Julio Diaz-Perez, MD, PhD
Dermatopathologist
Dermatopathologist;
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathologist
Department: Pathology and Dermatology
Phone: (804) 628-1293
Email: Julio.DiazPerez@vcuhealth.org
Clinical Specialties: Dermatopathology, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
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Julio Diaz Perez abbreviated CV
Education
2005 MD, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia
2010 Residency in Pathology, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia
2017 PhD, CEU San Pablo, Spain
2018 Residency in Pathology, University of Chicago
2019 Fellowship in Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology, University of Miami
2022 Residency in Pathology, University of Miami
2020 Fellowship in Dermatopathology, University of Miami
Licenses & Certifications
Virginia, 2023
Dermatopathology, International Board of Dermatopathology, 2015
Anatomic pathology, American Board of Pathology, 2022
Dermatopathology, American Board of Pathology, 2022
Selected Awards & Honors
Andres Bello award, Ministry of Education, Colombia, 1999
Cum laude Specialist in Pathology, Industrial University of Santander, Colombia, 2010
Gordon-Signy award, World Pathology Foundation, Switzerland, 2015
Cum laude PhD, CEU San Pablo, Spain, 2017
Research award, University of Miami, 2022
Editorial Advisory Boards
Spanish Journal of Pathology, board of editors
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Papers
Diaz-Perez JA, Nielsen GP, Antonescu C, Taylor MS, Lozano-Calderon SA, Rosenberg AE. EWSR1/FUS-NFATc2 rearranged round cell sarcoma: clinicopathological series of 4 cases and literature review. Hum Pathol. 2019 Aug;90:45-53. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.05.001. Epub 2019 May 9. PMID: 31078563; PMCID: PMC6714048.
Hung YP, Diaz-Perez JA, Cote GM, Wejde J, Schwab JH, Nardi V, Chebib IA, Deshpande V, Selig MK, Bredella MA, Rosenberg AE, Nielsen GP. Dedifferentiated Chordoma: Clinicopathologic and Molecular Characteristics With Integrative Analysis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2020 Sep;44(9):1213-1223. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001501. PMID: 32427623.
Diaz-Perez JA, Raju S, Echeverri JH. Evaluation of a teaching strategy based on integration of clinical subjects, virtual autopsy, pathology museum, and digital microscopy for medical students. J Pathol Inform. 2014 Jul 30;5(1):25. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.137729. PMID: 25191624; PMCID: PMC4141419.
Diaz-Perez JA, Killeen ME, Yang Y, Carey CD, Falo LD Jr, Mathers AR. Extracellular ATP and IL-23 Form a Local Inflammatory Circuit Leading to the Development of a Neutrophil-Dependent Psoriasiform Dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Dec;138(12):2595-2605. doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.05.018. Epub 2018 Jun 2. PMID: 29870687; PMCID: PMC6251745.
Diaz-Perez JA, Poveda JC, Chapman JR, Velez-Torres JM, Vega F, Rosenberg AE. Unexpected Primary Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Bone in Amputation and Arthroplasty Specimens. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Nov 8;156(6):1038-1043. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab067. PMID: 34075398.
Book Chapters and Monographs
Diaz-Perez JA, Kerr DA. Benign and low-grade superficial endothelial cell neoplasms in the molecular era. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2023 Jul;40(4):267-283. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2023.04.015. Epub 2023 Apr 28. PMID: 37149395.
Diaz-Perez JA, Conway SA, Zuo Y, Nielsen GP, Selig M, Rosenberg AE. Amyloid Arthropathy: A Review. Adv Anat Pathol. 2021 Nov 1;28(6):415-425. doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000317. PMID: 34516450.
Diaz-Perez JA, Rosenberg AE. Pathology of Sarcoma. Sarcomas: Evidence-based Diagnosis and Management (2020): 27.
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