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Jennifer Sehn, M.D.

Professor
Department of Pathology

Education

Fellowship
Molecular genetic pathology, Washington University School of Medicine

Residencies
Anatomic pathology, Washington University School of Medicine
Anatomic pathology, Massachusets General Hospital - Boston

Medical School
Washington University School of Medicine

Practice Areas

  • Anatomic pathology
  • Urologic pathology
  • Gynecologic pathology

Publications and Media Placements

  • Ippolito JE, Hartig JP, Bejar K, Nakhoul H, Sehn JK, Weimholt C, Grimsley G, Nunez E, Trikalinos NA, Chatterjee D, Kim EH, Mehta AS, Angel PM, Troyer DA, Leach RJ, Corey E, Wu JD, Drake RR. N-Linked Fucosylated Glycans Are Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer with a Neuroendocrine and Metastatic Phenotype. Mol Cancer Res. 2025 Jan 2;23(1):59-70. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-24-0660. PMID: 39417716; PMCID: PMC11694069.
  • Kuan I, Tian K, Grabosch S, Sehn J, Hoff J. HPV-associated vulvar carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2023 Oct 25;50:101298. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2023.101298. PMID: 37965381; PMCID: PMC10641161.
  • Brashears CB, Prudner BC, Rathore R, Caldwell KE, Dehner CA, Buchanan JL, Lange SES, Poulin N, Sehn JK, Roszik J, Spitzer D, Jones KB, O'Keefe R, Nielsen TO, Taylor EB, Held JM, Hawkins W, Van Tine BA. Malic Enzyme 1 Absence in Synovial Sarcoma Shifts Antioxidant System Dependence and Increases Sensitivity to Ferroptosis Induction with ACXT-3102. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Aug 15;28(16):3573-3589. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-22-0470. PMID: 35421237; PMCID: PMC9378556.
  • Sehn JK, Huynh A, Goldfarb IT, Watkins J, Torous V, Heerema-McKenney A, Roberts DJ. SARS-CoV-2 Placentitis and Intraparenchymal Thrombohematomas Among COVID-19 Infections in Pregnancy. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e225345. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5345. PMID: 35311965; PMCID: PMC8938715.
  • Schwartz DA, Avvad-Portari E, Babál P, Baldewijns M, Blomberg M, Bouachba A, Camacho J, Collardeau-Frachon S, Colson A, Dehaene I, Ferreres JC, Fitzgerald B, Garrido-Pontnou M, Gergis H, Hargitai B, Helguera-Repetto AC, Holmström S, Irles CL, Leijonhfvud Å, Libbrecht S, Marton T, McEntagart N, Molina JT, Morotti R, Nadal A, Navarro A, Nelander M, Oviedo A, Otani ARO, Papadogiannakis N, Petersen AC, Roberts DJ, Saad AG, Sand A, Schoenmakers S, Sehn JK, Simpson PR, Thomas K, Valdespino-Vázquez MY, van der Meeren LE, Van Dorpe J, Verdijk RM, Watkins JC, Zaigham M. Placental Tissue Destruction and Insufficiency From COVID-19 Causes Stillbirth and Neonatal Death From Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2022 Jun 1;146(6):660-676. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0029-SA. PMID: 35142798.
  • Reimers MA, Sehn JK, Van Tine BA, Smith ZL. Primary Prostatic Synovial Sarcoma With Pulmonary Metastases Identified by Routine Next-Generation Sequencing. JCO Precis Oncol. 2021 Nov;5:1133-1140. doi: 10.1200/PO.21.00051. PMID: 34994631.
  • Dehner C, Sehn J. Composite Renal Cell Carcinoma and Angiomyolipoma: A Rare Case and Possible Diagnostic Pitfalls. AJSP Rev Rep. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2021 Nov 12;26(6):315-318.
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  • Lu HC, Patterson NH, Judd AM, Reyzer ML, Sehn JK. Imaging Mass Spectrometry Is an Accurate Tool in Differentiating Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma and Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Proof-of-concept Study. J Histochem Cytochem. 2020 Jun;68(6):403-411. doi: 10.1369/0022155420931417. Epub 2020 May 28. PMID: 32466698.
  • Ramayya T, Masood M, Sehn J, Braverman A. Rapidly Progressive Aortitis in Uncontrolled Rheumatoid Arthritis. JACC. 2019 Mar, 73 (9_Supplement_1) 2242.
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/S0735-1097(19)32848-7
  • Sato Y, Bolzenius JK, Eteleeb AM, Su X, Maher CA, Sehn JK, Arora VK. CD4+ T cells induce rejection of urothelial tumors after immune checkpoint blockade. JCI Insight. 2018 Dec 6;3(23):e121062. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.121062. PMID: 30518683; PMCID: PMC6328023.

Honors and Awards

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctor (2023, 2024)

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • International Society of Gynecological Pathologists
  • International Society of Urological Pathology
  • United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  • College of American Pathologists