AmilaOrucevicMDPhD

Pathology • Knoxville, TN

Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology, Obstetrics & Perinatal Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, Surgical Pathology

Professor, Pathology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine

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Office
1924 Alcoa Hwy
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone+1 865-305-9080

Fax+1 865-305-6866
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Summary

Dr. Amila Orucevic is a pathologist in Knoxville, TN and is affiliated with University of Tennessee Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Sarajevo Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 34 years. She specializes in gastrointestinal & hepatobiliary pathology, obstetrics & perinatal pathology, anatomic pathology, and surgical pathology and is experienced in breast, gynecological and gastrointestinal cancers.

Education & Training

Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1998 - 2002
University of Sarajevo FOMClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2007 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1998 - 2017
KY State Medical License 2010 - 2015
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Reporting Subclonal Immunohistochemical Staining of Mismatch Repair Proteins in Endometrial Carcinoma in the Times of Ever-Changing Guidelines.
Ashley Scheiderer, Courtney Riedinger, Kristopher Kimball, Larry Kilgore, Amila Orucevic> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
1 citations
When to Consider Lynch Syndrome in Non-Colon and Non-Endometrial Malignancies:
Aaron Arroyave, Alan W. Good, Andrew Joseph Ward, Amila Orucevic, James M. McLoughlin> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Jul 10
Adenosquamous carcinoma of the breast, an uncommon diagnosis with poor prognosis-Lessons learned from a 12-year analysis of the National Cancer Database.
Katherine Cochrane, John L. Bell, Robert E. Heidel, Amila Orucevic> ;The Breast Journal. 2021 Jan 22
40 citations
Nomogram update based on TAILORx clinical trial results - Oncotype DX breast cancer recurrence score can be predicted using clinicopathologic data.
Amila Orucevic, John L. Bell, Megan King, Alison P. McNabb, Robert E. Heidel> ;Breast. 2019 Aug 1
Adenosquamous Carcinoma of the Anus: An Uncommon Malignancy Presenting a Treatment Challenge.
Megan Johnson, Mark A. Casillas, Amila Orucevic> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Jul 1
14 citations
Evolving Trends and Influencing Factors in Mastectomy Decisions.
Sneha Bhat, Amila Orucevic, Caroline Woody, Robert E. Heidel, John L. Bell> ;The American Surgeon. 2017 Mar 1
67 citations
Oncotype DX breast cancer recurrence score can be predicted with a novel nomogram using clinicopathologic data
Amila Orucevic, John L. Bell, Alison P. McNabb, Robert E. Heidel> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2017 Feb 27
1 citations
A Rare Case of Plasmablastic Lymphoma Mimicking Adenocarcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon.
Kyle L Kleppe, Keith D. Gray, John A Stancher, Lisa D. Duncan, James W Vaughan, Amila Orucevic> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Aug 1
A Case of Pancreatic Intraductal Tubular Carcinoma: A Rare Entity with Improved Prognosis.
Sneha Bhat, James M. McLoughlin, Amila Orucevic> ;The American Surgeon. 2016 Jul 1
50 citations
Utilization and impact of 21-gene recurrence score assay for breast cancer in clinical practice across the United States: lessons learned from the 2010 to 2012 Nationa...
Amila Orucevic, Robert E. Heidel, John L. Bell> ;Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2016 May 20
4 citations
Breast Cancer in Elderly Caucasian Women-An Institution-Based Study of Correlation between Breast Cancer Prognostic Markers, TNM Stage, and Overall Survival.
