Journal of Cytology & Histology

Sophia K Apple

Biography

Sophia K. Apple M.D. is a Professor and Chief of Breast Pathology who has served on the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Medicine faculty since she joined the Department of Pathology in 2002. Dr. Apple received her M.D. at Wright State University Medical Center in 1992. She received her Master’s degree in Biochemistry at New York University and earned her B.S. in Biochemistry at New York University. She was trained in her anatomical and clinical pathology residency and Cytopathology fellowship at UCLA. She worked as a partner physician at Southern Kaiser Permanente group at Woodland Hills for more than four years and received an award for the most outstanding physician of the year at 2001. She has published over 55 original articles, numerous abstracts, and book chapters. She is an author of the leading textbook titled "The Breast Imaging", Elsevier Publisher. Dr. Apple’s research focuses on factors associated with the development of breast cancer and features associated with breast cancer biomarkers.

Research Interest

Factors associated with the development of breast cancer and features associated with breast cancer biomarkers