This encyclopedia volume covers the complete field of gynecologic pathology – from Abnormal Villous Lesions to WHO Classification of Tumors of the Vulva. The alphabetically arranged entries, each of which provides a detailed description of a specific pathological disease pattern, allow readers to quickly and easily find the information they need.
Simona Stolnicu studied medicine and graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Romania in 1991. She became Assisstant Professor in 1993, completed pathology residency training and received her PhD in Medicine at the University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures (UMFST), Romania. She completed her training in gynecologic and breast pathology as a fellow/observer at University of Granada, Spain, University of Trieste, Italy, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston USA and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA. Since 1997, she is a consultant pathologist at the Department of Pathology, UMFST, Romania, specialised in the diagnosis of gynecologic and breast diseases. She is also a professor of pathology at the same university, teaching students, residents and PhD students for three decades. She was an invited lecturer and course director of continuing education courses on gynecologic and breast pathology offered by national (Eurogynpath) and international (European Society of Pathology, Canadian Association of Pathologists, International Academy of Pathology, International Gynecologic Cancer Society, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Latin American Society of Pathology, International Society of Gynecological Pathologists) medical organizations. She was Secretary (2013-2016) and Chair (2017-2021) of Gynecologic Pathology Working Group
of the European Society of Pathology (ESP) serving on abstract review and scientific committees regarding the ESP activities. She is currently member of International Society of Gynecologic Pathologists (ISGyP) Global Advisory Network, Officer-at-Large on the Board Committee of ISGyP and member of Financing Committee of ISGyP. Dr Stolnicu actively worked to finalize the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ESP and ISGyP. She works as part of Project ECHO, a joint educational venture of International Gynecologic Cancer Society and ISGyP serving as a pathology mentor through remote sessions with cancer centres in Caribbean Countries. She is also an expert panel of International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR) Carcinoma of the Cervix dataset and a member of the Pathology National Committee in Romania. She serves as a member of editorial board and/or reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals, has authored and coauthored more than 400 publications in indexed, peer-reviewed journals and is editor/author of 25 medical books in the field of gynecologic and breast pathology, including the 2020 WHO classification of the female genital tract tumors.
Rouba Ali-Fehmi is the Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship at Wayne State University (WSU). She is also a professor in Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology at WSU and Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI). Dr. Ali-Fehmi received her medical degree from Damascus University, Syria in 1989. She pursued her Pathology residency at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio from 1994-1998 and completed her fellowships in Gynecologic Pathology and Cytopathology at WSU in 2001. Since starting as a staff attending at WSU in 2002, she has mentored many gynecologic oncology and pathology fellows which ultimately led to numerous peer reviewed publications and presentations, both at national and
international meetings. She is also the Course Director for “Contemporary issues in Diagnostic Pathology” at WSU since 2005 and the Course Director for “Current Concepts in GYN Oncology and Pathology” at KCI from 2011- 2016. Dr. Ali-Fehmi has been actively involved in procuring numerous research grants and has collaborated with several nationally and internationally recognized institutions regarding her work on endometrial, ovarian and breast carcinomas. She is a member of several national and international professional societies and has been well recognized for her contributions.
