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Ruth Birbe

Ruth Birbe, MD

Pathology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adult 18-65
  • Older Adult 65+

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • English

Gender

Female

Affiliations

  • Cooper University Hospital

About Ruth Birbe

Title

Pathologist

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles

Professor of Pathology

Awards and Honors

2015 PCF Challenge Award for the Proposal Titled "Optimizing First Line Treatment for Men with Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer" by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

2015 November PCF Challenge Award for the Proposal Titled: "CARAVAN: Checkpoint-Radiation-Vaccine Neoadjuvant Trial for Metastatic Prostate Cancer" by the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Professional Memberships

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

American Society of Clinical Pathology

The Pathology Society of Philadelphia (Member and Past President)

South Jersey Pathology Society

International Society of Urological Pathology (Member and Panel Expert)

Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists (Member and Former Executive Council Member)

Editorial Positions

2013-2015 Journal Specialty Editor The Canadian Journal of Urology

Specialty (Pathology) Editor for the book: The 5 minute Urology Consult by Leonard Gomella, MD. Publisher: LWW

Third edition (December 15, 2014)

Chapter Editor for the book Comprehensive Cytopathology by Marluce Bibbo. Chapter 15, Urinary Tract. Publisher: Saunders

4 edition (July 21, 2014)

Selected Publications

Complete list at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/18GjawZzOxoQn/bibliography/48678652/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending"

1: Syed A, Raval A, Pridjian A, Birbe R, Trabulsi EJ. Radiographic Kinetics of Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma. Urology. 2016 Mar 31. pii:S0090-4295(16)30007-3. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.03.027. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27041470."

2: Johnson JM, Lai SY, Cotzia P, Cognetti D, Luginbuhl A, Pribitkin EA, Zhan T, Mollaee M, Domingo-Vidal M, Chen Y, Campling B, Bar-Ad V, Birbe R, Tuluc M, Martinez Outschoorn U, Curry J. Mitochondrial Metabolism as a Treatment Target in Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. Semin Oncol. 2015 Dec;42(6):915-22. doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2015.09.025. Epub 2015 Sep 24. PubMed PMID: 26615136; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC4663018."

3: Mills TA, Orloff M, Domingo-Vidal M, Cotzia P, Birbe RC, Draganova-Tacheva R, Martinez Cantarin MP, Tuluc M, Martinez-Outschoorn U. Parathyroid Hormone-Related Peptide-Linked Hypercalcemia in a Melanoma Patient Treated With Ipilimumab: Hormone Source and Clinical and Metabolic Correlates. Semin Oncol. 2015 Dec;42(6):909-14. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 26615135; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4663680."

4: Xu SQ, Buraschi S, Morcavallo A, Genua M, Shirao T, Peiper SC, Gomella LG, Birbe R, Belfiore A, Iozzo RV, Morrione A. A novel role for drebrin in regulating progranulin bioactivity in bladder cancer. Oncotarget. 2015 May 10;6(13):10825-39. PubMed PMID: 25839164; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4484422."

5: Den RB, Feng FY, Showalter TN, Mishra MV, Trabulsi EJ, Lallas CD, Gomella LG, Kelly WK, Birbe RC, McCue PA, Ghadessi M, Yousefi K, Davicioni E, Knudsen KE, Dicker AP. Genomic prostate cancer classifier predicts biochemical failure and metastases in patients after postoperative radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Aug 1;89(5):1038-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.04.052. Epub 2014 Jul 8. PubMed PMID: 25035207; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4432840."

6: Martinez-Outschoorn UE, Curry JM, Ko YH, Lin Z, Tuluc M, Cognetti D, Birbe RC, Pribitkin E, Bombonati A, Pestell RG, Howell A, Sotgia F, Lisanti MP. Oncogenes and inflammation rewire host energy metabolism in the tumor microenvironment: RAS and NFkB target stromal MCT4. Cell Cycle. 2013 Aug 15;12(16):2580-97. doi: 10.4161/cc.25510. Epub 2013 Jul 8. PubMed PMID: 23860378; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3865048."

7: Bhavsar T, McCue P, Birbe R. Molecular diagnosis of prostate cancer: are we up to age? Semin Oncol. 2013 Jun;40(3):259-75. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2013.04.002. Review. PubMed PMID: 23806492."

8: Draganova-Tacheva R, Bibbo M, Birbe R, Daskalakis C, Solomides C. The potential value of phosphohistone-h3 mitotic index determined by digital image analysis in the assessment of pancreatic endocrine tumors in fine-needle aspiration cytology specimens. Acta Cytol. 2013;57(3):291-5. doi: 10.1159/000350885. Epub 2013 Apr 25. PubMed PMID: 23635399."

