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Summary
- Dr. Amy Rapkiewicz is a forensic pathology specialist based in New York, NY, with subspecialties in forensic/autopsy and anatomic pathology. She completed her residency in pathology at the NIH Clinical Center and pursued fellowships in cytopathology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and forensic pathology at Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department. Her expertise includes surgical pathology, medical education, and forensic/autopsy pathology. Dr. Rapkiewicz has contributed to multiple publications, including research on decedent affairs, COVID-19 angiopathy, and postmortem studies related to kidney failure.
Education & Training
Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner DepartmentFellowship, Forensic Pathology, 2011 - 2012
NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Cytopathology, 2006 - 2007
National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2003 - 2006
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License Active through 2027
NJ State Medical License 2025 - 2027
NY State Medical License 2004 - 2027
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic- American Board of Pathology Cytopathology
- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Forensic
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSupporting the Deceased, Their Families, and Their Communities - Part 2: Practical Guidance for Building an Office of Decedent Affairs.Meagan Chambers, Tanner Bartholow, Zachary T Parker, Kristina Peters, R Ross Reichard
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2025-12-01 - Supporting the Deceased, Their Families, and Their Communities - Part 1: Why Establish an Office of Decedent Affairs.Meagan Chambers, Tanner Bartholow, Zachary T Parker, Kristina Peters, R Ross Reichard
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2025-12-01 - 11 citationsIschaemic endothelial necroptosis induces haemolysis and COVID-19 angiopathy.Mike C L Wu, Ethan Italiano, Rocko Jarvis-Child, Imala Alwis, Rhyll Smythe
Nature. 2025-07-01
Journal Articles
- COVID-19 Infection and Placental Histopathology in Women Delivering at TermElizabeth T Patberg, Patricia Rekawek, Sevan A Vahanian, Amy V Rapkiewicz, Genevieve Sicuranza, Anthony M Vintzileos, Poonam Khullar, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Megakaryocytes and platelet-fibrin thrombi characterize multi-organ thrombosis at autopsy in COVID-19: A case seriesRapkiewicz A, Lancet eClinical Medicine, 6/25/2020
Press Mentions
Time to Connect the Clots Among COVID Infections and Vaccines, and Long COVID – OpEdMarch 6th, 2022- Autopsies Clearly Help Pathologists Understand COVID-19 and How It Affects the Body, so Why Are More Not Being Performed?January 27th, 2021
- Autopsy Rates Were Falling for Years. Then COVID-19 Came AlongOctober 22nd, 2020
External Links
- NYU Pathologyhttp://www.med.nyu.edu/pathology/department-pathology
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