Michelle Dolan, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Educational Background

• College of St. Catherine, Minnesota (1986), B.A. (English)
• University of Minnesota Medical School (1993), M.D.
• University of Minnesota Medical School (1995), Internship (Internal Medicine)
• University of Minnesota Medical Center (1999), Residency (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology)
• University of Minnesota Medical Center (2000), Chief Resident (Anatomic & Clinical Pathology)
• University of Minnesota Medical School (2002), Fellowship (Cytogenetics & Molecular)

Professional Background

• Pathology Laboratory Instructor, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1995 – 1999
• Pathology Laboratory Review Instructor, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1997 – 1999
• Lecturer, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1998 – present
• Lecturer, University of Minnesota, Dental School, Minneapolis, MN, 1999 – present
• Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota Medical School, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Minneapolis, MN, Current
• Assistant Director, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and University of Minnesota Outreach Laboratories, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN, Current
• Assistant Director, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and University of Minnesota Outreach Laboratories, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Minneapolis, MN, Current

Board Certifications

• Minnesota State Medical Licensure
• American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Clinical Pathology, 2001
• American Board of Medical Genetics, Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics, 2002

Professional Memberships

• College of American Pathologists
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• American Society of Human Genetics
• Association for Molecular Pathology

Professional Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa, 1985
• Kappa Gamma Pi, 1986
• St. Paul Court of Honor, 1986
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
• Alpha Omega Alpha, 1993
• Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Award, 1993

Publications

• Thyagarajan B, Berger M, Bower M, Dolan M, Wang X. A novel polymorphism in the FMR1 gene: implications for clinical testing of Fragile X syndrome. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 132:95-8, 2008.
• Dolan M, Singleton T, Neglia J, Cioc A. Aplastic anemia and monosomy 7-associated dysmegakaryocytopoiesis. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 126(6): 925-30, 2006.
• Peters A, Manivel JC, Dolan M, Gulbahce HE, Baker KS, Verneris MS. Pulmonary cytolytic thrombi after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation: a further histological description. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 11 (6): 484-5, 2005.
• Dolan M, Snover D. Comparison of immunohistochemical and fluorescence in situ hybridization assessment of HER2 status in routine practice. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 123: 766-70, 2005.
• Dolan M, Mascotti K. Cytogenetically unrelated clones in different histologic components of a Wilms tumor. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics 159: 63-68, 2005.
• Xu Y, Dolan MM, Nguyen PL. Diagnostic significance of detecting dysgranulopoiesis in chronic myeloid leukemia. American Journal of Clinical Pathology 120:778-94, 2003.

For a complete listing of Dr. Dolan's publications, please see the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Search.

Invited Lectures

• An introduction to cytogenetic testing in cancer. Annual meeting of the National Marrow Donor Program, November 2005, Minneapolis, MN.
• An introduction to cytogenetic and molecular testing in cancer. Annual meeting of the Minnesota Cancer Registrars Association. April 2005, Minneapolis, MN.
• Cytogenetics and pediatric cancer. Advances in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Annual meeting of the Metro Chapter of the Association of Pediatric Nurses (APON), April 2004, Minneapolis, MN.

Presentations

• Volkert S, Chladek A, Pierpont ME, Dolan M. Interstitial deletion 2q24.3 to 2q31.1. Association of Genetics Technologists Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 2006.
• Cioc A, Singleton T, Neglia J, Dolan M. Aplastic anemia may acquire monosomy 7 associated with dysthrombopoiesis. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, February 2006.
• Cioc AM, Dolan MM, Singleton TP. Myeloid/NK-cell precursor acute leukemia immunophenotype is present in a heterogeneous group of acute leukemias. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, February 2006.
• Hirsch B, Dolan M, Brandt K, MacMillan ML, Wagner J, Johari V, Nguyen P. Recurring clonal chromosomal abnormalities in Fanconi anemia: characterization and association with bone marrow pathology. Fifteenth Annual Fanconi Anemia Research Fund Scientific Symposium, October 2003.
• Dolan M, Hirsch B, Mascotti K, Simonton S. Distinct clonal abnormalities in different histologic components of a Wilms tumor. Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) Annual Meeting, June 2003.
• Dolan M, Jessurun J, Hirsch B. Cytogenetic abnormalities in posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders. Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientisits (ACLPS) Annual Meeting, June 2003.
• Dolan M, Snover D. Comparison of immunohistochemical and florescence in-situ hybridization assessment of HER2 status in routine practice. Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) Annual Meeting, June 2003.
• Dolan M, Seibel MM, Brown CA. Novel BCR-ABL fusion transcript with complex cytogenetic abnormalities in a case of relapsed chronic myeloid leukemia. Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (ACLPS) Annual Meeting, June 2003.