Sanjay Kakar, MD
Research and Clinical Interests
GI/liver/pancreatic pathology. Methylation and MSI in colorectal polyps and cancer. Genetic changes in hepatic adenoma, HCC, fibrolamellar HCC.
Selected Publications
- Kakar S, Muir T, Lloyd RV, Burgart LJ. Hep Par 1 immunoreactivity in hepatic and extrahepatic tumors and its correlation with albumin in situ hybridization in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. Am J Clin Pathol. 2003 Mar; 119(3): 361-6.
- Kakar S, Batts KP, Poterucha J, Burgart LJ. Histologic changes mimicking biliary disease in liver biopsies with venous outflow impairment. Modern Pathology 2004; 17 (7): 874-8.
- Kakar S, Smyrk TC. Signet ring cell carcinoma of the colorectum: correlation of loss of mismatch repair enzymes with clinicopathologic features and survival. Mod Pathol. 2005; 18(2):244-9.
- Kakar S, Burgart LJ, Batts KP, Garcia J, Jain D, Ferrell LD. Clinicopathologic features and survival in fibrolamellar carcinoma: comparison with conventional hepatocellular carcinoma with and without cirrhosis. Mod Pathol. 2005; 18(11):1417-23.
- Buckley A, Burgart LJ, Kakar S. EGFR expression and gene copy number in fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma. Hum Pathol. 2006 Apr; 37(4):410-4.
Selected Awards
- 2006 Teacher of the Year, UCSF Anatomic Pathology
- 2005-now Digital Slide Program Leader, Surgical Pathology Committee, College of American Pathologists
- 2006-now Chair, Training Committee, Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
- Associate Professor of Pathology, UCSF; Director, Surgical Pathology, SFVA
- Pathology
- Surgical Pathology
Specialty Area
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
Contact Information
- sanjay.kakar@
ucsf.edu - Phone: (415) 221-4810 x2619
- Pager: (415) 207-3527
- Fax: 415-750-6947
- Dept. of Pathology, 113B
- UCSF and VA Medical Center
- 4150 Clement Street
- San Francisco, CA 94121
Hospital Affiliation(s)
- Moffitt-Long
- Veterans Administration