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FACULTY

Ellen Connor, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency
Pathology Clinical Content Co-Director

Pathology
Academic Office:

Center for Advanced Learning and Simulation
Department of Pathology
2021 Perdido St., 7th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112

Clinical Office:

University Medical Center - New Orleans
2000 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA 70112

Bio

Dr. Connor currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and the Associate Residency Program Director at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans. She also serves as the Director of Autopsy Services at University Medical Center – New Orleans and assists in the daily clinical operations of the UMCNO Blood Bank. She is responsible for assisting in the day-to-day administration of the pathology residency program in compliance with ACGME, and supervises the autopsy rotation for Pathology residents and fellows. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Connor serves as the Pathology Clinical Content Co-Director and Co-Director of the Foundations course at LSUHSC. She is instrumental in developing and implementing the Pathology curriculum and teaches numerous Pathology classes to 2nd year medical students. She is a Fellow in both the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the National Association of Medical Examiners, and is a member of the United States and Canadian American Academy of Pathology.

Recent awards include: Dr. Connor received the 2023 Best New Faculty Award at University Medical Center - New Orleans.

Education

Degrees:
Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia

Doctor of Medicine
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans

Residency:
Medical Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans

Fellowships:
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia

Medical Fellow
Forensic Pathology, University of South Florida, Tampa

Hospitals

University Medical Center-New Orleans

Publications

Refereed
1. Connor EE and Wyatt MD (2002) Active site clashes prevent the human 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylase from improperly removing bases. Chem Biol, 9: 1033-41.

2. Hitchcock TM, Dong L, Connor EE, Meira LB, Samson LD, Wyatt MD, Cao W (2004) Oxanine DNA glycosylase activity from mammalian alkyladenine glycosylase. J Biol Chem, 279: 38177-83.

3. Connor EE, Wilson JJ, and Wyatt MD (2005) Effects of substrate specificity on initiating the base excision repair of N-methylpurines by variant human 3-methyladenine DNA glycosylases. Chem Res Tox, 28: 87-94.

4. Li L, Connor EE, Berger SH, Wyatt MD (2005) Determination of apoptosis, uracil incorporation, DNA strand breaks, and sister chromatid exchanges under
conditions of thymidylate deprivation in a model of BER deficiency. Biochem Pharmacol, 70: 1458-68.

5. Sen S, Paraggio NA, Gearheart LA, Connor EE, Issa A, Coleman RS, Wilson DM 3rd, Wyatt MD, Ber MA (2005) Effect of protein binding on ultrafast DNA
dynamics: characterization of a DNA:APE1 complex. Biophys J, 89: 4129-38.

6. Connor EE, Mwamuka J, Gole A, Murphy CJ, and Wyatt MD (2005) Gold nanoparticles are taken up by human cells but do not cause cytotoxicity. Small,
1: 325-7.

Non-refereed
1. Connor EE, Darga A, McGoey RR (2014) PATHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Autopsy Findings in an Adult with Down Syndrome. J La State Med
Soc, 166:272-4.

2. Connor EE, Vinson A, Bhalla R, McGoey RR (2016) PATHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in a 48-Year-Old Female. J La State Med Soc, 168:71-3.

3. Connor EE, Jackson NR, McGoey RR (2016) PATHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH: Rapidly Progressive Hemorrhagic Cellulitis of Bilateral Lower
Extremities with Subsequent Septic Shock and Death. J La State Med Soc, 168:109-12.

Teaching Activities

01/2020-present, Clinical rotation instructor for the Tulane University Pathology Pathology Assistant’s Program

10/2018-present, General and Systemic Pathology 200, LSUHSC School of Medicine

2018-present, Exposure and instruction in forensic autopsy practice and technique for LSU and Tulane pathology residents during their rotation at the Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office

2015-2017, Dental 2125, LSUHSC School of Dentistry

7/2014-6/2017, Anatomy 100, LSUHSC School of Medicine

7/2014-6/2017, Path 422a and MCLIN300, LSUHSC School of Medicine