Shirsat, Hemlata

Shirsat, Hemlata

MBBS, MD, FRCPC

Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Cardiovascular Pathologist, St. Paul’s Hospital

Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital

Research and Scholarly Interests: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary, Head and Neck Pathology, Thoracic Pathology

Clinical Interests:

hshirsat1@providencehealth.bc.ca

Short Bio
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Dr. Shirsat discovered her love for BC on a road trip from Saskatoon back in 2012. She graduated residency from Dalhousie University and moved to Victoria where she worked for 4 years as a thoracic and head and neck pathologist. Currently Dr. Shirsat enjoys working as an anatomical pathologist at St Paul’s, Vancouver.

 

Academic
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Academic Background

  • Thoracic Pathology Fellowship: NYU Langone New York Sept 2018-Sept 2019
  • Head and Neck Pathology: Mt Sinai Hospital New York October 2019- December 2019
  • FRCPC Anatomocal Pathology: Dalhousie University Halifax 2013- 2018

Awards and Recognition

Publications

Selected Publications

  • Shirsat H, Zhou F, Chang JC, Rekhtman N, Saqi A, Argyropoulos K, Azour L, Simms A, Melamed J, Hung YP, Roden AC, Mino-Kenudson M, Moreira AL, Narula N. Bronchiolar Adenoma/Pulmonary Ciliated Muconodular Papillary Tumor. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 May 18;155(6):832-844. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa194. PMID: 33313677.
  • Kim SJ, Azour L, Hutchinson BD, Shirsat H, Zhou F, Narula N, Moreira AL, Angel L, Ko JP, Moore WH. Imaging Course of Lung Transplantation: From Patient Selection to Postoperative Complications. Radiographics. 2021 Jul-Aug;41(4):1043-1063. doi: 10.1148/rg.2021200173. PMID: 34197245.
  • Shirsat HS, Walsh NM, McDonald LJ, Rutledge R, Porter G, Barnes PJ. Postirradiation pseudosclerodermatous panniculitis with involvement of breast parenchyma: a dramatic example of a rare entity and a pitfall in diagnosis. J Cutan Pathol. 2016 May;43(5):444-50. doi: 10.1111/cup.12683. Epub 2016 Mar 31. PMID: 26957208.
  • Shirsat HS, Epari S, Shet T, Bagal R, Hawaldar R, Desai SB. HER 2 status in invasive breast cancer: immunohistochemistry, fluorescence in-situ hybridization and chromogenic in-situ hybridization. Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2012 Apr-Jun;55(2):175-9. doi: 10.4103/0377-4929.97855. PMID: 22771638.
  • Godard L, Lee L, McGuinness B, Shirsat H, Hoag N. Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Secondary to BCG Therapy for Non-muscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2023 Oct;57(7):776-780. doi: 10.1177/15385744231171754. Epub 2023 Apr 18. PMID: 37071973; PMCID: PMC10517576.
Research
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Research Interest

  • Thoracic Pathology
  • Head and Neck Pathology

    • Current Projects In My Lab Include

Teaching
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Teaching Interest

  • Interstitial lung disease rounds for pulmonology fellows
  • Lung transplant rounds for radiology, pulmonology, transplant and surgery fellows
  • Interesting case rounds for pathology residents
  • Granulomatous lung disease for MD Phd students
  • Granulomatous lung disease for Medical students and residents rotating in Internal medicine
  • Lung infectious diseases for infectious diseases fellows