Sharon Weiss Scientist

Sharon Whelan Weiss, M.D., is an American physician who is best known for her contribution to the subspecialty of soft tissue pathology. She is the main author of Soft Tissue Tumors, one of the most widely used textbooks in the field of sarcoma and soft tissue pathology. Dr. Weiss is also well known for her seminal descriptions of multiple soft tissue tumors, such as epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumor of soft parts ("PHAT") among others. She is also noted for mentoring and training other well-known soft tissue pathologists.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1945
Birth place
Lynn Massachusetts
Nationality
United States
Residence
Atlanta
Education
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Known for
Surgical pathology
Soft tissue pathology

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Scientist

awards
List of lifetime achievement awards
Alpha Omega Alpha
Maude Abbott
Field of study
Medicine

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