Brett Kurpiel, MD
About Brett Kurpiel, MD
Titles
Attending Physician
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology – American Board of Pathology
Awards and Honors
2025, Society for Pediatric Pathology, Fetal Autopsy Task Force
2023-2024, College of American Pathologists Council on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Junior Member
Leadership and Memberships
International
2020-present, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
National
2022-present, Society for Pediatric Pathology
2020-present, College of American Pathologists
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Residency
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Fellowship
Pediatric Pathology - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2023
Wang J, Elghawy O, Kurpiel B, Kaur V. Diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated tumors. Clin J Gastroenterol. 2023;16(6):807-814. doi:10.1007/s12328-023-01853-3.
2022
Freeman EE, Abbott S, Kurpiel B, Okwor T. The dynamics of monkeypox transmission. BMJ. 2022;379:o2504. Published 2022 Nov 2. doi:10.1136/bmj.o2504
John S. Wang, Omar Elghawy, Brett R. Kurpiel, Michael G. Douvas. Diagnosis and Management of Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia with a t(2;13)(q33;q12) Translocation. Case Reports in Hematology, vol. 2022, Article ID 4628183, 5 pages, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4628183
2021
Kurpiel, Brett M.D.; Thomas, Martha S. C.G.C.; Mubeen, Mansoor B.S.; Ring, Kari L. M.D.; Modesitt, Susan C. M.D.; Moskaluk, Christopher A. M.D., Ph.D.; Mills, Anne M. M.D. MLH1/PMS2-deficient Endometrial Carcinomas in a Universally Screened Population: MLH1 Hypermethylation and Germline Mutation Status. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology: February 11, 2021 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/PGP.000000000000076
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2024
Brett R. Kurpiel, MD; Elisheva D. Shanes, MD; Anne M. Mills, MD; Robin L. LeGallo, MD, Taylor M. Jenkins, MD. Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Follow-up in Atypical and Neoplastic Gestational Trophoblastic Proliferations: a Multi-Institution Review. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2024, poster and oral presentation.
Lectures by Invitation
2024
Kurpiel B. “The Pathologist’s Approach to Neonatal Cholestasis” – Charlottesville, VA. Aug 2024.
Kurpiel B. “The Pathologist’s Approach to Neonatal Cholestasis” – Salt Lake City, UT & Ann Arbor, MI. Oct 2024.
Kurpiel B. “The People Problem in Pathology – Recruiting and Training the Next Generation of (Pediatric) Pathologists” – Philadelphia, PA. Oct 2024.