Prih Rohra, MD, MBBS
Assistant ProfessorMedical Director, UTMB AngletonUniversity of Texas Medical BranchAngleton Danbury Hospital Campus

 


Department of Pathology

Phone: (979) 848-8854
Email: prrohra@utmb.edu

  • Dr. Prih Rohra is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), with specialized expertise in Genitourinary Pathology and Cytopathology. She completed advanced fellowship training in Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, and Genitourinary Pathology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, one of the most prestigious training environments for oncologic pathology. Her multidisciplinary training provides her with a comprehensive diagnostic perspective that spans both histopathology and cytologic evaluation.

    A dedicated and forward-thinking researcher, Dr. Rohra has developed a strong investigative focus on renal neoplasia, particularly in the context of emerging diagnostic technologies. She is currently part of a collaborative research group studying the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the classification and prognostic assessment of renal tumors, an area poised to reshape diagnostic pathology. Her earlier work includes important contributions to refining the grossing protocols and reporting guidelines for post-immunotherapy renal tumors, an increasingly encountered diagnostic challenge as immunotherapeutic agents become more widely used in oncology.

    Beyond renal pathology, Dr. Rohra has pursued impactful research in cytopathology. She has examined the utility of TRPS1 immunostaining on cytologic specimens, helping clarify its diagnostic role in breast pathology, and has also published on the performance and clinical integration of Afirma molecular testing in thyroid cytology, contributing to improved risk stratification and patient management.

    Dr. Rohra’s body of work reflects a thoughtful blend of diagnostic expertise, methodological rigor, and innovation. Her ongoing research has the potential to meaningfully advance the practice of pathology, particularly in areas where technology, morphology, and molecular diagnostics intersect, ultimately improving diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.

  • INSTITUTION AND LOCATION  
    MD Anderson Cancer CenterGenitourinary fellowshipHouston, Texas07/2022 - 06/2023
    MD Anderson Cancer CenterCytopathology fellowshipHouston, Texas07/2021 - 06/2022
    MD Anderson Cancer CenterSelective surgical pathology fellowshipHouston, Texas07/2020 - 06/2021
    Rush University Medical CenterAnatomic and Clinical PathologyChicago, Illinois07/2016 - 06/2020
    Chandka Medical CollegeBachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)Larkana, Pakistan11/2004 - 12/2010
    Houston Methodist HospitalVisiting fellow, GYN cytologyHouston, Texas08/2021 - 09/2021
    Northwestern UniversityVisiting resident, Breast Pathology (Under Dr. Luis BlancoChicago, Illinois11/2018 - 11/2018
    University of ChicagoVisiting resident, GYN and Breast Pathology (Under Dr. Ricardo R. Lastra)Chicago, Illinois07/2018 - 07/2018
    CERTIFICATIONS
    2022American Board of Cytopathology
    2021-2023Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - Full Certification
    2020American Board of Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP)
    2015Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG #0-885-762-5)
  • 2022
    Award for 2nd Best poster presentation for “Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA-3 Immunoperoxidase
    Staining Using Cytologic Smears in Entities Reportedly Positive for GATA-3” at the Divisional Research
    Symposium; Department of Pathology, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX
    2021
    Chairman’s Fund for Mentored Trainee Research ($10,000.00.); Department of Pathology, UT MD
    Anderson Cancer Center, TX
    2020Member of Program evaluation community, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX
    2010Distinction in OB-Gyn
    2009Distinction in Ophthalmology and Community Medicine
    2006Distinction in Biochemistry

     

  • 2016-PresentU.S and Canadian Academy of Pathology
    2016-PresentCollege of American Pathologists
    2016-PresentChicago Pathologic Society
    2016-PresentAmerican Society of Clinical Pathology
    2016-PresentAmerican Society of Cytopathology
    2021-PresentGenitourinary Pathology Society

     

