Expertise

Head and neck pathology

Postdoctoral Training

2009-2010 Cytopathology Fellow, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, U.S.A.
2005-2009 Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.

Education

1999 - 2004 M.D., Univeristy of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
2002 - 2003 Post-sophomore Pathology Fellowship  University of Vermont College of Medicine/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT
2000 Medical Spanish Program (summer), Universidad de Xochicalco, Centro de Estudios, Ensenada, Mexico
1994 - 1998 B.S., Biochemistry with double major in French, magna cum laude, Union College, Schenectady, NY
1995 Term Abroad (Fall):  Rennes, France

Academic Appointments

2021 - Present Associate Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
2012 - 2021 Assistant Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

Publications

"Feasibility of fine needle aspiration for diagnosis of b-cell lymphoma of the thyroid: a case series and review of the literature." Karabachev AD, Brundage WJ, Sajisevi MB, and Ciolino AL. Diagnostic Pathology. (2023) 18(1), 69. https://doi.org/10/1186/s13000-023-01346-4

“Bilateral cholesterol granulomas of the maxillary sinus with review of the literature.” Wershoven N, Miller C, Gibson P, Ciolino A, Rimash T. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2022 Aug 19;10:2050313X221116711. doi: 10.1177/2050313X221116711. PMID: 36003887; PMCID: PMC9393352.

“Validation of p16 immunocytochemical staining on alcohol-fixed aspirate smears: A single-institutional study with review of the literature.” Doonan K, Ambaye A, Buskey A, Mitchell J, Ciolino AL. Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 May;130(5):381-391. doi: 10.1002/cncy.22557. Epub 2022 Feb 1. PMID: 35104053 Review. 

“Unique Multidisciplinary Training Practices in Cytopathology: Simulation Training in Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid.” Ciolino AL, Anderson SR, Gibson PC, Gilbert MP. Acad Pathol. 2020 Sep 21;7:2374289520958171. doi: 10.1177/2374289520958171. eCollection 2020 Jan-Dec. PMID: 35155742 Free PMC article.

“Conditions associated with the need for additional needle passes in ultrasound-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration with rapid on-site pathology evaluation.” Zargham R, Johnson H, Anderson S, Ciolino A. Diagn Cytopathol. 2020 Sep 1. doi: 10.1002/dc.24605. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32870607

“A case of secretory carcinoma of the submandibular gland with unusual immunohistochemical staining.” Karabachev A, Aulet R, Sajisevi M, Ciolino A. Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 8;8(8):1530-1533. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2927. eCollection 2020 Aug. PMID: 32884789 Free PMC article.

“SMARCB1-Deficient Sinonasal Carcinoma: A Case Report and Discussion of the Clinical Implications.” Trieu V, Aulet RM, Ciolino A, Rimash T. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2019 Mar 15:3489419836668. doi: 10.1177/0003489419836668. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 30873845 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

“Mucosal serotonin signaling is altered in chronic constipation but not in opiate-induced constipation.” Costedio MM, Coates MD, Brooks EM, Glass LM, Ganguly EK, Blaszyk H, Ciolino AL, Wood MJ, Strader D, Hyman NH, Moses PL, Mawe GM. Am J Gastroenterol. 2010 May;105(5):1173-80. doi: 10.1038/ajg.2009.683. Epub 2009 Dec 15. PMID: 20010921 Free PMC Article

“A statistical approach to calculating normal cut-off values in fluorescent in situ hybridization data.” Ciolino A, Tang M, Bryant R. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.2009;11(4).

“Statistical treatment of fluorescence in situ hybridization validation data to generate normal reference ranges using Excel functions.” Ciolino AL, Tang ME, Bryant R. J Mol Diagn. 2009 Jul;11(4):330-3. doi: 10.2353/jmoldx.2009.080101. Epub 2009 Jun 12. PMID: 19525336 Free PMC Article