The University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB Department of Pathology
Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary Fellowship & Transplant Pathology Fellowship

Openings for 2024-2025
Number of appointments per year – 1

Description: The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, offers a one-year fellowship experience in GI tract, liver, pancreas and biliary tract. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 50,000 surgical cases yearly, of which 25% are GI cases. Our robust liver transplant program provides the fellow with numerous diverse GI cases that complement the junior faculty experience. There are multiple interdisciplinary GI conferences at UAB (including GI/Hepatobiliary Oncology, Transplant/Medical Liver Conference among others) in which fellows may actively participate. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services. Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division, leading to publications and presentations at national meetings. Rotations are entirely at the University of Alabama Hospital. The program is optimized with structural didactic lectures and slide sessions relevant to daily practice. For those having an interest in Pediatric Surgical Pathology, a selected rotation at Children's of Alabama (adjacent to UAB Hospital) is possible.

This program is directed by Sameer Al Diffalha, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology.

Requirements: MD degree and completion of pathology core requirements (3 yrs of AP or 4 yrs of combined AP/CP training). Previous Surgical pathology or cytopathology training is preferred.

Stipends: Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training in Pathology. Also provided is a professional development fund.

Applications: Submit application along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, including one from current program director to:
path-fellowships@uabmc.edu.

Address letters of recommendation to:

Sameer Al Diffalha, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, GI Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:

Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Email: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program

[#12385, exp. 16 November 2022]

 

GI, Liver & Pancreaticobiliary Pathology Fellowship
Currently Accepting Applications for 2022-2023 (unexpected opening)

The Department of Pathology offers a one-year non-ACGME accredited fellowship position in GI, hepatobiliary and pancreatic pathology. The fellowship provides comprehensive training in interpretation of endoscopic, liver and pancreatobiliary biopsies and complex surgical resection specimens, including transplant specimens. The Department currently receives approximately 11,000 GI biopsies; 1500 GI, pancreas and liver resection specimens; 350 liver biopsies and 500 fine needle aspiration aspirations from the GI tract, pancreas and liver. These specimens include both adult and pediatric specimens. The fellow’s education is enhanced by the strong interdisciplinary approach to patient care including pathology, gastroenterology, radiology, surgery, oncology and radiation oncology.

The fellow’s responsibilities include slide review and preparation of selected reports, presentation at interdepartmental conferences and teaching and supervision of pathology residents. Training also includes elective. The fellow is encouraged to participate in a scholarly project during the year culminating in presentation at a meeting and/or publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

Applications: Please visit our website: https://pathology.arizona.edu/education/fellowship/gastrointestinal for complete checklist and more information.

Email application materials to: fellowship@pathology.arizona.edu

[#11266, exp. 20 August 2022]

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship
2024 - 2025

Program Description
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers a one-year ACGME accredited fellowship program in GI/Liver Pathology, a section of the department of Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, a 969 bed tertiary care center. This program provides training in diagnostic GI and liver pathology including liver transplant and pancreatic pathology. We receive 15,000 GI biopsies, 1,000 GI resections, 800 liver biopsies, 80 liver resections, 70-80 liver explants, and 100 Whipple/pancreatectomy specimens annually. The program provides ample resources including a generous annual educational stipend and support for clinical and translational research.

Fellow Responsibilities and Requirements
The Fellow will be integrated in a graduated responsibility manner into all aspects of the clinical practice of Gastrointestinal/Liver pathology on a daily basis, including diagnostic interpretation and reporting, presentation at Local and international conferences (USCAP), communication with clinical teams regarding critical diagnoses, and research. Off service time (2 days each week) is given to the fellow for research activities and conference preparation. The GI fellow is the interface of the GI section and Department with many related medical and GI/liver services.

Candidates must be eligible to sit for AP/CP or AP boards. California licensure is required at the time of appointment.

Stipends
Commensurate with the applicant's year of postgraduate training

Program Director
Maha Guindi, MD

Applications:
Please visit our website for complete checklist and more information.

All materials and inquiries should be addressed to the program coordinator:

Carrie Domagas
Sr. Academic Coordinator
Telephone: (310) 423-1610
Email: carrie.domagas@cshs.org

[#12054-5, exp. 2 February 2023]

LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck School of Medicine of USC
GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship

Accepting applications for
Academic Year 2024-2025

The GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship training program of the Keck Medical Center of USC/LAC+USC Medical Center has one vacant position available for AY2024-25.

The GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship training program provides primary training experience in gastrointestinal and liver pathology at Keck Medical Center and LAC+USC Medical Center. The trainee will be exposed to a wide variety of gastrointestinal surgical pathology specimens and gain exceptional experience in transplant and non-transplant liver pathology. In addition, the fellow will have an opportunity to gain experience in gastrointestinal cytopathology.

Requirements:
The candidate must have completed 3 years of Anatomic Pathology training or 4 years of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology training by the beginning of the fellowship training. The candidates are encouraged to have a year of surgical pathology fellowship training prior to the beginning of the GI/Liver fellowship.

The candidate must have a California Medical License by July 1st of their training year.

The candidate must be a U.S. green card holder or U.S. citizen.

Please submit the CAP Surgical Pathology Fellowship Application and 3 letters of recommendation (one from the Program Director and two from faculty members; letters from gastrointestinal pathologists are encouraged).

Submit applications to:
Sergei Tatishchev, MD, GI/Liver Program Director
Keck Medical Center of USC/LAC+USC Medical Center
HC4, Room 2415
1450 San Pablo Street
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9092
Telephone: (323) 865-6907
Email: Sergei.Tatishchev@med.usc.edu

[#12576, exp. 17 June 2023]

University of California, Davis
Department of Pathology
GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2024-2025

The University of California, Davis, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is seeking candidates for its GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year.

UC Davis offers a one-year GI Pathology fellowship which is designed to prepare the fellow as a diagnostic expert in the interpretation of GI, liver, and pancreatobiliary specimens, while also providing continued exposure to the other surgical pathology subspecialties. Expertise will include: gross examination, biopsy diagnosis/interpretation, appropriate work-up of cancer resections, and intra-operative consultations (frozen section interpretation). The fellow will develop an analytical approach to diagnosis, which includes the appropriate use of ancillary techniques (immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology). Training in this program will encompass consultation to health care staff, residents, pathologists and clinicians including tumor boards and other conferences. The fellow will also participate in departmental teaching activities for residents and medical students. At completion, the successful fellow will be able to demonstrate the knowledge, poise, maturity and communication skills to effectively function at the level of junior staff/faculty. The fellowship also includes the opportunity for junior attending sign-out experience, upon approval of the Fellowship Director.

The Program Director will select from resident applicants who have preferably had four or more years of training with two years anatomic pathology and two years clinical pathology experience or an AP only residency. Completed applications consist of the following and must be free of gaps of time, whether professional or personal: CV/Resume/CAP standardized form; personal statement, three letters of recommendation sent directly from the author (one must be from the Residency Program Director). Please address all letters to Karen Matsukuma, M.D., Ph.D., Director, GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship.

Applicants must be licensed in California in the Spring prior to their start date. Please submit application materials to Fellowship Program Coordinator, Mayra Hernandez at: HS-PathFellowships@ucdavis.edu

For additional information, please visit our website at:
https://health.ucdavis.edu/pathology/education/fellowship_program/GI-liver.html

[#11423, exp. 11 October 2022]

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship

The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, Irvine is now accepting applications for a 1-year fellowship in GI and liver pathology, starting July 2024. This fellowship provides training in all aspects of GI, liver, pancreas and biliary tract disease with opportunities for clinical research. The GI service (more than 8,000 cases annually) includes full range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions with special emphasis on IBD, colon cancers, gastric dysplasia/carcinoma, celiac disease and Barrett esophagus. We also have an active pancreas (more than 100 pancreatic resections/year) and liver (more than 250 biopsies and resections/year) service. The fellow will also be exposed to cytopathologic specimens from EUS guided aspirations from the GI and pancreato-biliary tracts.

The fellow participates with 4 fellowship trained GI/liver pathologists in sign-out of GI and liver surgical and biopsy material, frozen sections and consultation cases. The position is structured for graduated responsibility to the level of junior faculty and sign out privileges may be granted during the second half of the fellowship. The fellow may also take few weeks of call during the year, as an acting attending on Surgical Pathology service. There will also be active involvement in resident teaching and presenting at the weekly GI/liver tumor board meetings during the fellowship. Funded research opportunities are available within the department and the fellow will be expected to present their research at national meetings.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

Program Director:
Vishal S. Chandan, MD
Clinical Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Requirements: Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP residency program.

