Cardiovascular Pathology

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas System; Executive Director, The TMC Library; Editor-in-Chief, Cardiovascular Pathology (the official journal of the Society for Cardiovscular Pathology) Dr. Buja MD is a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. His subspecialty interest is cardiovascular pathology with research interests in myocardial cell injury, myocardial ischemia, atherosclerosis and cardiomyopathies. Dr. Buja teaches medical students, medical residents, clinical fellows, graduate students and research post-doctoral fellows. He also conducts a clinical practice in cardiovascular pathology providing staffing of autopsy cases and surgical pathology consultation of cardiac and vascular cases and interpretation of myocardial biopsies from referrals. He directs a cardiovascular pathology fellowship approved by the Texas Medical Board. He is the editor-in-chief of Cardiovascular Pathology, the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology. He also serves as the Executive Director of The Texas Medical Center Library located adjacent to the medical school. Consultant Cardiovascular Pathologist/Director Autopsy Services Co-Editor-in-Chief, Cardiovascular Pathology, Guest Editor, Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology Secretary-Treasurer, WASPaLM, Professor, University of Toronto & Director, Division of Pathology,Dept. of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University Health Network / Laboratory Medicine Program Toronto General Hospital,Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Butany is Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto, Canada and Director of the Division of Pathology in the Department. He is a Staff Cardiovascular Pathologist at the University Health Network (Toronto General Hospital Site), and Director of Autopsy Services. His investigative work has primarily been based on clinical investigations and outcomes and collaboration with clinical colleagues in basic and applied research. His major interest has been prosthetic heart valves. Dr. Butany has been involved in teaching at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, including medical students, pathology residents, cardiology residents and cardiac surgery residents and fellows. He is a founding member of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology and served as the president from 2007-2009). He has been Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cardiovascular Pathology, the official journal of the Society of Cardiovascular Pathology and continues to serve on its Editorial Board.

1. Anatomic Considerations and Examination of Cardiovascular Specimens (Excluding  Devices) J.J. MALESZEWSKI, C.K. LAI AND J.P. VEINOT

2. Age-related Cardiovascular Changes and Diseases                                                            A. SEKI AND M.C. FISHBEIN

3. Vascular Pathobiology: Atherosclerosis and Large Vessel Disease                                              S. XU, M. BENDECK AND A.I. GOTLIEB

4. Diseases of Small and Medium-sized Blood Vessels                                                            J.R. STONE

5. Aneurysms of the Aorta: Ascending, Thoracic and Abdominal and Their Management  E. LADICH, J. BUTANY AND R. VIRMANI

6. Fundamental Principles in Cardiovascular Genetics  M.A. SEIDMAN AND R.N. MITCHELL

7. Myocardial Ischemia and Its Complications G.A. FISHBEIN, M.C. FISHBEIN AND L. MAXIMILIAN BUJA

8. Pathophysiology of Heart Failure and an Overview of Therapies J.M. BERTHIAUME, J.A. KIRK, M.J. RANEK, R.C. LYON, F. SHEIKH, B.C. JENSEN, B.D. HOIT, J. BUTANY, M. TOLEND, V. RAO AND M.S. WILLIS

9. Myocarditis M.A. SEIDMAN AND B.M. MCMANUS

10. Pathology of Sudden Death, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Conduction System G. THIENE, S. RIZZO AND C. BASSO

11. Cardiomyopathies G. D’AMATI AND C. GIORDANO

12. Valvular Heart Disease P. VAIDEESWAR AND J. BUTANY

13. Cardiac Valve Replacement and Related Interventions F.J. SCHOEN AND J. BUTANY

14. The Pathology of Cardiovascular Interventions and Devices for Coronary Artery Disease, Vascular Disease, Heart Failure, and Arrhythmias L. MAXIMILIAN BUJA AND F.J. SCHOEN

15. Congenital Heart Disease: Pathology, Natural History, and Interventions G. OTTAVIANI AND L. MAXIMILIAN BUJA

16. The Pericardium and Its Diseases P. SINGHAL, D. THAVENDIRANATHAN AND J. BUTANY

17. Pathology of Cardiac Transplantation C.D. TAN, M.K. HALUSHKA AND E.R. RODRIGUEZ

18. Toxins and the Heart M.C. FISHBEIN

19. Tumors of the Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels E. LADICH AND R. VIRMANI

20. Forensic Aspects of Cardiovascular Pathology B. SAMPSON AND J.L. HAMMERS