Sandra Sapia
MD
Courtesy Staff / Visiting Physician – Hematopathology Division
Years of Experience: 40
Dr. Sandra Sapia joined Sidra Medicine’s Hematopathology Division as a Courtesy Staff member in 2018. She is primarily affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar, where she serves as an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. At Sidra Medicine, Dr. Sapia provides expertise in bone marrow pathology and flow cytometry diagnosis, while also contributing to educational and research initiatives within the division.
Before Sidra, Dr. Sapia served as a Consultant Hematopathologist at Örebro University Hospital in Sweden and Vinalopó and Torrevieja Hospitals in Spain. She is deeply involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and presentations for international scientific meetings.
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- MD – Buenos Aires University School of Medicine, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1981
- Residency – Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, 1986
- Fellowship – Hematopathology, Buenos Aires University Institute of Oncology “Angel H. Roffo,” 1988
- International Association of Medical Science Educators
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- Society for Hematopathology
- European Association for Clinical Cell Analysis
- Iberian Society of Cytometry
- Latin America Society of Hematopathology
- Spanish Society of Anatomic Pathology
- Argentinian Society of Pathology
- Hematopathology: Malignant hematopathology, including bone marrow pathology
- Flow Cytometry: Immunophenotyping and diagnostics
- Histopathology: Specialized expertise in anatomic pathology
- Medical Education (Pre- and Post-Graduate)
- Malignant Hematopathology
- Flow Cytometry
- Sapia S, Karim MY, Almiski MS, Ford J, Cheaib BA, Bibawi H. “AML with CBFA2T3: GLIS2 fusion: A pediatric acute myeloid leukemia with a poor prognosis and a signature (‘RAM’) immunophenotype.” European Society for Clinical Cell Analysis (ESCCA) 2024, Abstract Book, Pg 34.
- Sapia S, Ford J, McBride E, Basha B, Karim MY, Bibawi H. “HLA-DR negative blast population in KMT2A-rearranged pediatric AML with monocytic phenotype.” European Society for Clinical Cell Analysis (ESCCA) 2021, Abstract Book, Pg 30.
- Guiter GE, Sapia S, Wright AI, Hutchins GGA, Arayssi T. “Development of a Remote Online Collaborative Medical School Pathology Curriculum with Clinical Correlations, across Several International Sites, through the Covid-19 Pandemic.” Med Sci Educ. 2021 Jan 20;31(2):549-556
- Amat B, Sapia S. “A journey to the centre of the mediastinal lymph nodes.” Editorial. Eur Respir J. 2019 Jun 20;53(6):1900850.
- Oliveira G, Polónia A, Cameselle-Teijeiro JM, Leitão D, Sapia S, et al. “EWSR1 rearrangement is a frequent event in papillary thyroid carcinoma and in carcinoma of the thyroid with Ewing family tumor elements (CEFTE).” Virchows Arch. 2017 May;470(5):517-525.
- 2024 – Medical Education Research Grants Program, Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar
- 2016 – Best Clinical Communication Award, Lymphoproliferative Disease Working Group (GELP), Spain
- 2012 – Best Clinical Communication Award, Spanish Association for Respiratory Endoscopy and Interventional Pulmonology
- 2011 – IT Award, Torrevieja Hospital (Spain) for improvement of integrated management system
- 2011 – Best Clinical Presentation Award, Torrevieja Hospital (Spain)
- 2001 – George N. Papanicolaou Award, Argentinean Philanthropical Direction
- 2001 – Distinguished Award in Flow Cytometry, HEMASUR 2001 (Argentina)
- 1997 – Best Clinical Presentation Award, Ibero and Latin American Flow Cytometry Meeting
- Ireland – Comhairle na nDochtúirí Leighis (#421695)
- Qatar – QCHP (#P10930)
- Sweden – Socialstyrelsen (#6109748)
- UK – GMC (#7450774)
- Spain – CGCOM (#03-0310864)
- Argentina – CMPBA (#220673) & MOH (#63062)
Professional Statement
“As a Courtesy Staff member at Sidra Medicine, my goal is to seamlessly integrate clinical expertise in hematopathology with teaching and research, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and advancing the field of pathology.”
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