Joshua Wisell, MD
Associate Professor, Pathology

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Medical School:
  • MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2003)
Undergraduate School:
  • BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1998)
Residency:
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Program, Anatomic (2006)
Fellowships:
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Program, Dermatopathology (2007)
Languages: English
Department: Pathology

Professional Titles

  • Director of Dermatopathology (Pathology)

Publications

  • Schreiber AR, Santos J, McMahon B, Buckner TW, Olson C, Alberti MO, Guimarães-Young A, Knoeckel C, Broussard L, Aubrey M, Palmer BE, Weiss E, Connors GR, Brunner S, Wisell JA, Pacheco T, Aisner DL, Gutman JA. A Case of Fetal-Induced Graft-versus-Host Disease. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 17;389(7):668-670. PubMed PMID: 37585636
  • Borgers JSW, Tobin RP, Torphy RJ, Vorwald VM, Van Gulick RJ, Amato CM, Cogswell DT, Chimed TS, Couts KL, Van Bokhoven A, Raeburn CD, Lewis KD, Wisell J, McCarter MD, Mushtaq RR, Robinson WA. Melanoma Metastases to the Adrenal Gland Are Highly Resistant to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 Aug 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34348236
  • Vu M, Wisell J, Wohltmann W. Cutaneous foreign body microemboli-induced occlusive vasculopathy: A complication of illicit intravenous injection of oral opioid tablets. J Cutan Pathol. 2021 Sep;48(9):1173-1177. PubMed PMID: 33934378
  • Lee H, Li T, Wisell J, Schowinsky J, Robinson WA. Avapritinib for Cutaneous Mastocytosis. Acta Derm Venereol. 2021 Jan 5;101(1):adv00362. PubMed PMID: 33241424
  • Lee H, Li T, Wisell J, Schowinsky J, Robinson WA. Avapritinib for Cutaneous Mastocytosis. Acta Derm Venereol. 2020 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33241424
  • Laughter MR, Florek AG, Wisell J, Newman S. Dermatitis Artefacta, a Form of Factitial Disorder Imposed on Self, Misdiagnosed as Pyoderma Gangrenosum for Eight Years. Cureus. 2020 Jul 7;12(7):e9054. PubMed PMID: 32782873
  • Pearson DR, Wisell J, Pacheco T. Melanocytic matrical carcinoma in a solid-organ transplant recipient. Cutis. 2019 May;103(5):E30-E36. PubMed PMID: 31233591
  • Roberts SJ, McNally B, Rosser JA, Willard N, Golitz L, Wisell J. Diverse clinical and histopathologic features of cutaneous post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: A presentation of two cases. Australas J Dermatol. 2019 Nov;60(4):e317-e321. PubMed PMID: 31144292
  • Roberts SJ, McNally B, Rosser JA, Willard N, Golitz L, Wisell J. Diverse clinical and histopathologic features of cutaneous post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: A presentation of two cases. Australas J Dermatol. 2019 Nov;60(4):e317-e321. PubMed PMID: 31144292
  • Pearson DR, Wisell J, Pacheco T. Melanocytic matrical carcinoma in a solid-organ transplant recipient. Cutis. 2019 May;103(5):E30-E36. PubMed PMID: 31233591
  • Fischer AS, Black N, McNally B, Wisell J. A New, Firm, Solitary Nodule in a Patient With HIV/AIDS: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2018 Nov;40(11):861. PubMed PMID: 30339566
  • McNally B, Black N, Golitz LE, Wisell JA. Unusual presentation of ectopic extramammary Paget disease. Cutis. 2018 Jun;101(6):422-424. PubMed PMID: 30063770
  • Wohltmann WE, Wisell JA, Lafrades CMC, Cramer DM, Ragsdale BD. High-Velocity Paint Gun Injuries. Am J Dermatopathol. 2017 Aug;39(8):606-613. PubMed PMID: 28654465
  • Sams SB, Wisell JA. Discordance Between Intraoperative Consultation by Frozen Section and Final Diagnosis. Int J Surg Pathol. 2017 Feb;25(1):41-50. PubMed PMID: 27507675
  • Hintzsche JD, Gorden NT, Amato CM, Kim J, Wuensch KE, Robinson SE, Applegate AJ, Couts KL, Medina TM, Wells KR, Wisell JA, McCarter MD, Box NF, Shellman YG, Gonzalez RC, Lewis KD, Tentler JJ, Tan AC, Robinson WA. Whole-exome sequencing identifies recurrent SF3B1 R625 mutation and comutation of NF1 and KIT in mucosal melanoma. Melanoma Res. 2017 Jun;27(3):189-199. PubMed PMID: 28296713
  • Wang DP, Stevens RA, Wisell JA. Revisiting PAX-8's Labeling of Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Am J Dermatopathol. 2016 Dec 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28002100
  • Turner J, Couts K, Sheren J, Saichaemchan S, Ariyawutyakorn W, Avolio I, Cabral E, Glogowska M, Amato C, Robinson S, Hintzsche J, Applegate A, Seelenfreund E, Gonzalez R, Wells K, Bagby S, Tentler J, Tan AC, Wisell J, Varella-Garcia M, Robinson W. Kinase Gene Fusions in Defined Subsets of Melanoma. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2016 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27864876
