Session date: 
09/13/2022 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

PRESENTATION TITLE
Space Associated Lymphomas: A Heterogeneous Group of Old and New Entities

PRESENTER(S)
Judith A. Ferry, M.D. - Director of Hematopathology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School

PRESENTER BIO
Dr. Judith Ferry is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She graduated from Tulane University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, after spending a junior year abroad in London at Imperial College of Science and Technology.  She earned her MD from New York University Medical Center.  Dr. Ferry was accepted as a resident in Anatomic Pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and has stayed on at MGH on the faculty following residency. At present, she is the Director of Hematopathology at MGH and Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. Her professional interests focus on general hematopathology, but especially on lymphomas involving extranodal sites. Dr. Ferry is an author or co-author of over 140 peer-reviewed publications, numerous chapters and reviews, and two textbooks: Atlas of Lymphoid Hyperplasia and Lymphoma (1997) and Extranodal Lymphomas (2011). She has contributed to WHO Classification “blue books” on tumors of ten different organs systems: Hematopoietic and lymphoid, Central nervous system, Urinary system and male genital organs, Digestive system, Female reproductive organs, Breast, Head and Neck, Thoracic, Skin and Endocrine. Dr. Ferry resides in Boston, in Beacon Hill, and has two daughters, Cynthia and Deborah.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Diagnose the types of lymphomas that can arise in closed spaces
  • Differentiate among the types of space-associated lymphomas and recognize the diagnostic pitfalls involved in establishing a diagnosis
  • Give examples of etiologic risk factors underlying the pathogenesis of these lymphomas
  • Recall specific pathogenetic mechanisms including genetic alterations for these unusual lymphomas

COMPETENCIES

  • Patient Care or Patient-Centered Care
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Systems-Based Practice
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE INFORMATION

ATTENDANCE / CREDIT
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TRANSCRIPT
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Presenter: 
Judith A. Ferry, M.D.
Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Minnesota
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Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Minnesota