Steven C. Meschter, MD

Led by Dr. Steven Meschter, the Geisinger Medical Laboratories (GML) Cervical Gynecologic Pathology Subspecialty Group includes Drs. Hanna Kaspar, Fan Lin, Haiyan Liu, Hong Yin, Myra Wilkerson and Shaobo Zhu.

GML's cervical gynecologic pathology subspecialists have focused training and expertise in diagnosing diseases of the female repoductive system.  The specialize in diagnosing:

• cervical dysplasia
• carcinoma in situ
• cervical intraepithelia neoplasia (CIN)
• low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL)
• high-grade squamous intraepitheal lesions (HSIL)

Members of this subspecialty group have conducted research, published articles in peer-reviewed journals, and presented on this topic and national and international conferences:

• Shi J, Liu H, Wilkerson M, Huang Y, Meschter S, Dupree W Lin F. Evaluation of p16INK4a, minichromosome maintenance protein 2, DNA topoisomerase IIalpha, ProEX C, and p16INK4a/ProEX C in cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions. Hum Pathol 38. 1335-1344, 2007.

• Shi J, Liu H,Wilkerson M, Meschter S, Dupree W, Lin F. Evaluation of p16, MCM 2, DNA Topoisomerase IIA, and ProEXC in Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions. Abstract. United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology 96th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 24-30, 2007.

• Seoud M, Abbas J, Kaspar H, Khalil A, Geara F. Long term survival following aggressive surgery and radiotherapy for pelvic fibromatosis. Int J Gynecol Cancer 15: 111-114, 2005.

Sample cervical GYN biopsy report

Cytopathology requisition form

Surgical pathology requisition form

Haiyan Liu, MD

Hongbing Deng, MD, PhD


Hannah Kaspar, MD

Hong Yin, MD

Fan Lin, MD, PhD

Shaobo Zhu, MD