Annikka Weissferdt, MD, Dr med, FRCPath
Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div
About Dr. Weissferdt
Anatomic pathologist with national and international experience Area of expertise: thoracic pathology (lung, pleura, mediastinum) Research interests: mediastinal and pleural pathology, pulmonary pathology after neoadjuvant therapy Expert member: Dutch thymoma panel (Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands) IASLC Pathology Committee member
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2000 | Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Hannover, DEU, Doctorate (Dr med), Medicine |
| 1999 | Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, DEU, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2011-2013 | Clinical Residency, Anatomic Pathology, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, TX |
| 2009-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Thoracic Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2003-2007 | Clinical Residency, Anatomic Pathology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham |
| 2002-2003 | Clinical Residency, Anatomic Pathology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester |
Board Certifications
| 2013 | American Board of Pathology (Anatomic Pathology) |
| 2007 | Royal College of Pathologists (Histopathology) (FRCPath), United Kingdom |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2018
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wolf JL, van Nederveen F, Blaauwgeers H, Marx A, Nicholson AG, Roden AC, Ströbel P, Timens W, Weissferdt A, von der Thüsen J, den Bakker MA. Interobserver variation in the classification of thymic lesions including biopsies and resection specimens in an international digital microscopy panel. Histopathology 77(5):734-741, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32506527.