Gerlinde Wernig MD

Hematopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Physician

300 Pasteur DrPalo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-7211
Fax+1 617-355-9093

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Summary

Gerlinde Wernig, MD, is an Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, located in Palo Alto, CA. She specializes in pathology with subspecialties in hematopathology, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology. She completed her pathology residency and a hematopathology fellowship at Stanford University. Dr. Wernig has been involved in research, with publications in reputable journals such as Cancer Cell, Blood, Nature communications, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America and The Journal of Clinical Investigation, focusing on topics related to long COVID, immune evasion by SARS-CoV-2, and cellular mechanisms in fibrotic diseases and cancer including the discovery of the JAK2 mutation in bone marrow fibrosis.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2009 - 2013
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Hematopathology, 2011 - 2012
University of Vienna Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2011 - 2027
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic
American Board of Pathology Hematopathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Immune Microenvironment of Transplant Glomerulitis.
Nathan A Bracey, Jonathan S Maltzman, Adrienne H Long, Renu Dhanasekaran, Vishnu Shankar
Kidney International Reports. 2025-09-01
7 citations
Single-cell signaling network profiling during redox stress reveals dynamic redox regulation in immune cells.
Yi-Chuan Wang, Ping-Hsun Wu, Wen-Chieh Ting, Yi-Fu Wang, Ming-Han Yang
Nature Communications. 2025-07-01
5 citations
Postoperative adhesions are abrogated by a sustained-release anti-JUN therapeutic in preclinical models.
Deshka S Foster, Jason L Guo, Emily Meany, Charlotte E Berry, Mahsa Fallah
Science Translational Medicine. 2025-03-12

Press Mentions

Surgical Adhesions Can Be Treated, Prevented in MiceNovember 28th, 2018
Immune Cells Gobble Out-of-Control Fibroblasts When “Don’t-eat-Me” Signal Is BlockedApril 18th, 2017
Fibrosis Reversed When 'Don't Eat Me' Signal Blocked, Stanford Study FindsApril 17th, 2017