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Nih Bldg 10 Rm 3S235CBethesda, MD 20892
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Summary
- Dr. Maria Merino is a pathology specialist based in Bethesda, MD, with subspecialties in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. She completed her residency in Pathology at Yale-New Haven Medical Center after graduating from the Central University of Venezuela. Since 1986, she has served as the Chief of Translational Surgical Pathology at NIH/NCI. Her recent publications focus on prostate cancer analysis using imaging and pathology techniques, with articles published in journals such as Abdominal Radiology, BJU International, Cancers, Clinical Imaging, and Journal of Medical Genetics.
Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1975 - 1979
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1973
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License Active through 2013
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Is Active Surveillance a Suitable Approach for Bilateral Multifocal Renal Oncocytomas? The 20-Year National Cancer Institute Experience.Aditi Chaurasia, Shiva Singh, Noah Pinson, Nikhil Gopal, Jessica Hsueh
Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsA multimodal automated deep learning-based model for predicting biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer following prostatectomy from baseline MRI, Presurgical clinic...Benjamin D Simon, Stephanie A Harmon, Katie M Merriman, Jesse Tetreault, Omer T Esengur
Clinical Imaging. 2025-10-01 - DNA Methylation-Based Classification of Kidney Neoplasms.Antonios Papanicolau-Sengos, Omkar Singh, Kyung Park, Matija Snuderl, Maria Tretiakova
Modern Pathology. 2025-09-10
Journal Articles
- Combination of Anthracyclines and Anti-CD47 Therapy Inhibit Invasive Breast Cancer Growth While Preventing Cardiac Toxicity by Regulation of AutophagyMaria J. Merino, Maria J. Merino, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis on Repeat Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy of Benign Lesions: Recommendations for Repeat SamplingMaria J Merino, Thomas P Frye, Raju Chelluri, Peter A Pinto, Abhinav Sidana, The Journal of Urology
Press Mentions
Molecular ‘Bucket List’ for Renal CancerSeptember 20th, 2018
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