To apply, please go to this link to complete an online application process: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07558

[#12751-1, exp. 8 September 2023]

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH)
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Transplant, Medical Kidney and Liver Pathology Fellowship

Description: The Transplant, Medical Kidney and Liver Pathology fellowship offers a unique and the first of its kind opportunity that combines training in medical kidney, medical liver and transplant pathology of kidney, liver, pancreas and gastrointestinal tract. The Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGTI) is one of the leading and largest transplant centers in the United States by volumes and outcomes. This program is also a referral center in the above specialties for all Medstar Health Hospitals in Maryland and the District of Columbia and the Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) (Washington, DC).

The Transplant, Medical Kidney and Liver pathology fellowship is a one-year fellowship that provides training in the subspecialties of transplant pathology (kidney, liver, pancreas and small bowel/other GI tract) and native kidney and liver pathology. Clinical material includes a diverse variety and high volume of common and uncommon transplant pathology, medical liver and medical kidney materials. The fellow will be exposed to approximately 2500 specimens from MGUH, CNMC and other Medstar hospitals and will gain clinical competency in light microscopy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics in transplant, renal and liver pathology. The fellow will also participate and lead translational research projects and present in national and international scientific meetings.

The educational mission of the fellowship program is to provide comprehensive training in medical kidney, medical liver and transplant pathology with emphasis on producing a competent diagnostician, an educator to medical students and pathology residents and a consultant to transplant physicians, nephrologists and hepatologists.

Requirements: Applicants should have an MD or DO degree and be board-eligible or board-certified in Anatomic Pathology or combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Stipend: Commensurate with the level of post-graduate training, the base salaries for all trainees are set by the Office of Graduate Medical Education according to PGY level. Optional health benefits, life and disability insurance, flexible spending and retirement plan enrollment are available for all trainees. Generous educational and books funds, as well as parking, is provided.

Applications: The 2021 position has been filled. Now accepting applicants for the 2022 and 2023 academic year. Please email a cover letter, standardized College of American Pathology Fellowship application, personal statement, three letters of recommendation, current CV and ECFMG certification (if applicable) to:

Giovanna Taylor, Fellowship Program Coordinator
Email: Giovanna.J.Taylor@gunet.georgetown.edu
Telephone: (202) 687-7020

The Fellowship Program Director, Dr. Bhaskar Kallakury, MD, can be contacted by email at kallakub@gunet.georgetown.edu for additional information.

Website: https://www.medstarhealth.org/education/affiliated-hospitals-2/medstar-georgetown-university-hospital/transplant-medical-kidney-and-liver-pathology/

[#11644 exp. 23 November 2022]

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2024-2025

The Department of Anatomic Pathology at the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute offers a one-year fellowship in Gastrointestinal and Hepato-pancreato-biliary pathology, starting July 1, 2024. The 2023 position has been filled.

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center is a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute and located on the campus of the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. The Cancer Center has ~4,500 GI biopsies, ~1,800 GI resections, and ~5,000 GI consultations /year from outside institutions. The existence of a busy pancreato-biliary surgical oncology program provides a large number of pancreatic and hepatobiliary specimens, in addition to esophageal, gastric, intestinal and colorectal resections. The advanced endoscopy service performs endoscopic mucosal and submucosal resections. The Cancer Center has an active bone marrow transplantation service, and the GI pathology group reviews many biopsies to rule out graft-vs-host disease. There are ~800 cytology FNA specimens.

The fellowship program is designed to provide comprehensive and advanced training in all aspects of GI and Hepato-pancreato-biliary pathology including both neoplastic and non-neoplastic surgical pathology and cytopathology utilizing immunohistochemistry, fluorescent in situ hybridization and molecular pathology (pyrosequencing, sequenom, next generation sequencing, etc.).

The GI fellow's responsibilities include specimen gross inspection, frozen section interpretation, complete evaluation and preparation of GI cases including review/consultation cases, and presentations at the tumor boards and intradepartmental conferences. The fellow is expected to be closely involved in the Anatomic Pathology departmental research activities. The fellow is expected to present the research activities at national and international meetings (USCAP, ASCP, CAP etc.), and to submit at least one Moffitt research manuscript for publication during the training period. The fellow is also expected to actively participate in the teaching of medical students, residents and visiting physicians. The fellow will be supervised and guided by the GI Pathology faculties. The Fellowship will consider optional elective time for gaining experience in other specialties prior to the graduation. The deadline to apply is July 15, 2022. The standard CAP Fellowship training application packet is accepted.

