Elisheva D Shanes

Dr. Elisheva D Shanes serves as Assistant Professor in Pathology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine with dual appointments in Perinatal Pathology and Gynecologic Pathology, while directing Autopsy services in the Department of Pathology. She maintains clinical affiliations with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and participates in the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS).

Her educational background includes:

• AA & BA: Stern College for Women, Yeshiva University (2004)
• MD: Medical University of South Carolina (2014)
• Residency: Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, NorthShore University HealthSystem (2018)
• Fellowship: Gynecologic Pathology, University of Virginia Hospitals (2019)

Board certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Dr. Shanes' research integrates perinatal pathology with gynecologic oncology, focusing on placental pathology mechanisms including viral infections (enterovirus placentitis), HIV-related placental changes, and gynecologic neoplasms. Her recent work employs multiomics approaches to study chemotherapy-induced ovarian senescence and validates imaging algorithms for uterine mass differentiation, demonstrating strong translational focus across pathology subspecialties.

She actively contributes to academic discourse as:

• Editorial Board Member, American Journal of Surgical Pathology (2020–present)
• Member, International Society of Gynecological Pathologists (2019–present)
• Member, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (2017–present)
• Member, Society for Pediatric Pathology (2017–present)