RobertEWenkMDM.S. Hum. Genetics

Pathology • Baltimore, MD

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Chemical Pathology, Molecular Genetics, Clinical Pathology

Chairman, Relationship Testing Accreditation Program Unit, AABB

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Office
111 Hamlet Hill Road,
Unit 205
Baltimore, MD 21210
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Education & Training

University of Maryland, College ParkM.S., Human genetics, 1990
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1966 - 1968
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1963 - 1965
University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1963
New York UniversityA.B., 1959

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 1972 - 2015
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Clinical Pathology Faculty Teaching Award Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1995
Commissioner’s Medal American Society of Clinical Pathologists, 1989
Volunteer Award American Heart Association, 1988
Honor Society (Biology: Beta Lamda Sigma) New York University
Honor Society (Psychology: Phi Chi) New York University
Honor Society (Academics: Phi Kappa Phi) New York University
Honor Society (Medicine: Alpha Omega Alpha) New York University
Certificate of Appreciation American Board of Pathology
Certificate of Appreciation College of American Pathologists
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A molecular classification of moles and its use in filiation tests
Robert E. Wenk, John W. Peterson, Michael L. Baird> ;Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2021 Oct 1
2 citations
Parentage of Hydatidiform Moles.
Robert E. Wenk, Michael L. Baird, John W. Peterson, Debra Davis, Richard W. Lieberman, Janice M. Maly, Lindsey J. Campbell, Kathy K. Fox, Kristin Schelling> ;Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2020 Jan 30
3 citations
A review of the biology and classification of human chimeras.
Robert E. Wenk> ;Transfusion. 2018 Aug 1
3 citations
Paternity probabilities when an alleged father is a congenital chimera.
Robert E. Wenk> ;Transfusion. 2018 Jan 1
4 citations
Paternity probabilities when a child is a congenital chimera.
Robert E. Wenk, Debra Davis> ;Transfusion. 2017 Nov 1
1 citations
Pretense of parentage by siblings in immigration: Polesky's paradox reconsidered
Robert E. Wenk, Alison Shao> ;Transfusion. 2013 Jun 19
3 citations
Empowering sibship analyses with reference pedigrees.
Robert E. Wenk, Alison Shao> ;Transfusion. 2012 Dec 1
2 citations
Allele frequencies of fifteen STR loci in U.S. immigrants from Haiti compared with African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans.
Amie Branham, Robert E. Wenk, Francis A. Chiafari> ;Forensic Science International. Genetics. 2012 Jan 1
8 citations
Pseudohypoglycemia with monoclonal immunoglobulin m.
Robert E. Wenk, Sidney Yoho, Ann Bengzon> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2005 Apr 1
3 citations
False-negative urine immunoassay after lorazepam overdose
Robert E. Wenk> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2006 Nov 1
3 citations
Molecular evidence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Robert E. Wenk> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2003 Jan 1
Dead man talking: sustained utility of data from archaic paternity tests
Robert E. Wenk, Francis A. Chiafari> ;Transfusion. 2009 Jun 1
1 citations
"Unclassifiable" weak A blood group and deficient H phenotype (Hm) in one pedigree. Variants of A and H types in a family.
Jan Light, Robert E. Wenk, Pamela Greenwell> ;Clinical Genetics. 2008 Jun 28
Two New Hemoglobin Variants: Hb Sinai-Greenspring [β34(B16)Val→Ile, GTC > ATC] and Hb Sinai-Bel Air [β53(D4)Ala→Asp, GCT > GAT]
Erin Dainer, Robert E. Wenk, Ruth Luddy, Dedrey Elam, Leslie Holley, Abdullah Kutlar, Ferdane Kutlar> ;Hemoglobin. 2008 Jan 1
4 citations
Incest indices from microsatellite genotypes of mother-child pairs
Robert E. Wenk> ;Transfusion. 2007 Nov 20
13 citations
Maternal typing and test sufficiency in parentage analyses.
Robert E. Wenk, Terry Houtz, Francis A. Chiafari> ;Transfusion. 2006 Feb 1
15 citations
The specific power of parentage exclusion in a child's blood relatives
Robert E. Wenk, David W. Gjertson, Francis A. Chiafari, Terry Houtz> ;Transfusion. 2005 Mar 1
19 citations
Testing for parentage and kinship.
Robert E. Wenk> ;Current Opinion in Hematology. 2004 Sep 1
6 citations
Controlling specimen misidentification in parentage analysis.
Terry Houtz, Francis A. Chiafari, Robert E. Wenk> ;Transfusion. 2004 Aug 1
5 citations
Problems of prenatal parentage analyses
Robert E. Wenk> ;Transfusion. 2004 Jan 1
20 citations
Better tools are needed for parentage and kinship studies.
Robert E. Wenk, Francis A. Chiafari, Jed B. Gorlin, Herbert F. Polesky> ;Transfusion. 2003 Jul 1
33 citations
Coagulant stability and sterility of thawed S/D-treated plasma.
Thomas P. Nifong, Jan Light, Robert E. Wenk> ;Transfusion. 2002 Dec 1
11 citations
Chyloperitoneum in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Robert I. Levy, Robert E. Wenk> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 2001 Sep 1
1 citations
Erythrocyte Fy antigen phenotyping helps differentiate so-called benign tertian malarias
Robert E. Wenk, Ina Stephens> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2000 Feb 1
1 citations
Risk investigations involving genetic identification.
Robert E. Wenk> ;Journal of Healthcare Risk Management. 1999 Dec 1
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Journal Articles

