibodeaux J, Rivera-Colon G, Hinson S, Zheng W, Lucas E, Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology 2019 May - Jun 8 3 141-148
- Mismatch Repair Protein Expression in Endometrioid Intraepithelial Neoplasia/Atypical Hyperplasia: Should We Screen for Lynch Syndrome in Precancerous Lesions?
  Lucas E, Chen H, Molberg K, Castrillon DH, Rivera Colon G, Li L, Hinson S, Thibodeaux J, Lea J, Miller DS, Zheng W International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists 2018 Oct
- PI3K Pathway Effectors pAKT and FOXO1 as Novel Markers of Endometrioid Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
  Strickland AL, Rivera G, Lucas E, John G, Cuevas I, Castrillon DH International journal of gynecological pathology : official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Pathologists 2018 Sep
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis diagnosed by effusion cytology: A case report.
  Rivera G, Gokaslan T, Kurian EM Journal of cytology 2015 Oct-Dec 32 4 287-9
- Wandering spleen torsion causing acute abdominal pain in a child: case report and review of literature.
  Llorens Marina CI, Cedeño A, Lugo-Vicente H, Chapel C, Rivera G, Diaz A Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 2014 106 1 57-9

Research

Cervical cancer
Endometrial cancer
Endocervical adenocarcinoma

Clinical Focus

Cytopathology
Gynecologic Pathology
Cancer of the Uterine Cervix