Rodney McComb, M.D.
Phone: 402.559.7841
Email:
rmmccomb@unmc.edu
Interests:
Surgical and Autopsy Neuropathology
Muscle and Nerve Pathology
Electron Microscopy
Brain Tumors
Neurodegenerative Disease
Research:
The Neuropathology Clinical Service provides regional consultation for the evaluation of brain tumors,
developmental disorders, neuromuscular diseases, dementias, and movement disorders. Metabolic disorders
such as leukodystrophies, neuronal storage disorders, peroxisomal diseases, and mitochondrial disorders
are also evaluated.
The neuropathology research activities focus on brain tumors, neurodevelopment, and neurodegenerative
disease. Current experimental work includes a collaborative project to study estrogen-induced prolactinomas
and mammary carcinomas in rats, using immunohistochemistry for the detection of prolactin, growth hormone,
and cell proliferation markers (PI: James Shull, Eppley Institute).
Education and Training
B.S. Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1972
M.D. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1976
Anatomic Pathology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1976-1979
Neuropathology, Duke University Medical Center, 1979-82
National Activities
Editorial Board, J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
Neuropathology Committee, College of American Pathologists
