Barbara Ducatman

Education:

Undergraduate

• B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Medical School

• M.D., Albany Medical College

Training:

Residency

• AP/CP, Mayo Clinic

Certification

• Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
• Cytopathology

Focus

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

Research Interests:

• Occupational Lung Carcinogenesis
• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Selected Publications:

1. Ducatman BS, Ducatman AM. Longitudinal case-based evaluation of diagnostic competency in pathology residents: A statistical approach. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006; 130:188-193
2. Renshaw AA, Styer PE, Colgan TJ, Ducatman BS, and Mody DR. Pap tests with mixed high and low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion features: Distinct performance in the College of American Pathologists Gynecologic Cytology Program. Arch Pathol Lab Med, 2006; 130: 456-459
3. Fowler M, Fowler J, Ducatman B, Barnes L, Hunt JL. Genotyping and mutational profiles of salivary gland carcinosarcomas and carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Mod Pathol 2006; 19:350-255 (Advance online publication, 6 January 2006; doi:10.1038/modpatho.3800533).
4. Ducatman BS, Ducatman AM. How expert are the experts? Implications for proficiency testing in cervicovaginal cytology [editorial]. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005; 129: 604-605
5. Ducatman BS. Pathologic Diagnosis of the Abnormally Bleeding Patient. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 2005; 48:274-283.
6. Kurian S, Ertan E, Ducatman B, Crowell EB, Rassekh C. Esthesioneuroblastoma in Maffucci’s syndrome. Skeletal Radiol 2004; 33:609-612.
7. Gornstein, B, Jacobs T, Bédard Y, Biscotti C, Ducatman B, Layfield L, McKee G, Sneige, N, and Wang H. Interobserver agreement of a probabilistic approach to reporting breast fine needle aspirations on ThinPrep®, Diagnostic Cytopathol 2004; 30: 386-388.
8. Fowler JC, Ehrlich P, Wenger S, Ducatman BS. Pathologic Quiz Case. A 10-year old girl with a pelvic mass. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2003; 127:633-635
li> Arnett B, Soisson PA, Ducatman BS, Zhang P. Expression of CAAT enhancer binding protein beta (C/EPB2) in cervix and endometrium. Molecular Cancer 2003; 2:21 (published 2 April 2003).
9. Zhang P, Gao WY, Turner S, Ducatman BS. Gleevec (STI-571) inhibits lung cancer cell growth (A549) and potentiates the cis-platin effect in-vitro. Molecular Cancer 2003; 2:1-9 (published 3 January 2003).