Gordana Verstovsek, M.D.

Associate Professor

(713) 794-7267

Email

gordanav@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Pathology & Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Education

Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine: 01/2002 - Houston, TX, United States

Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine: 01/2001 - Houston, TX, United States

Advanced Training from State University Of New York At Buffalo: 01/1998 - Buffalo, NY, United States

M.D. from [Other Institution]: 01/1992 - Unknown, US Territory

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Masso-Welch PA, Verstovsek G, Ip MM. " Alterations in the expression and localization of protein kinase C isoforms during mammary gland differentiation. " Eur. J. Cell Biol.. 1999 Jul ; 78 (7) : 497-510.
Pubmed PMID: 10472802.
Liebig C, Agarwal N, Ayala GE, Verstovsek G, Tuszynski GP, Albo D. " Angiocidin inhibitory peptides decrease tumor burden in a murine colon cancer model. " J. Surg. Res.. 2007 Oct ; 142 (2) : 320-6.
Pubmed PMID: 17719063.
Nudelman RJ, Rosen DG, Rouah E, Verstovsek G. " Cerebral sinus thrombosis: a fatal neurological complication of ulcerative colitis. " Patholog Res Int. 2010 ; 2010 : 132754.
Pubmed PMID: 21152173.
Granville LA, Laucirica R, Verstovsek G. " Clinical significance of cultures collected from fine-needle aspiration biopsy. " Diagn. Cytopathol.. 2008 Feb ; 36 (2) : 85-8.
Pubmed PMID: 18181190.
Verstovsek G, Byrd A, Frey MR, Petrelli NJ, Black JD. " Colonocyte differentiation is associated with increased expression and altered distribution of protein kinase C isozymes. " Gastroenterology. 1998 Jul ; 115 (1) : 75-85.
Pubmed PMID: 9649461.
Rosen D, Herrington B, Bhargava P, Laucirica R, Verstovsek G. " Correlation of tissue biopsy and fine needle aspiration cytology with positron emission tomography results. " Patholog Res Int. 2011 ; 2011 : 323051.
Pubmed PMID: 21559200.
Jiao L, Kramer JR, Rugge M, Parente P, Verstovsek G, Alsarraj A, El-Serag HB. " Dietary intake of vegetables, folate, and antioxidants and the risk of Barrett's esophagus. " Cancer Causes Control. 2013 May ; 24 (5) : 1005-14.
Pubmed PMID: 23420329.
Rosen DG, Laucirica R, Verstovsek G. " Fine needle aspiration of male breast lesions. " Acta Cytol.. ; 53 (4) : 369-74.
Pubmed PMID: 19697719.
Nordenstedt H, Graham DY, Kramer JR, Rugge M, Verstovsek G, Fitzgerald S, Alsarraj A, Shaib Y, Velez ME, Abraham N, Anand B, Cole R, El-Serag HB. " Helicobacter pylori-Negative Gastritis: Prevalence and Risk Factors. " Am. J. Gastroenterol.. 2013 Jan ; 108 (1) : 65-71.
Pubmed PMID: 23147524.
Verstovsek G, Chakraborty S, Ramzy I, Jorgensen JL. " Large B-cell lymphomas: fine-needle aspiration plays an important role in initial diagnosis of cases which are falsely negative by flow cytometry. " Diagn. Cytopathol.. 2002 Nov ; 27 (5) : 282-5.
Pubmed PMID: 12411993.
Habra MA, Hijazi R, Verstovsek G, Marcelli M. " Medullary thyroid carcinoma associated with hyperthyroidism: a case report and review of the literature. " Thyroid. 2004 May ; 14 (5) : 391-6.
Pubmed PMID: 15186618.
Bhargava P, Verstovsek G, Stair M, Vollink J. " Metastasis to psoas muscle detected by F-18 FDG PET-CT imaging. " Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Oct ; 33 (10) : 723-4.
Pubmed PMID: 18806583.
Albo D, Akay CL, Marshall CL, Wilks JA, Verstovsek G, Liu H, Agarwal N, Berger DH, Ayala GE. " Neurogenesis in colorectal cancer is a marker of aggressive tumor behavior and poor outcomes. " Cancer. 2011 Nov 1; 117 (21) : 4834-45.
Pubmed PMID: 21480205.
Liebig C, Ayala G, Wilks J, Verstovsek G, Liu H, Agarwal N, Berger DH, Albo D. " Perineural invasion is an independent predictor of outcome in colorectal cancer. " J. Clin. Oncol.. 2009 Nov 1; 27 (31) : 5131-7.
Pubmed PMID: 19738119.
Masso-Welch PA, Verstovsek G, Darcy K, Tagliarino C, Ip MM. " Protein kinase C eta upregulation and secretion during postnatal rat mammary gland differentiation. " Eur. J. Cell Biol.. 1998 Sep ; 77 (1) : 48-59.
Pubmed PMID: 9808288.
Sealock RJ, Kramer JR, Verstovsek G, Richardson P, Rugge M, Parente P, Vela M, El-Serag HB. " The prevalence of oesophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic oesophagitis: a prospective study in unselected patients presenting to endoscopy. " Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther.. 2013 Apr ; 37 (8) : 825-32.
Pubmed PMID: 23441936.
Anand BS, Verstovsek G, Cole G. " Tubulovillous adenoma of anal canal: a case report. " World J. Gastroenterol.. 2006 Mar 21; 12 (11) : 1780-1.
Pubmed PMID: 16586552.
Kramer JR, Fischbach LA, Richardson P, Alsarraj A, Fitzgerald S, Shaib Y, Abraham NS, Velez M, Cole R, Anand B, Verstovsek G, Rugge M, Parente P, Graham DY, El-Serag HB. " Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Barrett's Esophagus in White Men. " Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol.. 2013 Apr ; 11 (4) : 373-381.e1.
Pubmed PMID: 23220167.