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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
Research Area
M. John Hicks, MD, PhD, DDS
Medical Director of Electron Microscopy, Pediatric Pathology
Texas Children's Hospital
Professor of Pathology & Immunology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Fellowship | Surgical Pathology | 1993 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Anatomic Pathology | 1992 |
| University of Colorado School of Medicine | Residency | Anatomic Pathology | 1990 |
| AMI Presbyterian-St. Luke's Med Cntr | Internship | Transitional | 1989 |
| University of Miami Medical School | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1988 |
| University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA | Postgraduate Education | Doctor of Philosophy | 1982 |
| College of Dentistry | Dental School | DDS | 1976 |
About
Dr. John Hicks has several areas of interest and collaborates with several NIH-funded Principal Investigators. Currently, he is collaborating on an NIH Director's Challenge grant on the molecular basis of osteosarcoma, NIH-K08, and Doris Duke Charitable Foundation grants on the molecular basis of Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, an NIH grant on urokinase expression in colon cancer in murine models, and NIH and Arthritis Foundation of America grants on autoimmune models of renal disease.
His other areas of interest include skeletal disorders in murine models of osteochondrodystrophies, and the clinicopathologic aspects of pediatric soft tissue neoplasms, oral, maxillofacial and head and neck diseases and tumors in childhood and HIV infection, pediatric renal diseases, and prevention and histopathology of dental caries.
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Children's Oncology Group (COG) | Chair, Pathology Discipline; Executive Committee Member |
| College of American Pathologistis | Fellow |
| Society for Pediatric Pathology | Chair, Subcommittee for Website |
| Society for Ultrastructural Pathology | Executive Council Member |
| United State and Canadian Academy of Pathology | Director and Conference Planner, Pediatric Pathology Specialty Conference |
Selected Publications
Language
English
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