Peter S. Amenta MD

Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

One Joslin PlacePresident and CEOBoston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-309-2420
Fax+1 617-732-2487

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Education & Training

Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1980 - 1984
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 1980

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1989 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1982 - 2002
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
Effect of Long-Term Mesalamine Therapy on Cancer-Associated Gene Expression in Colonic Mucosa of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Manisha Bajpai, Darren N. Seril, James Van Gurp, Xin Geng, Janet Alvarez
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2019-03-01
15 citations
miR-206 as a Biomarker for Response to Mesalamine Treatment in Ulcerative Colitis
Carlos D. Minacapelli, Manisha Bajpai, Xin Geng, James Van Gurp, Elizabeth Poplin
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2019-01-01
54 citations
Biochemical and immunohistochemical characterization of human type XIX defines a novel class of basement membrane zone collagens.
Jeanne C. Myers, D. Li, A. Bageris, Valsamma Abraham, Arnold S. Dion
The American Journal of Pathology. 1997-12-01

Press Mentions

Peter S. Amenta, MD, Ph.D., Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's WhoAugust 29th, 2018
New Joslin Diabetes CEO Taking a Measured ApproachFebruary 3rd, 2016