For further information, please contact:
Beliza Rohena
Education Coordinator
Moffitt Cancer Center
MCC-GME
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
Email: Beliza.Rohena@moffitt.org
Fax: (813) 449-6555

[#10606, exp. 28 July 2022]

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2023-2024
2 Openings for 2024-2025

The Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship is a one-year, ACGME-accredited program geared towards advanced study in diagnostic surgical pathology with emphasis on Gastrointestinal, Liver and Pancreas Pathology, including neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases. Our laboratories are located at the Jackson Memorial Center and the University of Miami Health which provides service to over 65,000 in-patients and more than 300,000 out-patients annually. The GI/liver/pancreas service evaluates approximately 20,000 surgical cases per year. The location of our laboratory within the Department of Pathology provides ready access to a wealth of teaching material and a large library which offers unique patient care perspectives and research-related services. The fellows will supervise resident grossing and previewing before signing out the cases with the attending pathologist, taking an active role in intraoperative consultations and be primarily responsible for clinical-pathological conferences and tumor boards. In addition to surgical pathology rotations in these areas, the fellows will have clinical rotations in Gastrointestinal, Liver and Pancreas clinics and in Cytogenetics/Molecular Biology.

Requirements: Applicants must be American Board of Pathology eligible or certified in Anatomic/Clinical Pathology or Anatomic Pathology.

Stipends: Commensurate with the applicant’s year of postgraduate training.

Faculty: Monica Garcia-Buitrago, MD, Elizabeth Montgomery, MD, Clara Milikowski, MD, Jonathan England, MD, Julio Poveda, MD, Nemencio Ronquillo, MD, Oliver McDonald, MD

Application: Applications should be submitted by August 31st (22 months prior to start date). Candidates should submit the CAP standardized application, curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation via email to pathology.fellowships@miami.edu.

Fellowship Program Director
Monica Garcia-Buitrago M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Pathology
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Email: mgarcia22@med.miami.edu

Fellowship Program Manager
Adriana Zanaty
Email: pathology.fellowships@miami.edu

[#12159-1, exp. 8 March 2023]

Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Department of Pathology
Advanced Specialty Training Program (ASTP) in
Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology
Opening for 2024-25

Program:
The Department of Pathology offers a one-year position in the Advanced Specialty Training Program (ASTP) in gastrointestinal/liver pathology for the 2024-25 academic year. The candidate will be offered a junior faculty position at the rank of Instructor (non-tenure eligible).

Education:
The program is designed to provide comprehensive advanced training in diagnostic surgical pathology including standard diagnostic practices, immunohistochemistry, and specialized techniques such as cytogenetics and molecular pathology. As GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary tract pathology services constitute a major portion of in-house and referral cases, surgical pathology training in these areas will be emphasized and translational research opportunities in GI and liver pathology are available.

Clinical Experience:
As a junior faculty member, the ASTP Instructor will be granted the privilege of independently signing-out surgical pathology and frozen section cases, and participating in on-call process similar to the department's staff pathologists after an initial six-month observation period. Additionally, the ASTP instructor is expected to participate in interdepartmental clinical conferences and training of anatomic pathology residents. The department provides ample opportunities for scholarly collaborations in all areas of surgical pathology, and for participation in the activities of the neuropathology and dermatopathology divisions of the Feinberg-affiliated Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and the Pediatric pathology department of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. As the pathology department plays an integral part in the medical school's Scientific Basis of Medicine course, teaching M2 medical students is also encouraged.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the main teaching hospital of the fellowship, is one of the largest referral centers in the Midwest for patients with gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic, urologic, and gynecologic/breast disorders. The pathology department accessions more than 43,500 in-house and 2,500 consultation cases per year. The anatomic pathology staff includes experts in the fields of gastrointestinal/liver/pancreaticobiliary tract, urologic, breast, gynecologic, pulmonary, and soft tissue/bone pathology, and transition to a subspecialty sign-out format is scheduled for this year.

Requirements:
Candidates must be board eligible or certified in anatomic pathology. Please note that we can only accept candidates that are US Citizens/Permanent Citizens or Green Card Holders.

Stipends:
Please contact Tyler Sutton for stipend information.

