Ellen Connor, MD, PhD

 

Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology
Director of Autopsy Services at University Medical Center - New Orleans
 

LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Department of Pathology
2021 Perdido St., 7th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
econno@lsuhsc.edu

 

 

Degrees

Medical Fellow, Forensic Pathology, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2017-2018

Medical Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, 2013-2017

Doctor of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, 2009-2013

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, 2004-2005

Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, 1999-2004

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biochemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1994-1999

Licensure

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, 8/2017

Forensic Pathology Diplomate, American Board of Pathology, 9/2018

Louisiana Physician License, 304622, 1/2017

Bio

Dr. Connor is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology. She also serves as an Autopsy Pathologist at University Medical Center - New Orleans. She previously served as a Forensic Pathologist/Deputy Coroner at the Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office. She is a Fellow in both the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the National Association of Medical Examiners.

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

Selected 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.

Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics

University Medical Center - New Orleans