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Department
LocationTexas Medical Center
Specialty
Pathology
Phone: 832-824-2250
Fax: 832-825-1032
Address
6621 Fannin Street
Suite AB1195
Houston, TX 77030
Eumenia Costa Da Cunha Castro, MD, PhD
Pediatric Pathology
Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Pathology | 2013 |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hamot | Residency | Anatomic & Clinical Pathology | 2012 |
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - Dept. of Pathology | Research Fellowship | Pediatric Pathology | 2009 |
| Triangulo Mineiro Federal University, Brazil | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | 2000 |
| Fundacao Tecnico Educacional Souza Marques | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1989 |
About
Dr.Castro's primary interest is in the clinical and molecularpathology of pediatric neoplasia, with a particular interest in liver tumors, and in fetal and placental pathology including infectious diseases and malformations.She is involved in ongoing collaborative studies with Drs. Popek and Weisman with the Department of Pediatrics, and Drs. Leung, Lopez-Terrada, Finegold and others with the Texas Children's Liver Center.
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Society of Pathology | Member |
| Post Graduate Board of the Pathology Course of the Triangulo Mineiro Federal University | Member |
| Society for Pediatric Pathology | Member |
Selected Publications
Corrˆa RRM; Esp¡ndula AP; Rossi RC, Saldanha JC, Guimar?es CSPO, Cavellani CL, Reis MA; VPA Teixeira; Castro EC. Liver morphological analysis in perinatal autopsies with intrauterine stress. Fetal & Pediatric Pathology 2012 Apr 19.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Castro%2C%20Eumenia%5BAuthor%5D
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