  • Hintzsche J, Kim J, Yadav V, Amato C, Robinson SE, Seelenfreund E, Shellman Y, Wisell J, Applegate A, McCarter M, Box N, Tentler J, De S, Robinson WA, Tan AC. IMPACT: a whole-exome sequencing analysis pipeline for integrating molecular profiles with actionable therapeutics in clinical samples. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2016 Jul;23(4):721-30. PubMed PMID: 27026619
  • Wohltmann W, Rampton R, Bezdek Benage K, Wisell J. Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Feet. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Aug 1;92(3):219-20. PubMed PMID: 26280143
  • Shrotriya S, Tyagi A, Deep G, Orlicky DJ, Wisell J, Wang XJ, Sclafani RA, Agarwal R, Agarwal C. Grape seed extract and resveratrol prevent 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide induced oral tumorigenesis in mice by modulating AMPK activation and associated biological responses. Mol Carcinog. 2015 Apr;54(4):291-300. PubMed PMID: 24243690
  • Lambert Smith F, Wisell J, Brown M. Advanced acral melanoma. JAAD Case Rep. 2015 May;1(3):166-8. PubMed PMID: 27051719
  • Benoit A, Wisell J, Brown M. Cutaneous spindle cell carcinoma misdiagnosed as atypical fibroxanthoma based on immunohistochemical stains. JAAD Case Rep. 2015 Nov;1(6):392-4. PubMed PMID: 27051790
  • Gamba CS, Lambert Smith F, Wisell J, Brown M. Tattoo reactions in an HIV patient: Autoeczematization and progressive allergic reaction to red ink after antiretroviral therapy initiation. JAAD Case Rep. 2015 Nov;1(6):395-8. PubMed PMID: 27051791
  • Wisell J, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK. Sox10 nuclear immunostaining lacks diagnostic utility for CNS granular cell tumors. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2014 Jan;73(1):98-100. PubMed PMID: 24335528
  • Green JS, Norris DA, Wisell J. Novel cutaneous effects of combination chemotherapy with BRAF and MEK inhibitors: a report of two cases. Br J Dermatol. 2013 Jul;169(1):172-6. PubMed PMID: 23413975
  • White RA, Neiman JM, Reddi A, Han G, Birlea S, Mitra D, Dionne L, Fernandez P, Murao K, Bian L, Keysar SB, Goldstein NB, Song N, Bornstein S, Han Z, Lu X, Wisell J, Li F, Song J, Lu SL, Jimeno A, Roop DR, Wang XJ. Epithelial stem cell mutations that promote squamous cell carcinoma metastasis. J Clin Invest. 2013 Oct;123(10):4390-404. PubMed PMID: 23999427
  • DeClerck BK, Post MD, Wisell JA. Cutaneous decidualized endometriosis in a nonpregnant female: a potential pseudomalignancy. Am J Dermatopathol. 2012 Jul;34(5):541-3. PubMed PMID: 22534633
  • Kabos P, Finlay-Schultz J, Li C, Kline E, Finlayson C, Wisell J, Manuel CA, Edgerton SM, Harrell JC, Elias A, Sartorius CA. Patient-derived luminal breast cancer xenografts retain hormone receptor heterogeneity and help define unique estrogen-dependent gene signatures. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Sep;135(2):415-32. PubMed PMID: 22821401
  • Kounalakis N, Diamond J, Rusthoven K, Horn W, Jindal S, Wisell J, Klein CE, Elias A, Finlayson C, Borges VF. Diagnosis of invasive lobular carcinoma in a young woman presenting with pleomorphic lobular carcinoma in situ on core biopsy. Oncology (Williston Park). 2011 Apr 15;25(4):351-6. PubMed PMID: 21618957
  • Hristov AC, Wisell J. A "high-risk" epithelioid hemangioendothelioma presenting as a solitary, ulcerated, subcutaneous tumor. Am J Dermatopathol. 2011 Dec;33(8):e88-90. PubMed PMID: 22042264
  • Wu JM, Thoburn CJ, Wisell J, Farmer ER, Hess AD. CD20, AIF-1, and TGF-beta in graft-versus-host disease: a study of mRNA expression in histologically matched skin biopsies. Mod Pathol. 2010 May;23(5):720-8. PubMed PMID: 20190732
  • Bolaños-Meade J, Anders V, Wisell J, Farmer ER, Vogelsang GB. Grover's Disease after Bone Marrow Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2007 Sep;13(9):1116-7. PubMed PMID: 17697974
  • Wisell J, Boitnott J, Haas M, Anders RA, Hart J, Lewis JT, Abraham SC, Torbenson M. Glycogen pseudoground glass change in hepatocytes. Am J Surg Pathol. 2006 Sep;30(9):1085-90. PubMed PMID: 16931952
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Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Dermatopathology, Fellow

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pathology, Board Certification (2007)
  • Dermatopathology, Board Certification (2007)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Cancers - Skin Cancer
  • Cancers - Cancer Pathology
  • Skin, Hair and Nails - Biopsies and Excisions
  • Skin, Hair and Nails
  • Cancers

General Information

Medical Schools:
  • MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2003)
Undergraduate Schools:
  • BS, Colorado State University (CO) (1998)
Residency Programs:
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Program, Anatomic (2006)
Fellowships:
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Program, Dermatopathology (2007)
Languages: English
Department: Pathology
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