Harvard 46th Annual Current Concepts in Surgical Pathology 2025

Breast Pathology

Intraductal proliferations, fibroepithelial lesions, papillary lesions, biomarkers and difficult breast cases.

Gynecologic Pathology

Endocervical glandular lesions, endometrial carcinoma, gynecologic biomarkers and ovarian pathology.

GI & Hepatobiliary

Esophageal and gastric neoplasia, appendiceal pathology, drug-induced GI disease, biliary and gallbladder lesions.

GU Pathology

Bladder pathology, renal cell carcinoma, testicular germ cell neoplasia and modern classification issues.

Head & Neck

Thyroid tumors, cytology, salivary neoplasia and evolving sinonasal pathology.

Thoracic Pathology

Small-cell lung carcinoma, TNM classification, granulomatous lung disease and molecular thoracic pathology.

Soft Tissue & Bone

Synovial lesions, bone and soft-tissue pathology, IHC and pattern-based differentials.

Hematopathology

Myeloid neoplasms, Hodgkin lymphoma, mastocytosis and plasma-cell neoplasms.

Digital & Molecular Pathology

Precision oncology, ancillary testing, digital pathology, AI and quality assurance.

Access the recorded 2025 surgical pathology package.57 Videos • 48 PDFs • 17.6 GB

Learning Objectives

• Apply updated diagnostic criteria in multiple areas of surgical pathology.
• Recognize unusual and newly described entities.
• Evaluate the reasoning used to reach specific pathologic diagnoses.
• Use contemporary tumor classifications and reporting guidelines.
• Apply immunohistochemistry judiciously.
• Integrate molecular studies into difficult diagnostic workups.
• Recognize common morphologic pitfalls and challenging patterns.
• Use practical multispecialty concepts in routine sign-out.

Course Leadership

Harvard Medical School's 2025 program lists William Faquin, Melinda Lerwill and Esther Oliva as Course Directors.

William Faquin, MD, PhD

Head & Neck PathologyHarvard Medical School

Melinda Lerwill, MD

Breast PathologyHarvard Medical School

Esther Oliva, MD

Gynecologic PathologyHarvard Medical School

Curriculum Highlights

Day 1 — Thyroid, Breast, Gynecologic, Liver & Thoracic Pathology

Thyroid follicular-patterned tumors • challenging breast intraductal proliferations • endocervical glandular lesions • fatty liver disease • bladder pathology • small-cell lung carcinoma • myeloid neoplasms • gynecologic biomarkers • salivary neoplasia.

Day 2 — Molecular Pathology, CNS & Ancillary Testing

Molecular pathology and precision oncology • hematopathology • GI and pancreatobiliary pathology • CNS mesenchymal neoplasms • diagnostic use of ancillary studies.

Day 3 — Lymphoma, GI, Thoracic, Breast & Adrenal

Hodgkin lymphoma • esophageal and gastric neoplasia • appendiceal pathology • head & neck cytology • lung TNM • soft tissue and bone • pulmonary pathology • breast fibroepithelial lesions • adrenal cortical neoplasia • placental pathology.

Day 4 — GU, Breast, Dermatopathology & Gynecologic Tumors

Synovial pathology • papillary breast lesions • breast biomarkers • drug-induced GI disorders • hereditary renal cell carcinoma • ovarian pathology • dermatopathology • sinonasal pathology • biliary lesions • endometrial carcinoma • melanocytic terminology.

Day 5 — Thoracic Molecular Pathology, Hematology, AI & Quality

Placental pathology • thoracic molecular pathology • vasculitis • mastocytosis • plasma-cell neoplasms • head & neck slide seminar • GI frozen sections • digital pathology and AI • soft-tissue IHC • testicular germ-cell neoplasia • quality assurance.

Who Should Take This Course?

Surgical PathologistsAnatomic PathologistsAcademic PathologistsCommunity PathologistsPathology ResidentsPathology FellowsSubspecialty Pathologists

Your Course Package

What is included in the course package?

57 recorded videos and 48 PDF resources, totaling approximately 17.6 GB.

What areas of pathology are covered?

Breast, GI, GU, gynecologic, thoracic, head & neck, soft tissue, bone, dermatopathology, hematopathology and molecular pathology.

Is this a live course?

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Does access expire?

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Surgical Pathology • 2025

Review morphology, classification, IHC, molecular testing and challenging cases across the major fields of surgical pathology through the recorded 2025 program.

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