V. O. Speights, Jr., D.O.

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Temple Clinic
254-724-3688

V. O. Speights, Jr., D.O.

Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology

Anatomic Pathology, Pathology

Faculty Rank - Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicines

Education

  • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O., 1980
  • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, B.S., 1974

Specialty Training

  • Pathology Residency, Scott & White, Temple, TX, 1982-1985
  • Pathology Residency, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 1981-1982
  • Rotating Internship, Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI, 1980-1981

Scott & White Appointment

August 7, 1987

Board Certification

American Board of Pathology: Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Publications and Research

  • Brothman AR, Swanson G, Maxwell TM, Cui J, Murphy KJ, Herrick J, Speights VO, Jr., Isaac J, Rohr LR.
    Global hypomethylation is common in prostate cancer cells: a quantitative predictor for clinical outcome? Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics 2005; 156[1]:31-36.
  • McDonald DK, Parman LM, Speights VO, Jr.
    Best cases from the AFIP: primary hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid adenoma. Radiographics 2005; 25[3]:829-834.
  • Grossman HB, Natale RB, Tangen CM, Speights VO, Jr., Vogelzang NJ, Trump DL, deVere White RW, Sarosdy MF, Wood DP, Jr., Raghavan D, Crawford ED.
    Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus cystectomy compared with cystectomy alone for locally advanced bladder cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 2003; 349[9]:859-866.
  • Pargaonkar AS, Beissner RS, Snyder SK, Speights VO, Jr.
    Evaluation of immunohistochemistry and multiple-level sectioning in sentinel lymph nodes from patients with breast cancer. Arch.Pathol.Lab Med. 2003; 127[6]:701-705.
  • Beissner RS, Stricker JB, Speights VO, Jr., Coffield KS, Spiekerman AM, Riggs M.
    Frozen section diagnosis of metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma in pelvic lymphadenectomy compared with nomogram prediction of metastasis. Urology 2002; 59[5]:721-725.
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Patient Care Emphasis

Urologic pathology, genitourinary and breast pathology 

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