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Name BALEED VISHNU VARDHAN REDDY
  
Campus Address WP P230 Zip 7331
Phone  (205) 934-5295
E-mail  vreddy@uabmc.edu
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Education
Medical School  Kakatiya Medical College (Osmania University), Warangal, AP, India    1972  MD 
Residency  M.G.M Hospital, Warangal, AP, India    1973  House Surgeon (Rotating Internship) 
Residency  Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey     1973-1975  Anatomic Pathology 
Residency  West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, West Virginia     1975-1978  Anatomic and Clinical Pathology 

Certifications
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology  1978 
Special Qualification in Hematology (American Board of Pathology)  1986 
Voluntary Recertification AP/CP, American Board of Pathology  2013 


Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Clinical Pathology  Laboratory Medicine Professor
Secondary  Clin Lab Sci Div (Org Ret)  Clin Lab Sci Div (Org Ret) Associate Professor Clinical
Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center  Comprehensive Cancer Center Professor

Graduate Biomedical Sciences Affiliations
Molecular and Cellular Pathology Program 

Biographical Sketch 
EDUCATION: M.D., 1972 - Kakatiya Medical College/Osmania University, Warangal, AP, India POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING: House surgeon - 1973 (Rotating Internship) - M.G.M. Hospital, Warangal, AP, India Resident, Anatomic Pathology, 1973-1975, Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 1975 - 1978, Chief Resident - West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, WV. Military Service: Active Duty, US Army (1978-1992, Colonel, MC) Army Reserves (IMA), USAMRIID, Ft. Detrick, MD (1996-2008) Retired Reserves US Army, Colonel, Medical Corps, 2009-current Academic and Clinical Appointments: Medical Director, Hematology/Bone Marrow Lab, 1978 - 83, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX Medical Director, Hematology/Bone Marrow Lab, 1983 - 93, Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO Associate Professor, 1993-2000;Professor of Pathology, 2000-current. Section Head, Hematology / Co-Section Head, Bone Marrow Lab, 1993 - current, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Director, Hematopathology Fellowship Program, 2001 - current, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Module Leader, Hematology/Oncology Module, UASOM MS-II BOARD CERTIFICATION: 1978 American Board of Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology 1986 Special Qualification in Hematology (American Board of Pathology). 2013 Voluntary Re-certification(AP/CP, American Board of Pathology) Biosketch: I have diagnostic and clinical expertise in the area of Hematopathology; including in Flow Cytometry, lymphoma, leukemia, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms, plasma cell neoplasms/myeloma, hemoglobinopathies and Surgical Pathology. My research interests are in bone marrow topography, tissue microarrays (TMA), FISH, immuno-architecture in bone marrow and lymph nodes, automated needle biopsy techniques, muse models of leukemia, (FLIT3-ITD), IRESSA trial in non-small cell lung carcinomas and CD30 expression in mast cells. Other areas I did work on include digital imaging, image analysis, Web-technology and developing techniques for digital image quantification of hemophagocytosis in macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) on the bone marrow biopsies. I have collaborated extensively with UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Investigators and other outside University Medical Centers on above research areas resulting in several peer reviewed publications. As educator, I developed Hematopathology teaching guidelines and curriculum for UAB Hematopathology fellows/trainees, and collaborated with other national experts in publishing training guidelines for Hematopathology programs. I have similarly developed curriculum / teaching material for the UAB School of Medicine MS-II students. In addition, I oversee UAB Health system Hematology/Bone marrow laboratories, and responsible for overall QA/QC of the section.

