Robert T. Ownbey, M.D.

Department of Pathology

Sky Ridge Medical Center

10101 Ridgegate Pkwy

Lone Tree, CO 80124

(720) 225-1266

[email protected]

Education

M.D., Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia                                                                                                 1993

B.S, Biology (Magna Cum Laude), Adelphi University, Garden City, New York                                                    1988

A.S., Biology, Nassau Community College, Uniondale, New York                                                                              1986

Postdoctoral Training

Surgical Pathology Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Medical School/UMass

Medical Center, Worcester, MA                                                                                                                               2000 - 2001

Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency, University of Massachusetts Medical

School/UMass Medical Center, Worcester, MA                                                                                                 1996 - 2000

• Chief Resident Anatomic Pathology                                        1/00 – 6/00
• Chief Resident Clinical Pathology                                             7/99 - 12/99
• Chief Resident Anatomic Pathology                                        1/99 - 6/99
• Acting Chief Resident Anatomic Pathology                         8/98 -11/98
• Acting Chief Resident Clinical Pathology                               4/97 - 6/97          

Family Medicine Residency, University of Massachusetts Medical School/UMass

Medical Center, Worcester, MA                                                                                                                               1993 – 1994

Research Fellow                                                                                                                                                              1994 - 1996

Supervisor: Andrew Luster, M.D., Ph.D.

Infectious Disease, Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA   

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor

Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   2001 - 2017

Leadership Positions

Director, Autopsy Services

Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia,                    2004 - 2017

Pennsylvania    

Director, Regional Autopsy Service                                                                                                                        2004 - 2017

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania          

Associate Director, Pathology Residency Program                                                                                          2006 - 2010

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania          

Pathology Residency Core Curriculum Committee Member                                                                        2014 - 2017

Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania          

Surgical and Invasive Procedure Review Committee Faculty Representative for                               2005 - 2017

Quality Assurance, Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University

Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania      

Cancer Committee Member                                                                                                                                       2002 - 2005

Drexel University College of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania         

Cancer Committee Member                                                                                                                                       2018- 2022

 Rose Medical Center   

Gynecologic Oncology Work Group, Denver Region                                                                                       2019 - present

Other Positions and Employment

Laboratory Technician, Mercy Hospital, Rockville Centre, New York                                                       1988 - 1989

Professional Memberships and Activities

United States & Canadian College of Pathology Member

College of American Pathologists Member

American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Educational Activities

Educational Administration and Leadership     

Member, Core Curriculum Committee, Pathology Residency Program, Drexel                                   2014 - 2017

University College of Medicine

Associate Director, Pathology Residency Program, Drexel University College of Medicine          2006 - 2010

Teaching Activities

Instructor, Drexel University College of Medicine, Year 2 Pathology course (lectures                     2001 - 2017

and laboratory)                

Clinical Teaching and Supervision           

Clinical instructor and mentor, Pathology Residency Program, Drexel University                             2005 - 2017

College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital    

Clinical instructor and mentor, Pathology Residency Program, Drexel University                             2001 - 2003

College of Medicine/Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital 

Graduate Student Education     

Instructor, Drexel University College of Medicine, Pathologist’s Assistant M.S. Program              2004 - 2017

Instructor, Drexel University College of Medicine, Forensic Science M.S. Program                          2008 - 2017

Development of Curricula and Educational Materials                                                                                     2005 - 2012

Developed a dynamic 2 year core curriculum series of weekly presentations

for the Drexel University College of Medicine Pathology Residency Program    

Developed didactic presentations for Drexel University College of Medicine                                     2001 - 2017

Pathology Residency Program 

Developed didactic presentations for Drexel University College of Medicine                                     2001 - 2017

2nd year Medical Students        

Developed evaluation forms, both general and rotation specific for Drexel University                  2006 – 2010

College of Medicine Pathology Residency Program                                                                                        2015 - 2017

Advising and Mentoring

Students            

Advisor to fourth year medical students pursuing a pathology residency program position         2001 - 2017

Residents           

Mentor and advisor to pathology residents of Drexel University College of Medicine                    2001 - 2017

Practice

Certification and Licensure      

Diplomate, American Board of Pathology; Certification in Anatomic Pathology                                 2005

Pennsylvania State Medical License                                                                                                                       2001 - 2018

Colorado State Medical License                                                                                                                               2018 - present

