University of California San Francisco

Linda Ferrell - 144
Linda
Ferrell
MD

Emeritus Professor
Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 

Address

513 Parnassus Avenue, MSB, #001
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-353-1090
Fax: 415-353-1200

    Biography

    Linda Ferrell, M.D. is a liver pathologist, Professor of Pathology, Vice Chair of Clinical Services, and Director of Surgical Pathology at UCSF. She specializes in the diagnosis of liver disorders such as: benign liver tumors, cirrhosis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma, vascular lesions, metastastic cancer to the liver, liver transplantation, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Kansas, where she also attended medical school and completed her residency. Dr. Ferrell went on to complete her surgical pathology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, while concurrently serving as Chief Resident. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, published a large number of articles and book chapters and currently serves as a co-editor on two medical textbooks in her field of expertise. In early 2010 she was elected Vice President of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP). Information pertaining to her awards and published materials can be found on her Curriculum Vitae.

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    University of Kansas M.D. School of Medicine 1977

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Pathology, Anatomic Pathology

    Clinical Expertise

    Benign Liver Tumors
    Cirrhosis
    Hepatitis B
    Hepatitis C
    Hepatocellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
    Liver Metastases
    Liver Transplantation
    Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Program Affiliations

    Member, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    UCSF Medical Center Organ Transplant Program

    Research Narrative

    Dr. Ferrell's research interests are primarily liver pathology, with emphasis on liver transplantation, fatty liver, hepatitis B and C and liver tumors, particularly well-differentiated hepatocellular tumors and vascular lesions. She actively participated in the World Congress' Consensus Groups for the nomenclature of nodules in the liver and recommendations for terminology for hepatic allograft rejection. Dr. Ferrell's studies on liver pathology in recurrent hepatitis C after transplantation and on the diagnosis of dysplastic nodules have been recognized internationally as leading papers ion these topics. She was also involved in a recent evaluation and review of benign liver tumors in coordination with the International Liver Pathology Study Group and the Laennec Society. Her current ongoing studies involve unusual variants of tumors (HCC, vascular, others), vascular malformations in the liver and other markers in well-differentiated hepatocellular tumors.

    Research Interests

    • Liver pathology, emphasizing liver transplantation
    • Fatty liver
    • Hepatitis B and C
    • Liver tumors
    • Well-differentiated hepatocellular tumors & vascular lesions

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 235
    1. Immunohistochemical and molecular features of cholangiolocellular carcinoma are similar to well-differentiated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
      Balitzer D, Joseph NM, Ferrell L, Shafizadeh N, Jain D, Zhang X, Yeh M, di Tommaso L, Kakar S| | PubMed
    2. Genomic profiling of combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma reveals similar genetics to hepatocellular carcinoma.
      Joseph NM, Tsokos CG, Umetsu SE, Shain AH, Kelley RK, Onodera C, Bowman S, Talevich E, Ferrell LD, Kakar S, Krings G| | PubMed
    3. Histology of portal vascular changes associated with idiopathic non-cirrhotic portal hypertension: nomenclature and definition.
      Guido M, Alves VAF, Balabaud C, Bathal PS, Bioulac-Sage P, Colombari R, Crawford JM, Dhillon AP, Ferrell LD, Gill RM, Hytiroglou P, Nakanuma Y, Paradis V, Quaglia A, Rautou PE, Theise ND, Thung S, Tsui WMS, Sempoux C, Snover D, van Leeuwen DJ, International Liver Pathology Study Group| | PubMed
    4. Frequent GNAQ and GNA14 Mutations in Hepatic Small Vessel Neoplasm.
      Joseph NM, Brunt EM, Marginean C, Nalbantoglu I, Snover DC, Thung SN, Yeh MM, Umetsu SE, Ferrell LD, Gill RM| | PubMed
    5. Acute-on-chronic liver failure 2018: a need for (urgent) liver biopsy?
      van Leeuwen DJ, Alves V, Balabaud C, Bhathal PS, Bioulac-Sage P, Colombari R, Crawford JM, Dhillon AP, Ferrell L, Gill RM, Guido M, Hytiroglou P, Nakanuma Y, Paradis V, Rautou PE, Sempoux C, Snover DC, Theise ND, Thung SN, Tsui WMS, Quaglia A, Liver Pathology Study Group TI| | PubMed
    6. Glutamine synthetase staining and CTTNB1 mutation in hepatocellular adenomas.
      Kakar S, Ferrell LD| | PubMed
    7. Molecular testing for the clinical diagnosis of fibrolamellar carcinoma.
      Graham RP, Yeh MM, Lam-Himlin D, Roberts LR, Terracciano L, Cruise MW, Greipp PT, Zreik RT, Jain D, Zaid N, Salaria SN, Jin L, Wang X, Rustin JG, Kerr SE, Sukov WR, Solomon DA, Kakar S, Waterhouse E, Gill RM, Ferrell L, Alves VA, Nart D, Yilmaz F, Roessler S, Longerich T, Schirmacher P, Torbenson MS| | PubMed
    8. Aggressive non-alcoholic steatohepatitis following rapid weight loss and/or malnutrition.
      Tsai JH, Ferrell LD, Tan V, Yeh MM, Sarkar M, Gill RM| | PubMed
    9. Steatohepatitis-like Changes in Focal Nodular Hyperplasia, A Finding to Distinguish From Steatohepatitic Variant of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
      Deniz K, Moreira RK, Yeh MM, Ferrell LD| | PubMed
    10. Autoimmune hepatitis: review of histologic features included in the simplified criteria proposed by the international autoimmune hepatitis group and proposal for new histologic criteria.
      Balitzer D, Shafizadeh N, Peters MG, Ferrell LD, Alshak N, Kakar S| | PubMed