Satyapal Chahar, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Pathology
Email:
schahar@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-1561
Biography
Dr. Satyapal Chahar, MD, is an Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the Department of Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson, Mississippi, where he also serves as Medical Director of the Holmes County Hospital Laboratory and the Immunohistochemistry Laboratory. He is board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology and holds an active medical license in the state of Mississippi.
Dr. Chahar completed fellowships in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Oncologic Surgical Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He completed his residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to his pathology training, he served as a Medical Officer in Rajasthan, India, and conducted research at Boston Children’s Hospital.
His academic interests focus on gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and oncologic pathology, with particular emphasis on diagnostic pathology, medical education, and laboratory leadership. Dr. Chahar has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and national presentations, contributing to advances in gastrointestinal pathology, liver disease, cancer diagnostics, and pathology education.
An active leader in organized pathology, Dr. Chahar serves as a USCAP and ASCP Ambassador, represents Mississippi in the College of American Pathologists House of Delegates, and participates in multiple educational and residency leadership initiatives. He has received several honors, including the Attending of the Year Award, the Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, and selection as a Pathology Leadership Fellow through the Association of Pathology Chairs.
Education
| University of Miami/ Jackson Health System, GI and Liver Pathology, GI and Liver Pathology | 2022 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Oncologic Surgical Pathology, Oncologic Surgical Pathology | 2021 |
| Case Western Reserve University, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology | 2020 |
| Sardar Patel Medical School, MBBS, Medicine, Surgery | 2011 |
| Sardar Patel Medical School, MBBS, Medical science | 2010 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Medical license, Missouri State Board | 10/2024 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical license, The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario | 01/2025 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical license, The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/2022 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical license, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State | 04/2020 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical license, Florida Board of Medicine | 06/2021 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical license, The State Education Department, State of New York | 06/2020 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical license, Ohio State Medical Board | 06/2016 - Present |
| Certification, Diplomate and certified, American board of Pathology | 10/2021 - Present |
Current Positions
| Medical Director Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, Department of Pathology | 02/2024 - Present |
| Section Director, GI and Liver Pathology, School of Medicine | 02/2024 - Present |
| Director | 03/2023 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Case Reports | |
| Aravind A, Kaur N, Al Hmada Y, Choudhary A, Chahar S, Primary Hepatic Leiomyosarcoma Presenting as a Multiloculated Cystic Mass: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cureus, 2025 Dec;17(12):e99966 | 2025 |
Journal Article | |
| Atari M, Kuperman M, Caza T, Evans R, Chahar S, Vaitla P, Bushra S, Mohamed H. Exostosin-Positive Membranous Nephropathy and Autoimmune Hepatitis: Successful Remission with Immunosuppressive Therapy: A Case Report Indian J Nephrol. 2025;35:802-4 | 2025 |
| Aziz S, Winter AL, Ingram JG, Owings AH, Chahar S, Petrasek J Acute Liver Failure from Infiltrative Metastatic Prostate Cancer: A Rare Case Presentation JMSMA. 2024;65(7/8) | 2024 |
| Chahar S, Choudhary L, Ahuja R, Choudhary A, Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Pathology Residents/Trainees in North America: A Survey-Based Study. Cureus, 2023 Jun;15(6):e40967 | 2023 |
| Gaddipati N, Scheinberg AR, Chahar S, Montgomery E, Garcia-Buitrago MT, Sussman DA, Gastric Syphilis: An Unusual Etiology of Melena in a Patient With AIDS. ACG case reports journal, 2023 Jul;10(7):e01086 | 2023 |
| Poveda JC, Chahar S, Garcia-Buitrago MT, Montgomery EA, McDonald OG, The Morphologic Spectrum of Gastric Type 1 Enterochromaffin-Like Cell Neuroendocrine Tumors. Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc, 2023 Apr;36(4):100098 | 2023 |
