Amy Ly

Amy Ly, MD serves as Assistant Pathologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School. Her clinical work focuses on breast pathology and cytopathology within the Department of Pathology at Mass General Brigham.

Her research examines adjuvant therapy-induced changes in breast cancer, molecular studies using cytologic specimens, and circulating tumor cells in breast cancer patients. Key clinical interests include:

• Breast pathology
• Cytopathology
• Adult & pediatric patient care
• Mandarin Chinese language services

Dr. Ly's publications demonstrate expertise in fine needle aspiration (FNA) techniques, with emphasis on breast cancer diagnosis, diagnostic accuracy in academic medical centers, and implementation of new technologies like the ThinPrep Imaging System. Her work addresses critical quality assurance issues in pathology reporting standards.

She actively participates in the Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Service at Mass General, contributing to this high-volume program that performs over 13 million clinical laboratory tests annually. The service emphasizes rapid diagnosis through immediate microscopic evaluation and dual-pathologist review for quality assurance.