Applications:
Submit the following documents via email to program coordinator at tyler.sutton@northwestern.edu:

  • Completed application
  • Current CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation

[#12294, exp. 25 May 2023]

Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathology Fellowship
Iowa City, Iowa
Openings for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Program:
This one-year program is designed to provide an advanced, intensive educational experience in Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathology. The fellowship emphasizes graduated responsibility and includes a significant component of independent fellow signout. The fellow will also present at our 4 GI Tumor Boards (Colorectal, Hepatobiliary, GI-Neuroendocrine Oncology, Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy) and will be integral to our weekly, pathologist-driven GI-Liver Biopsy Multidisciplinary Teaching Conference. This fellowship represents the "GI track" within our larger Surgical Pathology Fellowship, and the fellow will also rotate through 4-months of our General Surgical Pathology Service, with Hot Seat, Frozen Section, and Consults rotations. Research is strongly encouraged, and our faculty are highly motivated to mentor trainees in clinical and translational projects.

The University Hospital has 48,000 Surgical Pathology accessions each year, including >10,000 in-house GI cases and 350 extramural consultations. The GI Pathology Service handles all in-house and consult tubal gut and liver cases, including a large volume of pediatric cases. We also have an active liver transplant program. Our various GI Pathology faculty direct the Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, sign out on the Molecular Pathology Service, and participate in the nation's first and only neuroendocrine tumor SPORE.

Requirements:
Applications will be accepted from residents who will have had three years of straight Anatomic Pathology training or four years of combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology training. Board eligible applicants are preferred.

Stipends and Benefits:
Commensurate with level of training. The Graduate Medical Education Office website (https://gme.medicine.uiowa.edu/) contains specific information regarding stipends and benefits.

Inquiries:
Andrew M Bellizzi, M.D.
Director of GI Pathology, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Phone: (319) 356-4436
Email: andrew-bellizzi@uiowa.edu

Application Process:
Please send or email a cover letter, CAP Standardized Pathology Fellowship Application, current curriculum vitae, personal statement, medical school dean's letter, 3 letters of recommendation, USMLE scores, copy of ECFMG certificate (if applicable), copy of permanent visa (if applicable), and copy of medical school diploma to:

Vicky J. Farrington-Howrey
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Pathology (C684 GH)
University of Iowa Health Care
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Email: vicky-farrington@uiowa.edu

[#11583, exp. 10 November 2022]

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Department of Pathology
GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship for 2024-25

The Department of Pathology at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health Care is opening for its ACGME-accredited Fellowship in GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship for 2024-25. The one-year fellowship program is designed to provide experience in GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary pathology in the setting of complete subspecialty sign out. Our GI/liver fellowship training program is aimed to prepare our fellows a transition from residency to independent practice in all settings after the training.

The Division of Anatomic Pathology accessions approximately 77,000 surgical specimens and nearly 50,000 cytology specimens per year. UMass Memorial Health Care is one of the liver transplant centers in the New England area, and provides about 55 liver transplant procedures yearly. The core faculty includes four GI/liver subspecialty trained pathologists. The fellow will be rotating at two GI/liver services to include GI biopsies, medical and transplant liver biopsies, pediatric GI cases, and all GI/liver/pancreatic resections. In addition, the fellow will perform frozen sections at multiple UMass Memorial campuses. There are opportunities for limited rotations with other subspecialty services, when necessary. The fellow will have teaching opportunities for the pathology residents and will present tumor cases at multidisciplinary hospital conferences. There are opportunities for translational research projects with different faculties.

The medical center is in Worcester, Massachusetts, within central New England, a region with abundant natural and historic beauty and excellent schools. The campus is one hour from Boston, Providence, Hartford, and Springfield.

An application form, (available at https://www.umassmed.edu/contentassets/a84e73a6f7c141d28c252f0dc99acedc/surgical-pathology-fellowship-application-form.pdf), CV, brief personal statement, and 3 letters of reference should be submitted by email to:

Michelle Yang, MD, PhD,
Program Director, GI/Liver Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Email: Michelle.Yang@umassmemorial.org

Or

Fellowship Program Coordinator
Denise J Santiago
Telephone: (508) 793-6156
Email: Denise.Santiago@umassmed.edu

[#12222, exp. 4 March 2023]

Washington University School of Medicine
Liver/GI (Selective) Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2024-2025

Description: The Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis announces openings for 2024-2025 for the non-accredited Liver/GI (Selective) Pathology Fellowship. This is a one-year program aimed at focusing on and training individuals for academic practice.