| Semova I, Levenson AE, Krawczyk J, Bullock K, Gearing ME, Ling AV, Williams KA, Miao J, Adamson SS, Shin DJ, Chahar S, Graham MJ, Crooke RM, Hagey LR, Vicent D, de Ferranti SD, Kidambi S, Clish CB, Biddinger SB, Insulin Prevents Hypercholesterolemia by Suppressing 12α-Hydroxylated Bile Acids. Circulation, 2022 Mar 29;145(13):969-982 | 2022 |
| Harbhajanka A, Chahar S, Michael CW, The pathological outcome of ThinPrep Pap tests diagnosed as glandular cell abnormalities alone versus combined glandular and squamous abnormalities. Diagnostic cytopathology, 2019 Feb;47(2):88-93 | 2019 |
| Harbhajanka A, Chahar S, Miskimen K, Silverman P, Harris L, Williams N, Varadan V, Gilmore H, Clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular correlation of neural crest transcription factor SOX10 expression in triple-negative breast carcinoma. Human pathology, 2018 Oct;80:163-169 | 2018 |
| Hu Y, Semova I, Sun X, Kang H, Chahar S, Hollenberg AN, Masson D, Hirschey MD, Miao J, Biddinger SB, Fructose and glucose can regulate mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 and lipogenic gene expression via distinct pathways. The Journal of biological chemistry, 2018 Feb 9;293(6):2006-2014 | 2018 |
| Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, Karp JK, Barak S, Childs JM, Johnson K, Lofgreen A, Berg MP, Chahar S, Gosnell HL, McCloskey CB, Puligandla B, White KL, Bryant B, Perceived gaps in preparation for pathology residency and opportunities for improvement. Academic pathology, 2025 Oct-Dec;12(4):100223 | |
| Bryant BH, Puligandla B, Gosnell HL, Johnson K, Barak S, Berg MP, Chahar S, Childs JM, Karp JK, Lofgreen A, McCloskey CB, Knollmann-Ritschel BEC, White KL, Black-Schaffer WS, Barriers to achieving graduated responsibility: preparing pathology residents for independent practice. Academic pathology, 2025 Oct-Dec;12(4):100221 | |
Book Chapter | |
| Chahar S, Yahya A, Grossing of Gastrointestinal Specimens Illingworth A. Manual of Pathologic Grossing: A Deliberative Approach | 2024 |
| Iron pill gastritis / pill gastritis Chahar S, Garcia-Buitrago M Pathologyoutlines January, 2023 | 2023 |
| Chahar S Stomach Surgical Pathology Reimagined 1st edition 2022, P130-143 | 2022 |
| Chahar S Esophagus Surgical Pathology Reimagined 1st edition 2022, P123-130 | 2022 |
| Chahar S, Garcia-Buitrago M Biliary intraepithelial neoplasia Pathologyoutlines June, 2022 | 2022 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Tumor Budding in Colorectal Carcinoma: Between Prognostic Promise and Practical Uncertainty, USCAP, San Antonio, Texas | 03/2026 |
| Poster Presentation, Frozen Section Assessment of Pancreaticoduodenectomy margins: Accuracy, Limitations and the Need for Multi-plane Evaluation, USCAP, San Antonio, Texas | 03/2026 |
| Poster Presentation, Eosinophilic Cholecystitis Presenting as Abdominal Pain with Cholelithiasis, MAS, Biloxi MS | 03/2026 |
| Poster Presentation, Herpes Simplex Virus Hepatitis Overlapping with Acetaminophen Toxicity: A Diagnostic Consideration in Pregnancy-Related Acute Liver Failure, MAS, Biloxi MS | 03/2026 |
| Poster Presentation, Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Duodenum “A Rare and Uncommon Occurrence, ASCP, Atlanta, GA | 11/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Unmasking the Silent Invader to the Liver, ASCP, Atlanta, GA | 11/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Cholestatic Liver Failure in a Young Patient with Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1B (HNF1B) Mutation: A Rare Pathologic Presentation, ASCP, Atlanta, GA | 11/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Assessment of Liver Fibrosis: Radiology-Pathology Correlation, CAP, Orlando, FL | 09/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Unmasking Primary Hepatic Lymphoma: A Case Series of Hepatic Masquerades, CAP, Orlando, FL | 09/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Evaluating Generative AI Usage in Pathology: Insights from A Single Institutional Analysis Among Pathology Faculty and Residents, CAP, Orlando, FL | 09/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, EBV-Associated Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case for Vigilance, MAP, Flowood, MS | 05/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Angiomatous meningioma: A Rare Mimicker of vascular Neoplasms, MAP, Flowood, MS | 05/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Cystic or Malignant? A Rare Case of Hepatic Leiomyosarcoma, MAS, Biloxi, MS | 03/2025 |
