Nikolina Dioufa, MD, PhD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Accepting new patients
Penn Pathology and Laboratory Medicine HUP
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
My education and training
- University of AthensMedical School
- Temple University HospitalResidency
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaFellowship
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.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Dioufa is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 2021
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), National
- American Society of Cytopathology (ASC), National
- American Society of Investigative Pathology (ASIP), National
- College of American Pathologists (CAP), National
- North American Society of Head and Neck Pathology (NASHNP), National
- Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists, Local
- United States and Canada Academy of Pathology (USCAP), International
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Madabhushi S, Nadella S, Lankalis J, Alawi F, and Dioufa N Keratoameloblastoma: Unusual Keratinization in Ameloblastoma – A Case Report and Review of Literature. , Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol, 142(3): 2026,457-465
Shukla Y., Kandula V., Khawaja G., Kumaran M., Dioufa N., Donuru A. The Great Imitators: Fungal and Fungal-Like Pneumonias with Pathological Correlation. , Roentgen Ray Review Categorical Course Highlight - Invited article, 2(4): 2026
Dioufa N. and Baloch ZW. Encapsulated neoplasms of the thyroid gland , Virchows Arch., 488(1): 2026,95-111
Al-Quraishi L, Li X and Dioufa N. Secondary Basaloid Tumors in Salivary Gland Cytology: A Three-Case Series Reviewing Diagnostic Pitfalls , American Society of Cytopathology, ASC 74th Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, Washington: 2026
Adamson A, Dioufa N and Baloch Z. Volumetric Analysis of Peritoneal and Pleural Fluid Cytology Across TIS Diagnostic Categories with Systematic Literature Review. , American Society of Cytopathology, ASC 74th Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, Washington: 2026
Dioufa N and, Baloch Z. Clinicopathologic Spectrum of Low‑Grade Oncocytic Lesions in the Sinonasal Tract , Clinical Pathology and the Canadian Association of Pathologists, ASCP/CAP-ACP 2026 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada: 2026
Graboyes AZ., Dioufa N , and Baloch Z. Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit B (SDHB) Immunohistochemistry in Head and Neck Paragangliomas (HNPGLs) , Clinical Pathology and the Canadian Association of Pathologists, ASCP/CAP-ACP 2026 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada: 2026
Graboyes AZ, Hwa TP, and Dioufa N. A Recurrent Middle Ear Neuroendocrine Tumor Mimicking a Paraganglioma: A Case Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges. , Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists (PAP) Annual Meeting, Harrisburg PA.: 2026
Graboyes A, Cohen D, Dioufa N, Rassekh C, Huan Y Incidence of Thyroid Cancer In Those with Head and Neck Paragangliomas: A Retrospective Study. , American Head and Neck Society (AHNS), Boston, MA: 2026
Dioufa N, Bruneto R. V, Douglas J. E, Adappa N. D, Palmer J. N, Cohen N. A, and Kohanski M. A SNEC and SNUC survival can be predicted by nasal tuft cell markers , American Rhinologic Society (ARS), Phoenix AZ: 2026