The Division of Anatomic and Molecular Pathology at Washington University Medical Center (WUMC), St. Louis, Missouri, trains two Liver/GI pathology fellows per year. The Division comprises thirty academic surgical pathologists and the department follows a hybrid subspecialty model. Current rotations include liver and gastrointestinal pathology, frozen section, consults, and research and/or elective. Fellows are given a high degree of independence in working up cases which they subsequently sign out with the attending staff. Experience with immunohistochemistry, special stains, molecular diagnostics, and other ancillary techniques is integrated into the workup of diagnostic cases throughout the training period. Elective time allows for fellows to round out training in other subspecialty areas and to learn about, and participate in patient safety and quality assurance activities. Opportunities for involvement in clinical research projects with the faculty are numerous.

Requirements:
Applicants must possess an MD degree or DO degree (or foreign equivalent) and must be board-certified or board-eligible in anatomic pathology at the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Stipends:
Support will be commensurate with the applicant's level of postgraduate training.

Staff:
Xiuli Liu MD, PhD, Program Director, Kathleen Byrnes MD, Assistant Program Director; Samuel Ballentine MD, gastrointestinal and liver pathology and surgical pathology; Louis Dehner MD, pediatric, dermatopathology, and surgical pathology; Ta-Chiang Liu MD, PhD, gastrointestinal and liver pathology and surgical pathology; Changqing (Cathy) Ma MD, PhD, gastrointestinal and liver pathology and surgical pathology; Mena Mansour MD, gastrointestinal & liver pathology, head & neck and surgical pathology; Pooja Navale MBBS, MD, gastrointestinal and liver pathology and surgical pathology; Jon Ritter, MD, gastrointestinal and liver pathology and surgical pathology.

Applications:
Applicants should submit an online application and include a current curriculum vitae, personal statement, three reference letters, current photo, and USMLE and/or ECFMG scores. Questions and inquires can be directed to:

Kim Green, Fellowship Coordinator
Washington University School of Medicine
Pathology and Immunology
660 South Euclid Ave.
Campus Box 8118
St. Louis, MO 63110

Telephone: (314) 747-8159
Fax: (314) 747-2663
Email: greenkd@wustl.edu
Website: https://pathology.wustl.edu/training/training/clinical-fellowships/livergi-pathology/

[#10414-5, exp. 4 November 2022]

Gastrointestinal/Liver & Transplant Pathology Fellowship
University of Nebraska Medical Center
July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

Our one-year Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology Fellowship consists of advanced training in adult/pediatric gastrointestinal, liver, pancreatic pathology, and transplant pathology. One or two months dedicated for elective or research are provided, including a rotation in state-of-the-art molecular diagnostics in GI pathology if desired. This instruction comes from a team of six subspecialized GI and Liver pathologists. Our program features independent sign out during the last three months of the fellowship, which is invaluable preparation for the transition from training to a career in either private practice or academia. Attention will be given to fulfill the needs of the individual in terms of gaining skills towards pursuing a career in either private practice or academics. Opportunity is also available for the teaching of residents and participation in Tumor Boards.

Requirements: Board eligible/certified in AP or AP/CP; able to attain an unrestricted Nebraska Medical License.

Appointments: One fellow each year.

Stipends: The stipend is that of a PGY5.

The application includes the CAP standard fellowship application form, CV, personal statement, USMLE results (parts 1, 2, 3), AP/CP board certification (if applicable), medical school transcripts, diploma, Dean's Letter, and three letters of recommendation. The personal statement should include a brief overview of the applicant's interests, related prior experiences, and long-term career goals. The letters of recommendation should include one letter from the current Program Director, and two from other physicians who know the applicant well. International graduates must also submit a valid ECFMG certificate.

For more information regarding this fellowship, UNMC and Omaha, please visit our website:
https://www.unmc.edu/pathology/residencies-fellowships/index.html

Email complete applications to:
Anna Nordhagen
Email: anna.nordhagen@unmc.edu
Telephone: (402) 559-7212

Address letters of recommendation to:
Benjamin J. Swanson, MD, PhD
Director, GI/Liver Transplant Pathology Fellowship, UNMC
983135 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198

[#12435, exp. 14 April 2023]

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
GI & Liver Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2024 - 2025

Description: The Department of Pathology offers one ACGME accredited one-year fellowship position in gastrointestinal and liver pathology. The Department currently receives a mix of adult and pediatric biopsies and complex surgical specimens, including liver transplant. Each year we receive approximately 16,500 GI biopsies; 545 liver biopsies, 220 GI resections and 30 liver resections / explants. The program is enhanced by the strong clinical services in GI and liver and the well established interdisciplinary relationship with the gastroenterologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and radiation oncologists.

