Welcome to Tulane Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Suzanne Meleg-Smith, M.D.

Professor
Head, Renal Pathology
Head, Autopsy Services

Education:
Medical School: Javeriana University, Bogota Colombia (1957-1964)

AP Residency,
Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia (1965-1968)

AP Residency,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1984-1987)

Fellowship,
National Cancer Institute, Colombia (1971-1972)

Certification:
American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, 1986
American Board of Pathology, voluntary recertification 1-1-2000

Phone: (504) 988-5224
Fax: (504 )988-7389

Teaching:
Renal Pathology

Consult Services:
Autopsy
Renal Pathology

[For technical information regarding the handling and mailing of a specimen, call Anatomic Pathology, at 504-988-2430.]

Recent Publications or Reports

Rivera A., Yosipiv I., El-Dhar S, Meleg-Smith S: Diagnosis of congenital nephrotic syndrome: a clinical and a pathologic challenge. Ped Pathol Mol Med. 22:105-116, 2003.
Varner KJ, Ogden BA, Delcarpio J, Meleg-Smith S: Cardiovascular responses elicited by the "binge" administration of methamphetamine. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 301:152-9, 2002.
Meleg-Smith, S. Alport disease: a review of the diagnostic difficulties. Ultrastr Pathol 25:193, 2001.
Rivera A, Meleg-Smith S. Value of electron Microscopy in the diagnosis of childhood nephrotic syndrome. Ultrastr Pathol. 25:313, 2001
BatumanV and Meleg-Smith S. Tubulointerstitial diseases of the kidney in E-Medicine, 2001
Shahidi-Asl M, Ananth M, Boineau F and Meleg-Smith S. Apparent progression of acute glomerulonephritis to dense deposit disease. Ultrastr Pathol 24:273, 2000.
Pote A, Zwizinski C, Simon EE, Meleg-Smith S, Batuman V: Cytotoxicity of myeloma light chains in cultured human kidney proximal tubule cells. Am J Kidney Dis. 36:735, 2000.

Ongoing Activities :

The Renal Pathology Section of the Department of Pathology at Tulane processes biopsies referred by clinicians from a wide variety of medical centers and practices. It is a specialized referral section with state of the art technical support, including light microscopy, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. Dr. Meleg-Smith knows that clinicians need a prompt answer: she has a preliminary report in 24 hours. By special request, this period can be shortened.

Ongoing Research:

Native Kidney Diseases: Alport disease, IgA Nephropathy
Renal Allograft Diseases: Rejection, Thrombotic Microangiopathy

Autopsy Data Base:

Dr. Meleg-Smith supervises the AUTOPSY DATA BASE that includes all cases performed since Jan 1, 1996. The user-friendly data base is available to researchers in Pathology and in other departments.



			Suzanne Meleg-Smith, M.D. Professor Head, Renal Pathology Head, Autopsy Services
	ssmith1@tulane.edu

Education: Medical School: Javeriana University, Bogota Colombia (1957-1964) AP Residency, Rosario University, Bogota, Colombia (1965-1968) AP Residency, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1984-1987) Fellowship, National Cancer Institute, Colombia (1971-1972) Certification: American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, 1986 American Board of Pathology, voluntary recertification 1-1-2000 Phone: (504) 988-5224 Fax: (504 )988-7389 Teaching: Renal Pathology Consult Services: Autopsy Renal Pathology [For technical information regarding the handling and mailing of a specimen, call Anatomic Pathology, at 504-988-2430.]				Recent Publications or Reports Rivera A., Yosipiv I., El-Dhar S, Meleg-Smith S: Diagnosis of congenital nephrotic syndrome: a clinical and a pathologic challenge. Ped Pathol Mol Med. 22:105-116, 2003. Varner KJ, Ogden BA, Delcarpio J, Meleg-Smith S: Cardiovascular responses elicited by the "binge" administration of methamphetamine. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 301:152-9, 2002. Meleg-Smith, S. Alport disease: a review of the diagnostic difficulties. Ultrastr Pathol 25:193, 2001. Rivera A, Meleg-Smith S. Value of electron Microscopy in the diagnosis of childhood nephrotic syndrome. Ultrastr Pathol. 25:313, 2001 BatumanV and Meleg-Smith S. Tubulointerstitial diseases of the kidney in E-Medicine, 2001 Shahidi-Asl M, Ananth M, Boineau F and Meleg-Smith S. Apparent progression of acute glomerulonephritis to dense deposit disease. Ultrastr Pathol 24:273, 2000. Pote A, Zwizinski C, Simon EE, Meleg-Smith S, Batuman V: Cytotoxicity of myeloma light chains in cultured human kidney proximal tubule cells. Am J Kidney Dis. 36:735, 2000.
Ongoing Activities : The Renal Pathology Section of the Department of Pathology at Tulane processes biopsies referred by clinicians from a wide variety of medical centers and practices. It is a specialized referral section with state of the art technical support, including light microscopy, immunofluorescence and electron microscopy. Dr. Meleg-Smith knows that clinicians need a prompt answer: she has a preliminary report in 24 hours. By special request, this period can be shortened. Ongoing Research: Native Kidney Diseases: Alport disease, IgA Nephropathy Renal Allograft Diseases: Rejection, Thrombotic Microangiopathy Autopsy Data Base: Dr. Meleg-Smith supervises the AUTOPSY DATA BASE that includes all cases performed since Jan 1, 1996. The user-friendly data base is available to researchers in Pathology and in other departments.

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