Jason Karamchandani, MD

Happy to be part of a patient’s story.

It’s been a beautiful fall in Montreal. Wishing the best to all patients, and to all those who take care of them in any capacity.

To my chagrin, many young doctors are never even exposed to my discipline (pathology), which can be a consuming joy. Walking into the house of Penfield, I know that this joy transcends specialty. We are magnificent when we choose to be.

Tucking into a weekend frozen. I'm starting my 15th year as faculty. I can say this without reservation and with my full chest: While we are dealing with many meaningful and significant challenges, it has never been more interesting, exciting, and deeply fulfilling to practice medicine.

Dr. Peter McPherson’s lab is the first in the world to successfully grow Lewy bodies in a cell culture-a major step forward in understanding the link between these abnormal protein clumps and #Parkinson’s. Via CIHR: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54261.html
#WorldParkinsonsDay @mcgill.ca @cusm-muhc.bsky.social

This work will provide genetic information for HUNDREDS of patients with rare neurologic diseases who have donated material to the Neuro's Open Biobank. This work will have a concrete impact on the lives of our patient partners.

This project will leverage banked DNA from over 2K patient partners, who have consented to genetic interrogation and data-sharing. Over 400 patients with rare neurologic disease will benefit from this remarkable scientific exploration. Bravo team!

GI moonlighting again!
#CollagenousColitis
Collagen deposition beneath luminal epithelium, entrapping capillaries & inflammatory cells, with an irregular interface with the subjacent inflamed lamina propria.
#pathology
#GIPathology
#PathSky
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A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.

In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.

Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

Canada emerges victorious in the four nations tournament. Well deserved! Congratulations Team Canada!

How helpful, thank you!

France runs fusion reactor for record 22 minutes France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie at...

My kingdom (er… a mortgaged house and a lot of student debt) for leaders who understand that investing in science is a win. newatlas.com/energy/franc...

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️
Lymphocyte clusters at the tips of flattening villi in the duodenum.
#CoeliacDisease
#GIPathology
#pathology
#BluePath
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I vaguely remember Ki67 having a cytoplasmic (or "inverted") staining pattern, but a decade-plus of neuropathology has dulled my edge. Did either of your cases show this distinctive pattern?

What an incredible image!

Happy Thursday to the real heroes- Montreal city bus drivers. Keeping the city moving with 25cm of the good stuff on the ground. Bravo!

Image of the Week!

Submitted by: Selim Nasser, M.D.
Directory Profile: https://buff.ly/41gjWVq
Subspecialty: Clinical pathology
Diagnosis: Malignant Epithelioid Peritoneal Mesothelioma recurring after 5 years


#Pathology #PathologyOutlines #ClinPath #PathSky

Just connected with @ksramirez.bsky.social - seems they let just about anyone on here….

New here. Is there anything like “PathTwitter” on Bluesky?