Swikrity U Baskota, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Cytopathology Fellowship Director, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Specialties
Pathology
Cytopathology
Pathology - Breast
Pathology - Lung
Department
Locations and Contact
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Clinical Interests
Dr. Baskota is a passionate board-certified cytopathologist who is skilled in performing superficial and ultrasound guided FNA biopsies. Dr. Baskota's additional expertise include breast and neoplastic lung pathology. She has special clinical interest in cancer diagnoses in small biopsy specimens.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Baskota's research focuses on promoting the use of social media for pathology education, as well as encouraging future generation of medical students to pursue pathology as their career choice. Dr. Baskota is also interested in non-gynecologic minimally invasive cytopathology research and in identifying therapeutic targets for breast carcinomas.
Division
Anatomic Pathology
Center/Program Affiliation
Medical School
M.B.B.S., Kathmandu University, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur Nepal 2009
Internship
Kathmandu University, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur Nepal 2009
Residency
Pathology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu Nepal 2011-2014
Residency
Anatomic Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA 2017-2020
Fellowship
Cytopathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA 2020-2021
Bernard-Naylor, Cytomorphology Award, American Society of Cytopathology, 2020,
The Pathologist, Power List 2024 in "Destined for Excellence" Category, 2024,
American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) Volunteer Appreciation Award, 2022,
The Pathologist, Power List 2022 in "First Contact" Category, 2022,
Connelly C, Smithgall M, Desai N, Cimic A, Baskota S.U. Performance Characteristics of ThyroSeq, ThyGeNEXT/ThyraMIR, and Afirma Molecular Platforms in Evaluation of 1252 Cytologically-Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules, Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology. 2025; ISSN 2213-2945, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasc.2025.04.003.
Desai N, Towne W, Connelly CF, Baskota SU, Crapanzano JP, Desai K, Cimic A. Utilityof CINtec PLUS in Identification of High-Grade Lesions on ShortDTerm Follow-Up in Patients With Negative Cytologic Interpretation. Diagnostic Cytopathology, 2025; https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.25457
Fuller MY, Shrestha S, Baskota SU. International perspective on pediatric cytology. Cancer Cytopathol. 2025; e22911. doi:10.1002/cncy.22911
+ Liu T, Baskota SU, Gonzalez A. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration 11 | Page and fine-needle biopsy in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal lymphomas. Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, 2024; ISSN 2213-2945, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasc.2024.12.002.
Tian R, Wang E, Sivasubramaniam P, Baskota SU, Sharma A, Cecchini MJ. Ten Yearsof Pathology on Twitter (X): Landscape andEvolution of Pathology on Twitter From 2012 to 2023. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 Jan 1; 149(1):75-82. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2023-0447-OA. PMID: 38599590.
Shaker N, Vohra P, Baskota SU, Shaker N, Sangueza OP, Pradhan D. Angioleiomyoma, Venous Type of the Sinonasal Tract: Emerging as a Distinct Entity in the WHO Classification, Mandating Pathological Expertisein the Absence of Clear Clinical and Radiologic Features. International Journal of Surgical Pathology. 2024; 33(1):104-107. doi:10.1177/10668969241256114
Desai N, Connelly CF, Sung S, Cimic A, Baskota SU. Interobserver Variability in HER-2 Immunostaining Interpretation of Metastatic HER2 Low Breast Cancers in Cytology Specimens. Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2024; 52: 722-730. https://doi.org/10.1002/dc.25392
Connelly C F, Towne W S, Desai N, BaskotaSU. Cytologic testing for mismatch repair deficiency/microsatellite instability and NTRK gene fusion is not routinely indicated inprimary pancreaticobiliary carcinoma cell bock material, Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology, 2024
Flippo A, Dixit B, Baskota SU, Mirza K M. Social media in pathology and laboratory medicine: A systematic review, Academic Pathology, 2024; Volume 11, Issue 4, 100151,ISSN 2374 2895, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2024.100151.
Lynn TJ, Baskota SU. Writing our way through academia: Our journey as young faculty and book authors. Cancer Cytopathol. 2025 Jan; 133(1):e22902. doi: 10.1002/cncy.22902.