Amila Orucevic, Matthew Curzon, Christina Curzon, Robert E. Heidel, James M. McLoughlin, Timothy Panella, John L. Bell> ;Cancers. 2015 Jul 31
22 citations
Is the TNM Staging System for Breast Cancer Still Relevant in the Era of Biomarkers and Emerging Personalized Medicine for Breast Cancer – An Institution's 10‐year Exp...
Amila Orucevic, Jason Chen, James M. McLoughlin, Robert E. Heidel, Timothy Panella, John L. Bell> ;The Breast Journal. 2015 Mar 1
4 citations
Intrathyroidal epidermoid cyst associated with nodular Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a rare pathologic finding in a common clinical entity.
Lindsay K. Rumberger, Matthew Mancini, Matthew Curzon, Amila Orucevic> ;The American Surgeon. 2014 Jul 1
Primary rectal adenocarcinoma presenting as a giant perianal mass mimicking giant condyloma of Buschke-Lowenstein.
Chandler A. Long, James M. Lewis, Amila Orucevic> ;The American Surgeon. 2013 Jun 1
61 citations
Prognostic value of breast cancer subtypes, Ki-67 proliferation index, age, and pathologic tumor characteristics on breast cancer survival in Caucasian women.
N. Lynn Ferguson, John L. Bell, Robert E. Heidel, Solomon Lee, Stuart VanMeter, Lisa D. Duncan, Barbara Munsey, Timothy Panella, Amila Orucevic> ;The Breast Journal. 2013 Jan 1
A case of peritoneal squamous metaplasia arising within obstructed small bowel: a rare pathological finding during a common surgical event.
Roshni Venugopal, Stanley J. Kurek, Amila Orucevic> ;The American Surgeon. 2012 Jun 1
8 citations
Predictors of Lymph Node Metastasis in T1 Breast Carcinoma, Stratified by Patient Age
Amila Orucevic, Vijaya B. Reddy, Kenneth J. Bloom, Pincas Bitterman, Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, Denize M. Oleske, Marcia Phillips, Victor E. Gould, Melody A. Cobleigh, Ma...> ;The Breast Journal. 2002 Nov 1
44 citations
Nup88 (karyoporin) in human malignant neoplasms and dysplasias: correlations of immunostaining of tissue sections, cytologic smears, and immunoblot analysis.
Victor E. Gould, Amila Orucevic, Hanswalter Zentgraf, Paolo Gattuso, Nerea Martinez, Angel Alonso> ;Human Pathology. 2002 May 1
7 citations
Nitric oxide (NO), methylation and TIMP-1 expression in BL6 melanoma cells transfected with MHC class I genes.
Xiaojun Huang, Amila Orucevic, Mengfeng Li, Elieser Gorelik> ;Clinical & Experimental Metastasis. 2000 Jan 1
15 citations
Fine-needle aspiration of extranodal and extramedullary hematopoietic malignancies.
Amila Orucevic, Vijaya B. Reddy, Suzanne M. Selvaggi, Linda Green, Daniel J. Spitz, Paolo Gattuso> ;Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2000 Nov 1
39 citations
A Novel, Nuclear Pore-Associated, Widely Distributed Molecule Overexpressed in Oncogenesis and Development
Victor E. Gould, Nerea Martinez, Amila Orucevic, José Schneider, Angel Alonso> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 2000 Nov 1
115 citations
Nitric-oxide production by murine mammary adenocarcinoma cells promotes tumor-cell invasiveness.
Amila Orucevic, John F. Bechberger, Angela M. Green, Richard A. Shapiro, Timothy R. Billiar, Peeyush K. Lala> ;International Journal of Cancer. 1999 Jun 11
158 citations
Role of nitric oxide in tumor progression: Lessons from experimental tumors
Peeyush K. Lala, Amila Orucevic> ;Cancer Metastasis Reviews. 1998 Mar 1
29 citations
Role of nitric oxide in IL-2 therapy-induced capillary leak syndrome.
Amila Orucevic, Peeyush K. Lala> ;Cancer Metastasis Reviews. 1998 Jan 1
56 citations
Effects of chronic indomethacin therapy on the development and progression of spontaneous mammary tumors in C3H/HEJ mice.
Peeyush K. Lala, N. Al-Mutter, Amila Orucevic> ;International Journal of Cancer. 1997 Nov 4
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Tennessee Medical CenterKnoxville, Tennessee