Taylor Jenkins, MD

Surgical Pathology & Cytopathology

Taylor Jenkins, MD Assistant Professor of Pathology; Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency AP; Associate Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship

Department: Pathology

Phone: (804) 628-4852

Email: taylor.jenkins2@vcuhealth.org

Taylor Jenkins, MD, is currently an Assistant professor of Gynecologic Pathology and Cytopathology at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is also the Associate Program Director for the residency program and cytopathology fellowship.

Dr. Jenkins graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina and completed Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. During her residency, she also served as Anatomic Pathology Chief Resident. She then received fellowship training in Gynecologic and Breast Pathology and Cytopathology from the University of Virginia.

Her clinical interests include gynecologic and perinatal/placental pathology. Her research interests include investigation of prognostic and therapeutic biomarkers in gynecologic and breast malignancies. Additionally, she has an interest in studying maternal, fetal, and placental factors that contribute to neonatal morbidity and mortality.

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Education

Postgraduate Medical Training

Cytopathology Fellowship - University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Gynecologic and Breast Pathology Fellowship - University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Fellowship - Chief Resident in Anatomic Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Medical Education

Doctor of Medicine, MD - Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Licenses & Certifications

Medical Licenses

Commonwealth of Virginia Medical License

Board Certifications

Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology – Cytopathology

Diplomate of the American Board of Pathology – Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Awards

2024 Saul Kay Faculty Teaching Award Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2022 Faculty Teaching Award in Anatomic Pathology University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

2019 Distinguished Contributions by a Resident University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Virginia Commonwealth University & Medical Center Appointments

2023 - present Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

VCU Service

2023 - present Cytopathology Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Professional Organizations

Richmond Academy of Medicine

Virginia Society for Pathology

American Society of Cytopathology

College of American Pathologists

United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

Editorial Advisory Boards

International Journal of Surgical Pathology - Editorial Board Member

Recent Invited Presentations

2024 Biomarkers in Squamous and Glandular Precursor Lesions of the Cervix and Vulva. Short Course presented at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Baltimore, MD

2023 HPV-Independent Vulvar Neoplasia, Virtual Grand Rounds, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger, PA

2022 Approach to the Lymph Node FNA, American Society of Cytopathology Cyto eConference, Virtual Presentation for ASC Members

2021 HPV-Independent Vulvar Neoplasia, Virtual Grand Rounds, Oregon Pathologists Association, Sherwood, OR

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

Dibbern, M.E., Jenkins, T.M. Ovarian Brenner tumors and other rare tumors. In: Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology. Vol 3. W. Zheng et al. (eds.) Science Press & Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. In Press. April 2024.

Crawford, M.P, Jenkins, T.M., Mills, A.M. Chapter 7: Epithelial malignant tumors of the cervix: squamous carcinoma. In: Atlas of Diagnostic Pathology of the Cervix - A Case-Based Approach. Soslow, R.A., Park, K.J, Stolnicu, S. (eds.) Springer. 1st ed. 2021.

Matrai, C, Jenkins, T.M., Baranov, E, Schwartz, L.E. Chapter 26: Ovarian mucinous tumors, Brenner tumors, and other epithelial tumors. In: Gynecologic and Obstetric Pathology. Vol 2. W. Zheng et al. (eds.) Science Press & Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd, 203-230. 2019.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Mills AM, Jenkins TM, Dibbern ME, Atkins KA, Ring KL. Yolk Sac Differentiation in Endometrial Carcinoma: Incidence and Clinicopathologic Features of Somatically Derived Yolk Sac Tumors Versus Carcinomas With Nonspecific Immunoexpression of Yolk Sac Markers. Am J Surg Pathol. 2024 Jul1;48(7):790-802. Epub 2024 Apr 23.

Hammer, P.M., Wang, A, Zdravkovic, S, Heilbroner, L, Ryan, E, Suarez, C.J., Ho, C, Vermij, L, Jenkins, T.M., Mills, A.M., Bosse, T, Howitt, B.E. Molecular Classification Outperforms Histologic Classification in Prognostication of High-grade Endometrial Carcinomas with Undifferentiated and Sarcomatous Components Am J Surg Pathol. May 2024. Epub ahead of print.

Katsakhyan, L., Devins, K.M., Jenkins, T.M., Song, S.J. Transitioning from trainee to practicing pathologist: A prospective multi-institutional survey of the challenges early career anatomic pathologist encounter when entering independent practice. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 Jan 5. Epub ahead of print.

Jenkins, T.M., Mehr, C.R. Updates in the Use of Immunohistochemical Stains in Breast and Gynecologic Pathology. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2023 Jul 6. Epub ahead of print.

Zeng, J, Alvarez-Yela, A.C., Casarez, E, Jiang, Y, Wang, L, Kelly, B.E., Jenkins, T, Ke, E, Atkins, K.A., Janes, K.A., Slack-Davis, J.K., Zong, H. Dichotomous Cancer-initiating Potential of Fallopian Tube Pax8+ Epithelial Cells Revealed by Clonal Analysis with a Mouse Genetic Mosaic Model. iScience. 2023 May 19;26(106742):1-22.

Jenkins, T.M., Cantrell, L.A., Stoler, M.H., Mills, A.M. HER2 Overexpression and Amplification in Uterine Carcinosarcomas with Serous Morphology. Am J Surg Pathol. 2022 Apr 1;46(4):435-442.

Mills, A.M., Jenkins, T.M., Howitt, B, Fan, J, Ring, K.L., Cook, I. Mesonephric-like Endometrial Carcinoma: Results from immunohistochemical screening of 300 endometrial carcinomas and carcinosarcomas for this often overlooked and potentially aggressive entity. Am J Surg Pathol. 2022 Jul 1;46(7):921-932. Epub 2022 Feb 24.