Arben Lasku MS, MD, PhD

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

About:

Dr. Lasku has practiced for twelve years in Albania as an M.D. before he came to Arizona. He completed a specialization in nuclear medicine at the University of Genoa Medical Center, Italy. He has trained in clinical chemistry, clinical pathology, and nuclear medicine and has been a member of the faculty of the University of Tirana, Albania. Dr. Lasku currently teaches human pathology, laboratory diagnosis, immunology, and hematology at Sonoran.

Classes Teaching:

• General Medicine, Immunology, and Capstone Courses

Education:

• University of Tirana, Albania (Masters in Clinical Chemistry)
• University of Tirana, Albania (M.D., Ph.D. in tumor markers)
• University of Genoa Medical Center, Italy  (Specialization in nuclear medicine)

Publications:

• “Successful Treatment of an Athlete’s Plantar Warts using a Synergistic Botanical Blend: A case study” (Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine).
• “Genetic Expression Analysis of Immuno-stimulatory Botanicals on Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Associated with Inflammatory Processes” (Experimental Biology).
• “Tumor Targeting Potential of the Monoclonal Antibody BC-1 against Oncofetal Fibronectin in Nude Mice Bearing Human Tumor Implants” (CANCER).
• “Validation in animal models and in patients of monoclonal antibody BC-1 directed against Oncofetal Fibronectin – A marker of Angiogenesis” (Journal of Nuclear Medicine).