Hong Yin, MD

Hong Yin, MD, MSHong Yin, MD
Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology
Director. FISH Laboratory


100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822-1920
1 800 695 6491

Dr. Yin is an Associate of Geisinger Medical Laboratories at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, where she serves as the director of the fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) laboratory.

Education:

She received her M.D. from Shandong Medical University, Jinan, People’s Republic of China. She completed her pathology residency at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New York, a surgical pathology fellowship at New York University Medical Center, and a GYN surgical and cytology fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, both in New York, New York.

Certifications:

Dr. Yin is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. Her areas of specialization include non-cervicaland cervical gynecologic, breast, gastrointestinal and cytopathology.

Professional Affiliations:

The United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)

Recent Academic Activity

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Ryckman EM, Murphy TJ, Meschter SC, Yin H. AIRP best cases in radiologic-pathologic correlation: metaplastic squamous cell carcinoma of the breast. Radiographics 2013; 33(7): 2019-2024.

Abstracts, Posters, and Other Presentations:

Lin F, SHi J, Chen , Yin H, Monroe R, Liu H. Detection of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) Gene Rearrangement by RNA in situ Hybridization in Lung Adenocarcinomas. Presentation United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland, March 16-21, 2019.

Zhang CQ, Yin H, Zhu S, Chen ZE. . Use ALK immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay to screen for ALK plus lung adenocarcinoma: equivocal staining pattern is a practical challenge. Abstract United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 17-23, 2018.

Yin H, Zhang CQ, Zhu S, Zelonis M, Snyder D, Schiccatano K, Quinones W, Chen ZE. Identifying ALK+ Lung Adenocarcinoma: Practical Insights Learnt from Concurrent Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) and Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Test of 126 Clinical Specimens . Abstract United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 17-23, 2018.

Yin H, Zhu S, Zelonis M, Snyder D, Kip NS, Chen ZE. Patchy high frequency of nonspecific abnormal signals (background noise): a common pitfall in interpretation of ALK FISH results. Abstract USCAP Annual Meeting, Boston, March 12-18, 2016.

Chen Z, Yin H, Li J, Zhu S, Lin F. Improving HER2 assessment in gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) and gastric adenocarcinoma (GADC): lessons from concurrent immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) study of 117 specimens. Abstract/Presentation USCAP Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 2015.

Yin H, Zhu S, Zelonis M,. Insufficient formalin fixation can negatively affect detection of ALK rearrangement in lung cancer by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Poster USCAP Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, March 21-27, 2015.

Yin H, Zhu S, Zelonis M, Snyder D, Kip NS, Chen ZM. Insufficient formalin fixation can negatively affect detection of ALK rearrangement in lung cancer by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Presentation United States &Canadian Academy of Pathology, Boston, Massachusetts, March 17-21, 2015.

Liu H, Yin H, Lin F. Re-evaluation of immunohistochemical markers in endometrial adenocarcinomas. Poster presentation USCAP Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, March 17-23, 2012.

Textbook Chapters

Yin H, Paynton B. In Situ Hybridization in Surgical and Cytologic Specimens. In Handbook of Practical Immunohistochemistry: Frequently Asked Questions. Lin F, Prichard JW, eds. New York: Springer; 2011: 563-583.

Yin H, Paynton B, Zelonis M, Snyder D, Kip N. Application of Fluorescent in Situ Hybridization (FISH) in Surgical. In Handbook of Practical Immunohistochemistry: Frequently Asked Questions, 2nd ed. Lin F, Prichard JW, Liu H, Wilkerson M, Chen ZM, eds. New York: Springer; 2015: 709-736.

Yin H, Ding Y, Quinones W, Zelonis M, Snyder D. Application of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH) in Surgical and Cytologic Specimens (Solid Tumors, Hematopoietic Tumors, Urine, Bile Duct Brushing, and Bronchoscopy). In Handbook of Practical Immunohistochemistry-Frequently Asked Questions, 3rd ed. Lin F, Prichard J, Liu H, Wilkerson M, eds. New York, New York: Springer; 2022: 975-1006.

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