Dr. Renee Frank
Dr. Renee Frank
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Cytopathology
1000 East Mountain Boulevard
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
800-695-6491
Dr. Frank is an associate of Geisinger Medical Laboratories at Geisinger's Northeast laboratories.
Education:
Dr. Frank received her MD from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University (formerly Jefferson Medical College) and completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and fellowships in surgical pathology and cytopathology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Certifications:
Dr. Frank is board certified in anatomic and clnical pathology and cytopathology. Her areas of specialization include cytopathology, head and neck pathology, endocrine pathology, cervical and gynecologic pathology, gastrointestinal , thyroid and and genitourinary pathology.
Professional Affiliations:
United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
American Society for Clinical Pathology
College of American Pathologists
Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists
Research Interests
Cytopathology, head and neck pathology, endocrine pathology, and genitourinary pathology.
Recent Academic Activity
Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:
Amjad MA, Frank R, Ramakrishna S. Myelomatous Pleural Effusion; A Rare Occurrence in Multiple Myeloma. Cureus. 2022;14(6):e26045.
Moyer E, Swid MA, Barrese J, Mock J, Tuliszewski, R, Frank R. Excision of a Sclerosing Polycystic Adenosis of the Deep Parotid Gland. Diagn Cytopathol. 2022;50(5):136-139.
Sullivan C, Swid MA, Klena JW, J Kazmi SA, Frank R. Müllerian Cysts of the Posterior Mediastinum: Report of a Case, Institutional Retrospective Review of Posterior Mediastinal Lesions, and Review of the Literature. Cureus. 2022;14(11):e31298.
Carman K, Gretschel A, Frank R, Dove J, Bannon J, Protyniak B, Erchinger T, Chu K, Oxenberg J. Improvement in Pathology Lymph Node Harvesting Improves Guideline Adherence for Colorectal Cancer. Am Surg. 2018;84(8):279-281.
Talluri S, Eisa W, Frank R, Williams H. A case report of urachal villous adenoma with high grade dysplasia focally bordering on adenocarcinoma in situ. Urol Case Rep. 2018;16(1):25-28.
Nirschl JJ, Janowczyk A, Peyster EG, Frank R, Margulies KB, Feldman MD, Madabhushi A. A deeplearning classifier identifies patients with clinical heart failure using whole-slide images of H&E tissue. PLoS One. 2018;13(4):e0192726.
Abstracts, Posters, and Other Presentations:
Lynn TJ, Frank R, Pramick MR, Lin F, Monaco SE. Rotation of ROSEs: Workload and Reimbursement Analysis of System-wide Telecytology ROSE coverage in a Multi-site Rural Health System. Platform Presentation. American Society of Cytopathology Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2022.
Frank R. Integrating Pathology and Laboratory Medicine into Clinical Clerkships. Presentation. 27th Annual Geisinger Scholarship Days, Danville, Pennsylvania, May 2022.
Joseph N, Snyder D, Lin F, Frank R, Monaco SE. Impact of Telecytology Implementation on utilization and diagnostic categories in different cytopathology specimen sources. Poster Presentation. American Society of Cytopathology, Chicago, IIllinois, November 17-20, 2021.
James T, Barzani G, Frank R, Wun E. Metal Hypersensitivity in Alloplastic Temporomandibular Joint Replacement: A Case Report and Literature Review. Presentation. 25th Annual Geisinger Scholarship Days, Danville, Pennsylvania, April 2019.
Zhang B, Lin F, Frank R, Liu, H. The Reduction of Atypia of Undetermined Significance (AUS)/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance (FLUS) Rate by Quality Assurance Measures and Their Financial Impact. Presentation. 25th Annual Geisinger Scholarship Days, Danville, Pennsylvania, April 2019.
Zhang B, Lin F, Frank R, Liu H. The reduction of atypia of undetermined significance (AUS)/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (FLUS) rate by quality assurance measures and their financial impact. Presentation. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, March 16-21, 2019.
Carman K, Gretschel A, Frank R, Dove J, Bannon J, Protyniak B, Erchinger T, Chu K, Oxenberg J. Improvement in Pathology Lymph Node Harvesting Improves Guideline Adherence for Colorectal Cancer. Presentation. 24th Annual Geisinger Scholarship Days, Danville, Pennsylvania, May 2018.
Frank R. Thyroid Gland - The Little But Mighty Butterfly. Lecture. Mid-Atlantic Pathologists' Assistants Annual Meeting, Danville, Pennsylvania, May 4, 2018.
Textbook Chapters
Frank R, Meschter SC. Exfoliative Cytology and Effusions. In Handbook of Practical Immunohistochemistry: Frequently Asked Questions, 3rd ed. Lin F, Prichard JW, Liu H, Wilkerson M, eds. Springer, New York, NY, 2022.