Youssef Al Hmada, MD

Youssef Al Hmada, MD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Pathology

Email:
yalhmada@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-1887

Biography

Youssef Al Hmada, MD, is a board-certified anatomic and clinical pathologist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). He graduated from the University of Tishreen School of Medicine, Syria, in 2003. He completed his Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), followed by a Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School. Dr. Al Hmada joined the department of pathology at UMMC in 2017. He served as an Assistant Director of Anatomic Pathology from 2019 to 2021 and as director of Anatomic Pathology since July 2021. He is also involved in resident, dental, and medical student education and became the Dental School Pathology Course Director in October 2018.
Her interests are surgical pathology with a special emphasis on skin, Bone and Soft tissue, and Perinatal Pathology. He is committed to providing superior diagnostic pathology services and resident, medical, and dental student education.

Education

Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, MD, Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology2017
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Pathology2016
Aleppo University Hospital, Clinical Pathology2007
University of Tishreen School of Medicine, MD, Medicine2003

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2017 - Present
Certification, American Board of Pathology10/2016 - Present

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine07/2022 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology12/2017 - 06/2022
Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology09/2016 - 11/2017

Publications

Journal Article

Al Hmada Youssef M.D, Yousef Mohamed M.D. The diagnosis and management of genitourinary system trauma. Tishreen University publications (2003, July).2003
Kharouf N, Flanagan TW, Alamodi AA, Al Hmada Y, Hassan SY, Shalaby H, Santourlidis S, Hassan SL, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Brodell RT, Hassan M, CD133-Dependent Activation of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase /AKT/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling in Melanoma Progression and Drug Resistance. Cells, 2024 Jan 26;13(3)2024
Al Hmada Y, Brodell RT, Kharouf N, Flanagan TW, Alamodi AA, Hassan SY, Shalaby H, Hassan SL, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Santourlidis S, Hassan M, Mechanisms of Melanoma Progression and Treatment Resistance: Role of Cancer Stem-like Cells. Cancers, 2024 Jan 22;16(2)2024
Garg PM, Paschal JL, Ansari MAY, Billington L, Ware J, Adams K, Hamda YA, Oshunbade A, Rosenfeld CR, Mir IN, Association of Placental Pathologic Findings with the Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm infants - A Matched Case-Control Study. Fetal and pediatric pathology, 2023 Apr;42(2):187-1972023
Koleilat A, Kumar V, Al Hmada Y, Milosevic D, Zheng G, Lopes MB, Ida CM, Concurrent TERT promoter C228T and C250T mutations in diffuse gliomas: Rare occurrence of intratumoral heterogeneity. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, 2023 Nov 20;82(12):1044-10472023
Katherine C. Benedict, Youssef Al Hmada, Catherine Gordon, Ian Hoppe Squamous cell carcinoma admixed with sebaceous carcinoma of upper lip in a 7-year-old female Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, Volume 7, Issue 4,2022, Pages 126-129, ISSN 2468-12452022
Schryver EM, McCandless MG, Al Hmada Y, Barr JS, Multifocal Xanthoma of Bone. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2021 May 19;5(5):e20.00261-42021
Farkas A, Lirette ST, Al Hmada Y, Collier AB, Barr J, Vijayakumar S, Vijayakumar V, Single-Institution Experience of Synovial Sarcoma. Southern medical journal, 2020 Jan;113(1):16-192020
Morris RW, Al Hmada Y, Chaudry JR, Nutter KM, Reed CD, Multiple bilateral forearm nodules. Skeletal radiology, 2020 Apr;49(4):657-6582020
Morris RW, Al Hmada Y, Chaudry JR, Nutter KM, Reed CD, Multiple bilateral forearm nodules. Skeletal radiology, 2020 Apr;49(4):641-6432020
Hmada YA, Bernieh A, Morris RW, Lewin J, Allen T, Chondroblastoma-like Osteosarcoma. Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine, 2020 Jan;144(1):15-172020
Morris RW, Al Hmada Y, Chaudry JR, Nutter KM, Reed CD Osseous Hodgkin lymphoma. European Society of Radiology. 2019 Sep;Case 16462. doi: 10.1594/EURORAD/CASE.164622019
Vengaloor Thomas T, Abraham A, Bhanat E, Al Hmada Y, Albert A, Vijayakumar S, Stinger SP, Packianathan S, Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of nasal cavity and paranasal sinus with 13 years of follow-up-A case report and review of literature. Clinical case reports, 2019 Nov;7(11):2194-22012019
Al Hmada Y, Schaefer IM, Fletcher CDM, Hibernoma Mimicking Atypical Lipomatous Tumor: 64 Cases of a Morphologically Distinct Subset. The American journal of surgical pathology, 2018 Jul;42(7):951-9572018
Alamodi AA, Eshaq AM, Hassan SY, Al Hmada Y, El Jamal SM, Fothan AM, Arain OM, Hassan SL, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Hassan M, Cancer stem cell as therapeutic target for melanoma treatment. Histology and histopathology, 2016 Dec;31(12):1291-3012016
Dhossche JM, Brodell RT, Al Hmada Y, Ward KH, Skin-colored papules of the penis. Pediatric dermatology, 2015 Jan-Feb;32(1):145-6
Galarza LI, Azar CA, Al Hmada Y, Medina A, Surgical management of giant acne keloidalis nuchae lesions. Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery, 2021;8(1):145-152

Abstracts

Hussain, F & Kumar, Vijay & Prakash, Vislavath & Shenoy, V & Hmada, Y. Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia, An Exceedingly Rare Entity and Challenging Diagnosis. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 156. S74-S75. 10.1093/ajcp/aqab191.156.
Turner, Emily & Johal, Sonal & Marshall, Gailen & Herrington, Betty & Criddle, Jannie & Reddy, Alyssa & Sukumaran, Anju & Hmada, Youssef & Shiflett, James & Karlson, Cynthia. Inflammatory biomarkers and psychological sequela in pediatric brain tumor survivors Neuro-Oncology. 24. i133-i133. 10.1093/neuonc/noac079.484.
Ajmal, I & Sonani, Hardik & Hmada, Y. Ceruminous Syringocystadenoma papilliferum : An Extremely Rare Neoplasm of the External Ear American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 158. S51-S52. 10.1093/ajcp/aqac126.101.
Kaur, N & Hussain, F & Hmada, Y. Malignant Dural Solitary Fibrous Tumor; An Exceedingly Rare Entity American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 158. S91-S92. 10.1093/ajcp/aqac126.192.

