George Birdsong II MD
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- MD from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
- BA from Amherst College
Research
Focus
- Improving the accuracy and reliability of cervical cancer screening with the Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear through automation, ancillary testing, and improved quality assurance. I have studied the use of liquid-based monolayer preparations of cervical cytologic specimens and testing for Human Papillomavirus as one possible modality to achieve these goals.
Publications
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Advancements in Interoperability: Achieving Anatomic Pathology Reports That Adhere to International Standards and Are Both Human-Readable and Readily Computable.
JCO Clin Cancer Inform Volume: 9 Page(s): e2400180
02/01/2025 Authors: Campbell WS; Rous BA; Dubois S; Seegers PA; Dash RC; Rdiger T; Santamaria S; Wooler E; Case J; Igali L -
Retrospective analysis of HPV infection: Cotesting and HPV genotyping in cervical cancer screening within a large academic health care system.
Cancer Cytopathol Volume: 133 Page(s): e22916
01/01/2025 Authors: Feng FX; Birdsong GG; Wei J; Dababneh MN; Reid MD; Hoskins M; Wang Q -
The American Board of Pathology cytopathology board examination: Personal recollections of the first cytopathology board exam and a brief historical perspective.
Diagn Cytopathol Volume: 52 Page(s): 424 - 425
08/01/2024 Authors: Birdsong GG -
Factors associated with loss to follow up after abnormal cervical cancer screening in pregnancy.
Gynecol Oncol Volume: 185 Page(s): 46 - 50
06/01/2024 Authors: Roof KA; Wichmann HK; Carlton LJ; Nguyen ML; Birdsong GG; Blemur DM; Flowers LC -
Human papillomavirus 16/18/45 are not the most frequent genotypes in African American women: analysis in cervical Papanicolaou smears of women in an inner-city hospital.
J Am Soc Cytopathol Volume: 12 Page(s): 120 - 125
01/01/2023 Authors: Dababneh MN; Birdsong G; Mosunjac MB; Krishnamurti U -
Ensuring remote diagnostics for pathologists: an open letter to the US Congress.
Nat Med Volume: 28 Page(s): 2453 - 2455
12/01/2022 Authors: Lennerz JK; Pantanowitz L; Amin MB; Eltoum I-E; Hameed MR; Kalof AN; Khanafshar E; Kunju LP; Lazenby AJ; Montone KT -
The International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR): 10 Years Progress in the Development of Cancer Pathology Datasets.
Int J Gynecol Pathol Volume: 41 Page(s): S3 - S7
11/01/2022 Authors: Helliwell TR; Judge MJ; Birdsong GG; Ellis DW; Srigley JR -
Retrospective Analysis of HPV Infection with Co-testing and HPV Genotyping in Cervical Cancer Screening in a Large Academic Healthcare System
Volume: 102 Page(s): 254 - 256
03/01/2022 Authors: Feng F; Dababneh M; Birdsong G; Reid M; Hoskins M; Wang Q -
Retrospective Analysis of HPV Infection with Co-testing and HPV Genotyping in Cervical Cancer Screening in a Large Academic Healthcare System
Volume: 35 Page(s): 254 - 256
03/01/2022 Authors: Feng F; Dababneh M; Birdsong G; Reid M; Hoskins M; Wang Q -
Advancing Research on Medical Image Perception by Strengthening Multidisciplinary Collaboration.
JNCI Cancer Spectr Volume: 6
01/05/2022 Authors: Trevio M; Birdsong G; Carrigan A; Choyke P; Drew T; Eckstein M; Fernandez A; Gallas BD; Giger M; Hewitt SM