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Summary
- Rodney Shackelford, DO, is a pathology specialist based in Atlanta, GA, with subspecialties in molecular genetics, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology. Shackelford completed a residency in pathology-anatomic and clinical at both the University of South Florida Morsani and Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology from Duke University. Currently, Shackelford is an assistant professor of pathology at Emory University Hospital and USA Health University Hospital. With experience in breast pathology and medical renal pathology, Shackelford has published several case reports on rare conditions in reputable journals. Shackelford's contributions to the field have been recognized with multiple awards, including the Albert G. Smith Resident Research Forum Award and Young Investigator Award from the Association for Molecular Pathology.
Education & Training
University of South Florida MorsaniResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2009 - 2010
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2003 - 2007
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2003
Duke UniversityPh.D., Molecular Pathology, 1994
Duke UniversityPh.D., Molecular Pathology, 1994
Certifications & Licensure
GA State License 2024 - 2028
LA State License 2005 - 2027
AL State License 2022 - 2026
PA State License 2026 - 2026
American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Molecular Genetic
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Albert G. Smith Resident Research Forum Award 2007
- Stowell-Orbison Award Certificate of Merit United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Meeting Poster Presentation, 2006
- Granted a Special Certificate for Excelling in the Area of Psychiatry and Behavior Medicine” Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine, 2003
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsSynchronous Bilateral In Situ Solid Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast: A Report of a Rare Case.Rodney E Shackelford, Xiaoming Fan, Ardenne S Martin, Cletus A Arciero, Eric X Wei
Cureus. 2025-10-01 - 1 citationsAcute Myeloid Leukemia with+ Fusion: A Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature.Dominik S Dabrowski, Abhilasha Ghildyal, Alice S Yu, Xiaoming Fan, Rusella Mirza
Case Reports in Oncology. 2025-07-31 - A primary renal neuroendocrine tumor presenting in a fifty-five-year-old woman: a report of a rare entity.Rodney E Shackelford, Ardenne Martin, Charu Shastri, Muhammad Tahir, Guillermo A Herrera
Ultrastructural Pathology. 2025-01-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Overexpression Of Sirt3 And Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase In Melanoma.Kim Mayhall and Rodney E. Shackelford, College of American Pathologists Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/13/2013
- Nampt Expression Is Upregulated In Well-differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. (Quick Shot Presentation)X. Li, R. Shackelford, E. Kandil, 8th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, New Orleans, LA, 2/5/2013
- A Gastric Adenocarcinoma With Aberrant Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Expression Following Exposure to the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident.Mayhall K, Ghayouri M, Shackelford R, ASCP Conference, Boston, MA, 9/18/2012
Lectures
- Molecular Diagnostic Testing for KRAS Mutations in Colorectal Carcinoma3/28/2014
- Well-differentiated thyroid cancers.New Orleans, LA - 2/7/2013
- Pancreatic cancer, follicular lymphoma, granulosa cell tumors, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma of the lung, and HIV-associated leukemia6/1/2010
Other
- Online Molecular Pathology Chapter: DNA PurificationRodney E. Shackelford
http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/
4/12/2012 - Online Molecular Pathology Chapter: PCRRodney E. Shackelford
http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/
2/15/2011 - Online Molecular Pathology Chapter: Fluorescent in situ HybridizationRodney E. Shackelford
http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/
2/13/2011
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