Carlo De La Sancha Verduzco, MD
Assistant Professor
Pathology
School of Medicine

Dr. Carlo De la Sancha is an anatomic and clinical pathologist, cytopathologist, and dermatopathologist who specializes in diagnosing disease through cellular examination of body tissues and fluids.

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To obtain samples for biopsy, he performs fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies – extracting cells with a needle and syringe from different areas of the body, such as the thyroid, breast, and lymph nodes – guided by palpation or ultrasound image.

De la Sancha’s research activities involve translational research in anatomic pathology with an emphasis in cytopathology and dermatopathology.

De la Sancha earned his medical degree at the Universidad Autónoma of Baja California, in México, and completed a medical residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed a fellowship in Cytopathology at the University of California San Francisco, and a fellowship in dermatopathology at Indiana University School of Medicine.

De la Sancha is a member of the College of American Pathologists, United States & Canadian Academy of Pathology, the American Society of Cytopathology, the American Society of Dermatopathology, and the International Society of Dermatopathology.

Awards

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• Resident Award for Excellence in Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2021
• Medical School Achievement Award, The National Assessment Center for Higher Education (CENEVAL), Mexico, 2014
• Honorable Recognition, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, 2014
• Medical School Merit Award, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, 2014
• National Award for Excellence in Medical School, The National Assessment Center for Higher Education (CENEVAL), Mexico, 2013

Education & Training

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• Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Indiana University School of Medicine
• Dermatopathology Indiana University School of Medicine
• School of Medicine Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
• Cytopathology University of California San Francisco

Publications (9)

Top publication keywords:
Oncogene Proteins, FusionBiopsy, Fine-NeedleSalivary GlandsEar CanalAngiomyolipomaLiver NeoplasmsSalivary Gland NeoplasmsUrologic NeoplasmsEpithelioid CellsTrans-ActivatorsCarcinoma, Transitional CellCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidBiopsy, Large-Core NeedleSex Reassignment SurgerySkin Neoplasms

• Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the external auditory canal with a CRTC1::MAML2 fusion: A case report and a review of literature.
  Journal of cutaneous pathology 2023 De la Sancha C, Kuhar M, Kraft A, Alomari AK
• Urine cytology in patients with gender confirmation surgery and hormone therapy: evaluation of urine cytology performance in an underserved patient population.
  Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology 2023 Khorsandi N, Ding CC, VandenBussche CJ, Verduzco CS, Greenland N, Vohra P
• Artificial intelligence reveals features associated with breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy responses from multi-stain histopathologic images.
  NPJ precision oncology 2023 Huang Z, Shao W, Han Z, Alkashash AM, De la Sancha C, Parwani AV, Nitta H, Hou Y, Wang T, Salama P, Rizkalla M, Zhang J, Huang K, Li Z
• The Role of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Pancreatobiliary Brushing Cytology: A Large Retrospective Review with Histologic Correlation.
  Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 2022 Khan J, la Sancha C, Saad M, Alkashash A, Ullah A, Alruwaii F, Velasquez Zarate L, Cramer HM, Wu HH
• Genetic Alterations in Invasive Breast Carcinoma with a Glycogen-Rich Clear Cell Pattern: A Case Report
  Genetic Alterations in Invasive Breast Carcinoma with a Glycogen-Rich Clear Cell Pattern: A Case Report 2021 Carlo De la Sancha; Roberto Ruiz-Cordero; Nikolay Popnikolov

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• Hepatic angiomyolipoma with predominant epithelioid component: Diagnostic clues on aspiration and core needle biopsies.
  Diagnostic cytopathology 2020 De la Sancha C, Khan S, Alruwaii F, Cramer H, Saxena R
• IgA Nephropathy in the Setting of Anti-TNF-α Therapy for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
  ACG case reports journal 2020 Strobel T, Ahmed W, De la Sancha C, Bohm M, Fischer M
• Primary cutaneous peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified with mammalian target of rapamycin mutation: A novel finding for targeted treatment.
  JAAD case reports 2020 De la Sancha C, Burgin C, Warren S, Hoffmann K, Davé U, Nassiri M
• Risk of malignancy in "atypia of undetermined significance" category of salivary gland fine-needle aspiration: A bi-institutional experience.
  Diagnostic cytopathology 2019 Alruwaii F, Hang JF, Zeng BR, Cramer HM, Lai CR, De la Sancha C, Wu HH