Matthew Smolkin, MD, HCLD

Associate Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

Member

Organization:

West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

Department:

WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

• MD, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
• AP/CP, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
• Hemepath, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hematopathology Fellowship

Selected Publications:

• The Stem Cell Phenotype of Aggressive Breast Cancer Cells. Margaryan NV, Hazard-Jenkins H, Salkeni MA, Smolkin MB, Coad JA, Wen S, Seftor EA, Seftor REB, Hendrix MJC. Cancers (Basel). 2019 Mar 8;11(3). pii: E340. doi: 10.3390/cancers11030340. PMID: 30857267

• Dual Targeting of Mesenchymal and Amoeboid Motility Hinders Metastatic Behavior. Jones BC, Kelley LC, Loskutov YV, Marinak KM, Kozyreva VK, Smolkin MB, Pugacheva EN. Mol Cancer Res. 2017 Jun;15(6):670-682. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-16-0411. Epub 2017 Feb 24. PMID: 28235899

• Combination of Eribulin and Aurora A Inhibitor MLN8237 Prevents Metastatic Colonization and Induces Cytotoxic Autophagy in Breast Cancer. Kozyreva VK, Kiseleva AA, Ice RJ, Jones BC, Loskutov YV, Matalkah F, Smolkin MB, Marinak K, Livengood RH, Salkeni MA, Wen S, Hazard HW, Layne GP, Walsh CM, Cantrell PS, Kilby GW, Mahavadi S, Shah N, Pugacheva EN. Mol Cancer Ther. 2016 Aug;15(8):1809-22. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-15-0688. Epub 2016 May 27. PMID: 27235164

• Trends in Lung Cancer Molecular Testing. Smolkin MB, Almubarak M, Perrotta PL. W V Med J. 2015 Sep-Oct;111(5):40-5. Review. PMID: 26521535

• NEDD9/Arf6-dependent endocytic trafficking of matrix metalloproteinase 14: a novel mechanism for blocking mesenchymal cell invasion and metastasis of breast cancer. Loskutov YV, Kozyulina PY, Kozyreva VK, Ice RJ, Jones BC, Roston TJ, Smolkin MB, Ivanov AV, Wysolmerski RB, Pugacheva EN. Oncogene. 2015 Jul;34(28):3662-75. doi: 10.1038/onc.2014.297. Epub 2014 Sep 22. PMID: 25241893

Link to PubMed for full list of publications: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Smolkin+MB

Focus

• Molecular Pathology, Digital Pathology, Surgical Pathology

 

Medical Specialties

• Molecular Pathology
• Pathology
• Surgical Pathology

Board Certifications

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

Special Training

• Fellowship, Hematopathology
  University of Pittsburgh