Lesley C. Lomo, MD

Professor (Clinical), University of Utah School of Medicine

Specialties

• Cytopathology
• Gynecologic pathology
• Breast pathology

Education

• Medical Degree—Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Residency—Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Fellowship—Women’s and Perinatal Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Fellowship—Breast Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Fellowship—Cytopathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Certifications/Affiliations

• American Board of Pathology (Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Cytopathology)
• Medical Education Scholars Program, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
• CAP Advanced Practical Pathology Program in Multidisciplinary Breast Pathology, 2015
• CAP Advanced Practical Pathology Program in Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration, 2018
• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
• American Society for Clinical Pathology
• American Society of Cytopathology
• College of American Pathologists
• International Society of Gynecological Pathologists

Research Interests

• Resident, fellow, and medical student education in anatomic pathology, including curricular development, novel pedagogy, and assessment
• Nonneoplastic endometrial pathology, including endometrial metaplasias and nonmalignant histopathologic etiologies of abnormal uterine bleeding and infertility
• Impact of preanalytic factors and improvements in cytology and surgical pathology specimen procurement and preparation to ensure optimal ancillary testing
• Quality and patient safety initiatives in anatomic pathology and pathology resident education

Awards

• Joe Holden Award for Excellence in Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Utah, 2023
• Outstanding Teaching Award in Anatomic Pathology, University of Utah Department of Pathology, 2020
• Faculty Teaching Award, University of New Mexico Department of Pathology, 2009

Recent Publications

• Brunyé TT, Shucard H, Eguchi MM, et al. Characterizing interpretive and diagnostic competency development in pathology training. Mod Pathol. 2025;38(12):100802.
• Beech C, Wilcock DM, Moore KH, et al. Changes in HER2 amplification status for breast cancer patients after immunohistochemistry directed in situ hybridization. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2025;33(2):91-102.
• Sama S, Rosqvist S, Savage T, et al. Durable response to BRAF inhibitor monotherapy in recurrent metastatic low grade serous ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2024;53:101412.
• Balatico M, Ruano AL, Cleary AS, et al. Male invasive lobular breast cancer: clinicopathologic features including recurrence score results from a population-based database. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024;148(3):263-264.
• Schmidt RL, White SK, Timme KH, et al. Graduate medical education in pathology: a scoping review. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024;148(1):117-127.
• McMurtry V, Cleary AS, Ruano AL, et al. Metaplastic breast carcinoma: clinicopathologic features and recurrence score results from a population-based database. Am J Clin Oncol. 2023;46(12):559-566.
• Harris CK, Chen Y, Alston EL, et al. The next phase in patient safety education: towards a standardized, tools-based pathology patient safety curriculum: A call to action from the Association of Pathology Chairs' Residency Program Directors Section Training Residents in Patient Safety Workgroup. Acad Pathol. 2023;10(2):100081.
• Wilcock DM, Moore KH, Rowe L, et al. Quantitative imaging analysis fluorescence in situ hybridization validation for clinical HER2 testing in breast cancer. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2023;147(12):1402-1412.
• McMurtry V, Mahlow J, Coleman JF, et al. Morphologic characteristics and mutational analysis of fumarate hydratase deficient kidney and smooth muscle tumors. Am J Clin Pathol. 2023;159(2):164-171.
• Garg D, Hodgman M, Reil S, et al. Effect of chemotherapy on the uterus of young adult cancer survivors. F S Rep. 2022;3(3):198-203.
• Garg D, Johnstone EB, Lomo L, et al. Looking beyond the ovary for oncofertility care in women: uterine injury as a potential target for fertility-preserving treatments. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2020;37(6):1467-1476.