The fellow's responsibilities include slide review and preparation of reports of selected cases, presenting at interdepartmental conferences and tumor boards, and teaching and supervision of pathology residents. The fellow will also have the opportunity to participate in GI and Liver clinical rounds, including exposure to endoscopy. The fellow will be supervised and guided by subspecialty trained attendings. There are multiple research opportunities in both GI and liver, ranging from basic science to translational to clinical. The fellow is encouraged and expected to participate in a scholarly project during the year.

Requirements: Board eligible / certified in AP or AP/CP.

Stipends: Commensurate with level of post graduate training.

Applications: An application form can be requested from Debrah Negron. Please send completed application form, curriculum vitae, a brief statement of professional goals and 3 letters of reference (by email) directly to Debrah Negron (fellowship coordinator). Letters of reference sent by email should be in PDF format with a signature.

Qiang Liu, MD
Director, GI/Liver Fellowship Training Program

Debrah Negron
Fellowship Coordinator
Montefiore Medical Center
Surgical Pathology N4-063
111 East 210 Street
Bronx, NY 10467

Telephone: 718-920-6459
Fax: 718-920-7611
Email: denegron@montefiore.org

[#12523, exp. 2 August 2023]

Oregon Health & Science University
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship 2024

Oregon Health & Science University Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is starting a new GI Pathology Fellowship. We are now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Our enthusiastic team of five GI Pathologists and wide range of complex GI specimens is ideal for an intensive fellowship experience, with an average caseload of 7,500 cases per year. The GI Pathology Fellow will spend equal time covering the GI Biopsy and GI Resection services, where they will gain proficiency in interpreting medical and transplant liver pathology, pancreaticobiliary pathology, and luminal GI tract pathology, including a high volume of consultative cases. 12 weeks of elective time in other subspecialty areas of surgical pathology, research, or other interests will be provided.

The GI Fellow will intermittently mentor Pathology Residents and Student Fellows who rotate through the GI services. Opportunities to present at clinical conferences are numerous, including weekly esophageal, pancreaticobiliary, and colorectal tumor boards, and bi-weekly liver correlation conferences. Fellows will participate in weekly departmental GI consensus conferences and monthly journal clubs. Research projects are easy to find and are encouraged.

Community: Located on a scenic hill overlooking vibrant downtown Portland, the OHSU campus is less than 90 minutes from Mt. Hood, the Columbia River Gorge, and the beautiful Oregon coast, providing endless opportunities for outdoor recreation. OHSU is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

Requirements: Completion of Residency in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology

Stipends: The stipend is commensurate with the year of postgraduate training.

Program Director: Mary Wong, MD, MBA, Program Director, GI Pathology Fellowship

Applications: Please contact Stacey Davis at davissta@ohsu.edu to notify us of your interest. To apply submit your curriculum vitae, personal statement, an application form from our website. At least three letters of recommendation should also be submitted directly to Stacey via email by the letter writer.

Stacey Davis, Administrative Coordinator
OHSU Department of Pathology, SOM
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, L113
Email: davissta@ohsu.edu
Website: www.ohsu.edu/pathology

[#11205, exp. 10 August 2022]

Brown University
Warren Alpert Medical School
Lifespan Academic Medical Center
(Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals)
Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2024-2025

Program:
The Department of Pathology at the Rhode Island and The Miriam Hospitals offers a one-year fellowship program in Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology. The program provides advanced training in GI, pancreatobiliary and liver pathology. The responsibilities of the fellow will include daily case preparation of luminal gut and liver biopsies, with a large volume of pediatric cases, complex GI, liver, and pancreatic resections, and consultation cases. The fellow will prepare and present at weekly GI tumor boards, adult and pediatric medical GI conferences, and a monthly IBD conference. A clinical research project will be encouraged. Strong collaborative efforts with the Division of Gastroenterology and the Brown Medical School will provide excellent research opportunities. Fellowship applicants with a very strong track record in research may apply for an additional 2 year research position. This position is designed for individuals with a deep commitment to an NIH funded career in academic pathology.

The fellow will also be expected to participate in the teaching of residents and fellows in the Department and in the teaching of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine courses.

