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George A. Wettach, M.D.

Professor; Medical director, clinical laboratory at SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-St. Louis
Department of Pathology

Education

Fellowships
Surgical pathology, Oregon Health and Science University
Cytopathology, Oregon Health and Science University

Residency
Anatomic and clinical pathology, Oregon Health and Science University

Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School

Practice Areas

  • General surgical pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Laboratory management

Research Interests

  • Medical history
  • Comparitive linguistics

Publications and Media Placements

  • Wettach GR. Hairy Polyp. Clinical Image in Cohesive J Microbiol Infect Dis. 4(3). CJMI. 000587. 2020.
  • Tang MS, Wettach GR, Eby CS. Evaluation of a Patient with Extremely High Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin and Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration. Clin Chem. 1;66(3):497-498. 2020. 
  • Kikuchi K, Wettach GR, Ryan CW, Hung A, Hooper JE, Beadling C, Warrick A, Corless CL, Olson SB, Hart J, Vogt PK, Keller C, Mansoor A. MDM2 Amplification and PI3KCA Mutation in a Case of Sclerosing Rhabdomyosarcoma. Sarcoma, vol. 2013, Article ID 520858. 
  • Eil R, Lu KC, Wettach GR, Tsikitis VL. Intracranial Hemangiopericytoma Focally Recurrent to the Pelvis. Journal of Cancer Therapy 3, 487-490. 2012.
  • Stenzel P, Wettach G, Leroy X. Disseminated Carcinoma Consistent With Seminal Vesicle Primary: Autopsy and Immunohistochemical Characterization. Int J Surg Pathol. 19(3):401-4. 2011. Epub 2011 Mar 21. 
  • Wettach GR, Steele EA. Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder Presenting as Orbital Metastasis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 132(8):1224. 2008. 
  • Wettach GR, Boyd LJ, Lawce HJ, Magenis RE, Mansoor A. Cytogenetic Analysis of a Hemosiderotic Fibrolipomatous Tumor. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 182(2):140-3. 2008.
  • Mercer DR, Wettach GR, Smith JL. Effects of larval density and predation by Toxorhynchites amboinensis on Aedes polynesiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) developing in coconuts. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 21(4): 425-31. 2005.
  • Fishback NF, Wettach GR. Cardiac changes noted within four years of transplant in post-mortem evaluation of a patient with untreated obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep and Breathing 8(2): 107-9. 2004.
  • Wettach GR. A Standardized Patient Enrolled in Medical School Considers the National Clinical Skills Examination. Acad Med 78(12): 1240-2. 2003.

Books

Honors and Awards

  • SoutheastHEALTH photo calendar contest (multiple years, 2018-2023)
  • Microscopic and Gross Photography Awards, Oregon Health and Science University (multiple years, 2007-2012)
  • American Society for Clnical Pathology Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement (2004)

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • American Society for Clinical Pathology (fellow)
  • Linnean Society of London (fellow)

Community Work and Service

  • Organic chemistry tutor