| Poster Presentation, Clinicopathologic Assessment of Esophageal Mucosal Resection (EMR) specimens: A Retrospective Analysis in a Tertiary Medical Center, CAP, Las Vegas, NV | 10/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Colon in 12 year-old Child, SRM, New Orleans | 02/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Under the Microscope: Acclimating to Independent Practice in the Field of Pathology, CAP, Chicago, IL | 10/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Single Institution Analysis of the Utility of p53 Immunohistochemistry in the Diagnosis of Dysplasia in Gastrointestinal Tract and Hepatopancreatobiliary System, USCAP, New Orleans | 03/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Anal Canal Melanin and Melanoma - Demographic Characteristics, USCAP, Los Angeles, CA | 03/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Endometriosis Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract -Additional Observations on its Quasi-Neoplastic Nature, USCAP, Los Angeles, CA | 03/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Gastric Adenomyoma, A Diagnostic Challenge on Biopsy Specimen, FSP, Orlando, FL | 02/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, An Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Pathology Residents Training, USCAP | 03/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, A Paradigm shift in Sign-Out Practice during Pandemic and its Effect on Resident Education: A National Survey Study, USCAP | 03/2021 |
| Poster Presentation, Correlation of Clinicopathologic features and immunohistochemical markers with molecular subtype of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, USCAP, National Harbor | 03/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia with RAM Phenotype and CBF- GLIS2 Fusion: A Case Report, CAP, Chicago, IL | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Surprise Finding After Workup of IgM Monoclonal Gammopathy, CAP, Chicago, IL | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Plasma Cell Mimicry: A Case Report, CAP, Chicago, IL | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Impact of superimposed infectious organisms on the histological outcome of Pap tests diagnosed as atypical glandular cells with and without squamous lesions, CAP, Chicago, IL | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report in a Young Male, CAP, Chicago, IL | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Mixed Epithelial and Stromal Tumor with Sarcamatoid features: Case report, CAP, National Harbor | 10/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Clinicopathological, immunohistochemical and molecular correlation of neural crest transcription factor Sox10 expression in triple negative breast carcinoma, USCAP, Vancouver, BC | 03/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, The pathological outcome of ThinPrep Pap tests diagnosed as glandular cell abnormalities alone versus combined glandular and squamous abnormalities, USCAP, Vancouver, BC | 03/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Adult Cystic Nephroma with Malignant Transformation, CAP, National Harbor | 10/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Sevelamer Crystals Associated with Colonic Perforation: A Case Report of a Newly Described Complication, CAP, National Harbor | 10/2017 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Best Abstract award, American College of Gastroenterology | 2024 |
| Pathology Leadership Fellow, Association of Pathology Chairs | 2024 |
| Attending of the Year, Department of Pathology, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Engaged Leadership Academy Award, College of American Pathologist | 2022 |
| Interesting Case Competition, Third Place, Florida Society of Pathology | 2022 |
| Best Poster Award, Case Western Reserve University | 2017 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Sigma Xi, Member | 2023 - Present |
| American Medical Association, Member | 2023 - Present |
| Mississippi Association of Pathologists, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Florida Society of Pathologists, Member | 2021 - Present |
| United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Member | 2021 - Present |
| College of American Pathologists, Fellow | 2016 - Present |
| Ohio Society of Pathologists, Member | 2016 - Present |
| American Society of Clinical Pathology, Member | 2016 - Present |
Committee Service
| Clinical competency committee, Member | 2026 - Present |
| Graduate Medical Education Committee, CAP, Member | 2023 - 2025 |
| Program evaluation committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Residency selection committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
Community Service
| See, Test, and Treat, Ask the Pathologist | 03/2023 - 03/2023 |
| See, Test, and Treat, Ask the Pathologist | 08/2022 - 08/2022 |
Other Service
| CAP House of Delegates, Mississippi Delegate | 06/2026 - Present |
| CAP House of Delegates, Chair of Mississippi Delegation | 06/2023 - 05/2026 |
| Journal of Case Reports and Images in Surgery | 10/2022 - Present |
| laboratory inspection, CAP laboratory inspector | 09/2022 - 09/2022 |
