AlbertoGAyalaMD

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Surgical Pathology

Professor of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Institute for Academic Medicine, Full Clinical Member, Research Institute, Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital; Houston Methodist; Weill Cornell Medical College

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6565 Fannin Street
Ms205
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-394-6450
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Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1967 - 1967
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1963 - 1967
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo LeonClass of 1962

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1967 - 2023
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Enhanced Succinate Oxidation with Mitochondrial Complex II Reactive Oxygen Species Generation in Human Prostate Cancer.
Aijun Zhang, Anisha A Gupte, Somik Chatterjee, Shumin Li, Alberto G Ayala, Brian J Miles, Dale J Hamilton> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022 Oct 12
2 citations
Case of recurrent superficial CD34-positive fibroblastic tumor.
Haneen T Salah, Julieta A D'Ardis, Donghwa Baek, Juanita Duran, Mary R Schwartz, Alberto G Ayala, Jae Y Ro> ;Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 2023 Jun 1
6 citations
Superficial CD34-positive fibroblastic tumor (SCPFT): A review of pathological and clinical features.
Haneen T Salah, Julieta A D'ardis, Donghwa Baek, Mary R Schwartz, Alberto G Ayala, Jae Y Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2022 Jun 1
Indolent multicentric chordoma - A previously undescribed entity: A Case report and literature review.
Daniel G Taylor, Alberto Ayala, Robert Evan Jackson, David S Baskin, Jenson, A.> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2022 Jan 1
7 citations
Pleomorphic giant cell carcinoma of prostate: Rare tumor with unique clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular features
Ziad M. El-Zaatari, Jessica S. Thomas, Mukul K. Divatia, Steven S. Shen, Alberto G. Ayala, Paloma del C. Monroig-Bosque, Ahmed Shehabeldin, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2021 Feb 17
Leiomyoma of digit of hand: Report of three cases with literature review.
Karen D. Thomas, Jae Y. Ro, Alberto G. Ayala> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2021 Feb 1
4 citations
Leiomyoadenomatoid Tumor of Epididymis: A Variant of Adenomatoid Tumor.
Ahmed Shehabeldin, Ghadah A. Al Sannaa, Ziad El-Zaateri, Lizmarie Andino, Daniel Schmolze, Darren Chapman, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 2020 Nov 1
4 citations
Seminal vesicle invasion combined with extraprostatic extension is associated with higher frequency of biochemical recurrence and lymph node metastasis than seminal ve...
Aseeb Rehman, Ziad M. El-Zaatari, Sang H. Han, Steven S. Shen, Alberto G. Ayala, Brian J. Miles, Mukul K. Divatia, Megan S. Ketcham, Betty M. Chung, John Rogers, Jae Y...> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2020 Aug 24
3 citations
Anastomosing Hemangioma of the Breast: An Unusual Case at an Unusual Site.
Michelle S. Lin, Thu Ngo, Mary R. Schwartz, Rajul R. Mehta, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Journal of Breast Cancer. 2020 Feb 17
4 citations
Micropapillary adenocarcinoma of lung: Morphological criteria and diagnostic reproducibility among pulmonary pathologists.
Paloma del C. Monroig-Bosque, Joel A. Morales-Rosado, Anja C. Roden, Andrew Churg, Roberto Barrios, Philip T. Cagle, Yimin Ge, Timothy Craig Allen, Maxwell L. Smith, B...> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2019 Aug 1
7 citations
Solitary Fibrous Tumor of Breast with Anaplastic Areas (Malignant Solitary Fibrous Tumor): A Case Report with Review of Literature.
Min Jung Jung, David Alrahwan, Esther Dubrovsky, Donghwa Baek, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Journal of Breast Cancer. 2019 Jun 13
4 citations
Crystal storing histiocytosis: Unusual clinical presentations in two patients.
Jessica Tomsula, Jeanne M. Meis, Robert D. Koy, Jacqueline Monheit, Arthur W. Zieske, Jae Y. Ro, Alberto G. Ayala> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2019 Jun 1
1 citations
Clear cell carcinoma of testis: A review.
Michelle I. Lin, Hazel L. Awalt, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2019 Jun 1
Clinical presentation of ductal carcinoma in situ of breast with intraluminal crystalloids: Radiologic-histologic correlation.
Minjung Jung, Joyce E. Maldonado, Mary R. Schwartz, Nour Sneige, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2018 Dec 1
18 citations
Flat epithelial atypia in directional vacuum-assisted biopsy of breast microcalcifications: surgical excision may not be necessary
Zulfia McCroskey, Nour Sneige, Carolyn R Herman, Ross A. Miller, Luz A. Venta, Jae Y. Ro, Mary R. Schwartz, Alberto G. Ayala> ;Modern Pathology. 2018 Feb 21
1 citations
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia of the prostate: report of an unprecedented entity in prostate pathology.
Alexandra R Rapp, Elizabeth M. Jacobi, Min Jung Jung, Luan D. Truong, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology. 2018 Nov 1
7 citations
Renal collision tumor composed of oncocytoma and mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma: case report of an unprecedented entity.
Komal Arora, Ross A. Miller, Seema Mullick, Steven S. Shen, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Human Pathology. 2018 Jan 1
6 citations
Sarcoid-like granulomas in renal cell carcinoma: The Houston Methodist Hospital experience.
Komal Arora, Mukul K. Divatia, Luan D. Truong, Steven S. Shen, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2017 Dec 1
3 citations
Prostatic adenocarcinoma in the setting of persistent müllerian duct syndrome: a case report
Zulfia McCroskey, Tracie M. Koen, David J. Lim, Mukul K. Divatia, Steven S. Shen, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Human Pathology. 2017 Nov 1
11 citations
Primary collision tumors of the kidney composed of oncocytoma and papillary renal cell carcinoma: A review
Zulfia McCroskey, Sue J. Sim, Andrew A. Selzman, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2017 Aug 1
10 citations
Human Colors—The Rainbow Garden of Pathology: What Gives Normal and Pathologic Tissues Their Color?
Sergio Pina-Oviedo, Carlos Ortiz-Hidalgo, Alberto G. Ayala> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2017 Feb 24
5 citations
An isolated inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of adrenal gland.
Ghadah A. Al Sannaa, Jana L. Wimmer, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 2016 Dec 1
22 citations
Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of the thyroid: more aggressive than previously reported.
Gabriela Quiroga-Garza, Jeong H yeon Lee, Adel K. El-Naggar, Jennifer O. Black, Mojgan Amrikachi, Qihui J. Zhai, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;Human Pathology. 2015 May 1
3 citations
Collagenous micronodules in prostate cancer revisited: are they solely associated with Gleason pattern 3 adenocarcinomas?
Mi J. Kim, Mukul K. Divatia, Jeong H Lee, Steven S. Shen, Brian J. Miles, Jun H. Hwang, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology. 2015 Apr 1
54 citations
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of breast: Recent advances
Kosuke Miyai, Mary R. Schwartz, Mukul K. Divatia, Rose C Anton, Yong Wook Park, Alberto G. Ayala, Jae Y. Ro> ;World Journal of Clinical Cases. 2014 Dec 16
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