Ben Davidson MD PhD

Consultant histopathologist
Associate Professor
Division of Pathology
Rikshospitalet
0027 Oslo
Norway
Office: + (47) 22934871
Fax: + (47) 22508554
email: bend@medisin.uio.no
Training:
Resident Department of Pathology, Sheba Medical Center Tel Hashomer, Israel 1994-1998
Resident R PLD student 1998-2001
Consultant cytopathologist Cytology Unit Radiumhospitalet Oslo 1996-2004
Consultant histopathologist Division of Pathology 2004-
Expertise:
Effusion cytology, Gynecological pathology
Research Interests:
Tumor spread and progression in ovarian carcinoma
Professional Service:
Membership in European Society
Editorial board Diagnostic Cytopathology
Other Links:
Selected Recent Publications:
Davidson B.
Biological characteristics of cancers involving the serosal cavities.
Crit Rev Oncog. 2007;13(3):189-227
Davidson B, Wang TL, Shih IeM, Berner A.
Expression of the chromatin remodeling factor Rsf-1 is down-regulated
in breast carcinoma effusions.
Hum Pathol. 2008 Apr;39(4):616-22. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
Dong HP, Kleinberg L, Silins I, Flørenes VA, Tropé CG, Risberg B, Nesland JM, Davidson B.
Death receptor expression is associated with poor response to chemotherapy
and shorter survival in metastatic ovarian carcinoma.
Cancer. 2008 Jan 1;112(1):84-93.
Davidson B, Hadar R, Schlossberg A, Sternlicht T, Slipicevic A,
Skrede M, Risberg B, Flørenes VA, Kopolovic J, Reich R.
Expression and clinical role of DJ-1, a negative regulator of PTEN,
in ovarian carcinoma.
Hum Pathol. 2008 Jan;39(1):87-95. Epub 2007 Oct 18
Kleinberg L, Flørenes VA, Nesland JM, Davidson B.
Survivin, a member of the inhibitors of apoptosis family,
is down-regulated in breast carcinoma effusions.
Am J Clin Pathol. 2007 Sep;128(3):389-97.
Davidson B, Skrede M, Silins I,
Shih IeM, Trope CG, Flørenes VA.
Low-molecular weight forms of cyclin E differentiate ovarian
carcinoma from cells of mesothelial origin and are associated
with poor survival in ovarian carcinoma.
Cancer. 2007 Sep 15;110(6):1264-71
Kleinberg L, Lie AK, Flørenes VA, Nesland JM, Davidson B.
Expression of inhibitor-of-apoptosis protein family members
in malignant mesothelioma.
Hum Pathol. 2007 Jul;38(7):986-94. Epub 2007 Mar 9.
Davidson B.
Anatomic site-related expression of cancer-associated molecules
in ovarian carcinoma.
Curr Cancer Drug Targets. 2007 Feb;7(1):109-20. Review.
Kleinberg L, Flørenes VA, Silins I, Haug K, Trope CG, Nesland JM, Davidson B.
Nuclear expression of survivin is associated with improved survival
in metastatic ovarian carcinoma.
Cancer. 2007 Jan 15;109(2):228-38
Davidson B, Zhang Z, Kleinberg L, Li M, Flørenes VA, Wang TL, Shih IeM.
Gene expression signatures differentiate ovarian/peritoneal serous
carcinoma from diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.
Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Oct 15;12(20 Pt 1):5944-50.