Cesar A. Moran, M.D.
Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div
About Dr. Moran
I am a thoracic pathologist and have practice diagnostic surgical pathology for over 25 years. My interest is in all aspects of thoracic pathology -lung, pleura, and mediastinum. During my career, I have participated in numerous publications focusing in thoracic pathology. In addition, i have directed numerous national and international courses in general surgical pathology as well as thoracic pathology.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Tenured Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Director Molecular Pathology Laboratory, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Co-Director Thoracic Malignancies Tissue Bank, Department of Pathology - Research, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Co-Director (Pathology) Lung Cancer SPORE, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Pathology, Texas, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1981 | University of San Carlos Medical School, Guatemala City, GTM, MD, Physician & Surgeon |
Postgraduate Training
| 1988-1989 | Fellowship in Surgical Pathology Chief Resident, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| 1985-1988 | Residency in Anatomic Pathology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY |
| 1983-1985 | Residency in Anatomic Pathology, General Hospital San Juan de Dios / Social Security System, Guatemala City |
| 1981-1982 | English Education, American English Institute University of Oregon, Eugen, OR |
Board Certifications
| 1992 | Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology Certified Anatomic Pathology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - Present
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Education Director (Department level), Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - Present
Section Chief of Thoracic Pathology, Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - Present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, CCSG - NCI Lung Cancer Program, Houston, TX, 2008 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
NSCLC Executive Committee Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2011 - Present
Professional Educational Development Member, American Society for Clinical Pathology, 2011 - Present
Publications Committee Member, United States Canadian Association of Pathologists (USCAP), 2011 - Present
Member, International Commission, American Society for Clinical Pathologist, 2010 - Present
Member, CCSG-NCI Lung Cancer Program, 2009 - Present
Panel Member, Small Cell Lung Cancer, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), 2009 - Present
Member, Academy of Health Science Foundation, The University of Texas Health Science System, 2007 - Present
Pathology Investigator, Southwest Oncology Group, 2006 - Present
Member, Cancer Committee of the American College of Pathologists, 2006 - Present
Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2006 - Present
Member, Pulmonary and Mediastinal Tumors, Cancer Committee of the American College of Pathologists, Chicago, IL, Cancer Protocol Review Panel, 2006 - Present
Member, CCSG-NCI Lung Cancer Program, 2001 - Present
Member, Educational Committee, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2001 - Present
Member, Steering Committee, Department of Pathology University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2001 - Present
Educational Committee, Anatomic Pathology, American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), 2000 - Present
Consultantships
Consultant Pathologist - Bethesda MD, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 1995 - 1998
Consultant, Continuing Medical Education - Center for Advanced Pathology - Washington, DC, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC, 1994 - 1998
Military or Other Governmental Service
Active Duty Officer, United States Air Force - Honorable Discharge, 1990 - 1997
Honors & Awards
| 2012 | Top Doctors in America - Top 1% by Subspecialty, US News and World Report |
| 2012 | Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2011 | Top Doctors in America - Top 1% by Subspecialty, US News and World Report |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Weissferdt A, Kalhor N, Moran CA. Cystic well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of six cases. Histopathology 68(3):333-8, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26031186.
- Zenali MJ, Weissferdt A, Solis LM, Ali S, Tang X, Mehran RJ, Wistuba II, Moran CA, Kalhor N. An update on clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular profiles of colloid carcinoma of the lung. Hum Pathol 46(6):836-42, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25776025.
- Weissferdt A, Kalhor N, Moran CA. Ewing sarcoma with extensive neural differentiation: a clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and molecular analysis of three cases. Am J Clin Pathol 143(5):659-64, 2015. PMID: 25873499.
- Hu S, Danilov AV, Godek K, Orr B, Tafe LJ, Rodriguez-Canales J, Behrens C, Mino B, Moran CA, Memoli VA, Mustachio LM, Galimberti F, Ravi S, DeCastro A, Lu Y, Sekula D, Andrew AS, Wistuba II, Freemantle S, Compton DA, Dmitrovsky E. CDK2 Inhibition Causes Anaphase Catastrophe in Lung Cancer through the Centrosomal Protein CP110. Cancer Res 75(10):2029-38, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25808870.
- Weissferdt A, Moran CA. Spindle cell thymomas with neuroendocrine morphology: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of 18 cases. Histopathology 65(1):111-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24702597.
- Weissferdt A, Moran CA. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the bone: a review and update. Adv Anat Pathol 21(4):254-9, 2014. PMID: 24911250.
- Tsao AS, Harun N, Fujimoto J, Devito V, Lee JJ, Kuhn E, Mehran R, Rice D, Moran C, Hong WK, Shen L, Suraokar M, Wistuba I. Elevated PDGFRB gene copy number gain is prognostic for improved survival outcomes in resected malignant pleural mesothelioma. Ann Diagn Pathol 18(3):140-5, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24747001.
- Weissferdt A, Moran CA. Lipomatous tumors of the anterior mediastinum with muscle differentiation: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical study of three cases. Virchows Arch 464(4):489-93, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24558031.
- Weissferdt A, Moran CA. The histomorphologic spectrum of spindle cell thymoma. Hum Pathol pii: S0046-8177((12)00328-0):doi: 10.1, 2014. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23260329.
- Kadara H, Fujimoto J, Yoo SY, Maki Y, Gower AC, Kabbout M, Garcia MM, Chow CW, Chu Z, Mendoza G, Shen L, Kalhor N, Hong WK, Moran C, Wang J, Spira A, Coombes KR, Wistuba II. Transcriptomic architecture of the adjacent airway field cancerization in non-small cell lung cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 106(3):dju004, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24563515.
- Weissferdt A, Phan A, Suster S, Moran CA. Adrenocortical Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Immunohistochemical Study of 40 Cases. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 22(1):24-30, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23531850.
- Behrens C, Solis LM, Lin H, Yuan P, Tang X, Kadara H, Riquelme E, Galindo H, Moran CA, Kalhor N, Swisher SG, Simon GR, Stewart DJ, Lee JJ, Wistuba II. EZH2 protein expression associates with the early pathogenesis, tumor progression, and prognosis of non-small cell lung carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 19(23):6556-65, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24097870.
- Guajardo-Salinas GE, Anaya-Ayala JE, Rice DC, Moran CA, Reardon MJ. Primary high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the heart. Tex Heart Inst J 40(1):71-4, 2013. PMID: 23466749.
- Vila Duckworth L, Winter WE, Vaysberg M, Moran CA, Al-Quran SZ. Intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma: report of an unusual case and review of the literature. Case Rep Pathol 2013:198643, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23936709.
- Strauchen JA, Moran CA, Goldsmith M, Greenberg M. Spontaneous regression of gastric lymphoma. Cancer 60(8):1872-1875, 1987. PMID: 3652015.
- Weissferdt A, Moran CA. Immunohistochemistry in the Diagnosis of Thymic Epithelial Neoplasms. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24897066.