Dr. Syed Hoda is a diagnostic surgical pathologist and has a particular interest in breast pathology.
Dr. Hoda trained in anatomical and clinical pathology at Tulane University Affiliated Hospitals in New Orleans, LA (1985-1990) with several notable pathologists including Drs. Richard Reed and Michael Gerber. Subsequently, he underwent fellowship training in Cytopathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY (1990-91) with leading cytologists including Drs. Hajdu and Melamed; and another year of fellowship training in oncological surgical pathology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center with several outstanding oncological pathologists including Drs. Rosai, Rosen, Lieberman, Sternberg and Rosenblum. Dr. Hoda has been associated with Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital since 1992, and is certified (and re-certified) by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomical Pathology, Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology.
Dr. Hoda has contributed over 100 scientific publications, and has co-authored two books: Breast Pathology, Diagnosis by Needle Core Biopsy with Dr. Paul Rosen and The Pap Test with Dr. Rana Hoda. He is on the editorial board of American Journal of Clinical Pathology and Advances in Anatomic Pathology and is on the ad hoc editorial review panel of several journals including JAMA, Modern Pathology and International Journal of Surgical Pathology.
Dr. Hoda is active on the regional, national and international lecture circuit. He has lectured at various pathology, medical oncology and surgery groups and forums; conducted short courses at various ASCP, CAP, IAP and USCAP meetings; and participated in educational conferences in several countries including Canada, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Thailand.
Dr Hoda has been featured in New York Magazine as one of New York's Best Doctors consecutively for the past four years (2005-2008).
Dr. Syed Hoda is a surgical pathologist with special expertise in diagnostic breast pathology. Dr. Hoda received his anatomic and clinical (laboratory medicine) pathology residency training at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans. He subsequently completed a year of cytopathology fellowship training as well as a year of oncological surgical pathology fellowship training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Dr. Hoda worked closely with Dr. Paul P. Rosen during his two years of fellowship training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, and this close working relationship continues to date.
Dr. Hoda has been active in the multidisciplinary breast tumor management team in our Medical Center since 1992. He has contributed over 100 publications to the scientific literature- several of which deal with breast tumors. Dr. Hoda has been on the regional and national pathology lecture circuit for many years. He has also been directing courses at the national meetings of American Society of Clinical Pathology, US & Canadian Academy of Pathologists and other organizations for several years.
