University Pathologists

James R. Carlsten, MD Dr. Carlsten is involved in a large-scale prospective epidemiological study referred to as the Ocean State Crohn’s and Colitis Area Registry (OSCCAR). OSCCAR is a study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. His role as central pathology reader is to review and systematically analyze the pathology of all new cases of inflammatory bowel disease in the state of Rhode Island.

Sumita Gokhale, MD Dr. Gokhale is involved in research projects led by scientists at the Oregon Health and Science University's (OHSU) Stem Cell Center and the National Primate Research Center (NPRC). Results of the research at OHSU / NPRC have already been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Nature, Stem Cells, Developmental Biology, PLoS ONE. Another article was recently submitted to Human Reproduction.

Dr. Gokhale also supports research projects led by scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT, results of which have recently been accepted for publication in Blood. In addition, Dr. Gokhale is collaborating with physicians and scientists at the Mayo Clinic and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center for development and clinical testing of a novel imaging modality for detecting soft tissue tumors. This breakthrough technology promises MRI quality images at the cost of x-ray or ultrasound without using ionizing radiation.