Nicole A. Cipriani, MD

  • Professor of Pathology
  • Clinical Interests: Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology
  • Research and Scholarly Interests: Bone Cancer, Bone Neoplasms, Education, Medical, Education, Medical, Graduate, Head and Neck Cancer, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Informatics, Medical, Pathology, Surgical, Salivary Gland Cancer, Salivary Gland Neoplasms, Sarcomas, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Soft Tissue Sarcomas, Teaching, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Neoplasms
  • Websites: Gross Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology, Research Network Profile
  • Contact: nacipria@uchicago.edu

Dr. Cipriani is a surgical pathologist with a clinical subspecialty focus in Head & Neck, Thyroid, and Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology. Her diagnostic and research interests include neoplastic diseases of the thyroid gland, salivary glands, and upper aerodigestive tract. She also has an interest in Anatomic Pathologic Informatics, including web design, digital imaging, and virtual slides.



Co-Director of Surgical Pathology, The University of Chicago

Director of Anatomic Pathology Informatics, The University of Chicago

Treasurer, North American Society of Head & Neck Pathology

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Fellowship - Head & Neck and Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology
2013

The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Residency - Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
2012

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
MD - Medicine
2008

The University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
MS - Medical Illustration / Biomedical Visualization
2004

The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
AB - Biological Sciences & Visual Arts
2002

The genomic and evolutionary landscapes of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
The genomic and evolutionary landscapes of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Cell Rep. 2024 Mar 26; 43(3):113826.
PMID: 38412093

The Diagnostic Utility of Repeat Fine-needle Aspirations of Benign Thyroid Nodules.
The Diagnostic Utility of Repeat Fine-needle Aspirations of Benign Thyroid Nodules. Eur Thyroid J. 2024 Jan 01.
PMID: 38198295

HN-CLEAR: Head and Neck Consensus Language for Ease and Reproducibility, a Multidisciplinary Consensus Mechanism for Head and Neck Pathology.
HN-CLEAR: Head and Neck Consensus Language for Ease and Reproducibility, a Multidisciplinary Consensus Mechanism for Head and Neck Pathology. Head Neck Pathol. 2023 09; 17(3):877-880.
PMID: 37486534

Small biopsies in the head and neck: Bone and soft tissue.
Small biopsies in the head and neck: Bone and soft tissue. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2023 Sep; 40(5):353-370.
PMID: 37453847

Deep learning generates synthetic cancer histology for explainability and education.
Deep learning generates synthetic cancer histology for explainability and education. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2023 May 29; 7(1):49.
PMID: 37248379

Top 10 Clear Cell Head and Neck Lesions to Contemplate.
Top 10 Clear Cell Head and Neck Lesions to Contemplate. Head Neck Pathol. 2023 Mar; 17(1):33-52.
PMID: 36928734

Validation and implementation of Aperio LV1 remote live view telepathology system for intraoperative frozen section diagnosis.
Validation and implementation of Aperio LV1 remote live view telepathology system for intraoperative frozen section diagnosis. J Pathol Inform. 2023; 14:100194.
PMID: 36844702

High-Grade Non-Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinomas of Follicular Cell Origin: A Review of Poorly Differentiated and High-Grade Differentiated Carcinomas.
High-Grade Non-Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinomas of Follicular Cell Origin: A Review of Poorly Differentiated and High-Grade Differentiated Carcinomas. Endocr Pathol. 2023 Mar; 34(1):34-47.
PMID: 36692728

IgG4-related disease mimicking gynecologic malignancy.
IgG4-related disease mimicking gynecologic malignancy. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2023 Feb; 45:101137.
PMID: 36714372

To Freeze or Not to Freeze? Recommendations for Intraoperative Examination and Gross Prosection of Thyroid Glands.
To Freeze or Not to Freeze? Recommendations for Intraoperative Examination and Gross Prosection of Thyroid Glands. Surg Pathol Clin. 2023 Mar; 16(1):15-26.
PMID: 36739161

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