Barbara S. Ducatman, MD

Professor of Pathology Emeritus and Past Chair Pathology

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, Albany Medical College
• AP/CP, Mayo Clinic
• BS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Ten Most Recent:

Breast cancer pathology, receptor status, and patterns of metastasis in a rural Appalachian population.
Vona-Davis LC, Rose DP, Gadiyaram V, Ducatman BS, Hobbs GR, Hazard HW, Kurian S, Abraham J.
J Cancer Epidemiol. 2014;2014:170634
PMC3913201.

Gynecologic cytology proficiency testing failures: what have we learned?: observations from the college of american pathologists gynecologic cytology proficiency testing program.
Ducatman BS, Bentz JS, Fatheree LA, Souers R, Ostrowski S, Moriarty AT, Henry M, Laucirica R, Booth CN, Wilbur DC.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2011;135(11):1442-1446.

Silicosis in lymph nodes: the canary in the miner?
Cox-Ganser JM, Burchfiel CM, Fekedulegn D, Andrew ME, Ducatman BS.
J Occup Environ Med. 2009;51(2):164-169.
PMC2724317.

Vital signs: how early can resident evaluation predict acquisition of competency in surgical pathology?
Ducatman BS, Williams HJ, Hobbs GR, Gyure KA.
J Grad.Med Educ. 2009;1(1):37-44.
PMC2931200.

A liquid concept--do classic preparations of body cavity fluid perform differently than ThinPrep cases? Observations from the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Comparison Program in Nongynecologic Cytology.
Moriarty AT, Schwartz MR, Ducatman BS, Booth CN, Haja J, Chakraborty S, Williamson B.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(11):1716-1718.

Raw single-wall carbon nanotubes induce oxidative stress and activate MAPKs, AP-1, NF-kappaB, and Akt in normal and malignant human mesothelial cells.
Pacurari M, Yin XJ, Zhao J, Ding M, Leonard SS, Schwegler-Berry D, Ducatman BS, Sbarra D, Hoover MD, Castranova V, Vallyathan V.
Environ Health Perspect. 2008;116(9):1211-1217.
PMC2535624.

Self-test device for cytology and HPV testing in rural Appalachian women: an evaluation.
Soisson AP, Reed E, Brown PK, Ducatman BS, Armistead J, Kennedy S, Wang WX, Kramer P, Rose S.
J Reprod Med. 2008;53(6):441-448.

SHP2 is up-regulated in breast cancer cells and in infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast, implying its involvement in breast oncogenesis.
Zhou XD, Coad JE, Ducatman BS, Agazie YM.
Histopathology. 2008;53(4):389-402.

Longitudinal case-based evaluation of diagnostic competency among pathology residents: a statistical approach.
Ducatman BS, Ducatman AM.
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130(2):188-193.

Malignant mixed tumors of the salivary gland: a study of loss of heterozygosity in tumor suppressor genes.
Fowler MH, Fowler JC, Ducatman BS, Barnes L, Hunt JL.
Mod Pathol. 2006;19(3):350-355.

Focus :

• Cytopathology
• Gynecologic Pathology
• Pulmonary Pathology (including occupational diseases)
• ENT Pathology

Non-Programmatically Aligned WVU Cancer Members

Research Interests :

• Occupational Lung Carcinogenesis
• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Medical Specialties

• Pathology

Board Certifications

• Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology
• Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology
• Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology

Special Training

• Residency, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  Mayo Medical School, 1983