Sub-Specialties
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Joined Oculus Pathology: 2026

Primary Service Location:

Waco, Texas

Board Certifications:

  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (2025)

Areas of Interest:

  • Orthopedic & Musculoskeletal Pathology: Benign soft tissue and bone lesions, sarcomas, and medical orthopedic pathology, including degenerative joint disease and rheumatologic disorders.
  • Head & Neck Pathology: Oral biopsies, including non-keratinizing lesions; Sjogren syndrome lip biopsies; thyroid and parathyroid pathology; esophageal biopsies and resections; and sinonasal, ear canal, lacrimal gland, and lacrimal duct specimens.
  • Cardiothoracic Pathology: Lung and cardiac transplant biopsies; neoplasms involving the lung, heart, and thymus; and medical lung disease, including interstitial lung diseases and pneumoconioses.
  • Dermatopathology: Wide local excisions and re-excisions for melanocytic and other cutaneous lesions.

Fellowships:

  • Orthopedic/Musculoskeletal Pathology, Surgical Pathology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, 2026

Residency:

  • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2025

Medical School:

  • Texas A&M College of Medicine, Bryan-College Station, TX, 2020

Undergraduate Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Austin College, Sherman, TX

Selected Publications:

Durham, L., Jennings, L. J., Patil, Y. J., & Alexiev, B. A. (2026). HPV-Associated Sarcomatoid (Spindle Cell) Carcinoma of the Base of the Tongue with HRAS and TERT Promoter Mutations. Head and neck pathology, 20(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-026-01922-2

Belamkar, A., Lim, K., Durham, L., Hodges, K., & Akhter, N. (2026). Diagnostic Challenges of Left Atrial Myxoma Presenting With Systemic Inflammatory Symptoms, Thrombocytopenia, and Diffuse Lymphadenopathy. JACC. Case reports, 31(15), 106325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106325

Abrahamson, C. W., Elfishawy, J. G., Durham, L., & Wang, J. C. (2026). Ectopic Pleomorphic Adenoma of the External Nose. Case reports in otolaryngology, 2026, 7281902. https://doi.org/10.1155/crot/7281902

Matl, C., Durham, L., Borislav, A., Wang, J. (2023). Supraclavicular lymphangioma presenting in the sixth decade of life: A case report. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology, 36(1), 77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoms.2023.06.005.