MitchellStevenWachtelMD

Pathology • Lubbock, TX

Cytopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Full Professor with Tenure, Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine

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Office
3601 4th St
1a115
Lubbock, TX 79430
Phone+1 806-743-2155

Fax+1 806-743-2117
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Education & Training

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Cytopathology, 1991 - 1992
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1985 - 1989
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1985

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 1996 - Present
OR State Medical License 1992 - Present
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2026
TX State Medical License 2000 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
KY State Medical License 2021 - 2025
VA State Medical License 1997 - 2024
WA State Medical License 1997 - 2023
NV State Medical License 1995 - 2013
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Cytopathology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare Marquis Whos Who

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
α-Methyl-l-tryptophan as a weight-loss agent in multiple models of obesity in mice.
Sathish Sivaprakasam, Sabarish Ramachandran, Mohd. Omar Faruk Sikder, Yangzom D. Bhutia, Mitchell W Wachtel, Vadivel Ganapathy> ;The Biochemical Journal. 2021 Apr 16
10 citations
SLC6A14 deficiency is linked to obesity, fatty liver, and metabolic syndrome but only under conditions of a high-fat diet.
Sathish Sivaprakasam, Mohd. Omar Faruk Sikder, Latha Ramalingam, Gurvinder Kaur, Jannette M. Dufour, Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Vadivel Ganapathy> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. Molecular Basis of Disease. 2021 May 1
The Women's Health Initiative; hormone replacement therapy; and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data.
Mitchell S. Wachtel> ;Cancer. 2021 Mar 1
16 citations
Hereditary hemochromatosis promotes colitis and colon cancer and causes bacterial dysbiosis in mice.
Sathish Sivaprakasam, Bojana Ristic, Nithya S. Mudaliar, Abdul N. Hamood, Jane A. Colmer-Hamood, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Anna G. Nevels, Kameswara Rao Kottapalli, Vadivel...> ;The Biochemical Journal. 2020 Oct 16
Yellow-Gold Polarized Light Microscopy May Improve Accuracy of Pathological Staging of Colorectal Adenocarcinoma.
Yana Puckett, Ruc Tran, Mitchell S. Wachtel> ;Cureus. 2020 Jul 5
DFseq: Distribution-Free Method to Detect Differential Gene Expression for RNA-Sequencing Data
Shengping Yang, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Jiangrong Wu> ;IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics. 2020 Mar 1
20 citations
Chronic exposure to excess iron promotes EMT and cancer via p53 loss in pancreatic cancer.
Yangzom D. Bhutia, Jiro Ogura, Paul J. Grippo, Carolina Torres, Toshihiro Sato, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Sabarish Ramachandran, Ellappan Babu, Sathish Sivaprakasam, Devara...> ;Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2020 Mar 1
4 citations
Operative Management of T1b Gallbladder Carcinoma with Concurrent Hepatic Anastomosing Hemangioma.
Stephen P Gonzalez, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Edwin O. Onkendi> ;Cureus. 2019 Jul 4
1 citations
Isolated Asymptomatic Metastatic Melanoma to the Colon: A Case Report
Passisd Laoveeravat, Nicha Wongjarupong, Lisa A. Smith, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Sameer Islam> ;Cureus. 2019 Feb 20
3 citations
A glucocorticoid receptor agonist improves post-weaning growth performance in segregated early-weaned pigs.
Hailey Wooten, John J. McGlone, Mitchell S. Wachtel, G. Thompson, Amanda R Rakhshandeh, Anoosh Rakhshandeh> ;Animal. 2019 Jan 1
3 citations
Novel Treatment of Melanoma: Combined Parasite-Derived Peptide GK-1 and Anti-Programmed Death Ligand 1 Therapy
Jesus Vera-Aguilera, Armando Pérez-Torres, Diego Beltran, Cynthia Villanueva-Ramos, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Eduardo Moreno-Aguilera, Carlos Vera-Aguilera, Gary Ventolini,...> ;Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals. 2017 Mar 1
5 citations
Rare Occurrence of a Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Bladder
Katherine Dowd, Charles Rotenberry, Douglas Russell, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Werner de Riese> ;Case Reports in Medicine. 2017 Jan 2
Reply to Letter by Dr. Christoph Kupferschmid: Commentary on "Countries with high circumcision prevalence have lower prostate cancer mortality".
Mitchell S. Wachtel, Shengping Yang, Brian J. Morris> ;Asian Journal of Andrology. 2016 Nov 1
9 citations
The Peridural Membrane of the Human Spine is Well Innervated.
Hemmo A. Bosscher, James E. Heavner, Petar N. Grozdanov, Irfan Warraich, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Janet Dertien> ;Anatomical Record. 2016 Apr 1
9 citations
Countries with high circumcision prevalence have lower prostate cancer mortality
Mitchell S. Wachtel, Shengping Yang, Brian J. Morris> ;Asian Journal of Andrology. 2016 Jan 1
11 citations
Hormone Replacement Therapy, Likely Neither Angel Nor Demon.
Mitchell S. Wachtel, Shengping Yang, Sharmila Dissanaike, Julie A. Margenthaler> ;Plos One. 2015 Sep 18
5 citations
Implications on clinical management of the small renal mass in patients 80 years of age and older based on a retrospective review of the SEER database
Douglas Russell, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Heiko W. de Riese, Allan Haynes, Werner de Riese> ;International Urology and Nephrology. 2015 Jul 28
24 citations
Treatment of Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: Finding Uses for Thalidomide in a New Era of Medicine.
Matthew Soape, Rashmi Verma, J. Drew Payne, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Fred Hardwicke, Everardo Cobos> ;Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2015 Jun 17
17 citations
Odds of death after glioblastoma diagnosis in the United States by chemotherapeutic era
Mitchell S. Wachtel, Shengping Yang> ;Cancer Medicine. 2014 Jun 1
38 citations
Osteoclastic giant cell tumor of the pancreas
Wudneh M. Temesgen, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Sharmila Dissanaike> ;International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2014 Jan 1
6 citations
Outcomes for patients who are diagnosed with breast and endometrial cancer.
Tonya M. Martin-Dunlap, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Julie A. Margenthaler> ;Oncology Letters. 2013 Oct 1
7 citations
Acute effect of sildenafil on central hemodynamics in mechanically ventilated patients with WHO group III pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure necessit...
Dimitrios Karakitsos, John Papanikolaou, Andreas Karabinis, Raed Alalawi, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Cynthia A. Jumper, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Periklis Davlouros> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2013 Aug 10
12 citations
PSA screening and deaths from prostate cancer after diagnosis—a population based analysis
Mitchell S. Wachtel, Thomas Nelius, Allan Haynes, Scott Dahlbeck, Werner de Riese> ;The Prostate. 2013 Sep 1
3 citations
Prevalence of Linea nigra in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate carcinoma.
Linus Ikechukwu Okeke, A. O. George, Adebola O. Ogunbiyi, Mitchelle Wachtel> ;International Journal of Dermatology. 2012 Nov 1
9 citations
Sonographic and Clinical Features of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critical Care Patients
Michael Blaivas, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Serafim Nanas, John Poularas, Mitchell S. Wachtel, Rubin Cohen, Dimitrios Karakitsos> ;Critical Care Research and Practice. 2012 May 13
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Press Mentions

A Unique Case of Extra-Articular Extravasation of Metal into the Lower Leg Resulting from Oxidized Zirconium Wear Particles from Total Knee ArthroplastyNovember 20th, 2020

Hospital Affiliations

University Medical CenterLubbock, Texas