Jon Ritter, M.D.

Professor

Director of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology

Educational Background

• Washington University (1988-1992), Residency (Anatomic Pathology)
• University of Minnesota (1988), M.D.
• Mankato State University, Minnesota (1983), B.S. (Biology), B.A. (Chemistry)

Professional Background

• Associate Professor (2004-2011), Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine
• Assistant Professor (1994-2004), Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine
• Instructor (1992-1994), Department of Anatomic Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine

Publications

• Zhang MQ, Lin F, Hui P, Chen ZM, Ritter JH, Wang HL. Expression of mucins, SIMA, villin, and CDX2 in small-intestinal adenocarcinoma. Am. J Clin Pathol. 128: 808-816, 2007
• Okazaki M, Gelman AE, Tietjens JR, Ibricevic A, Kornfeld CG, Huang HJ, Richardson SB, Ritter JH, Lai J, Garbow JR, Patterson GA, Krupnick AS, Brody SL, Kreisel D. A mouse model of orthotopic vascularized aerated lung transplantation. Am J Transplant 7: 1672-1679, 2007
• Fayanju OM, Ritter J, Gillanders WE, Eberlein TJ, Dietz JR, Aft R, Margenthaler JA. Therapeutic management of intracystic papillary carcinoma of the breast: the roles of radiation and endocrine therapy. Am J Surg. 194: 497-500, 2007
• Gnerlich J, Ritter JH, Linehan DC, Hawkins WG, Strasberg SM. Saline-linked surface radiofrequency ablation (SLSRFA): a safe and effective method of surface ablation of hepatic metastatic colorectal cancer. Ann Surg 250: 96-102, 2009
• Velcheti V, Kasai Y, Viswanathan AK, Ritter JH, Govindan R. Absence of Mutations in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Kinase Domain in Patients with Mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol 4; 559, 2009.
• Wick MR, Kendall TJ, Ritter JH. Asbestosis: demonstration of distinctive interstitial fibroelastosis: a pilot study. Ann Diagn Pathol. 13(5):297-302. E-Pub 2009
• Gierada DS, Woods JC, Bierhals AJ, Bartel ST, Ritter JH, et al. Effects of Diffusion Time on Short-Range Hyperpolarized 3He Diffusivity Measurements in Emphysema. J Magn Reson Imaging 30(4):801-8, 2009
• Gierada DS, Bierhals AJ, Choong CK, Bartel ST, Ritter JH, Das NA, Hong C, Pilgram TK, Bae KT, Whiting BR, Woods JC, Hogg JC, Lutey BA, Battafarano RJ, Cooper JD, Meyers BF, Patterson GA. Effects of CT section thickness and reconstruction kernel on emphysema quantification relationship to the magnitude of the
• CT emphysema index. Acad Radiol 17:146-56, 2010.
• Gierada DS, Woods JC, Jacob RE, Bierhals AJ, Choong CK, Bartel ST, Chang YV, Das NA, Hong C, Lutey BA, Ritter JH, Pilgram TK, Cooper JD, Patterson GA, Battafarano RJ, Meyers BF, Yablonskiy DA, Conradi MS. Emphysema quantification in inflation-fixed lungs using low-dose computed tomography and 3He magnetic resonance imaging. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 34:773-9; 2010.