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James S. Lewis, M.D.

  1. Pathologist

James (Jim) Lewis, Jr. M.D., is a board-certified surgical pathologist with 20 years of practice experience. Dr. Lewis completed medical school at Washington University in St. Louis and then completed AP/CP residency and general surgical pathology fellowships there. He was an attending pathologist at Washington University for 9 years followed by 9 years as attending at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He specializes in head and neck and endocrine pathology with a focus on squamous cell carcinoma, human papillomavirus, and sinonasal diseases.

He has three major areas of academic focus. The first is on HPV in head and neck carcinomas with particular focus on testing and application in routine practice, on detection methods, morphology, and prognosis. The second is in using computerized image analysis of digitized pathology slides for prognosis in oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients, for which he is Co-PI on two funded R01 grants through the NIH. The third area of interest is in 3D imaging of head and neck resection specimens for margin assessment, documentation, and communication.

He has built a strong experience base and customer service for consultation practice and welcomes consult cases in head and neck, thyroid, and parathyroid pathology.

  1. Head and neck cancer
  2. Salivary gland cancer
  3. Sinonasal cancer
  4. Sinusitis
  5. Thyroid cancer
  1. 2004
    Fellow - Selective (Surgical) PathologyWashington University
  2. 2003
    Chief Resident - Anatomic Pathology Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Washington University
  3. 2003
    Residency - Pathology Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Washington University
  4. 2000
    Residency - Postgraduate Pathology TrainingAnatomic and Clinical Pathology, Saint Louis University
  5. 1998
    MDWashington University School of Medicine
  6. 1996
    MDUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  7. 1993
    BA - Major: Biology; Minor: EconomicsWashington University

Certifications

  1. 2003
    Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology

Awards and honors

  1. 2020
    Friend of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck SurgeryVanderbilt University Medical Center
  2. 2020
    2020 Exceptional ReviewerHead and Neck Pathology, Spring
  3. 2014
    Elected as Alumnus MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  4. 2012
    Distinguished Service Teaching AwardWashington University School of Medicine
  5. 2011
    Best Resident Head and Neck Poster PresentationNorth American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  6. 2008
    Best Resident Head and Neck Platform PresentationNorth American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  7. 2007
    2007 John M. Kissane Teaching Award Washington University

Professional memberships

  1. 2022 - 2024
    DirectorClinical Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  2. 2022 - 2024
    PresidentNorth American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  3. 2022 - present
    MemberEndocrine Pathology Society
  4. 2020 - 2023
    Editorial Board MemberClassification of Head and Neck Tumours, Blue Book, World Health Organization
  5. 2020 - 2023
    Section EditorTumours of the Oropharynx (Base of Tongue and Tonsils), Blue Book, World Health Organization
  6. 2020 - 2022
    Vice PresidentNorth American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  7. 2020 - present
    Expert ConsultantHead and Neck Subspecialty, SEER ClinCORE Effort to Standardize Terminology, Data Gathering, and Research Using SEER Databases, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
  8. 2018 - 2021
    DirectorAnatomic Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  9. 2018 - 2021
    ChairSurgical Pathology Fellowship Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital
  10. 2016 - 2024
    MemberVanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  11. 2016 - 2019
    ChairInternational Collaboration on Cancer Reporting, Dataset Authoring Committee for Carcinomas of the Nasopharynx and Oropharynx, North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  12. 2016 - present
    Co-ChairExpert Panel, HPV Testing in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas (HNSCC) Committee, College of American Pathologists
  13. 2015 - 2024
    Committee MemberSurgical Pathology Fellowship Committee, Vanderbilt University Hospital
  14. 2015 - 2017
    Clinical RepresentativeProgram in Translational Pathology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  15. 2015 - 2016
    ContributorClassification of Head and Neck Tumours, Blue Book, World Health Organization
  16. 2014 - 2020
    SecretaryNorth American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  17. 2014 - 2015
    MemberExpert Panel, Committee Biomarker Reporting in Head and Neck Tumors, College of American Pathologists
  18. 2014 - present
    Alumni MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  19. 2012 - 2015
    DirectorSelective Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program, Washington University School of Medicine
  20. 2011 - 2017
    MemberEuropean Society of Pathology
  21. 2011 - 2015
    DirectorClinical Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  22. 2010 - 2016
    MemberInternational Head and Neck Scientific Group
  23. 2010 - 2012
    PresidentWagih Bari Society of St. Louis Pathologists
  24. 2009 - 2015
    MemberMedical Records Committee, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
  25. 2009 - 2015
    MemberMissouri State Medical Association
  26. 2009 - 2010
    MemberDistinguished Educator Selection Committee, Washington University School of Medicine
  27. 2008 - 2015
    DirectorResearch Histology Laboratory, Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Washington University
  28. 2008 - 2011
    DirectorResearch Tissue Microarray Laboratory, Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology, Washington University
  29. 2008 - 2010
    Vice PresidentWagih Bari Society of St. Louis Pathologists
  30. 2007 - present
    MemberAmerican Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  31. 2005 - 2015
    ParticipantHead and Neck Focus Group, Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine
  32. 2004 - present
    FellowCollege of American Pathologists
  33. 2004 - present
    MemberNorth American Society of Head and Neck Pathology
  34. 1999 - 2015
    MemberWagih Bari Society of St. Louis Pathologists
  35. 1999 - present
    MemberUnited States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

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