Expertise

Surgical and Pediatric Pathology

Postdoctoral Training

2019 - Fellowship in Pediatric Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
2018 - Fellowship in Surgical Pathology, Scott & White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX
2017 - Residency in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, Scott & White Memorial Hospital/Texas A&M Health Science Center, Temple, TX

Education

2013 - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM), Harrogate, TN
2001 - Bachelor of Arts, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
1999 - Associate of Arts, Bard College at Simon’s Rock – The Early College, Great Barrington, MA

Academic Appointments

2019-present Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont
2019-present Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

Awards and Honors

2015 - College of American Pathologists Leadership Development Award; CAP Policy Meeting, Washington, DC
2015 - 1st place podium presentation; Pathology Research Day, Scott & White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX
2014 - 3rd place podium presentation; TSP Annual Meeting, Houston, TX

Publications

"A Pilot Validation Study Comparing Fluorescence-Imitating Brightfield Imaging, A Slide-Free Imaging Method, With Standard Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Hematoxylin-Eosin-Stained Tissue Section Histology for Primary Surgical Pathology Diagnosis." Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine." Borowsky AD, Levenson RM, Gown AM, Morningstar T, Fleury TA, Henderson G, Schaberg K, Sybenga AB, Glassy EF, Taylor SL, & Fereidouni F. (2023) 10.5858/arpa.2022-0432-OA. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2022-0432-OA 

"p16 INK4A drives nonalcoholic fatty liver disease phenotypes in high fat diet fed mice through biliary E2F1/FOXO1/IGF-1 signaling." Kundu D, Kennedy L, Zhou T, Ekser B, Meadows V, Sybenga A, Kyritsi K, Chen L, Ceci L, Wu N, Wu C, Glaser S, Carpino G, Onori P, Gaudio E, Alpini G, Francis H. Hepatology. 2023 Jul 1;78(1):243-257. doi: 10.1097/HEP.000000000000307. Epub 2023 Feb 20. PMID: 36799449

"Placental Maternal Vascular Malperfusion is Associated with PrePregnancy and Early Pregnancy Maternal Cardiovascular and Thrombotic Profiles." McBride CA, Bernstein IM, Sybenga AB, McLean KC, Orefo T, Bravo MC. Reproductive Medicine (Basel). 2022 Mar;3(1):50-61. doi: 10.3390/reprodmed3010006. Epub 2022 Mar 8. PMID: 36923963; PMCID: PMC10012330 

“Prolonged administration of melatonin ameliorates liver phenotypes in cholestatic murine model.”
Ceci L, Chen L, Baiocchi L, Wu N, Kennedy L, Carpino G, Kyritsi K, Zhou T, Owen T, Kundu D, Sybenga A, Isidan A, Ekser B, Franchitto A, Onori P, Gaudio E, Mancinelli R, Francis H, Alpini G, Glaser S. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Jul 18:S2352-345X(22)00165-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.07.007. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35863741

“Inhibition of secretin/secretin receptor axis ameliorates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease phenotypes.” Chen L, Wu N, Kennedy L, Francis H, Ceci L, Zhou T, Samala N, Kyritsi K, Wu C, Sybenga A, Ekser B, Dar W, Atkins C, Meadows V, Glaser S, Alpini G. Hepatology. 2021 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/hep.31871. Epub 2021 Jul 29. PMID: 33928675

“Knockout of a-CGRP Attenuates Cholestatic Liver Injury by Differentially Regulating Cellular Senescence of Hepatic Stellate Cells and Cholangiocytes.” Wan Y, Ceci L, Wu N, Zhou T, Chen L, Venter J, Francis H, Bernuzzi F, Invernizzi P, Kyritsi K, Baker P, Huang Q, Wu C, Sybenga A, Alpini G, Meng F, and Glaser S. Laboratory Investigation. Accepted, date pending.

“Ursodeoxycholate Inhibits Mast Cell Activation and Reverses Biliary Injury and Fibrosis in Mdr2-/- Mice and Human Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.” Meng F, Kennedy L, Hargrove L, Demieville J, Jones H, Madeka T, Karstens A, Chappell K, Alpini G, Sybenga A, Invernizzi P, Bernuzzi F, DeMorrow S, & Francis H. Laboratory Investigation. 2018 Aug 24.

“Knockout of l-Histidine Decarboxylase (HDC-/-) Prevents Cholangiocyte Damage and Hepatic Fibrosis in Mice Subjected to High Fat Diet Feeding via Disrupted Histamine/Leptin Signaling.” Kennedy L, Hargrove L, Demieville J, Bailey J, Dar W, Polireddy K, Rubin MN, Chen, Q, Sybenga A, DeMorrow A, Meng F, Stockton L, Alpini G & Francis H. American Journal of Pathology. 2018 Mar; 188(3)

“Bilateral painless cervical lymphadenopathy in a child.” Amin S, Sybenga A & Pleitz J. JAMA Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery. 2018 Jul. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2018.1579

“Significance of Green Granules in Neutrophils and Monocytes.” Gorup T, Cohen AT, Sybenga A & Rappaport ES. Proceedings (Baylor University Medical Center). 2018 Jan;31(1)