Kar-Ming Fung, MD, PhD
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OU Medical Center PHONE: (405) 271-8001, x37711 E-MAIL: Kar-Ming Fung |
TITLES
Associate Professor
Neuropathology/Surgical Pathology
Director of Neuropathology
Director of Electron Microscopy
EDUCATION
Taipei Medical College
Taipei, Taiwan
MD (1988)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PhD, Pathology (1994)
Mackay Memorial Hospital
Residency - Anatomic Pathology
New York University
Residency - Anatomic Pathology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fellow - Neuropathology
University of Texas
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Fellow - Surgical Pathology
Diplomate - American Board of Pathology
Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology
Member
American Association of Neuropatholists
International Association of Chinese Pathologists
United States and Canada Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
Research Interests/Sub-Specialty
The biology of brain tumor with special emphasis on the cell proliferation and cell death of medulloblastoma cells and their response to chemotherapeutic drugs.
Honors & Awards
American Association of Neuropathologists (AANP), member of the Professional Affairs Committee. 2007.
American Association of Neuropathologists, Senior Editor and Webmaster of AANP/OREN, the official AANP online education site; supported in part by OUHSC Department of Pathology, and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. 2007.
Regents Award for Superior Teaching. 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
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- Roth CC, Bell CH, Woodson B, Schultz AD, Palmer BW, Frimberger D, Fung KM, Lin HK, Kropp BP. Temporal differentiation and maturation of regenerated rat urothelium. BJU Int. 2009 Mar;103(6):836-41.
- Fung KM, Tihan, T. Internet and World Wide Web-Based Tools for Neuropathology Practice and Education. Brain Pathology 2009 19:323-331.
- Roth CC, Bell CH, Woodson B, Schultz AD, Palmer BW, Fung KM, Lin, HK, Kropp BP: Temporal differentiation and maturation of urothelium in rat bladder regeneration. BJU Int March 2009 103(6):836-41.
- Frank MB, Yang Q, Osban J, Azzarello JT, Saban MR, Saban R, Ashley RA, Welter JC, Fung KM, Lin HK. Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2009 Mar 18;9:6. (Internet-Only Journal)
- Azzarello J, Kropp BP, Fung KM, Lin HK. Age-dependent vascular endothelial growth factor expression and angiogenic capability of bladder smooth muscle cells: implications for cell-seeded technology in bladder tissue engineering. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2009 Aug 14.
- Ashley RA, Palmer BW, Schultz AD, Woodson BW, Roth CC, Routh JC, Fung KM, Frimberger D, Lin HK, Kropp B. Leukocyte inflammatory response in a rat urinary bladder regeneration model using porcine small intestinal submucosa scaffold. Tissue Eng Part A. 2009 Apr 17. [Epub ahead of print]
- Azzarello J, Kropp BP, Fung KM, Lin HK. Age-dependent vascular endothelial growth factor expression and angiogenic capability of bladder smooth muscle cells: implications for cell-seeded technology in bladder tissue engineering. J Tissue Eng Regen Med Dec 2009;3(8):579-589.
- Ashley RA, Palmer BW, Schultz AD, Woodson BW, Roth CC, Routh JC, Fung KM, Frimberger D, Lin HK, Kropp BP. Leukocyte inflammatory response in a rat urinary bladder regeneration model using porcine small intestinal submucosal scaffold. Tissue Eng Part A. Nov 2009;15(11):3241-6.
- Azzarello J, Hsueh-Kung Lin H-K, Gherezghiher A, Zakharov V, Yu Z, Kropp B, Culkin D, Trevor M, Penning T, Fung K-M. Expression of AKR1C3 in renal cell carcinoma, papillary urothelial carcinoma, and Wilms’ tumor. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2010;3(2):147-155.
- Zakharov V, Lin HK, Azzarello J, McMeekin S, Moore KN, Penning TM, Fung KM. Suppressed expression of type 2 3alpha/type 5 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C3) in endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2010 Jul 5;3(6):608-17.
