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Melissa George, DO

Melissa George, DO

Associate Dean for Continuing Education, Penn State College of Medicine
Laurence M. Demers Career Development Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Division of Clinical Pathology
Professor, Department of Medicine
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Immunotherapy Team
MRG20@psu.edu

Research Interests

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  • Pathology
  • Pathologists
  • Antigens
  • Antibodies
  • Internship and Residency
  • Blood Platelets
  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
  • Clinical Pathology
  • Graduate Medical Education
  • Medical Students
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Erythrocytes
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Recent Publications

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2024

George, MR, Timmons, CF, Johnson, K, Barak, S, Berg, MP, Bryant, B, Childs, JM, Karp, JK, Knollmann-Ritschel, BEC, Lofgreen, A, McCarthy, T, Prieto, VG, Procop, GW, Sandersfeld, T, White, KL & McCloskey, CB 2024, 'Leadership perspectives on osteopathic medical school applicants to pathology residency training', Academic Pathology, vol. 11, no. 1, 100107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100107

2023

Alvi, S, Erony, S, Potochny, E & George, M 2023, 'A case of mistaken MELD (model for end stage liver disease) score—How an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction falsely altered a patient's transplant status', Transfusion, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 883-887. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17288
Holloman, AM, Berg, MP, Bryant, B, Dixon, LR, George, MR, Karp, JK, Knollmann-Ritschel, BEC, Prieto, VG, Timmons, CF, Childs, JM, Lofgreen, A, Johnson, K & McCloskey, CB 2023, 'Experiential exposure as the key to recruiting medical students into pathology', Academic Pathology, vol. 10, no. 2, 100074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2023.100074
McCloskey, CB, Brissette, M, Childs, JM, Lofgreen, A, Johnson, K, George, MR, Holloman, AM, Bryant, B, Berg, MP, Dixon, LR, Karp, JK, Knollmann-Ritschel, BEC, Prieto, VG, Timmons, CF & Hoffman, RD 2023, 'How influential are medical school curriculum and other medical school characteristics in students' selecting pathology as a specialty?', Academic Pathology, vol. 10, no. 2, 100073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2023.100073
George, MR, Markwood, M & Rojiani, AM 2023, 'The phenotype of academic pathology chairs', Academic Pathology, vol. 10, no. 1, 100061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100061
George, MR & Markwood, M 2023, 'The phenotype of pathology residency program directors', Academic Pathology, vol. 10, no. 3, 100085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2023.100085

2022

Alvi, S & George, M 2022, 'Encouraging post transfusion platelet counts with product tags and standing orders', Transfusion, vol. 62, no. 10, pp. 1940-1941. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17066
George, MR, Johnson, KA, Berg, MP, Bryant, BH, Childs, JM, Dixon, LR, Holloman, A, Karp, JK, Knollmann-Ritschel, B, Lofgreen, A, Prieto, VG, Timmons, CF & McCloskey, CB 2022, 'Factors influencing US osteopathic medical students to choose pathology as a specialty', Academic Pathology, vol. 9, no. 1, 100034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2022.100034
Zhang, Y, Chen, T, Polimera, H, Evans, M, Bayerl, MG & George, MR 2022, 'Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis induced by human granulocytic anaplasmosis: A case report and literature review into the immunopathogenesis', Human Pathology Reports, vol. 27, 300598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpr.2022.300598

2021

Shyu, I, Johnson, KA, Gratzinger, D, Brissette, MD, Childs, JM, Dixon, LR, George, MR, McCloskey, CB, Prieto, VG, Rojiani, AM, Timmons, CF & Hoffman, RD 2021, 'Positive job search experience for new pathologists seeking first employment between 2017 and 2019', Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, vol. 145, no. 9, pp. 1117-1122. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0455-CP
George, MR, Strine, DM, Guardiola, D & Niyibizi, SM 2021, 'Pseudohemolysis during therapeutic plasma exchange due to IV iron dextran therapy', Journal of Clinical Apheresis, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 775-776. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21921
George, MR, Johnson, KA, Childs, JM, Dixon, LR, Gratzinger, DA, Hoffman, RD, Holloman, A, Karp, JK, Knollmann-Ritschel, BEC, Lofgreen, A, Prieto, VG, Timmons, CF & McCloskey, CB 2021, 'The Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on the 2019–2020 Job Search for Newly Trained Pathologists', Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, vol. 145, no. 3, pp. 261-262. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0688-LE

2020

Timmons, CF, Black-Schaffer, WS, Naritoku, WY, Powell, SZ, Johnson, KA, Brissette, MD, Childs, JM, Conran, RM, Dixon, LR, George, MR, Gratzinger, D, McCloskey, CB, Prieto, VG, Roberts, CA, Rojiani, AM, Shyu, I & Hoffman, RD 2020, 'Entry of Graduates of US Pathology Residency Programs Into the Workforce: Cohort Data Between 2008 and 2016 Remain Positive and Stable', Academic Pathology, vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289520901833
McCloskey, CB, Johnson, K, Brissette, M, Conran, R, Childs, J, George, M, Gratzinger, D, Prieto, VG, Rojiani, AM, Shyu, I, Timmons, C & Hoffman, R 2020, 'Factors Influencing US Allopathic Medical Students to Choose Pathology as a Specialty', Academic Pathology, vol. 7. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374289520951924
Shyu, I, Johnson, KA, George, MR, Gratzinger, D, Brissette, MD, Childs, JM, Conran, RM, Dixon, LR, McCloskey, CB, Prieto, VG, Roberts, CA, Rojiani, AM, Timmons, CF & Hoffman, RD 2020, 'Gender parity in gainful employment and other gender trends in the job market for recent pathology graduates', Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, vol. 144, no. 4, pp. 435-442. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0354-CP
Harrold, IM & George, MR 2020, Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury. in Immunologic Concepts in Transfusion Medicine. Elsevier, pp. 97-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-67509-3.00007-X
George, MR, Johnson, KA, Gratzinger, DA, Brissette, MD, McCloskey, CB, Conran, RM, Dixon, LR, Roberts, CA, Rojiani, AM, Shyu, I, Timmons, CF & Hoffman, RD 2020, 'Will I need to move to get my first job? Geographic relocation and other trends in the pathology job market', Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, vol. 144, no. 4, pp. 427-434. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2019-0150-CP
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