Leslie A. Litzky, MD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Pathology and Laboratory Medicine HUP
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Director, Medical Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Director, Surgical Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: George Washington University
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: George Washington University Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Pathology - Anatomic Pathology, 1992
- American Society of Clinical Pathologists, National
- American Thoracic Society, National
- Association for Pathology Informatics, International
- Association of Directors of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology, International
- International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, International
- Pathology Society of Philadelphia, Local
- Pennsylvania Thoracic Society, Local
- Pulmonary Pathology Society, National
- United States/Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), National
- Penn Lung Cancer Program
- Penn Mesothelioma Program
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Sterman DH, Alley E, Stevenson JP, Friedberg J, Metzger S, Recio A, Moon EK, Haas AR, Vachani A, Katz SI, Sun J, Heitjan D, Hwang WT, Litzky L, Yearley JH, Tan KS, Papasavvas E, Kennedy P, Montaner L, Cengel KA, Simone CB, Culligan M, Langer C, Albelda SM Pilot and feasibility trial of immuno-gene therapy of malignant mesothelioma using intrapleural delivery of adenovirus-interferon-alpha combined with chemotherapy , Clin Cancer Res, 22(15): 2016,3791-800
Kennedy GT, Okusanya OT, Keating JJ, Heitjan DD, Deshpande C, Litzky LA, Albelda SM, Drebin JA, Nie S, Low PS, Singhal S The optical biopsy: a novel technique for rapid intraoperative diagnosis of primary pulmonary adenocarcinomas , Ann Surg: 2015,602-9
Husain AN, Colby T, Ordonez N, Krausz T, Attanoos R, Beasley MB, Borczuk AC, Butnor K, Cagle PT, Chirieac LR, Churg A, Dacic S, Fraire A, Galateau-Salle F, Gibbs A, Gown A, Hammar S, Litzky L, Marchevsky AM, Nicholson A, Roggli V, Travis WD, Wick M Guidelines for pathologic diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma: 2012 update of the consensus statement from the International Mesothelioma Interest Group , Arch Pathol Lab Med, 137(5): 2013,647-667
Zamani P, Kirkpatrick JN, Litzky LA, Verdino RJ Longevity of implantable devices explanted from patients having autopsy in hospitals , Am J Cardiol, 110(11): 2012,1643-1645
McDonough JE, Yuan R, Suzuki M, Seyednejad N, Elliott WM, Sanchez PG, Wright AC, Gefter WB, Litzky L, Coxson HO, Pare PD, Sin DD, Pierce RA, Woods JC, McWilliams AM, Mayo JR, Lam SC, Cooper JD, Hogg JC Small-airway obstruction and emphysema in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , N Engl J Med, 365(17): 2011,1567-75
Litzky, LA Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors , Surgical Pathology Clinics: 2010
Litzky LA Pulmonary sarcomatous tumors. , Arch Pathol Lab Med , 132: 2008,1104-1117
Chu AY, Litzky LA, Pasha TL, Acs G, Zhang PJ Utility of D2-40, a novel mesothelial marker, in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. , Mod Pathol, 18: 2005,105-110
Katzenstein A-LA, Zisman DA, Litzky LA, Nguyen BT, Kotloff RM. Usual and non-specific interstitial pneumonia. Pathologic appraisal using biopsy and explant specimens. , Am J Surg Pathol, 12: 2002,1567-1577
Amin KM, Litzky LA, Smythe WR, Mooney AM, Morris JM, Mews DJY, Pass HI, Kari C, Rodeck U, Rauscher FJ, Kaiser LR, Albelda SM The Wilms' Tumor 1 susceptibility (WT1) gene products are selectively expressed in malignant mesothelioma , Am J Pathol, 146: 1995,344-356