Peter A Humphrey, MD, PhD
Professor of PathologyCards
About
Titles
Professor of Pathology
Director, Genitourinary Pathology, Pathology
Biography
Peter A. Humphrey, M.D., Ph.D. obtained his B.A. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, and his MD and PhD (in biochemistry) from The University of Kansas. He did his anatomic pathology residency at Duke University Medical Center, and joined the faculty there for four years, followed by 21 years as a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Humphrey is a practicing surgical and urologic pathologist, with a research focus on clinico-pathologic and molecular pathologic aspects of prostate cancer. He is on the editorial boards of The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Modern Pathology, and Human Pathology. He has 361 publications, has authored the textbook Prostate Pathology, co-authored the textbook Gleason Grading of Prostate Cancer, co-authored the AFIP Fascicle on the Prostate, co-authored the textbook Neoplastic Mimics in Genitourinary Pathology, is co-editor of The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology, and is co-editor of the 2016 World Health Organization book on Classification of Tumors of the Urinary System and Male Genital Organs . He is past President of the International Society of Urological Pathology and is past President of The Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists. He has given lectures on 6 of the 7 continents.
Appointments
Pathology
Professor Phased RetirementPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Signaling Networks
- Genitourinary Pathology
- Gynecological Pathology
- Pathology
- Prostate & Urologic Cancers Program
- Surgical Pathology
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Residency
- Duke University Medical Center (1988)
- MD
- University of Kansas School of Medicine (1984)
- PhD
- University of Kansas School of Medicine (1984)
Research
Clinical Care
Overview
Peter Humphrey, MD, PhD, is a pathologist who specializes in surgical pathology, as well as in diagnosing cancers and diseases in the prostate, bladder, kidneys and testes. Dr. Humphrey, director of genitourinary pathology at Yale Medicine, is particularly interested in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, and remains optimistic. “There have been tremendous clinical, radiological, histopathological, and molecular advances in risk stratification of patients with prostate cancer. This translates into better patient care.” Dr. Humphrey says.
“The driving force of what I do is in knowing the impact a diagnosis has on each patient and how it can change his or her life,” Dr. Humphrey says. “We are mindful of that potential impact when we review slides, render diagnoses, and sign our pathology reports.”
At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Humphrey is a professor of pathology.
Clinical Specialties
Fact Sheets
Diagnosing Cancer
Learn More on Yale Medicine
Board Certifications
Anatomic Pathology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Pathology
- Latest Certification Date
- 2014
- Original Certification Date
- 1988
Links & Media
Media
- Histological section of a papillary ductal prostatic adenocarcinoma, an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
News
- December 19, 2023
Yale Pathologists Lead Effort to Revitalize Connecticut Society of Pathologists
- November 07, 2023
Yale Diagnostic Pathology Annual CME Review held in NYC
- May 02, 2022
Yale Pathology Diagnostic Pathology CME Annual Review Scheduled for September 17-18 at Yale Club of NYC
- April 12, 2022
Yale Pathology Meets in Madison for Department Retreat; First In-Person Gathering Since Pandemic Began