| Ambassador, American Society for Clinical Pathology, Ambassador | 03/2022 - 02/2023 |
| Peer reviewed Journal Cureus | 07/2021 - Present |
| Ambassador, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Ambassador | 07/2021 - 06/2023 |
| the Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders | |
| the Journal of Cytology & Histology | |
| American College of Gastroenterology Case Reports |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Pathology and Cancer of the Liver | Winter 2026 - 2026 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Pathology: Dental School Lecture | Summer 2026 - 2026 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Liver Pathology: Dental School Lecture | Summer 2026 - 2026 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Non-Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas, Pathology Resident Lecture | Annual 2026 - 2026 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas, Pathology Resident Lecture | Annual 2026 - 2026 |
| Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Clinical GI Fellow Lectures: Interesting Cases of Pancreas Slide Review | Spring 2026 - 2023 |
| Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Clinical GI Fellow Pathology Course: Interesting Cases Review | Spring 2026 - 2026 |
| Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Pathology Course: Interesting Cases of Biliary Tract Slide Review | Annual 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Pathology and Cancer of the Pancreas | Fall 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Pathology of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract | Fall 2025 - 2025 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Biliary Tract and Pancreatic Pathology: Dental School Lecture | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Pathology of the Liver: Dental School Lecture | Summer 2025 - 2025 |
| SHRP, Small Group, Lecturer, Introduction to Normal Histology of Liver | Annual 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Pathology and Cancer of the Pancreas | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Pathology of the Gallbladder and Biliary Tract | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, The Gastrointestinal Tract Pathology | Summer 2024 - 2024 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Pathology of the Biliary Tract and Pancreas | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Pathology of the Liver | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Clinical GI Fellow Pathology Course: Interesting Cases of Small Intestine, Slide Review | Summer 2024 - 2025 |
| Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Clinical GI Fellow Pathology Course: Interesting Cases of Stomach, Slide Review | Spring 2024 - 2025 |
| Graduate, Course, Lecturer, Clinical GI Fellow Pathology Course: Interesting Cases of Esophagus, Slide Review | Winter 2024 - 2025 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Lower GI Tract: Interesting Cases Overview, Pathology resident Lectures | Winter 2023 - 2023 |
| Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Luminal GI Pathology, Dental School Lecture | Summer 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Gallbladder and Pancreas, Medical School Lecture | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Large Intestine, Medical School Lecture | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Small Intestine, Medical School Lecture | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Stomach, Medical School Lecture | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Esophagus, Medical School Lecture | Fall 2023 - 2023 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper GI Tract Slide Conference: Interesting Cases Overview, Pathology resident Lectures | Annual 2023 - 2023 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Gastric Pathology, Pathology resident Lectures | Annual 2023 - 2023 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Esophageal Pathology Pathology resident Lectures | Annual 2023 - 2023 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Small Intestine Pathology: A Comprehensive Overview Pathology resident Lectures | Annual 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Esophagus | Summer 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Stomach | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Small Intestine | Fall 2022 |
| Gastrointestinal Pathology: Large Intestine | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Gastrointestinal Pathology: Gallbladder and Pancreas | Fall 2022 - 2022 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Advised: Ram Ahuja | 2020 - Present |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Lomesh Choudhary |
Fellows supervised
| Training Faculty, 12 fellows supervised, Pathology for Clinical GI Fellows | 07/2022 - Present |
Residency Training
| Pathology, Training Faculty | 2022 - Present |