Sandor Szabo. MD PhD MPH DSc (h.c.)

Media Releases

Get to know Pathologist Dr. Sandor Szabo, who serves patients throughout the State of California.

A highly trained pathologist, Dr. Szabo has been serving as a Professor of Pathology & Pharmacology at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine since October of 1994.

His laboratory is concerned with the field of the pathogenesis of gastrointestinal (GI) ulceration, especially of duodenal ulcer. Most of the seminal contributions which evolved from his laboratory relate to the experimental models that he developed and mechanisms related to duodenal ulcers. 

For the past decade, Dr. Szabo systematically investigated the underlying mechanisms involved in experimental ulcers using an array of morphological, functional, biochemical, molecular biologic and pharmacologic methods of approach. He applied his knowledge of angiogenesis, growth factors and gene expression to the field of experimental ulcers. This provided new venues to explain the mechanisms of GI ulceration and the action of drugs such as sucralfate and potential new therapeutic strategies for healing ulcers.

Growing up as a Hungarian minority in former Yugoslavia, Dr. Szabo obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine. He went on to earn his Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees under the mentorship of Prof. Hans Selye, in his Inst. of Experimental Medicine & Surgery at the University of Montreal.

Furthering his training, he performed a residency in pathology and a postdoctoral fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was then appointed as Assistant Professor, followed by Associate Professorship in Pathology at Harvard Medical School.

Thereafter, Dr. Szabo became Director of the Chemical Pathology Research Division of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, obtained a Master of Public Health Degree at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, was invited to lead the Pathology & Lab. Med Service of Long Beach VA Medical Center, as well as served as Chief of Staff at LBVAMC and Associate Deanship at UCI-SOM.

Among his most current roles, Dr. Szabo is President of Health Education & Research Collaborative (HERC), Inc. and serves as the President of ChemoPathology ResourCenter (CPRC), Inc.

His research accomplishments have resulted in 10 USA & international patents; 232 original publications (2 in Nature, 3 in Science, 4 in Lancet, 1 in JAMA, JCI & PNAS, each), 54 review articles, 37 book chapters, 5 books edited, and 231 invited lectures in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and in some cases, the whole body. Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and management of diseases by laboratory methods. 

Recommended Articles

• 5 Tips on Living with Mononucleosis

  People with the mononucleosis (or mono) infection can live perfectly normal lives by doing what is best for them during their period of affliction. In this review, I have outlined the most essential tips on living with mononucleosis. In choosing these tips, the emphasis was focused on the well-being...

• What to Expect After a Biopsy

  Biopsies may vary differently depending on the type and location of the tissues and how hard are they to obtain. The medical term used to describe such method is “invasiveness.” A less invasive procedure will, for example, take place in a doctor’s office the same day an abnormal tissue is...

• What Is Prostate Cancer: Get the Facts

  Cancer has become one of the most dangerous infections in the world. Various medical researches have shown that cancer problems have increased drastically over the last few weeks. These infections have posed a big threat to the community since most of them require serious treatment. The treatment is...

• Are There Vaccines Available For Cholera?

  What Is Cholera?Cholera is an infectious disease that affects mostly the intestines, but causes complications to the rest of the body. Once a person suffers from cholera, the first parts of the body to be affected are the intestines. It is an infection caused by a bacteria known as the Vibrio...

• How to Prepare for a Biopsy

  A biopsy procedure is a very important procedure, which is used to identify the underlying cause of your abnormal body tissues. Depending on your condition and the location of the tissue abnormality, different types of biopsies may be performed on you. A biopsy preparation, therefore, depends on...

• Treatments for Bladder Cancer

  The treatment options or medications for bladder cancer depend largely on the advancement of cancer. The treatment is different for the early stage non-invasive bladder cancer and the more advanced muscle-invasive bladder cancer.During treatment, all hospitals have multidisciplinary teams (MDTs),...