Clinical Expertise
- Lung Tumors
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)
- Mediastinal Tumors
- Cytopathology
Certifications
- American Board of Pathology - Anatomical and Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Cytopathology
Education & Training
MD - Kerman University of Medical Science
Residency (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology) - Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center
Cytopathology Fellowship - Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center
Surgical-Oncology Pathology Fellowship - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Thoracic Pathology Fellowship - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research Interests
Dr. Savari’s research interests include the histopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of pulmonary and mediastinal tumors and their correlation with molecular findings and clinical outcome.
Representative Publications
- Savari O, Chang JC, Bishop JA, Sakthivel MK, Askin FB, Rekhtman N. First Report of Thoracic Carcinoma With DEK::AFF2 Rearrangement: A Case Report. J Thorac Oncol. 2022 Aug;17(8):1050-1053. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.05.009. Epub 2022 Jun 28. PMID: 35773081; PMCID: PMC9357138.
- Savari O, Jassim S, Ferrer H, Ganocy SJ, Ganesan S. Role of CD68 immunohistochemistry in categorizing benign nonmesothelial cell population and refining "atypical" category in serous fluid cytology. Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Dec;48(12):1199-1204. doi: 10.1002/dc.24541. Epub 2020 Jul 9. PMID: 32644272.
- Savari O, Shahabi A, Bennett L, Somach S. An Unusual Histopathological Presentation of Epidermotropic Metastatic Pharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Am J Dermatopathol. 2020 Nov;42(11):858-860. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001688. PMID: 32568841.
- Savari O, Al-Duwal Z, Wang Z, Ganesan S, Danan-Rayes R, Ayub S. Pancreatic lymphoma: A cytologic diagnosis challenge. Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Apr;48(4):350-355. doi: 10.1002/dc.24349. Epub 2019 Nov 27. PMID: 31774250.
- Savari O, Golab K, Solomina J, Konsur E, Cieply K, Ramachandran S, Tekin Z, Schenck L, Zhang SS, Tibudan M, Posner MC, Witkowski P. Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for the Ampullary Cancer. A Case Report. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2019 Sep;50(3):543-547. doi: 10.1007/s12029-017-0029-4. PMID: 29159772; PMCID: PMC6675755.
- Savari O, Hastings H, Rayes R, Tomashefski JF Jr. Neuroendocrine Neoplasia in Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT Lymphoma) of the Lung: A Case Report and Immunohistochemistry Analysis of Eight Pulmonary MALT Lymphomas. Int J Surg Pathol. 2018 Oct;26(7):660-663. doi: 10.1177/1066896918769745. Epub 2018 Apr 19. PMID: 29673288.