9: Martinez-Outschoorn UE, Balliet R, Lin Z, Whitaker-Menezes D, Birbe RC, Bombonati A, Pavlides S, Lamb R, Sneddon S, Howell A, Sotgia F, Lisanti MP. BRCA1 mutations drive oxidative stress and glycolysis in the tumor microenvironment: implications for breast cancer prevention with antioxidant therapies. Cell Cycle. 2012 Dec 1;11(23):4402-13. doi: 10.4161/cc.22776. Epub 2012 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 23172369; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3552923."

10: Solomides CC, Birbe RC, Nicolaou N, Bagley D, Bibbo M. Does mitosis-specific marker phosphohistone H3 help the grading of upper tract urothelial carcinomas in cell blocks? Acta Cytol. 2012;56(3):285-8. doi: 10.1159/000337649. Epub 2012 Apr 26. PubMed PMID: 22555531.

Departments

Pathology

Practice Group :

Cooper University Physicians

Locations

    Clinical Interests

    Oncologic pathology including breast, lung, urologic, gastrointestinal malignancies, and head and neck. Cytopathology with special interest in PAP smears, thyroid, lung, pancreas, and urologic cancer.

    Education and Training

    Education

    • Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Cytopathology, 2006
    • Fellowship: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Oncologic Pathology, 2005
    • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Pathology, 2004
    • Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1995

    Board Certifications

    • Cytopathology: American Board of Pathology, 2006
    • Anatomic Pathology: American Board of Pathology, 2005
    • Clinical Pathology: American Board of Pathology, 2005

    Insurance

    Search plans
    • Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO
    • Aetna Dental Health
    • Aetna First Health (Coventry)
    • Aetna HMO/PPO/POS
    • Aetna Medicare
    • Aetna Quality Health
    • Aetna Whole Health
    • Aetna Workers Comp
    • AmeriHealth Comp Services (Workers Comp)
    • AmeriHealth HMO/PPO/POS
    • AmeriHealth Medicare
    • AmeriHealth Value Network
    • Braven Health Medicare
    • Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health
    • Cigna HMO/PPO/POS
    • Cigna Medicare
    • Cigna One Health
    • Clover Health Medicare PPO
    • Consumer Health Network Workers Comp
    • Fidelis Care Medicaid HMO
    • First MCO Group Health
    • First MCO Workers Comp
    • Galaxy Health Network Group Health
    • Galaxy Health Network Workers Comp
    • Guardian
    • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey HMO/PPO
    • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia
    • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plans
    • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid HMO
    • Horizon NJ Health NJ Family Kidcare
    • Humana Medicare Advantage Medicare HMO
    • Humana Medicare Advantage Medicare PPO
    • Humana Military Prime
    • Humana Military Standard
    • Humana Military TriCare
    • Independence Blue Cross Comp Services (Workers Comp)
    • Independence Blue Cross IBC PPO
    • Independence Blue Cross Keystone Healthplan East
    • Independence Blue Cross Medicare
    • Independence Blue Cross Personal Choice
    • Jefferson Health Plans Medicare HMO
    • Jefferson Health Plans Medicare PPO
    • Liberty Mutual Auto
    • Liberty Mutual Workers Comp
    • Longevity Health Plan Medicare PPO I-SNP
    • Magellan Behavioral Health
    • MagnaCare Auto
    • MagnaCare Group Health
    • MagnaCare Workers Comp
    • Medicaid (NJ)
    • Medicare
    • MultiPlan PHCS
    • NJ Manufacturers Auto
    • NJ Manufacturers Workers Comp
    • Prime Health Services Auto/Workers Comp
    • Prime Health Services Group Health
    • QualCare Emblem Health
    • QualCare HMO/PPO
    • QualCare Workers Comp
    • Railroad Medicare
    • Three Rivers Contigo
    • Three Rivers Devon
    • United Behavioral Health Group Health
    • United Behavioral Health Medicaid
    • United Behavioral Health Medicare
    • United Behavioral Health Optum
    • United Healthcare AARP
    • United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan NJ Family Kidcare
    • United Healthcare Dental
    • United Healthcare Dual Complete D-SNP
    • United Healthcare Group Health
    • United Healthcare Medicaid
    • United Healthcare Medicare
    • United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
    • US Family Health Plan
    • VA Community Care Network
    • WellCare Medicare
    • Wellpoint Medicaid HMO
    • Wellpoint Medicare