Due to a system-wide technology update, we are experiencing extremely high call volume. We appreciate your patience with our operators during this time. Thank you for choosing Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Douglas Flieder, MD
Clinical Locations
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Primary Location
Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Surgical Pathology
Director, Autopsy Pathology
Director, Pathology Fellowship Training Program
Specialties
Treatment Focus
Surgical pathology with focus on lung and mediastinal diseases.
Treatment Philosophy
As a surgical pathologist, I am responsible for diagnosing diseases and staging the extent of malignancies on varying sized tissue samples procured from patients by clinicians and radiologists. For example, microscopic examination of a breast core biopsy uncovers the cause of mammographic calcifications, and diagnosing a particular subtype of lung cancer from a surgical specimen ensures that the patient receives appropriate treatment.
With particular interest in lung diseases, I collaborate with pathologists, clinicians, and researchers at the Center, and participate in national and international studies related to tumors, mostly lung, and pulmonary non-neoplastic diseases. In addition, I participate in national and international lung pathology societies and educate peers and physicians-in-training.
Educational Background
- Fellow, Pulmonary and Mediastinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and National Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, Washington, DC
- Resident, Anatomic Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Resident, Internal Medicine, New York University/Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY
- MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1992
Memberships
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- Pulmonary Pathology Society
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Research Interests
- Causes and mechanisms of lung cancer
- Lung cancer screening