Editorial

Alhmada Y, Selimovic D, Murad F, Hassan SL, Haikel Y, Megahed M, Hannig M, Hassan M, Hepatitis C virus-associated pruritus: Etiopathogenesis and therapeutic strategies. World journal of gastroenterology, 2017 Feb 7;23(5):743-7502017

Presentations

Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Understanding and Navigating Diagnostic Pitfalls in Soft Tissue Pathology, Tri-State Pathology Conference., Ocean Springs, MS04/2024
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Helping the Pathologist Correlate Findings to Your Clinical Needs, Finding Answers Symposium., Ridgeland, MS03/2024
Poster Presentation, Giant Cell Tumor of the Long Finger., Southern Radiological Conference: 66th Annual Meeting, Point Clear, AL01/2024
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Bone and Soft tissue Pathology: Lumps and Bumps, Pathology for Primary Care and Specialists:, Flowood, MS05/2023
Poster Presentation, Spindle Cell Melanoma in a background of myxoid matrix in an African American Patient: A Diagnostic Challenge., College of American Pathologists (CAP), New Orleans, LA10/2022
Poster Presentation, Hybrid Schwannoma/Neurofibroma: A study of two rare cases., College of American Pathologists (CAP), New Orleans, LA10/2022
Poster Presentation, Hybrid Schwannoma/Perineurioma: A study of two rare cases., College of American Pathologists (CAP), New Orleans, LA10/2022
Poster Presentation, Dichorionic Twin Pregnancy with a Complete Hydatidiform Molar Placenta Previa and Coexisting Fetus, College of American Pathologists, Chicago/Virtual Meeting09/2021
Poster Presentation, Utility of Intraoperative Touch Imprint Cytology to Diagnose Chondroblastoma in a 16-year-old male., College of American Pathologists, Las Vegas, NV10/2020
Poster Presentation, A case report of a spindle cell sarcoma with NTRK-3 gene rearrangement and a novel gene fusion partner (NTRK3-EIF2S2)., American Society for Clinical Pathology, Virtual Meeting09/2020
Poster Presentation, Subcutaneous Inguinal Myxoid Liposarcoma: Rare Entity In A Rare Location., Society for Pediatric Pathology, Los Angeles, CA03/2020
Poster Presentation, High grade myxofibrosarcoma metastatic to the lung: Report of a case with Cytohistologic correlation., Southern Regional Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana.02/2020
Poster Presentation, Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression In Pediatirc Tufted Angioma/ Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma., College of American Pathologists, Orlando, FL09/2019
Poster Presentation, Cranial Fasciitis In Children: Clinicopathologic And Molecular Analysis of 11 Cases., United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology meeting, National Harbor, MD03/2019
Poster Presentation, Focal Cortical Dysplasia-Associated Low-Grade Glioma: Expanding thee BRAF Mutations Concept., United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology meeting, San Antonio, TX03/2017
Poster Presentation, Limited Utility Of Pt2b In Pathologic Staging Of Prostate Adenocarcinomas., College of American Pathologists, Las Vegas, NV09/2016
Poster Presentation, Malignant Paraganglioma: A Rare Presentation Involving the Pancreas., College of American Pathologists, Las Vegas, NV09/2016
Poster Presentation, Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome presented as acute renal failure in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease., National Association of Medical Examiners, Charlotte, NC05/2016
Poster Presentation, Low-intensity Rituximab therapy for nephrotic syndrome and advanced CKD in systemic lupus erythematosus: One dose may not fit all, National Kidney Foundation, Boston, MA05/2016
Poster Presentation, The Use Of Immunohistochemistry To Differentiate Melanoma From Metallic Fragment Deposition From A Projectile In The Brain Of A Patient With No Medical History Provided, National Association of Medical Examiners meeting, Charlotte, NC10/2015

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Inspector Excellence Award, College of American Pathologists2023
Anatomic Pathology Attending of the year2021
Solomon Award for Excellence in Surgical Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Pathology2014
Autopsy Award (Resident of the year), University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Pathology2014

Professional Membership and Service

Mississippi Association of Pathologists, Member2023 - Present
College of American Pathologists, Member2012 - Present
United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, Member2012 - Present
American Society of Clinical Pathology, Member2012 - Present

Committee Service

Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Member2022 - Present
Residency Review Committee, Member2022 - Present
Professionalism and Communication Skills Committee, Member2020 - Present
Specimen Management Team, Member2019 - Present
Executive Leadership Committee, Member2019 - Present
New In Practice Committee, Member2018 - Present
UMMC Graduate Medical Education Committee, Member2015 - 2016
UMMC Chief Residents Committee, Member2015 - 2016

Other Service

Human Pathology: Case Reports09/2019 - Present

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, General and Systemic PathologyAnnual 2018
Dentistry, Lecture, Lecturer, Dental PathologyAnnual 2018
Dentistry, Course, Course Director, Dental PathologyAnnual 2018

Residency Training

Pathology Residency Program, Advisor2019 - 06/2022
Training Faculty2017 - Present