    • Elizabeth Davaro, Prih Rohra, Uma Kundu, Qiong Gan. "Bilateral Cystic Endosalpingiosis in Cervical Lymph Nodes Mimicking Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Morphologically on Cytology: A Case Report and Literature Review of Diagnostic Challenges."Diagnostic Cytopathology (2024)
    • Hwang, Michael J., Patrick M. Brennan, Bryan M. Monge, Bassam Alkamachi, Prih Rohra, Mekenzie M. Peshoff, Padmanee Sharma, Kanishka Sircar, Pheroze Tamboli, and Priya Rao. "Best practices and recommendations for grossing and reporting of post-immunotherapy nephrectomy specimens: a singleinstitution experience of 70 cases." Diagnostic Histopathology (2024).
    • Shehabeldin, Ahmed, Prih Rohra, Linton D. Sellen, Jianping Zhao, Doaa Alqaidy, Hermineh Aramin, Nadia Hameed et al. "Utility of Whole Slide Imaging for Intraoperative Consultation: Experience of a Large Academic Center." Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine 148, no. 6 (2024): 715-721.
    • Viscuse, Paul V., Rebecca S. Slack-Tidwell, Miao Zhang, Prih Rohra, Keyi Zhu, F. Anthony San Lucas, Eric Konnick et al. "Evaluation of the Aggressive-Variant Prostate Cancer Molecular Signature in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Environments." Cancers 15, no. 24 (2023): 5843.
    • Rohra, Prih, Cady Ding, Esther Yoon, and Qiong Gan. "Comparison of TRPS1 and GATA-3 Immunoperoxidase Staining Using Cytologic Smears In Entities Reportedly Positive for GATA-3." In LABORATORY INVESTIGATION, vol. 102, no. SUPPL 1, pp. 294-295. CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, N1 9XW, ENGLAND: SPRINGERNATURE, 2022.
    • Rohra, Prih, Fatima Mir, Ji-Weon Park, Mark Pool, Paolo Gattuso, and Lin Cheng. "A small round blue cell tumor in urine: cytomorphology and differential diagnosis." CytoJournal 18 (2021).
    • Rohra, Prih, Fernando A. Ocampo Gonzalez, Lei Yan, Fatima Mir, Karina Furlan, Sanjib Basu, Animesh Barua, Lin Cheng, and Ji‐Weon Park. "Effect of the Paris system for reporting urinary cytology with histologic follow‐up." Diagnostic Cytopathology (2021).
    • Furlan, Karina, Prih Rohra, Fatima Mir, and Paolo Gattuso. "Non‐HPV‐related Malignancies of The Vulva: A Clinicopathologic Study." Journal of Cutaneous Pathology (2020).
    • Furlan, Karina, Vijaya Reddy, Anas Alabkaa, Prih Rohra, Fatima Mir, and Paolo Gattuso. "Metastatic head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinomas: a retrospective observational study. "Archives of Dermatological Research (2020): 1-5.
    • Mir, Fatima, Prih Rohra, Nfn Aakash, Karina Furlan, Ritu Ghai, Vijaya Reddy, Lin Cheng, and Paolo Gattuso. "Fine needle aspiration of an intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma mimicking a primary thyroid anaplastic carcinoma: A case report with review of the literature." Diagnostic Cytopathology.
    • Furlan, Karina, Ira Miller, Prih Rohra, Fatima Mir, Fernando A. Ocampo Gonzales, and Paolo Gattuso. "Well-differentiated liposarcoma primary from thymic stroma: Case report and literature review." Experimental and Molecular Pathology (2020): 104517.
    • Mir, Fatima, Prih Rohra, Nfn Aakash, Karina Furlan, Lin Cheng, Ritu Ghai, Vijaya Reddy, and Paolo Gattuso. "Acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary gland associated with lymphoid‐rich stroma. A diagnostic dilemma on cytology: Study of two cases." Diagnostic Cytopathology.
    • Rohra, Prih, Fatima Mir, Diana Murro Lin, Karina Furlan, Sara Javidiparsijani, David Lucero, and Paolo Gattuso. "Role of fine‐needle aspiration in post liver transplant patients: A clinical/cytological review." Diagnostic cytopathology 47, no. 5 (2019): 434-438.
    • Mir, Fatima, Hussein Alnajar, Prih Rohra; Anam Nauman, Lin Cheng, and Paolo Gattuso. "Metastatic granular cell tumor to the breast diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology: A case report with review of the literature." Diagnostic cytopathology 47, no. 3 (2019): 226-229.
    • Javidiparsijani, S., Brickman, A., Lin, D.M., Rohra, P., Ghai, R., Bitterman, P., Reddi, V., AL-Khudari, S. and Gattuso, P., 2019. Is Regional Lymph Node Metastasis of Head and Neck Paraganglioma a Sign of Aggressive Clinical Behavior: A Clinical/Pathologic Review. Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, p.0145561319863373.
    • Rohra, Prih, Lei Yan, Fatima Mir, M. Ryan Farrell, Paolo Gattuso, and Lin Cheng. "Follicular cystitis in urine cytology: A clinical and cytopathologic study." Diagnostic cytopathology (2019).
    • Yan, Lei, Prih Rohra, Lin Cheng, and Paolo Gattuso. "Pleural Effusion in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Blastomycosis." Acta cytologica (2019): 1-7.
    • Furlan, Karina, Prih Rohra, Fatima Mir, Shenon Sethi, Abdullah Almajnooni, Paolo Gattuso, and Nicholas Moore. "Mycobacterium Spindle Cell Pseudotumor Caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: A First Described Association of a Rare Entity Presenting in the Lung." International journal of surgical pathology (2019): 1066896919879745.)