Dr. Azfar Neyaz is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he specializes in Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology.
Dr. Neyaz completed his MBBS from Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India. He pursued residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology followed by specialized fellowship training in Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. His current role includes diagnostic service, translational research, and medical education within UPMC’s Department of Pathology. His research focuses on characterization of novel and emerging diagnostic entities in bone and soft tissue pathology and prognostic and targetable biomarker discovery.
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- Bone and Soft tissue Pathologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Shadyside Hospital
Certifications
- American Board of Medical Specialties, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 2024
- Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), 2019
View Dr. Neyaz's publications on PubMed
Rammal R, Neyaz A, Hegazy S, Wald AI, Ergen FB, John I. Osteolipomas revisited: a detailed clinical, histologic and molecular characterisation. Histopathology. 2025 Jul 14. doi: 10.1111/his.15514. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40654063.
Bigot NJ, Neyaz A, Alani A, Karunamurthy A, Bubar RD, Burgess MA, Charville GW, John I. Malignant ossifying fibromyxoid tumour with TP53::PHF1 fusion: report of three cases suggesting an association between rare fusions and malignant phenotypes. Histopathology. 2025 Aug;87(2):332-337. doi: 10.1111/his.15471. Epub 2025 May 22. PMID: 40400416.
Abukhiran I, Neyaz A, Kop M, Baroudi I, Christensen D, Baki MA, Surakji H, Shaker N, Bedell ML, Jasser J, Rammal R, Deebajah M, Pai R, Pantanowitz L, Bellizzi A. Optimal Approaches to Grading Enteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Using Ki-67 Proliferation Index: Hotspot and Whole-Slide Digital Quantitative Analysis. Mod Pathol. 2025 Apr 15;38(8):100780. doi: 10.1016/j.modpat.2025.100780. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40246079.
Neyaz A, Chiosea S, Giovannoni I, Mazzocca A, da Gama Lobo L, Skaugen JM, Alaggio R, John I. Further evidence of EWSR1::GFI1B fusion in soft tissue angiofibroma: two new cases. Histopathology. 2025 Jun;86(7):1164-1168. doi: 10.1111/his.15447. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 40095263.
Neyaz A, Mohebnasab M, Hahn E, Rosenbaum J, da Gama Lobo L, Karunamurthy A, John I, Weiss KR, Schoedel K, Chiosea SI, Naous R. Low-grade myxoid spindle cell neoplasm with novel gene fusions involving MAP3K3 and MAP3K8 kinases: a report of two cases. Histopathology. 2025 Apr;86(5):832-836. doi: 10.1111/his.15388. Epub 2024 Dec 9. PMID: 39653366.
Bigot NJ, Neyaz A, Naous R, Schoedel K, Ergen FB, Hahn E, Karunamurthy A, McGough RL, John I. Rapidly enlarging ACTIN::MITF rearranged clear cell tumour with melanocytic differentiation. Histopathology. 2025 Apr;86(5):829-832. doi: 10.1111/his.15386. Epub 2024 Dec 4. PMID: 39628354.
Neyaz A, Abukhiran I, Naous R. Sporadic NF1-Mutated Inflammatory Polyps of the Colon: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2024 Oct;63(10):e70001. doi: 10.1002/gcc.70001. PMID: 39422328.
Neyaz A, Furlan A, Karunamurthy A, John I. Spindle Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Prostate With ZFP64::NCOA2 Fusion. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2024 Sep;63(9):e23274. doi: 10.1002/gcc.23274. PMID: 39324699.