Steven R. Tahan, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Director, Dermatopathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Contact Info
Steven Tahan
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA, 02215
Mailstop: Dept. of Pathology
Phone: 617-667-4344
Fax: 617-754-7120
stahan@bidmc.harvard.edu
Administrative Assistant
Dermatopathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA, 02215
Phone: 617-667-5742
Fax: 617-975-5620
cspiliak@bidmc.harvard.edu
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA, 02215
Mailstop: Dept. of Pathology
Phone: 617-667-4344
Fax: 617-754-7120
stahan@bidmc.harvard.edu
Assistant
Christine SpiliakosAdministrative Assistant
Dermatopathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA, 02215
Phone: 617-667-5742
Fax: 617-975-5620
cspiliak@bidmc.harvard.edu
DF/HCC Program Affiliation
Cutaneous Oncology and MelanomaResearch Abstract
Dr. Tahan's research interests are the identification of genes and their products important in the progression of melanocytic lesions, and the identification of biologic markers of aggressiveness/prognosis in melanoma and other human skin neoplasms. Recent work includes: 1. Discovery of autocrine regulatory function of CXCL10 and its receptor dependency on melanoma growth rate and invasiveness, and investigation of molecular mechanisms of this action. 2. Demonstration of stem cell marker expression among subpopulation of melanoma cells,3. Studying molecular changes in human Kaposi's sarcoma associated with regression after treatment with Taxol derivatives and anti-angiogenetic agents.