Clinical Activities

Drexel University Pathology                                                                                                                                     Years

Hahnemann University Hospital (Anatomic Pathology, Full Time [2005 - Present]                            2001 - 2017

and On-Call)      

Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital (Anatomic Pathology, Full Time and On-Call)                 2001 - 2005

Graduate Hospital (Anatomic Pathology, Vacation Coverage and On-Call)                                           2001 - 2007

Warminster Hospital (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Vacation Coverage and On-Call)                   2001 - 2007

Parkview Hospital (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Vacation Coverage)                                                                2001 - 2003

Elkins Park Hospital (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Vacation Coverage)                                             2001 - 2003

Eastern Regional Medical Center/Cancer Treatment Centers of America (Anatomic                        2006 - 2014

Pathology weekly coverage every 6 weeks and On-Call)

HCA

Rose Medical Center (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Full Time and On-Call)                                       2018 – 2022

Sky Ridge Medical Center (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Full Time and On-Call)                             2022 - present

Clinical Innovations and Quality Improvement Projects             

Surgical Pathology Reporting, Quality Improvement      2005 - 2010

• Review randomly selected surgical pathology reports for errors             
• Developed a form to document all cases presented at tumor boards to make note of additional clinical information and possible additional studies requested by clinicians       

Laboratory Information System BPT      2018 - present

Invited Presentations

National Public Radio interview for “The Pulse”:                                                                             June 2, 2016

“The Body: The Science and History of Human Remains”           

National Public Radio interview:                                                                                                              May 17, 2011

“Drop in autopsy rates represents missed opportunities, pathologists say”      

Professional Development

ACGME Program Directors Annual Meeting                                                                                       2006 - 2010

Bibliography

Published full-length papers

Garcia-Zepeda, E.A., Rothenberg, M.E., Ownbey, R.T., Celestin, J., Leder, P. and Luster, A.D. Human Eotaxin is a Specific Chemoattractant for Eosinophil Cells and Provides a New Mechanism to Explain Tissue Eosinophilia. Nature Medicine. 2 (4): 1996 April.

Rothenberg, M.E., Ownbey, R.T., Mehlhop, P.D., Loiselle, P.M., van de Rijn, M., Bonventre, J.V., Oettgen, H.C., Leder, P. and Luster, A.D. Eotaxin Triggers Eosinophil-Selective Chemotaxis and Calcium Flux Via a Distinct Receptor and Induces Pulmonary Eosinophilia in the Presence of Interleukin 5 in Mice. Molecular Medicine. 2 (3): 334-48, 1996 May.

MacLean J.A., Ownbey, R.T. and Luster, A.D. T Cell-Dependent Regulation of Eotaxin in Antigen-Induced Pulmonary Eosinophilia. Journal of Experimental Medicine. 184 (4): 1461-9, 1996 Oct. 1.

Navasuma Havaligi, Adarsh Bhimraj, Robert T. Ownbey, Han C. Ryoo, Frank Patrick, Herbert Patrick. The Significance of Particulate Matter Detected In Sarcoid Granulomas Using Polarizing Light Microscopy. Chest Meeting Abstract. Oct 2005.

Ownbey, R., Fraire, A. and Irwin, R.S. Interpretation of Histopathologic Airway Changes Associated with Cough. [Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal Article] Chest. 130(2): 362-70, 2006 Aug.

Meena R. Sharma, Lauren Koltowski, Robert T. Ownbey, George P. Tuszynski and Mahesh C. Sharma. Angiogenesis Associated Protein Annexin II in Breast Cancer: Selective Expression in Invasive Breast Cancer and Contribution to Tumor Invasion and Progression. Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 81 (2): 146-56, 2006 Oct.

Ownbey RT. Invading Papillary Fibroelastoma. [comment]. [Comment. Editorial] Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery. 132(6):1256, 2006 Dec.

Priya Bakaya, Yeilim Cho, Robert T. Ownbey, Han C. Ryoo, Herbert Patrick. Morphologic Classification Of Polarizing Particulate Matter In Biopsy Specimens Of Sarcoidosis Patients. Chest Meeting Abstract. 132 (4 meeting abstracts), September 2007.

