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Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Laura Adhikari, MD

Laura Adhikari, MD

Assistant Professor

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Sepideh Nikki Asadbeigi, MD

Sepideh N Asadbeigi, MD

Assistant Professor - Pathology

Dermatopathology

Adjunct Faculty - Dermatology

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Gregory Blakey, MD

Gregory Blakey, MD

Vice Chair and Associate Professor
Presbyterian Health Foundation Chair in Pathology
Director of Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Program
Vice Chief of Pathology Services and Director of Clinical
Pathology, OU Medical System

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Kenneth E Blick, PhD

Kenneth E. Blick, PhD

Professor of Pathology

Director of Clinical Chemistry

Director of Immunoassay/Endocrine Laboratories

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William Brinkley, DVM

William Brinkley, DVM

Associate Professor

Director, Rodent Resources Program

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Chelsey D. Deel, MD

Chelsey D. Deel, MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology

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Wei-Qun Ding, PhD

Wei-Qun Ding, PhD

Associate Professor of Experimental Pathology 
Research/Molecular Oncology

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S. Terence Dunn, PhD

S. Terence Dunn, PhD

Laboratory Director of Molecular Pathology

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Kar-Ming Fung, MD, PhD

Kar-Ming Fung, MD, PhD

Professor Neuropathology/Surgical Pathology

Interim Director of Anatomic Pathology

Adjunct Professor Urology
Director of Neuropathology
Director of Electron Microscopy

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Bradley C Gehrs, MD

Bradley C. Gehrs, MD

Interim Director of Transfusion Services

Assistant Professor of Pathology

Staff Pathologist, OU Medical Center

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Asish K. Ghosh, PhD

Asish K. Ghosh, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine

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Elizabeth M Gillies, MD

Elizabeth M. Gillies, MD

Associate Professor, Pathology

Director of Surgical Pathology

Director, Pathology Programs, Department of Otorhinolaryngology

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Lewis A Hassell, MD

Lewis A. Hassell, MD

Professor of Pathology

Professor of Excellence in Anatomic Pathology

Director, Anatomic Pathology

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Wenyi Luo, MD, PhD

Wenyi Luo, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Michael Magguilli, MD, MS

Michael Magguilli, MD, MS

Assistant Professor of Pathology
Director of Autopsy Services and Education
Autopsy, Cytopathology, and Surgical Pathology

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Jeffrey McBride, MD, PhD

Jeffrey McBride, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Director of Dermatopathology

Adjunct Faculty - Pathology

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Cindy McCloskey, MD

Cindy McCloskey, MD

Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Microbiology and Virology Laboratories, OU Medical Center

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Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD, FRSC

Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD, FRSC, FAIMBE, FAAAS, FNAI

PHF Presidential Professor

Associate Director of Translational Research, Stephenson Cancer Center

Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair in Laboratory Cancer Research

Professor of Pathology

Co-Director, Nanomedicine Program, Stephenson Cancer Center

Oklahoma TSET Research Scholar

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Aravindan Natarajan

Aravindan Natarajan, MS., MPhil., PhD., CCA.

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Anesthesiology,
Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Pathology
Course Director, Radiation Biology for Radiation Oncology Residents
Graduate Faculty, College of Medicine
Member, Cancer Biology Program

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James F. Papin, PhD

James F. Papin, PhD

Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Institutional Research Core Facility
Associate Director and Head of Technical Services, Division of Comparative Medicine

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Jo Elle Peterson, MD

Jo Elle Peterson, MD

Assistant Professor

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Rajagopal Ramesh, PhD

Rajagopal Ramesh, PhD

Jim and Christy Everest Endowed Chair in Cancer Developmental Therapeutics
Professor of Pathology
Director, Experimental Therapeutics and Translational Cancer Medicine
Chair, Fellowship Training and Mentoring Program
Member, OU Cancer Institute

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Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD

Maria Ruiz-Echevarria, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology

Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Medicine

Graduate Faculty, College of Medicine

Associate Member, Stephenson Cancer Center

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Ravi Sawh, MB, BS, DM

Ravi Sawh, MB, BS, DM

Assistant Professor
Site Coordinator for Resident Training
Chief, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service
Oklahoma City VA Health Care System, Oklahoma City, OK

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Teresa Scordino, MD

Teresa Scordino, MD

Assistant Professor

Associate Director, Hempath

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Dena Shibib, DO

Dena Shibib, DO

Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Associate Director, Microbiology and Virology Laboratories, OU Health
Director, Microbiology Laboratory, Oklahoma City VA Health Care System

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Michael Talbert, MD

Michael Talbert, MD

Lloyd E. Rader Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology 

Chief of Pathology Services and Laboratory Director
OU Medical System

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Takemi Tanaka, Ph.D.

