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Joseph Misdraji

Professor of Pathology

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Additional Titles

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Pathology

Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship Program, Pathology

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Titles

Professor of Pathology

Director, Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Pathology; Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship Program, Pathology

Biography

Dr. Joseph Misdraji is Associate Professor of Pathology at Yale School of Medicine and Associate Pathologist at Yale New Haven Hospital. He trained at Massachusetts General Hospital where he completed AP/CP training and fellowship training in cytopathology. For over 20 years, he was on the staff at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he signed out GI and cytology. During his tenure there, he was co-director and director of Gastrointestinal Pathology, and was director of Histopathology Operations for several years. He currently signs out gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology, and cytology, at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Misdraji has published papers and book chapters in a wide range of GI and hepatic pathology topics. He is known internationally for his work in appendiceal neoplasia and was the author of the recent WHO chapters on appendix. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on gastrointestinal pathology and hepatic pathology, including at the USCAP. He is a section editor for liver pathology for the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

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Overview

Joseph Misdraji, MD, is a pathologist who specializes in evaluating diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. He examines tissue and cell samples to diagnose inflammatory conditions and growths—including those arising in the appendix and liver—and collaborates with clinical teams to guide individualized treatment plans.

As an associate professor of pathology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Misdraji conducts research on improving diagnostic precision in gastrointestinal and liver pathology. He has authored numerous publications and contributed to international guidelines with the goal of advancing patient care.

Dr. Misdraji received his medical training from Massachusetts General Hospital, where he completed his residency and fellowship in cytopathology.

Clinical Specialties

Pathology

Board Certifications

  • Cytopathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    1999
  • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    1998

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