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists  Member   
American Society of Hematology   Member, 2012  www.hematology.org 
Association for Molecular Pathology  Member, Hematopathology Section  www.amp.org 
CAP Lab   Accreditation Program Lab Inspector   
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) / NCI investigator   Member   
Lymphoma/Myeloma and Myeloid Leukemia Committee (translational research) Comprehensive Cancer Center, UAB  Committee Member   
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)  CML Committee Member, 2010-present  WWW.nccn.org 
Society for Hematopathology  Member, Education Committee   
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology   Member Hematopathology Committee   www.uscap.org 
 



Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Scientist, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabam at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Description
Diagnostic Hematopathology, Flow Cytometry, and Surgical Pathology with special interest in lymphoma, leukemia, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative disorders, plasma cell dyscrasia and anemias. Research interests are in bone marrow topography, tissue microarrays (TMA), FISH, immuno-architecture in bone marrow and lymph nodes. Other areas of interest include developing techniques for digital quantification of hemo-phagocytosis in macrophage activation syndrome on the bone marrow biopsy, bone marrow matrix changes in myelodysplastic syndromes, micro-RNA expression on hematopoietic tumors, immuno-profile of mantle cell lymphoma, CD30 expression in hematopoietic tumors, digital imaging, image analysis and Web-technology.

Selected Publications 
Publication PUBMEDID
Gruszecki AC, Audeh Y, Reddy VVB. An unusual finding of plasma cell iron. Arch of Pathology & Lab Medicine. 2002:126(7):873-4.    
Gruszecki AC, Wehrli G, Ragland BC, Reddy VVB, Nabell L, Garcia-Hernandez A, Marques MB. Management of patient with HIV infection-induced anemia and thrombocytopenia with presented with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Am J Hematology 2002:69:228-31.   
Sate Hamza, Peter Anderson, Reddy VVB, Gene Siegal. Use of the Internet in pathology resident training and education. Advances in Anatomic Pathology 2001:8:290-297.    
Reddy, VVB. Topics in Bone Marrow Pathology: Role of Marrow Topography in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Evaluation of Post-Treatment and Post–Bone Marrow Transplant Biopsies. Review article. Ann of Diag Path. 2001; 5(2):110-120.    
Winokur TS, McClellan S, Siegal GP, Redden D, Gore P, Lazenby A, Reddy VVB, Listinsky CM, Conner DA, Goldman J, Grimes G, Vaughn G, and McDonald JM. A Prospective Trial of Telepathology for Intraoperative Consultation (Frozen Sections). Hum Path 2000; 31(7):781-785.   
Marques MB, Waites KB, Jaye DL, Kilby JM, and Reddy VVB. Histologic examination of bone marrow core biopsies has limited value in the diagnosis of mycobacterial and fungal infections in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann of Diag Path. 2000; 4(1):1-6.   
J. Elgin, J. Phillips, Reddy VVB, Listinsky CM. Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Spectrum of Morphologic and Immunophenotypic overlap. Ann Diag Pathology 1999;3:263-275.   
JM Kilby, MB Marques, DL Jaye, PB Tabereaux, Reddy VVB, KB Waites. The Yield of Bone Marrow Biopsy and Culture Compared with Blood Culture in the Evaluation of HIV-infected Patients for Mycobacterial and Fungal Infections. Am J Med 1998; 104:123-128.   
Vigneswaran N, Tilashalski K, Peters G, Reddy VVB, Rodu B. Ulcerated tumor mass involving the right base of the tongue (Hodgkin’s disease). Oral Surgery/ Pathology, Clicopathologic Conference 1997 vol 84, no. 5:461-463.   
Bell JR, Reddy VVB. Acute promyelocytic leukemia. Clinical Lab Science 1996; 9(5):314-316.   
Lovin JD, Sinton EB, Burke B, Reddy VVB. Stereotaxic core breast biopsy: value in providing tissue for flow cytometric analysis. Am J Radiology 1994; 162:609-612.   
Herrera GA, Sanders P, Reddy VVB, Hasbergen JA, Hammonds W and Brooke JD. Ultrastructural Immunolabeling: a unique diagnostic tool in monoclonal light chain related renaldisease. Ultrastruct Path 1994;18:410-419.   
Nordstrom, DM, Angelo AP, Ralph G, Robert HG and Reddy VVB. Inflammatory myopathy and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Arthritis Rheum 1989; 32:475-479.   
Richard C, Elder G, Reddy VVB. Kaposi sarcoma of the bone marrow. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1986; 110:1083-1085.   
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Keywords
Hematopathology, Flow Cytometry, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Bone Marrow Topography, Telepathology, Tissue microarrays (TMA), Anemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Lung Tumor, IRISSA