Department of Pathology

Zaibo Li, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Zaibo Li, MD, PhD

Phone:

614-366-4859

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Mailing Address:

E403 Doan Hall4
410 W. 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210

Biosketch

Zaibo Li, MD, Ph.D is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He is board certified in Anatomic /Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology. His practice and academic interests are breast pathology, gynecological pathology and cytopathology.

Dr. Li received his MD from Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing, China and Ph.D from the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. He completed his residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and a fellowship in Cytopathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA, and then completed a second fellowship in Breast/Gynecologic Pathology at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh, PA.

Dr. Li has published more than 90 scientific articles and multiple book chapters. Dr. Li is currently served as section editor for Diagnostic Pathology and associate editor for BMC Cancer. Dr. Li is also served in multiple national society committees.

Board Certifications

2013 Cytopathology, American Board of Pathology

2012 Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology

Academic and Medical Appointments

2019-Present Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2014-2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

2008-2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

2006-2008 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Genetics at University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Education and Training

2013-2014 Fellow, Breast and Gynecological Pathology, Magee Womens Hospital of Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Center

2012-2013 Fellow, Cytopathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

2008-2012 Resident, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

1997-2002 Ph.D, Pathology, University of Rochester,Rochester, NY

1990-1995 MD, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

Selected Publications

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  • Liu S, Gibbons-Fideler IS, Tonkovich D, Shen R, Li Z. The reporting rates of atypical glandular cells and their HPV testing and histologic follow-up results: a comparison between ThinPrep and SurePath preparations from a single academic institution. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2019. [Epub ahead of print
  • Xie F, Li Z, Zhang L, Zhang H, Qi D, Zhao D, Zhang X, Wang X, Zhao C. Systemic cervical cytology training and quality control programs can improve the interpretation of Papanicolaou tests. J Am Soc Cytopathol. 2019 Jan - Feb;8(1):27-33.
  • Srivastava AK, Banerjee A, Cui T, Han C, Cai S, Liu L, Wu D, Cui R, Li Z, Zhang X, Xie G, Selvendiran K, Patnaik S, Karpf AR, Liu J, Cohn DE, Wang QE. Inhibition of miR-328-3p impairs cancer stem cell function and prevents metastasis in ovarian cancer. Cancer Res. 2019 Mar 20. pii: canres.3668.2018. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-3668. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Yao K, Shen R, Parwani A, Li Z. A comprehensive study of telecytology using robotic digital microscope and single Z-stack digital scan for fine-needle aspiration-rapid on-site evaluation. J Pathol Inform 2018;9:49.
  • Chavez J, Wei L, Suarez AA, Parwani AV, Li Z. Clinicopathologic Characteristics, Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes and PD-L1 Expression in 162 Endometrial Carcinomas with Deficient Mismatch Repair Function. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2019 Jan;29(1):113-118.
  • Hou Y, Nitta H, Parwani AV, Li Z. PD-L1 and CD8 are associated with deficient mismatch repair status in triple-negative and HER2-positive breast cancers. Human Pathology. 2019 Jan 8. pii: S0046-8177(19)30002-4. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Zheng B, Yang H, Li Z, You J, Wei G, Zhang H, Zeng Z, Xie F, Zhao C. Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance Cervical Cytology Report Rate and Histologic Follow-up Findings From the Largest College of American Pathologists-Certified Laboratory in China. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2018 Dec 28. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0244-OA. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Gibbons-Fideler IS, Nitta H, Murillo A, Tozbikian G, Banks P, Parwani AV, Li Z. Identification of HER2 Immunohistochemistry-Negative, FISH-Amplified Breast Cancers and Their Response to Anti-HER2 Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Am J Clin Pathol. 2019;151(2): 176-184.
  • Hou Y, Nitta H, Wei L, Banks P, Lustberg M, Wesolowski R, Ramaswamy B, Parwani AV, and Li Z. PD-L1 expression and CD8-positive T-cells are associated with favorable survival in HER2-positive invasive breast cancer. Breast Journal. 2018;24(6):911-919.
  • Wang Z, Li Z, Li J, Wang C, Wang W, Hao M, Zhao C. Prevalence and Distribution of HPV Genotypes in 1387 Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2/3 in Shanxi Province, China. J Cancer. 2018;9(16):2802-2806.
  • Saito YD, Li Z, Lustberg M, Grenade C, Robert Wesolowski R. Remarkable response to a novel ATR inhibitor in a patient with poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma. Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 2018;16:9-12.
  • Youssef Youssef, Shen R, Tonkovich D, Li Z. Clinical features, onsite evaluation and follow-up results in patients with suspicious for adenocarcinoma on EUS-guided FNA of pancreas. Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2018;7(4):212-218.
  • Hou Y, Shen R, Tonkovich D, Li Z. Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Diagnosis of Secondary Tumors Involving Pancreas: An Institution’s Experience. Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2018;7(5):261-267.
  • Li Z, Jin M, Wakely P Jr. Aspiration Cytopathology of Tophaceous Gout: A Report of Twenty-Two Patients. Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2018;7(3):149-153.
  • Hou Y, Moosavi HS, Wei L, Parwani AV, Li XB, Li Z. Magee Equation Recurrence Score Is Associated With Distal Metastatic Risk in Male Breast Carcinomas: Experience From Two Institutions. Am J Clin Pathol. 2018;150(6):491-498.
  • Li Z, Zhao C. The "Atypical Glandular Cells" Pap test: recent updates. Am J Surg Pathol: Reviews & Reports. 2018;23(2):99-104.
  • Xing D, Zheng G, Schoolmeester JK, Li Z, Pallavajjala A, Haley L, Conner MG, Vang R, Hung CF, Wu TC, Ronnett BM. Next-generation Sequencing Reveals Recurrent Somatic Mutations in Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix. Am J Surg Pathol. 2018;42(6):750-760.
  • Li Z, Rock JB, Roth R, Lehman A, Marsh WL, Suarez A and Frankel WL. Dual stain with SATB2 and CK20/Villin is useful to distinguish colorectal carcinomas from other tumors. Am J Clin Pathol. 2018;149(3):241-246.
  • Hou Y, Nitta H, Wei L, Banks P, Parwani AV, and Li Z. Evaluation of PD-L1 expression and checkpoint immune reaction in HER2-positive breast cancer and its association with response to anti-HER2 neoadjuvant therapy. Clin Breast Cancer. 2018 Apr;18(2):e237-e244.
  • Li Z, Joehlin-Price AS, Rhoades J, Ayoola-Adeola M, Miller K, Parwani AV, Backes FJ, Felix AS, Suarez AA. PD-L1 Expression Amongst 700 Consecutive Endometrial Cancers: Strong Association with Mismatch Repair Protein Deficiency. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 2018 Jan;28(1):59-68.