Takemi Tanaka, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

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Cody Thomas, MD

Cody Thomas, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

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Henry Tran, MD

Henry Tran, MD

Assistant Professor

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Elizabeth Wellberg, BS, PhD

Elizabeth Wellberg, BS, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department of Pathology

Harold Hamm Diabetes Center

Stephenson Cancer Center

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Roman F Wolf, DVM

Roman F. Wolf, DVM

Assistant Director, Division of Comparative Medicine

Associate Professor, Pathology

Contract Veterinarian, Animal Resources Facility, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Oklahoma City

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Jie Wu, PhD

Jie Wu, PhD

Professor of Pathology
Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair in Cancer Translational Research
Co-leader, Cell Signaling and Oncogenes Team, Stephenson Cancer Center
Oklahoma TSET Research Scholar

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Zhongxin Yu, MD

Zhongxin Yu, MD

Professor of Pathology

Oklahoma State Association of Pathologists Endowed Professor

Director, Pediatric Pathology

Director, Pediatric Autopsy Service

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Roy Zhang, MD

Roy R. Zhang, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology

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Joe Zhao, PhD

Joe Zhao, PhD

Alfred M. Shideler Professor of Pathology 
Director, Experimental Pathology 
Director, Pathology Graduate Program

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Rosemary Zuna, MD

Rosemary Zuna, MD

Section Head, Gynecologic Pathology

Professor of Pathology

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Adjunct Faculty

Aravindan Natarajan
Radiation Oncology

Aravindan Natarajan, MS., MPhil., PhD., CCA.

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Anesthesiology,
Associate Professor (Adjunct), Department of Pathology
Course Director, Radiation Biology for Radiation Oncology Residents
Graduate Faculty, College of Medicine
Member, Cancer Biology Program

Office
Stephenson Cancer Center - Suite #L100
800 N.E 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. USA.
Voice: (405) 271-3825; Fax: (405) 271-3820

Laboratory
Biomedical Sciences Building (BMSB) Rooms 737 &741
940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard,
Oklahoma City, OK 73104. USA.
Voice: (405) 271-8000 Ext-47787, 41423, 41424

405-271-3825

natarajan-aravindan@ouhsc.edu

Education:

  • Andhra University, Erskine College of Natural Sciences, Visakhapatnam, India Ph.D. (2000)

  • Radiation Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX Postdoctoral Fellow (2001)

  • Critical Care Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Postdoctoral Fellow (2005)

Clinical/Research Interests:

Radiation biology – cancer cell acquired radioresistance, approaches for radiosensitization and cancer cure, and space (galactic) radiation in carcinogenesis, cardiovascular complications

Signaling in therapy resistance and cancer evolution - extra cranial pediatric (neuroblastoma) and solid (breast, renal, pancreatic) cancers

Developmental therapeutics – novel phytochemicals and approaches for cancer cure, radioprotection.

Select Honors & Accomplishments:

  • Fellowships from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India (1996-2000)
  • Member, Cancer Biology Program, Stephenson Cancer Center
  • Faculty, OUHSC Graduate College
  • Member, Oklahoma Center for Neuroscience
  • Member, Pathology Graduate Committee

Select Publications:

Peer Reviewed Publications
Peer Reviewed Published Abstracts

  1. Somasundaram DB, Subramanian K, Aravindan S, Yu Z, Natarajan M, Herman TS and Aravindan N. 2019. De novo regulation of RD3 synthesis in residual neuroblastoma cells after intensive multi-modal clinical therapy harmonizes disease evolution. Nature - Sci Rep. 13;9(1):11766. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48034-2. PMID: 31409909

  2. Aravindan N, Aravindan S, Manickam K and Natarajan M. 2016. High Energy Particle Radiation-associated Oncogenic Transformation in Normal Mice: Insight into the Connection between Activation of Oncotargets and Oncogene Addiction. Nature – Sci Rep. 6:37623. 27876887   

  3. Natarajan M, Aravindan N, Sprague EA, Mohan S. 2016. Hemodynamic Flow-Induced Mechanotransduction Signaling Influences the Radiation Response of the Vascular Endothelium. Radiat Res. 186(2):175-88. PMID: 27387860 

  4. Ramraj S, Aravindan S, Somasundaram DB, Herman TS, Natarajan M and Aravindan N. 2016. Serum-circulating miRNAs predict neuroblastoma progression in mouse model of high-risk metastatic disease Oncotarget. PMID: 26921195    

  5. Aravindan S, Ramraj S, Natarajan M, Herman TS, Somasundaram ST and Aravindan N. 2015. Polyphenols from marine brown algae target radiotherapy-coordinated EMT and stemness-maintenance in residual pancreatic cancer. BMC Stem Cell Res & Ther.6(1):182. PMID: 26395574.  

  6. Khan FH, Pandian V, Ramraj S, Azadi S, Aravindan S, Natarajan M, Herman TS and Aravindan N. 2015. RD3 loss dictates high-risk aggressive neuroblastoma and poor clinical outcomes. Oncotarget 6(34): 36522-36534. PMID: 26375249.

  7. Pandian V, Ramraj S, Khan FH, Azim T and Aravindan N. 2015. Metastatic neuroblastoma cancer stem cells exhibit flexible plasticity and adaptive stemness signaling. BMC – Stem Cell Research and Therapy.  6(1):2. PMID: 25888913 

  8. Aravindan N, Aravindan S, Pandian V, Khan FH, Ramraj SK, Natt P, Natarajan M. 2014. Acquired tumor cell radiation resistance at the treatment site is mediated through radiation-orchestrated intercellular communication. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys., 88(3):677-85, PMID: 24411622.

  9. Aravindan S, Natarajan M, Ramraj SK, Pandian V, Khan FH, Herman TS, Aravindan N. 2014. Abscopal effect of low-LET γ-radiation mediated through Rel protein signal transduction in a mouse model of non-targeted radiation response. Nature-Cancer Gene Ther., 21(2):54-9. PMID: 24357814.

  10. Veeraraghavan J, Natarajan M, Aravindan S, Herman TS and Aravindan N. 2011 Radiation triggered TNFa-NFkB cross signaling favors survival