Sharma M, Ownbey RT, Sharma MC. Breast Cancer Cell Surface Annexin II Induces Cell Migration and Neoangiogenesis Via tPA Dependent Plasmin Generation. Exp Mol Pathol. 2010 Apr; 88(2):278-86. Epub 2010 Jan 15

Karissa Lozenski, Robert Ownbey, Brian Wigdahl, Tina Kish-Catalone, Fred C Krebs. Decreased Cervical Epithelial Sensitivity to Nonoxynol-9 (N-9) After Four Daily Applications in a Murine Model of Topical Vaginal Microbicide Safety. BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology. 10/2012; 13(1):9

Andrew S. Wu, MD, Sameer Kalghatgi, PhD, Danil Dobrynin, PhD, Rachel Sensenig, MD, Ekaternia Cerchar, MD, Erica Podolsky, MD, Essel Dulaimi, MD, Michelle Paff, BS, Kimberly Wasko, CVT, Krishna Priya Arjunan, PhD, Kristin Garcia, BS, Gregory Fridman, PhD, Manjula Balasubramanian, MD, Robert Ownbey, MD, Kenneth A. Barbee, PhD, Alexander Fridman, PhD, Gary Friedman, PhD, Suresh G. Joshi, MD, PhD, and Ari D. Brooks, MD. Porcine Intact and Wounded Skin Responses to Atmospheric Nonthermal Plasma. Journal of Surgical Research. XXX (2012) EI-EI2

Liu, Jinglan; Ownbey, Robert T; Boc, Steven F; Pezanowski, Donna M; Patel, Dilipkumar M; Sadri, Soorena; Vincent, Gregory A; de Chadarevian, Jean-Pierre. Pseudotetraploid Clone with Structural Chromosomal Rearrangements in a Chondromyxoid Fibroma: A Case Report. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology : The official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society. 16(3): 201-5, 2013 May-Jun.

Matthew P. Keisling, Ian A. Seemungal, Diana I. Mercado, Spencer Voth, Amanda Michael, Beatriz L. Gomez, Cesar Munoz, Hans P. Schlecht, Beth Carlisle Mapow, Robert T. Ownbey, Suresh G. Joshi and Christopher L. Emery. Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis in a Patient with Pre-B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: PCR Identifying Rhizopus oryzae from Culture- Negative Tissue Specimens. JMM Case Reports. 2014, paper no. jmmcr000984

Foster, Deshka; Shaikh, Mohammad F; Gleeson, Elizabeth; Babcock, Blake D; Lin, Jianping; Ownbey, Robert T; Hysell, Mark E; Ringold, Daniel; Bowne, Wilbur B. Pancreatic Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm In a Transgender Patient. World Journal of Surgical Oncology. 13:205, 2015 Jun 24.

Kemmerer, Eric J., MD, MS, Gleeson, Elizabeth, MD, MPH, Poli, Jaganmohan MBBS, Ownbey, Robert T, MD, Brady, Luther W MD, Bowne, Wilbur B MD. Benefit of Radiotherapy in Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma: A Propensity Score Weighted Population-Based Analysis of the SEER Database. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 41(7):674-680, July 2018

 Abstracts          

Andrei Plagov, MD, Linette Mejias, MD, Robert Ownbey, MD. A Unique Autopsy Case of Sudden Death In a Patient with Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum and Mitral Valve Fibrotic Thickening Extending to the Conduction System Associated with Rhythm Disturbance. College of American Pathologists 2014 Meeting, Poster Presentation

Ahmed A Abdulrahman MD, Scott D Richard MD, Robert Ownbey MD and Suganthi Soundararajan MD. Histomorphologic Study of Exogenous Testosterone Effects on the Uterus and Ovaries of Female to Male Transgender Patients. USCAP 2016 Meeting, Poster Presentation.

Extramural and Intramural Support     

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

Research on T-cell dependent regulation of eotaxin in antigen-induced pulmonary eosinophilia

Supported by National Institute of Health grants KO8-AI1245 to J.A. MacLean and RO1-CA69212 to A.D. Luster; by an Allen & Hanbury’s Respiratory Diseases research award to J.A. MacLean; and by a Cancer Research Institute/Benjamin Jacobson Family Investigator award to A.D. Luster.

Drexel University

Research on angiogenesis-associated protein annexin II in breast cancer

Supported by Pennsylvania Department of Public Health and United States Department of Defense grant DAMD17-03-1-0761 to MCS and NIH R01 CA88931 to GPT and MCS.

Investigation of decreased cervical epithelial sensitivity to nonoxynol-9 in a murine model

Supported by a grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health 1 U19 AI076965