Dr. Voltaggio is an associate professor in the Division Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology since March 1st, 2014 and serves as the Director of our Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship. Dr. Voltaggio has made significant contributions to the fields of gastrointestinal pathology and these major accomplishments have led to her regional, national, and international reputation as a leader in this field.
Dr. Voltaggio has authored multiple peer-reviewed original clinical research articles, invited review articles, and two textbooks. Though her clinical research career has been focused on gastrointestinal pathology she is specially interested in inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract. She has identified novel histologic patterns of inflammation associated with certain infections. Dr. Voltaggio has also authored a number of invited reviews on this subject, reflecting the national recognition of her expertise in this area.
Dr. Voltaggio directs the Hopkins Gastrointestinal and Liver Fellowship, which became ACGME-equivalent under her directorship. More than half of the graduating fellows have embraced successful academic careers at institutions across the nation. In addition, she directs the annual Johns Hopkins GI/Liver CME course, which attracts a wide variety of local, national, and international participants including practicing pathologists and trainees. Dr. Voltaggio is heavily involved in resident and fellow teaching and gives a number of yearly, well-attended noon lectures to the pathology residents encompassing aspects of luminal gastrointestinal pathology.
Dr. Voltaggio devotes approximately 50% of her time to clinical work and is recognized nationally for her clinical excellence in diagnostic gastrointestinal pathology. She receives consults from around the world and is invited to speak nationally and internationally on diagnostic gastrointestinal pathology. She is well-respected among JHH clinicians for her diagnostic acumen, collegiality, and effective communication.
Lastly, as a member of an underrepresented minority group herself, Dr. Voltaggio is fiercely dedicated to promoting diversity in our field. She is an active member of the Pathology Diversity Committee and has been a key member of our diversity initiative. She has been a leader and participant in visits to medical schools across the country enriched for underrepresented minorities.
Selected Publications
- Hutchings D, Windon A, Assarzadegan N, Salimian KJ, Voltaggio L, Montgomery EA. Perianal Paget's disease as spread from non-invasive colorectal adenomas. Histopathology 2021 Jan;78(2):276-80.
- Adler nd immunophenotypic featuBL, ..., Voltaggio L, ..., Taube JM, Anders RA. Histopathological ares of ipilimumab-associated colitis compared to ulcerative colitis. J Intern Med. 2018 Jun;283(6):568-77
- Birkness J, Lam-Himlin D, Byrnes K, Wood L, Voltaggio L. The inverted appendix - a potentially problematic diagnosis: clinicopathologic analysis of 21 cases. Histopathology 2019 May;74(6):853-60
- Argani P, …, Voltaggio L, …, Antonescu CR. EWSR1/FUS-CREB fusions define a distinctive malignant epithelioid neoplasm with predilection for mesothelial-lined cavities. Mod Pathol 2020 Nov;33(11):2233-43
- Chianchiano P,..., Voltaggio L, Oshima K, Anders RA, Wood LD. Distinction of Intrahepatic Metastasis from Multicentric Carcinogenesis in Multifocal Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Molecular Alterations. Hum Pathol 2018 Feb;72:127-34.
- Windon AL, …, Salimian K, Montgomery EA, Voltaggio L. Lymphocytic and collagenous colitis in children and adolescents: Comprehensive clinicopathologic analysis with long-term follow-up. Hum Pathol 2020 Dec;106:13-22.
- Arnold CAA, Kherad Pezhouh M, Lam-Himlin D, Pittman M, VandenBussche C, Voltaggio L. 90Y-TheraSpheres®: The New Look of Yttrium-90. Am J Surg Pathol 2019 May;43(5):688-94.
- Voltaggio L, …, Ronnett BM. A novel group of HPV-related adenocarcinomas of the lower anogenital tract in women and men resembling HPV-related endocervical adenocarcinomas. Mod Pathol 2020 May;33(5):944-52
- Byrnes K, Khararjian A, Mannan AASR, Arnold M, Voltaggio L. Young-onset ischemic colitis: a condition of elusive etiology frequently associated with immune dysregulation. Int J Surg Pathol 2020 Jun;28(4):361-6.
- Hutchings D, Miller JA, Voltaggio L. Paradoxical GI Reactions in Patients Taking Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: A Rare Event that Broadens the Histologic Spectrum of Medictn Assctd Injury. Hum Pathol 2019;85:202-9
- Waters KM, Salimian KJ, Voltaggio L, Montgomery EA. Refined Criteria for Separating Low-grade Dysplasia and Nondysplastic Barrett Esophagus Reduce Equivocal Diagnoses and Improve Prediction of Patient Outcome: A 10-Year Review. Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Dec;
- Pezhouh MK, ... Voltaggio L. Refractory inflammatory bowel disease: is there a role for Epstein-Barr virus? A case-controlled study using highly sensitive Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNA1 in situ hybridization. Hum Pathol. 2018 Dec;82:187-92
- Zhang Y, Byrnes K, Lam-Himlin D, Pittman M, …, Larman T, Miller JA, Matoso A, Oshima K, Epstein JI, Montgomery EA, Voltaggio L. Gastrointestinal Malakoplakia: Clinicopathologic Analysis of 26 Cases. Am J Surg Pathol 2020 Sept;44(9):1251-8.
- Argani P, ..., Anders RA, ..., Kwon R, Voltaggio L,..., Oshima K, Rooper L, Matoso A, ..., Antonescu CR. A Novel NIPBL-NACC1 Gene Fusion is Chrctristc of Cholangioblastic Variant of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Nov;45(11):1550-60
- Mannan AASR, Vieth M, Khararjian A, Khandakar B, Lam-Himlin D, Heydt D, Bhaijee F, Venbrux HJ, Byrnes K, Voltaggio L, Barker N, Yuan S, Montgomery EA. The outlet patch: gastric heterotopia of the colorectum and anus. Histopathology 2018 Aug;73(2):220-9
- Salimian KJ, Waters KM, Eze O, Pezhouh MK, Tarabishy Y, Shin EJ, Canto MI, Voltaggio L, Montgomery EA. Definition of Barrett Esophagus in the United States: Support for Retention of a Requirement for Goblet Cells. Am J Surg Pathol. 2018 Feb;42(2):264-8