Dr Alexander Nirenberg
MBBS BSc FRCPath FRCPA FIAC Diploma in Dermatopathology
Dr Alexander Nirenberg, is a certified Dermatopathologist with many years of experience in this field.
Following a science degree at Monash University, he trained in medicine at the University of Melbourne and subsequently undertook pathology training followed by training in dermatopathology, including an elective at the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology, New York, USA. He subsequently obtained his Diploma in Dermatopathology from the International Committee for Dermatopathology-Union of European Medical Specialists. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, and currently holds a position as Dermatopathologist at Dorevitch Pathology in Melbourne, Australia.
He is a Director of the Australasian College of Cutaneous Oncology (ACCO), an independent organization involved in teaching skin cancer medicine to general practitioners, and in evidence-based research. He regularly speaks at ACCO workshops and has been a speaker at its Scientific Meeting.
He is a Director and current Pathology Vice President of the Australasian Dermatopathology Society.
He is involved in postgraduate teaching and regularly speaks at workshops for skin cancer doctors. He has been a Tutor in pathology at the University of Melbourne.
He has been and is currently on organising committees for scientific meetings.
In the past he has been a Panel Member of the Avant Medical Experts Committee and a member of the Medical Advisory Committees of Masada and John Fawkner hospitals, and was an Assessor on the Breast Screen Victoria Performance Indicator and Standards Project.
He has successfully taken his current workplace through the process of accreditation as a training centre for the Diploma in Dermatopathology of the Royal College of Pathology of Australasia.
Apart from being a fellow of both the Royal College of Pathologists (UK) and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, he is a member of various organisations, including:
- Australasian Dermatopathology Society
- International Society of Dermatopathology
- American Society of Dermatopathology
- New York Academy of Sciences
- International Academy of Pathology, Australasian division
- International Academy of Cytology
- Australian Society of Cytology
Published papers:
Anthony Dixon, Athanassios Kyrgidis, Christopher Zachary, John Dixon, Catalin Popescu, Michael Sladden, Zoe Apalla, Stuart Anderson, Giuseppe Argenziano, Demetrios Ioannides, Alexander Nirenberg, Aimillios Lallas, Samuel Zagarella, Caterina Longo, Harvey Smith, Howard Steinman, Thrasivoulos Tzellos, Lloyd Cleaver, Ken Leahey, Christos Zouboulis, J. Meirion Thomas Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial 1 - key primary data remain unavailable.
British Journal of dermatology June 2022 doi.org/10.1111/bjd.21712
Awad A, Nirenberg A, Sinclair S
Treatment of generalised granuloma annulare with tildrakizumab Australasian Journal of Dermatology 00, 1-4 (2022).
Cyriac N, Durbhakula P, Cheah K
Melanoma in situ in a 19-year-old patient – a case report. Pathology 54 S41 (2021)
Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon A
Keratoacanthoma: Update on the debate. The American Journal of Dermatopathology. 43(4), 305-307 (2021).
Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon A. Melanoma extravascular migratory metastasis: an important and underrecognized phenomenon. Letter to the editor. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol; 2020; Apr 16; doi: 10.1111/jdv.16479 (Early view).
Nirenberg A, Steinman H, Dixon J, Dixon A. Merkel cell carcinoma update: The case for two tumours. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol; 2020; 34; 1425-1431. Dixon A, Steinman H, Anderson S et al. Routine usage of sentinel node biopsy in melanoma management must cease. British Journal of Dermatology 2017; 177: 579-580.
Dixon A, Steinman H, Anderson S et al. Routine usage of sentinel node biopsy in melanoma management must cease. British Journal of Dermatology 2017 – reply from authors.
Dixon A, Steinman H, Anderson S et al. Routine usage of sentinel node biopsy in melanoma management must cease. British Journal of Dermatology 2016; 175: 1340-1341.
Dixon, Anderson, Steinman, Nirenberg, Dixon.
Sentinal lymph node biopsy now has a limited role in melanoma management. Australian Family Physician – reply. Australian Family Physician 2014; 43, 665-666.
Dixon, Anderson, Steinman, Nirenberg, Dixon.
Sentinal lymph node biopsy now has a limited role in melanoma management. Australian Family Physician 43, 479-480 (2014)
Nirenberg, Buxton, Kubacz
Dermoid Cyst of the Caecum: Case Report
Pathology, 33, 246-247 (2001)
Opeskin, Waterston, Nirenberg, Hare.
Ataxia telangiectasia with long survival
Journal of Clinical Neuroscience Vol 5, 4, 471 - 473 (1998)
Mulvany, Nirenberg, Östör.
Non-Primary Cervical Adenocarcinomas.
Pathology 28, 293-297 (1996)
Nirenberg, Meikle, Goldstein, Meikle.
Metastatic Carcinoma Infiltrating Lung Mimicking Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia.
Australasian Radiology 39, 405-407 (1995).
Nirenberg, Östör, Slavin, Riley, Rome.
Primary vulvar sarcomas.
International Journal of Gynecological Pathology 14, 55-62 (1995) (Leading article).
Östör, Nirenberg, Ashdown, Murphy.
Extragenital adenosarcoma arising in the Pouch of Douglas.
Gynecologic Oncology 53, 373-375 (1994).
Nirenberg, Östör, Quinn.
Collision Tumour: Serous Adenocarcinoma and Steroid Cell Tumour of the Ovary.
Pathology 24, 60-62 (1992).
Posters with published abstracts:
Yun J, Wee E, Adler N, Nirenberg A, Scardamaglia L
Metastatic Crohn’s disease presenting with recurrent right areolar abscess and ulceration
Australian College of Dermatologists Annual Scientific Meeting 2022.
Nirenberg, Östör, Quinn.
Collision Tumour: Serous Adenocarcinoma and Steroid Cell Tumour of the Ovary.
36th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, 1991.
Nirenberg, Slavin, Östör, Kneale.
Primary Vulvar Sarcomas.
19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Division of the International Academy of Pathology 1993.
