Swikrity U Baskota, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Clinical Interests
Dr.Baskota is a passionate board-certified cytopathologist who is skilled in performing superficial and ultrasound guided FNA biopsies. Dr. Baskota's additional specialties of interest include breast and neoplastic lung pathology.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Baskota's research focuses on promoting the use of social media for pathology education, as well as encouraging future generation of medical students to pursue pathology as their career choice. Dr. Baskota is also interested in non-gynecologic minimally invasive cytopathology research and in identifying therapeutic targets for breast carcinomas.
Division
Anatomic Pathology
Medical School
M.B.B.S., Kathmandu University, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur Nepal 2009
Internship
Kathmandu University, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur Nepal 2009
Residency
Pathology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu Nepal 2011-2014
Residency
Anatomic Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA 2017-2020
Fellowship
Cytopathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA 2020-2021
Pathologist Power List 2022, The Pathologist Magazine, The Pathologist Magazine, 2022
Volunteer Appreciation Award 2022, American Society of Cytopathology, American Society of Cytopathology, 2022
Bernard-Naylor, Cytomorphology Award 2020, American Society of Cytopathology, American Society of Cytopathology, 2020
Garlin-Politis M, Baskota SU, Picon S, Collins N, Kaur Virk R, Cimic A, Yousefi E, Gonzalez A, CytoLyt® Fixation impedes INSM-1 Immunoreactivity compared to formalin fixation, Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2024.
Vohra P, Khorsandi N, Baskota SU. A comprehensive review of anal cancer-with a special focus on anal cytology. Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2023; S2213-2945.
Lung TWF, Charytonowicz D, Beaumont KG, Shah SS, Sridhar SH, Gorrie CL, ... Prince A. Klebsiella pneumoniae induces host metabolic stress that promotes tolerance to pulmonary infection. Cell Metabolism. 2022; 34(5)761-774.
Tomlinson KL, Riquelme SA, Baskota SU, Drikic M, Monk IR, Stinear TP... Prince AS. Staphylococcus aureus stimulates neutrophil itaconate production that suppresses the oxidative burst. Cell Reports. 2023; 42(2).
Connelly CF, Collins N, Cimic A, Baskota SU, Significance of concurrent HPV testing with unsatisfactory Papanicolaou test for prediction of follow-up HPV, Papanicolaou test, and biopsy results. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2023 Nov; Volume 160, Issue 5, Pages 444–449, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqad070.
Coconubo DM, Baskota SU, Li R, Srivastava P, Cuda J, Khader S. Reassessing the optimal volume for malignancy detection in serous fluid cytology. Cancer Cytopathology. 2022; 130(7), 551-557.
Baskota SU, Dabbs DJ, Clark BZ, Bhargava R. Prosigna® breast cancer assay: histopathologic correlation, development, and assessment of size, nodal status, Ki-67 (SiNK™) index for breast cancer prognosis. Modern Pathology. 2021; 34(1), 70-76.
Baskota SU, Chandra A, Cross P. The practice of cytopathology during the era of COVID-19: challenges and changes. Diagnostic Histopathology. 2021; 27(3), 116-122.
Baskota SU, Wang T, Zhao C. Follow-up findings in postconservative treatment surveillance for women with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2021; 25(1), 38-42.
Baskota SU, Monaco SE, Xing J, Pantanowitz L. Peritheliomatous pattern: a diagnostic clue for diagnosing metastatic melanoma in cytology. Cancer Cytopathology. 2020; 128(4), 260-268. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O2iDoP8AAAAJ&hl=en.