Biography
Joste received a B. A. degree in Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley (1979) and a M.S. in Biology from University of New Mexico (1983). She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree (1989) from the University of New Mexico. She completed her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and fellowships in Cytopathology and Gynecologic Pathology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. She was recruited to the Department of Pathology at the University of New Mexico in 1995 and has been on the faculty since that time.
Personal Statement
By way of training, I am a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist with subspecialty boards in cytopathology and a subspecialty fellowship in gynecologic pathology. I have a broad expertise in most areas of surgical pathology having practiced as a general surgical pathologist for over 20 years. I have a special interest in the pathology of the female reproductive tract, particularly cervical pathology, having trained at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. For the past seventeen years, I have been Director of Anatomic Pathology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center overseeing all aspects of surgical pathology and cytopathology. My work at the University of New Mexico has been a combination of clinical service through diagnostic general surgical pathology and cytopathology, education of medical students, pathology residents and fellows, and research with a focus largely in gynecologic malignancies. I have a long-time interest in global health and have worked providing pathology services and education to underserved populations in Central and South America, Africa, and Central Asia.
Areas of Specialty
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Cytopathology
Gynecologic Pathology
Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, Cytopathology, 1997
Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical Pathology, 1994,
Recertification, 2013
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1987
Achievements & Awards
•Outstanding Professional Award, University of New Mexico, Department of Pathology Pathology Residents, 2019
•Leonard M. Napolitano, PhD Award, University of New Mexico Alumni Association, 2017
•Fulbright Scholar, Peru, 2016-2017
•University of New Mexico School of Medicine Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 1997, 2001
•University of New Mexico School of Medicine Hippo Teaching Award, 2001
•University of New Mexico School of Medicine Dean’s Award of Distinction, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
•Faculty Award for Excellence, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1989
•Outstanding Biomedical Research Achievement Award, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 1989
•Alpha Omega Alpha, 1988; Chapter Co-President, 1988 1989
•National Institutes of Health-NIAID Medical Student Summer Fellowship, 1987, 1988
•Frances Roberts Student Award, Cooper Ornithological Society, 1983
•University of California, Berkeley, Department of Zoology Award for Undergraduate Achievement, 1980
•University of California President's Undergraduate Fellowship, 1979
Gender
Female
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Courses Taught
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Phase I, Human Sexuality and Reproduction, Gynecologic Pathology
Research and Scholarship
Lebya, K, Garcia-Smith R, Swaminathan R, Jones A, Russell J, Joste N, Bisoffi M, Trujillo K. 2017. Towards a personalized surgical margin for breast conserving surgery-Implications of field cancerization in local recurrence. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Feb;115(2):109-115.
Robbins HA, Plankey M, Reddy S, Darragh TM, Young S, D'Souza G, Wiley D, Ho K Joste N, Breen EC. 2018 Patterns of repeated anal cytology testing among HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men. Papillomavirus Res, 2018 June; 5: 143-149.
Arias-Pulido H, Cimino-Matthew A, Chaher N, Qualls,C, Joste N, Colpaert C, Marotti J, Foisey M, Prossnitz E, Emens LA, Fiering S. 2018 The combined presence of CD20+ B cells and PD-L1+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes in inflammatory breast cancer is prognostic of improved patient outcome. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2018 Sept: 171 (2): 273-282.
Wiley DJ, Hsu HK, Ganser MA, Brook J, Elashoff DA, Moran MG, Young SA, Joste NE, Mitsuyasu R, Darragh TM, Morris DH, Martinez-Maza OM, Detels R, Rao JY, Bolan BK, Shigeno ET, Rodriquez E. Compairson of nylon-flocked swab with Dacron swab cytology for anal HSIL detection in transgender women and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. Cancer Cytopathol 2019 April; 127: 247-257
Castle PE, Adcock R, Cuzick J, Wentzensen N, Torrez-Martnez NE, Torres SM, Stoler MH, Ronnett BM, Joste NE, Darragh TM, Gravitt PE, Schiffman M, Hunt WC, Kinney WK, Wheeler CM. Relationships of p16 immunohistochemistry and other biomarkers with diagnoses of cervical abnormalities. Implications for LAST terminology. Arch Pathol Lab. 2019 Nov 144:725-734.