Claire W. Michael, M.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Campus Address:
CYTOLOGY 2G332 AGH 0054
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan  48109-0602
Phone: 734/936-6775
clairemi@umich.edu

Annual Report | Biography | Clinical and Research Interests |

Selected Publications

Departmental Annual Report

2000-2001 | 1999-2000

Brief Biography

Dr. Michael received her M.D. at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 1983. After residency training at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan she engaged in Fellowship training in cytopathology at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, under the direction of Dr. Carlos Bedrossian. She then accepted a faculty position at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, where she was the Director of Cytopathology. She then joined the Faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Pathology as an Assistant Professor in 1995.

Dr. Michael is currently the Director of the Cytopathology Laboratory and Cytopathology Fellowship, where her clinical and research interests involve pulmonary pathology, breast pathology, and Pap smears.

Clinical Interests

Pathology, liquid-based cytology, breast pathology, fine needle aspiration biopsy, Pap smears, lung cytopathology, body fluids

Research Interests

Mesothelioma, lung cytology, breast pathology, Pap smears, liquid-based cytology

Selected Publications

Michael CW, Hunter B. Interpretation of fine needle aspirates processed by the ThinPrep technique: Cytologic artifacts and diagnostic pitfalls. Diagn Cytopathol. 2000;23:6-13.