Sara E. Higgins, MD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Biography
Dr. Higgins graduated from the University Of Vermont College Of Medicine. Dr. Higgins currently works in Boston, MA and specializes in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Websites
Education
- University of Vermont College of Medicine, MD
Publications
- Published on 11/13/2023
Ma L, Sullivan TB, Rieger-Christ KM, Yambayev I, Zhao Q, Higgins SE, Yilmaz OH, Sultan L, Servais EL, Suzuki K, Burks EJ. Vascular invasion predicts the subgroup of lung adenocarcinomas =2.0 cm at risk of poor outcome treated by wedge resection compared to lobectomy. JTCVS Open. 2023 Dec; 16:938-947. PMID: 38204657.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/14/2021
Kritselis M, Yambayev I, Prilutskiy A, Shevtsov A, Vadlamudi C, Zheng H, Elsadwai M, Ma L, Aniskovich E, Kataria Y, Higgins S, Sarita-Reyes C, Zuo T, Zhao Q, Quillen K, Burks EJ. Distinctive pseudopalisaded histiocytic hyperplasia characterizes the transition of exudative to proliferative phase of diffuse alveolar damage in patients dying of COVID-19. Hum Pathol. 2021 10; 116:49-62. PMID: 34273395.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2021
Yambayev I, Sullivan TB, Suzuki K, Zhao Q, Higgins SE, Yilmaz OH, Litle VR, Moreira P, Servais EL, Stock CT, Quadri SM, Williamson C, Rieger-Christ KM, Burks EJ. Pulmonary Adenocarcinomas of Low Malignant Potential: Proposed Criteria to Expand the Spectrum Beyond Adenocarcinoma In Situ and Minimally Invasive Adenocarcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2021 04 01; 45(4):567-576. PMID: 33177339.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/13/2020
Wong KS, Chen TY, Higgins SE, Howitt BE, Lorch JH, Alexander EK, Marqusee E, Cho NL, Nehs MA, Doherty GM, Barletta JA. A potential diagnostic pitfall for hobnail variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Histopathology. 2020 Apr; 76(5):707-713. PMID: 31811787.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2019
Wong KS, Higgins SE, Marqusee E, Nehs MA, Angell T, Barletta JA. Tall Cell Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Impact of Change in WHO Definition and Molecular Analysis. Endocr Pathol. 2019 Mar; 30(1):43-48. PMID: 30565013.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2018
Higgins SE, Barletta JA. Applications of Immunohistochemistry to Endocrine Pathology. Adv Anat Pathol. 2018 Nov; 25(6):413-429. PMID: 30157042.
Read at: PubMed