Specialty	Anatomic Pathology
Gender	Female
E-mail	tamara.kalir@mssm.edu
Education and Training	MD, University of California, San Diego
	M.D., University of California School of Medicine
	Ph.D., Georgetown University
	Fellowship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	Residency, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	Residency, Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital
	Fellowship, Gynecology Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Tamara Kalir is jointly appointed in the Departments of Pathology, and Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Science.  She is the Director of the Division of Gynecologic Pathology, and Director of the Sexual & Reproductive Health & Diseases Course for 2nd year medical students.  Her research interest is gynecologic neoplasia, with emphasis on pathobiology of ovarian cancer.

Education and Training	MD, University of California, San Diego
	M.D., University of California School of Medicine
	Ph.D., Georgetown University
	Fellowship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	Residency, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	Residency, Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital
	Fellowship, Gynecology Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification	Anatomic Pathology

Specialty	Anatomic Pathology
Board Certification	Anatomic Pathology

Our main research interest is the pathogenesis of ovarian cancer.  Studies ranged from morphologic and immunohistochemical comparisons of endometriosis with atypical endometriosis and associated neoplasia, to investigating the nuclear membrane pore complex in ovarian cancer, via electron microscopic and molecular biologic techniques.  These exciting studies are ongoing and students are encouraged to participate.  

Burstein DE, Idrees MT, Li G, Wu M, Kalir T. Immunohistochemical detection of the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) in cervical squamous intraepithelial neoplasia and squamous carcinoma. Ann Diagn Pathol 2008 Apr; 12(2): 85-89.

Teixeira MS, Camacho-Vanegas O, Fernandez Y, Narla G, DiFeo A, Lee B, Kalir T, Friedman SL, Schlecht NF, Genden EM, Urken M, Brandwein-Gensler M, Martignetti JA. KLF6 allelic loss is associated with tumor recurrence and markedly decreased survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2007 Nov; 121(9): 1976-7983.

Idrees M, Zakashansky K, Kalir T. Xanthogranulomatous salpingitis associated with fallopian tube mucosal endometriosis: a clue to pathogenesis. Ann Diagn Pathol 2007 Apr; 11(2): 117-121.

Copperman AB, Wells V, Luna M, Kalir T, Sandler B, Mukherjee T. Presence of hydrosalpinx correlated to endometrial inflammatory response in vivo. Fertil Steril 2006 Oct; 86(4): 972-976.

Nagarsheth NP, Harrison M, Kalir T, Rahaman J, . Malignant pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade in a patient with metastatic vaginal adenocarcinoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2006 May-une; 16(3): 1458-1461.

DeFeo A, Naria G, Hirshfeld J, Camacho-Vanegas O, Narla J, Rose SL, Kalir T, Yao S, Levine A, Birrer MJ, Bonome T, Friedman SL, Buller RE, Martignetti JA, . Roles of KLF6-SV1 in ovarian cancer progression and intraperitoneal dissemination. Clin Cancer Res 2006 June; 12(12): 3730-3739.

Schlager A, Altchek A, Kalir T, Deligdisch L, Weber KJ, . Mesenteric fibromatosis masquerading as an ovarian neoplasm twenty years after Chernobyl radiation exposure. Gynecol Oncol 2006 Sep; 102(3): 587-589.

Kalir T, Simsir A, Demopoulos HB, Demopoulos RI. Obstacles to the early detection of endocervical adenocarcinoma. Int J Gynecol Pathol 2005 Oct; 24(4): 399-403.

Nagarsheth NP, Kalir T, Rahaman J. Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder of the cervix. Gynecol Oncol 2005 Apr; 97(1): 271-275.

Kalir T, Rahaman J, Hagopian G, Demopoulos R, Cohen C, Burstein DE. Immunohistochemical detection of glucose transporter GLUT1 in benign and malignant fallopian tube epithelia, with comparison to ovarian carcinomas. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2005 May; 129(5): 651-654.