Benjamin Pinsky
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Department of Pathology 300 Pasteur Dr L235 MC 5324 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 498-5575 Fax (650) 736-1964Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
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Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Clinical Pathology
- Virology
- Molecular Pathology
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Administrative Appointments
- Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory (2010 - present)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | American Board of Pathology, Clinical Pathology (2012) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Molecular Pathology (2010) |
| Residency: | Stanford Hospital & Clinics CA (06/2010) |
| Medical Education: | University of Washington School of Medicine WA (06/2007) |
| Ph.D.: | University of Washington Medical Scientist Training Program-Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Molecular and Cellular Biology (2005) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Industry Relationships
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Development and implementation of diagnostic assays for the detection and identification of clinically important viruses.
Publications
- Development of an Internally-Controlled, Real-Time RT-PCR for Pan-Dengue Virus Detection and Comparison of Four Molecular Dengue Assays. J Clin Microbiol. 2013
- Single-reaction, multiplex, real-time rt-PCR for the detection, quantitation, and serotyping of dengue viruses. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013; (4): e2116
- A Comparison of CMV Detection in Gastrointestinal Mucosal Biopsies Using Immunohistochemistry and PCR Performed on Formalin-fixed, Paraffin-embedded Tissue. Am J Surg Pathol. 2013
- An international collaboration to harmonize the quantitative plasma Epstein-Barr virus DNA assay for future biomarker-guided trials in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2013; (8): 2208-15
- An international multicenter performance analysis of cytomegalovirus load tests. Clin Infect Dis. 2013; (3): 367-73
- CMV antigenemia and quantitative viral load assessments in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. J Clin Virol. 2013; (2): 108-12
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