Faculty

Education

• Master’s of Health Science – Quinnipiac University 1989
• Bachelor of Arts – University of San Diego, 1984

Training

Post-doctoral Training

• Pathologists’ Assistant Program, Quinnipiac University, 1987-1989
• Master Teacher Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 1996-1997
• Certifications:
• Histotechnologist, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1987
• Fellow, American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants, 1989
• Certified Professional Coder, American Association of Professional Coders, 2003
• Pathologists’ Assistant, American Society of Clinical Pathology, 2004

Area of Interest

• Anatomic Pathology CPT Coding and Compliance
• Quality Management
• Gross Dissection

Current Position

• Pathologists’ Assistant
• Tissue Bank Coordinator
• Quality Management Coordinator

Professional Positions Held

• Technical Director of Autopsy Service, University of Texas, Medical Branch in Galveston, May 1990 – November 1991

Other Positions

• Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, 5/1999 - Present

Honors and Awards

• American Society of Clinical Pathologists Gross Photography Contest, 1993
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists Gross Photography Contest, Certificate of Merit, 1996
• 2nd Place American Society of Clinical Pathologists Gross Photography Contest, Honorable Mention, 1998

Membership on professional organizations

• American Association of Pathologists Assistants
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• American Association of Professional Coders

Representative Publications

1. Younes, PS. Histotechnology No. HT-2 2005 TECHSAMPLE, HIPAA and the Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, ASCP 2005, Editor’s Choice Award, ASCP
2. Kamat A, Younes PS, Sayeeduddin M, Wheeler TM, Simpson JL, Agoulnik AI. Protein expression profiling of endometriosis: validation of 2-mm tissue micro arrays, Fertility and Sterility, 2004 82;6:11681-1683
3. Younes, PS. Histotechnology No. HT-6 2004 TECHSAMPLE, Non-pigmented skin lesions, ASCP 2004, Editor’s Choice Award, ASCP
4. Younes, PS. Histotechnology No. HT-4 2003 TECHSAMPLE, Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease, 17-22, ASCP 2003
5. Krouskop TA, Younes PS, Srinivasan S, Wheeler T, Ophir J. Differences in the compressive stress-rtrain response of infiltrating ductal carcinomas with and without lobular features - implications for mammography and elastography, Ultrasonic Imaging 2003;25:109-121