Pretense of Parentage by Siblings in Immigration: Polesky’s Paradox Reconsidered
Wenk RE, Shao, Transfusion, 2/1/2014
Hemoglobin A1c in donor erythrocytes
Wenk RE RE, McGann H, Gibble, Transfus Med, 10/1/2011
Cherry and Merkatz’s Complications of Pregnancy
Wenk RE, 1/1/2011
Genotype recycling fraud in US immigrants
Wenk RE, J Forens Sci, 1/1/2011
Allele frequencies of 15 STR loci in US immigrants from Haiti compared with African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans
Branham, Wenk RE, Chiafari, Forens Sci Int Genet, 1/1/2011
Sporadic vs systematic genotype recycling fraud in US immigrants
Wenk RE, Transfusion, 8/1/2010
New kind of immigration fraud discovered (Note 4) In Villiers JD, Brave new world: the potential misuse of DNA technology in immigration law
Boston College Third World Law Journal, 1/1/2010
Identity theft in US immigration to conceal the impersonation of relatives
Sewell, Chiafari, Wenk RE, Hackney, 1/1/2008
Evaluation of incest indices determined from microsatellite genotypes of mother and child
Wenk RE, Transfusion, 1/1/2008
Two new hemoglobin variants: Hb Sinai-Greenspring (Beta34[B16] Val-Ile) and Hb Sinai-Bel Air (Beta53[D4]Ala-Asp)
Dainer E, Wenk RE RE, Luddy R, Hemoglobin, 1/1/2008
Paternity inclusions among suspicious spouses and their social value
Wenk RE, Houtz, Korpisz, Transfusion, 1/1/2007
False-negative urine immunoassay after lorazepam overdose
Wenk RE, Arch Pathol, 1/1/2006
Non-paternity, non-maternity and non-malevolence
Wenk RE, Relationship Testing News, 1/1/2006
The specific power of parentage exclusion in a child’s blood relatives
Wenk RE, Gjertson, Chiafari, Houtz, Transfusion, 1/1/2005
Problems of prenatal parentage analysis
Wenk RE, Transfusion, 1/1/2004
Better tools are needed for parentage and kinship analysis
Wenk RE, Chiafari, Gorlin, Polesky, Transfusion, 1/1/2003
Chyloperitoneum in a peritoneal dialysis patient
Levy and Wenk RE, Am J Kid Dis, 1/1/2001
Distinguishing siblings from half-siblings in limited pedigrees
Wenk RE, Chiafari, Transfusion, 1/1/2000
Erythrocyte Fy antigen phenotyping helps to differentiate so-called benign tertian malarias
Wenk RE, Stephens, Arch Pathol Lab Med, 1/1/2000
Central laboratory analyses of intact PTH using intraoperative samples
Wenk RE, Efron, Lab Med, 1/1/2000
Paper problems to evaluate parentage laboratory proficiency
Polesky, Allen, Eisenberg, Harrison, Roby, Walker and Wenk RE, Prog. in Forens Genet, 1/1/2000
Use and abuse of the sibling and half-sibling indices
Wenk RE and Chiafari, Transfusion, 1/1/2000
Risk investigations involving genetic identification
Wenk RE, Am J Risk Management, 1/1/1999
Book Review: Forensic DNA Profiling Protocol
Wenk RE, J Forens Sci, 1/1/1998
Mechanisms of interference by hemolysis in troponin I immunoassays and requirements for sample quality
Wenk RE, Clin Chem, 1/1/1998
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