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Elizabeth Wagar, MD, Pathology, Houston, TX, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

ElizabethWagarMD

Pathology • Houston, TX

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Chair and Professor

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Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1981 - 1985
  • Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
    Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 1981
  • Michigan State University
    Michigan State UniversityBachelor's, Biological Science

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1982 - 2026
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2011 - 2023
  • American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • 1st Place - Lean Division Best Practice Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2012
  • The Faramarz Naeim Faculty Teaching Award University of California, 2002
  • Faculty Teaching Award The Osler Institute, 1993

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Inpatient preanalytic process improvements  
    Wagar EA, Phipps R, Del Guidice R, Middleton LP, Bingham J, Prejean C, Johnson-Hamilton M, Philip P, Le NH, Muses W, Arch Pathol Lab Med, 1/1/2013
  • Genetic variants in the fibroblast growth factor pathway as potential markers of ovarian cancer risk, therapeutic response, and clinical outcome  
    Meng QH, Xu E, Hildebrandt MA, Liang D, Lu K, Ye Y, Wagar EA, Wu X, Clin Chem, 1/1/2013
  • Bacterial metabolism of anthracycline antibiotics Steffimycinone and steffimycinol conversions  
    Wiley PF, Koert JM, Elrod DW, Reisender EA, Marshall VP, J Antibiot, 1/1/1977
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Laboratory Administration for Pathologists 
    Wagar EA, Horowitz RE, Siegal GPCAP Press, Chicago, IL2011
  • Specimen labels: content and location, fonts, and label orientation 
    Hawker CD, Agrawal Y, Balis UJ, Catalasan IM, Carache P, Vantu QH, Wagar EA2010
  • MM16 
    Chapter: Use of External RNA Controls in Gene Expression Assays, Guideline 
    Warrington JA, Corbisier P, Feilotter H, Hackett JL, Reid LH, Salit ML, Wagar EA, Williams PM, Wolber PClinical and Laboratory Standards Institute, PA2006
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Lectures

  • Disaster Planning: Lead, Manage and Adapt to Survive 
    Las Vegas, NV - 1/23/2013
  • Management Theory: Applying Emotional Intelligence as a Pathology Leader 
    Las Vegas, NV - 1/21/2013
  • Pre-Analytical Errors 
    Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2012
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Other

  • Critical Values Reporting: An Overview 
    Wagar EA
    www.medscape.org/viewarticle/587734
    1/1/2009
  • The Dysfunctional Medical Laboratory 
    Wagar EA, Audio Presentation, College of American Pathologists
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2004

Press Mentions

  • College of American Pathologists Honor Member Physicians at CAP19 Annual Meeting
    College of American Pathologists Honor Member Physicians at CAP19 Annual MeetingSeptember 18th, 2019
  • Laboratories of Change and Laboratories of Accountability: Streamlining a Bureaucratic System
    Laboratories of Change and Laboratories of Accountability: Streamlining a Bureaucratic SystemJanuary 6th, 2016

Grant Support

  • Chlamydia Trachomatis And Bacterial VaginosisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1999–2002
  • Topical Protegrins To Prevent Chlamydial Sexually Transmitted DiseasesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1995–1998

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Elizabeth Wagar, Dr. Elizabeth Wagar, MD, Dr. E Wagar