Megan Zilla

Megan L. Zilla, MD, PhD


  • Staff Pathologist, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

About

BS: Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.

PhD: Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program: Microbiology, 2015.

MD: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2018.

Residency: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2022.

Fellowship: Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2023.

Fellowship: Cytopathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2024.

Services and Specialties

Pathology

Publications

A case of fine-needle aspiration of a neck mass with atypical squamous cells and macrophages. Zilla, ML; Lajara, S. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2024; 52:558-568.

Loss of Histone H3K27 Trimethylation (H3K27me3) Expression as a Potential Diagnostic Pitfall in Sarcomatoid Carcinoma. Zilla, ML; John, I; Naous, R. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2024; 32:1089-1094.

ALX4::NCOA2 rearranged round and spindle cell sarcoma. Zilla, ML; Korentzelos, D; Lebamoff, J; Burgess, MA; Naous, R; John, I. Histopathology. 2024; 85:201-204.

Assessment of Efficacy and Accuracy of Cervical Cytology Screening With Artificial Intelligence Assistive System. Bai, X; Wei, J; Starr, D; Zhang, X; Wu, X; Guo, Y; Liu, Y; Ma, X; Wei, Y; Li, C; Zilla, ML; Zhang, W; Zeng, X; Zhao, C. Modern Pathology. 2024; 37:100486.

Lack of FOS/FOSB Gene Rearrangements in Ischemic Fasciitis Indicates Distinct Pathogenesis from Proliferative Fasciitis and Proliferative Myositis. Zilla, ML; Naous, R; John, I. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2024; 32:726-730.

VIM::KMT2A rearranged sarcoma: a rare emerging entity. Naous, R; Skaugen, JM; Zilla, ML; Burgess, M; John, I. Histopathology. 2023; 83:822-824.

Novel PHF1::NUTM2B fusion in low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. Zilla, ML; Wald, AI; Schoedel, KE. Histopathology. 2023; 83:664-666.

Novel ZFTA::NCOA1 fusion in chondroid lipoma. Zilla, ML; Marker, DF; John, I. Histopathology. 2023; 82:956-958.

Expanding the molecular signatures of malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumours with two novel gene fusions: PHF1::FOXR1 and PHF1::FOXR2. Srivastava, P; Zilla, ML; Naous, R; Marker, D; Khoshnoodi, P; Burgess, M; Herradura, A; Wu, J; Surrey, LF; John, I. Histopathology. 2023; 82:946-952.

B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with iAMP21 in a patient with Down syndrome due to a constitutional isodicentric chromosome 21. Verdoni, AM; Zilla, ML; Bullock, G; Guinipero, TL; Meade, J; Yatsenko, SA. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A. 2022; 188:2325-2330.

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