Sandra Jean Shin MD, MBA

Sandra Jean Shin is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Albany Medical Center. She is board-certified in Pathology. Dr. Shin serves on the expert breast pathology committee for the National Cancer Institute. She has also served as co-principal investigator or co-investigator on several multi-million-dollar grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Studies conducted in her research program in breast disease have appeared in more than 100 scientific journals, invited reviews, books, and book chapters. She is also the editor of "A Comprehensive Guide to Core Needle Biopsies of the Breast," a 900-page textbook published by Springer.

Dr. Shin earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College through its joint degree program with Siena College. She completed her residency and breast fellowship training at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, where she went on to serve as vice-chair for Education, chief of Breast Pathology, and director of the pathology residency training program and the breast pathology fellowship program before coming to Albany Med.