Mom and Physician/Pathologist Former Resident and Cytopathology Fellow @UCLA
California
Joined November 2022
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Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
Another classic "KIT"fall - metastatic melanoma presenting as a gastric polyp. Melanomas often express KIT/CD117.
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
💫 We invite you to read & reflect on Dr. Sarah Dry’s June Chair Message. It features our graduates, our 4th Annual Research & Clinical Excellence Day, along with department events and news. #pathology #path2path #PathX
Read More ➨ bit.ly/3FuOWc5
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
In the basement of our medical center, a fully automated clinical lab, led by Dr. Omai Garner (@dgsomucla), processes 20M+ blood tests a year—delivering results in minutes. This quick turnaround supports swift diagnoses and patient care. Learn more: ucla.in/4m5mwG5
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
Today we hosted our 4th Annual Research & Clinical Excellence Day! The event highlighted our department's ongoing basic, translational, & clinical research. Thank you to our keynote, Dr. Omai Garner, our speakers, poster presenters, & participants! 💯 🔬 #pathology #path2path #PathX #research #ClinMicro
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
💫 We invite you to read & reflect on Dr. Sarah Dry’s April Chair Message. It features our upcoming Lab Week activities and lab spotlights, along with department events and news. #pathology #path2path #PathX #LabWeek #LabWeek2025
Read More ➨ bit.ly/3RBTEqH
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
Science elevator pitch: Dr. Jennifer Chia, a clinical fellow in Dr. Alexander Hoffmann’s lab at @UCLA, is investigating why our bodies produce fewer blood cells as we age — a reality that makes us more vulnerable to infections and blood cancers.
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Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
#OpenAccess in our May 2025 issue, by Yarman et al!
"Utility of Ki-67 and PHH3 in Predicting Malignancy in Basaloid Salivary Gland Neoplasms: A Study Using Digital Image Analysis of #Cytology #CellBlocks"
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@aakasharmand @Baskotacytopath @PoonamVohra3
Spent Saturday in the best way—at the 3rd Annual Pathways to Practice! Grateful for @UCLAMHO and @dgsomucla UCLA GME for creating spaces that uplift and support URM and minority physicians. #PathwaysToPractice #UCLAMHO #DiversityInMedicine
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
Dr. Sarah Dry and Dr. Vanda Torous, UCLA Pathology alum, are ready for another path-filled day at #USCAP2025!
Join us for UCLA Pathology's events today:
📍 Poster Sessions at Exhibit Hall
📍 10:00 AM - Presentation with Dr. Erika Rodriguez (BCEC Room 155)
📍 11:10 AM - Bone & Soft Tissue Presentation with Dr. Sarah Dry (BCEC Room 210 C)
Full Schedule ➨ bit.ly/4ccBkxZ
#pathology #path2path #PathX #Boston #GYNpath #BSTpath
Don’t miss the incredible Dr. Shino Magaki, one of my favorite neuropathologists, as she dives into Vascular Lesions of the CNS: From Cerebrovascular Disease to Vascular Malformations. Now available on-demand at @TheUSCAP ! 💙💛 @UCLA_Pathology #USCAP2025 #WomenInSTEM
#On-demand access to excellence @TheUSCAP. Shout out to our amazing Chair, Dr. Dry, for her talk at the Arthur Purdy Stout Society session: False Friends: Histologic Mimics of Common Pathologic Diagnoses. @UCLA_Pathology @TheUSCAP #WomenInSTEM
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
Weibo Yu, MD, UCLA Resident, Postgraduate Year 3, presented a poster (#278) this morning at USCAP. The title is: Efficacy of Direct-to-Digital SmartPath MUSE Microscopy for Histological Evaluation and DNA/RNA Extraction Analysis on Human Tissue Samples.
musemicroscopy.com/uscap25/
Past and future @UCLA_Pathology residents connecting at #USCAP2025! Great to hang out with our incoming PGY1, Dr. Donavon Garcia-Heglund. Excited for the future of 💛💙 Bruin pathologists! @TheUSCAP #pathmatch2025
Precious Fortes, MD/MHS retweeted
Thrilled to have a fantastic lineup at the 10th Annual CAPA Diagnostic Course! 🎉 Covering a range of topics from molecular pathology updates to AI in cytology, liver pathology and more—with experts leading the way. @AlisonDux @cytopathliu #PathTwitter #CAPA
Shoutout to my Cytopathology PD, Dr. Jianyu Rao @UCLA_Pathology, for presenting a slide-free digital tissue imager, SmartPath MUSE Technology™ @TheUSCAP. Exciting to see the future of digital pathology! #Cytopathology #DigitalPathology #SmartPath
Got to reconnect with my ASC mentor Dr. @HelenZhangMD1 from UT Houston @TheUSCAP.
#USCAP2025 #Mentorship #UCLAPath
Presented my platform talk and poster at @TheUSCAP on BAP1 loss on FNA smears of uveal melanoma—what an amazing experience! Best part? Seeing all the @UCLA_Pathology folks and feeling grateful for such a supportive path family. #Cytopath #USCAP2025
Excellent talk by Dr. Dipti Sajed from @UCLA_Pathology 💙💛 on Salivary Gland Pathology for the Diagnostic Borderlands in ENT Pathology @TheUSCAP. Re-evaluating my favorite salivary gland tumor (PA). #USCAP2025
Reunited in Boston at @TheUSCAP with amazing alumni from @UCLA_Pathology 💛💙 (including 2 of my favorite chief residents). #USCAP2025 #uclapath @KOconqueror
