Linda Song
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, C.F.A, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Pathology-Lab Medicine Div, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2018 | New York Medical College, Valhalia, New York, US, Medical Doctor |
| 2014 | Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, US, Health Policy and Management, Masters in Science of Public Health |
| 2012 | John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, US, Natural Science, Bachelor of Arts in Public Health Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2022-2024 | Clinical Fellow, Transfusion Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2018-2022 | Resident Physician, Anatomic/Clinical Pathology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2024 | State of Texas |
| 2023 | Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology |
| 2022 | Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology |
| 2022 | State of Maryland |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chief Resident, Department of Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 2020 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | NIH STARS High Quality Service, National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| 2020 | 2nd Place, Senior Resident, UMMC Silverberg Lecture Series, University of Maryland Medical Center |
| 2019 | 1st place, Junior Resident, UMMC Silverberg Lecture Series, University of Maryland Medical Center |
| 2017 | Gold Humanism Honor Society, The Gold Humanism Honor Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2023. A Clinical Puzzle: Evaluation and Management of Hemochromatosis Patients. Invited. Educational lecture to NIH apheresis and donor center nurses. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Where's My Blood? Pre-transfusion testing and more. Nurse Residents and recent grads educational rounds, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2020. Metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix, US.
- 2019. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, US.
- 2019. Lights, Cameras, CANCER: Principles of Gross Photography, US.
- #SoMe and #WhyMe?: Untangling the Web of Social Media and Pathology. Silverberg Annual Lecture Series 2020, US.
National Presentations
- 2023. To e or not to e?. Invited. NIH and ARC Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion Symposium, US.
- 2023. Is Whole Blood the "Whole Package?". Invited. NHLBL Invited Speakership Series. San Diego, California, US.
- 2023. Cross your T's and Dot Your i's: Working up TRALI and Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection/Sepsis. Invited. Joint Virtual Regional Seminar, US.
- 2020. Pathology Application Tips with Dr. Linda Song. Inside the Match podcast, US.
- 2020. Inside the Match Podcast. Pathology Application Tips with Dr. Linda Song, US.
- A Real-World Audit of Clinical Management of Transfusion Reactions. American Association of Blood Banks Annual Meeting 2020. Abstract #7474, US.
- Overdose or Infective Endocarditis?: Chest Pain in the Setting of Acute Substance Use. Poster. NAME Annual Meeting 2018: Poster and abstract number: P51. West Palm Beach, Florida, US.
- Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Fine-Needle Aspiration is Not an Accurate Predictor of Lymph Node Status in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Panelist. USCAP Annual Meeting 2020: Abstract #2806, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Cardigan R, New HV, Estcourt L, Zhiburt E, Dubey R, Bengtsson J, Joud M, Castillo C, Cid J, Lozano M, Gounder D, Flanagan P, Morley S, Clarke G, Devine D, Hindawi S, AlOtaibi A, Bub CB, Kutner JM, Ikeda T, Goto N, Okazaki H, Fontaine MJ, Pasion J, Song L, Latham T, Kerkhoffs JL, de Haas M, Zwaginga JJ, Gathof BS, Ommer K, Pirenne F, Raba M, Francois A, Daly J, Powley T, Dunbar N. International Forum on Policies and Practice for Transfusion of ABO and RhD Non-Identical Platelets: Responses. Vox Sang 117(1):e1-e20, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34258774.
- Song L, Stashek KM, Benyounes A, Davis DL, Mulligan ME, Ng VY, Kallen ME. Epithelioid sarcoma with retained INI1 (SMARCB1) expression. Histopathology 78(3):464-466, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32799369.
- Pasion, JO, Song, LH, McCusker, MG, Shimer, L, Bryant, A, McGann, HL, Fontaine, MJ. When O Bites Back. Annals of clinical and laboratory science 51(2):267-270, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33941569.
- Einstein EH, Song LH, Villela NL, Fasani-Feldberg GB, Jacobs JL, Kim DO, Nathawat A, Patel D, Bender RB, Peters DF. Anomalous Origin of the Left Vertebral Artery from the Aortic Arch. Aorta (Stamford) 4(2):64-67, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27757404.
- Varma VR, Carlson MC, Parisi JM, Tanner EK, McGill S, Fried LP, Song LH, Gruenewald TL. Experience Corps Baltimore: Exploring the Stressors and Rewards of High-intensity Civic Engagement. Gerontologist 55(6):1038-49, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 24589989.
- Song L. Lights, Camera, Cancer: Principles of macroscopic (gross) photography for pathology specimens. AJSP: Reviews & Reports 25(4):181-183.
- Peng CC, Munir KM, Song L, Papadimitriou JC, Pennant MA. Recurrent Painful Hashimoto Thyroiditis Successfully Treated By Thyroidectomy. AACE Clin Case Rep 6(1):e9-e13.
- Stashek KM, White R, Song L, Tondon R, Kallen M, Twaddell W. Sarcomatoid Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Differential Diagnosis of Malignant Spindle Cell Lesions of the Liver. AJSP: Reviews & Reports 24(1):27-30.
Review Articles
- Song, LH, Koka, R, Reese, E, Mullins, K, Murphy, C. Intraosseous specimens submitted to the laboratory. Lab Medicine 51(6):E75-E77, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32533694.
Abstracts
- Jacobs J, Song L, Klein M, Kass H, Lee A, Woodward J, Ward M, Mullins K, Johnson K, Murphy C H, Fontaine M J. Recruitment of COVID19 Convalescent Plasma Donors at a Large Urban Tertiary Care Center. Transfusion 61:66A.
Book Chapters
- Song L, Daniel D, Leitman SF. Hemochromatosis. In: The Bethesda Handbook of Clinical Hematology. Fifth Edition, 438-454, 2023.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 26, 2026