Sanja Dacic

Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD, is a professor of pathology in the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh , Director of Anatomic Pathology at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and Director of Thoracic Pathology  Center of Excellence. Dr Dacic received her medical degree and a doctor of philosophy degree at the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, in Zagreb, Croatia. She completed her residency training at the University of Pittsburgh and joined the faculty immediately after her fellowship in surgical pathology. Dr. Dacic is focused on diagnostic pulmonary and molecular pathology and has been involved in many basic and translational research projects in lung cancer and pleural mesotheliomas that have resulted in numerous peer-reviewed scientific articles, book chapters, and reviews.  She was a co-author of the original and revised CAP/IASLC/ AMP guidelines for molecular testing in lung cancer. Dr. Dacic is a member of the Editorial Board for the upcoming  5^th WHO Classification of Thoracic Tumors. She is a deputy editor in chief of Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. She was elected to the Board of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)  for three years (2015-2018) . She has been an officer of the Pulmonary Pathology Society since 2006 and is currently serving as president. Dr. Dacic is a member of the US and Canadian Mesothelioma Group and the  International Mesothelioma Panel. She has been a member of the IASLC Pathology Committee since 2010. Dr. Dacic contributed to the last seven WCLC meeting, including as invited faculty.