Clarissa Cassol, MD renal pathologist at arkana laboratories

Clarissa Cassol, MD Nephropathologist

About

Dr. Clarissa Cassol joined Arkana in 2020. Dr. Cassol hails from Brazil where she completed medical school at Santa Catarina Federal University and her initial anatomic pathology training at the University of Sao Paulo. She completed a further anatomic pathology residency, molecular oncologic pathology fellowship, and renal pathology fellowship at the University of Toronto, where she also served as chief resident and chief fellow. While at the University of Toronto, Dr. Cassol received a USCAP Stowell-Orbinson award and Stanley-Raphael award for professionalism. Prior to coming to Arkana, Dr. Cassol has held assistant professorships at SUNY Upstate Medical University and The Ohio State University, where she also worked as a dedicated renal and transplant pathologist. Arkana is proud to have Dr. Clarissa Cassol and we are excited to benefit from her considerable expertise in renal and transplant pathology.

Education & Stats

Our fellowship-trained pathologists have decades of experience interpreting biopsies.

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Joined the Arkana Team 2020
Doctor of Medicine Santa Catarina Federal University, Brazil
Anatomic Pathology Residency University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Anatomic Pathology Residency University of Toronto, Canada
CIHR Molecular Oncologic Pathology Fellowship University of Toronto, Canada
Renal Pathology Fellowship University of Toronto, Canada
Board of Certification American Board of Pathology

Publications by Clarissa Cassol, M.D.

Renal Prognosis of COVID-19 Associated Nephropathy Renal Prognosis of COVID-19 Associated Nephropathy

By Giannini G, Carlos Q Velez J, May RM, Sharma SG, Mohamed MMB, Cassol CA, Larsen CP, Caza TN

December 2022

COVID-19 associated nephropathy (COVAN) is the most common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in Black patients with…

COVID-19 associated nephropathy (COVAN) is the most common cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in Black patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection undergoing kidney biopsy. It presents with AKI and proteinuria, often nephrotic-range. The histopathology of…

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Glomerular Disease In Temporal Association To SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: A Series of… Glomerular Disease In Temporal Association To…

By Caza TN, Cassol CA, Messias NC, Hannoudi A, Haun RS, Walker PD, May RM, Seipp RM, Betchick EJ, Amin H, Ziadie MS, Haderlie M, Eduwu-okwuwa J, Vancea I, Seek M, Elashi…

August 2021

Immune responses to vaccination are a known trigger for a new onset of glomerular disease or disease flare in…

Immune responses to vaccination are a known trigger for a new onset of glomerular disease or disease flare in susceptible individuals. Mass immunization against SARS-CoV-2 in the COVID-19 pandemic provides a unique opportunity to study…

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Deep-Learning-Driven Quantification Of Interstitial Fibrosis In Digitized Kidney… Deep-Learning-Driven Quantification Of…

By Zheng Y, Cassol CA, Jung S, Veerapaneni D, Chitalia VC, Ren KYM, Bellur SS, Boor P, Barisoni LM, Waikar SS, Betke M, Kolachalama VB

August 2021

Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) on a renal biopsy are strong indicators of disease chronicity and…

Interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA) on a renal biopsy are strong indicators of disease chronicity and prognosis.

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Development And Evaluation Of Deep Learning-Based Segmentation Of Histologic… Development And Evaluation Of Deep Learning-Based…

By Jayapandian CP, Chen Y, Janowczyk AR, Palmer MB, Cassol CA, Sekulic M, Hodgin JB, Zee J, Hewitt SM, O'Toole J, Toro P, Sedor JR, Barisoni L, Madabhushi A; Nephrotic…

January 2021

The application of deep learning for automated segmentation (delineation of boundaries) of histologic primitives…

The application of deep learning for automated segmentation (delineation of boundaries) of histologic primitives (structures) from whole slide images can facilitate the establishment of novel protocols for kidney biopsy assessment.

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