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Paul Zamiara, MD

Director, Perinatal Pathology
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of USC

Dr. Paul Zamiara is the Director of Perinatal Pathology and an Attending Physician at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. He is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. His major areas of research include topics in pediatric and perinatal pathology. He is currently the pathology lead and is establishing the CHLA Placenta BioBank.

Education

Medical School

Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Residency

Dalhousie University, Anatomical Pathology

Fellowship

Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology

Accomplishments

Certifications

American Board of Pathology, Pediatric Pathology and Anatomic Pathology
Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Anatomical Pathology

Professional Memberships

Society for Pediatric Pathology

Awards

Samuel R. MacLachlin Fellowship (Dalhousie University)
Department of Pathology Resident Teaching Award (Dalhousie University)
St. Michael's College Gold Medal (University of Toronto)
Daniel J. Wilson Award in Physiology (University of Toronto)

Publications

Zamiara P, Elsharawi I, Gaston D, et al. Identification of identical BAP1 mutations in a patient’s peritoneal mesothelioma and mucosal melanoma: A precision medicine case study. Hum Pathol Rep. 32: 30075, 2023.

Zamiara P, Thomas KE, Connolly BL, et al. Long-term burden of care and radiation exposure in survivors of esophageal atresia-tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 50(10):1686-90, 2015.

Mawlana W, Zamiara P, Lane H, et al. Neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 53(9): 1651-4, 2018.

Forster C, Zamiara P, Lapidus-Krol E, et al. Outcomes of multi-gestational pregnancies affected by esophageal atresia – tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 54(10):2080-3, 2019.

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Research

My research interests include topics in pediatric and perinatal pathology. I am currently the pathology lead in establishing the CHLA Placenta BioBank, which will enable further research into the placenta’s role in perinatal and maternal disease.

Division of Anatomic Pathology

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United States