Ilze Strumfa

Riga Stradiņš University

Professor Ilze Strumfa, MD, Ph.D., is an outstanding medical lecturer, actively involved in research in pathology. She graduated from the Medical Academy of Latvia with distinction in 1998, underwent board certification in pathology in 2001, and received a Ph.D. in 2005. Currently, she is a professor and head of the Department of Pathology, Riga Stradins University (RSU), Riga, Latvia. Her 15 years of teaching experience have culminated with the RSU \"Lecturer of the Year\" Annual Award (2018) and the superior \"Teacher of the Year 2023\" award of the Latvian Association of Doctors, both given for excellence in university medical teaching. As the head of the Department of Pathology, she is leading a skilled, motivated team of teachers and scientists that have won several awards, including Best Academic Unit (2011), Best PhD Student (2012), and Best Digital Junior Teacher (2016). Prof. Strumfa is an author/co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and 16 chapters in scientific monographs/medical textbooks as well as the editor of 4 monographs. She has participated in several European and national research projects devoted to the development of diagnostic technologies, laboratory training in research, cancer pathology, and tumor microenvironment. Her main research interests include morphological and molecular diagnostics and prognostic assessment of tumors as well as digital pathology and other innovations in pathology and medical education.

Ilze Strumfa

4books edited

13chapters authored

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Challenges in Pleural Pathology - Diagnostics, Treatment and Research is devoted to the state-of-the-art, pitfalls, and perspectives in the diagnostics and treatment of pleural pathology, ranging from effusions, inflammation, and fibrosis to tumors. It summarizes the classic concepts and innovations in the diagnosis, treatment, and scientific studies of pleural pathology, resulting in a clinically oriented reference as well as a source of ideas for relevant clinical and basic research. Chapters address pleural pathology in childhood, pleural tuberculosis, pleural mesothelioma, serositis, and pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis in patients who have undergone transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells or a lung.

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