Rhode Island Hospital/The Miriam Hospital is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from minorities, women and protected persons.

Requirements: Applicants should have completed an AP or AP/CP residency training program. Applicants must be eligible for employment in the United States.

Stipends: Commensurate with level of post graduate training

Fellowship Program Director:
Evgeny Yakirevich, MD, DSc
Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology
Rhode Island Hospital
Email: eyakirevich@lifespan.org

Applications:
Candidates should submit the CAP standardized application, CV, personal statement, and three letters of recommendations via email to ALima3@lifespan.org

Fellowship Program Coordinator
Alisha Lima
Email: ALima3@lifespan.org

[#12450, exp. 19 April 2023]

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2023

The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited one year fellowship with a subspecialty service. The group is comprised of 7 GI and Liver pathologists who oversee more than 25,000 GI and liver pathology cases per year. We provide expert surgical pathology diagnoses related to disorders of the GI tract, pancreas, and liver. Medical liver and transplantation liver pathology is especially strong and greatly emphasized in fellow's education.

In addition to clinical service, pathologists participate in research. There are several ongoing clinical and translational research projects in the gastrointestinal pathology division, in which the fellows often participate, or develop research projects of their own. Two weeks of dedicated research time, free of usual clinical responsibilities, is ensured for the clinical fellowship to facilitate the completion of projects.

Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

The program can accommodate up to one fellow per academic year. Stipend and benefits are provided through the UT Southwestern Department of Pathology. Fellows must have completed AP or AP/CP training in an ACGME-accredited Pathology residency. Currently, we have openings for the academic year 2023-2024.

Online application (interviews must be completed by 12/31 in the year prior to fellowship start): https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/pathology/education-training/fellowships/gastrointestinal-pathology.html

Questions may be directed to:
Denise Anderson
Program Coordinator, Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Email: PATHFELPROG@UTSouthwestern.edu

or

Lan Peng, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Program Director, Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Email: Lan.Peng@UTSouthwestern.edu

[#10061-5, exp. 17 December 2022]

 

GI Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2024

The Department of Pathology at the University of Utah and ARUP laboratories offers two one-year GI pathology fellowship positions. The fellowship is designed to prepare the fellows for independent practice in an academic or private setting. The University Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Hospital and ARUP provide a great variety of general surgical specimens along with many rare/unusual cases.

The fellows will obtain comprehensive general GI pathology training, including the subspecialties of liver, pancreas, biliary tract and luminal gut. The fellows will participate in all GI pathology activities, including frozen section and routine sign out, organizing surgical pathology unknown slide conferences, participating in subspecialty tumor boards and daily teaching of residents and medical students. The fellows will spend a significant portion of their time handling consultation cases. Based on acceptable fellow performance, independent signout privileges are available. Translational research is encouraged.

Requirements: MD degree or equivalent, and Anatomic Pathology or Board certification or eligibility. Stipend is commensurate with level of training.

Please send hard copies of the completed application form, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a brief statement of professional goals to:

Kajsa Affolter, M.D.
Program Director
University of Utah
Department of Pathology
2000 Circle of Hope, Rm 3100
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

or

Ashleigh Mckensie
Clinical Program Manager
University of Utah | Anatomic Pathology
2000 Circle of Hope, Rm 3100
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Telephone: (801) 587-4563
Email: ashleigh.mckensie@path.utah.edu

[#12833, exp. 12 October 2023]

GI/Liver Surgical Pathology Fellowship / Clinical Instructor
July 2024 Opening

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health is offering a one-year GI/Liver Surgical Pathology Subspecialty Fellowship with an appointment as a Clinical Instructor beginning July 1, annually. This is a non-ACGME certified fellowship which provides one year of experience in diagnostic gastrointestinal, liver, pancreaticobiliary and transplant pathology. Cases include a wide spectrum of non-neoplastic, neoplastic and allograft pathology, received from the state-of-the-art UW Health Hepatobiliary Oncologic and Transplantation Surgical Services and from the Digestive Health Center (approximately 18,500 GI cases annually, including 450 medical/allograft liver biopsies, 250 extramural consultations and 575 pediatric GI cases).

The GI and Liver pathology fellow participates on the GI/Liver subspecialty services, undergoes a frozen section 'hot seat' rotation in general pathology and presents at 4 regional multidisciplinary tumor boards (pancreaticobiliary, colorectal, liver transplant and molecular), the medical liver biopsy conference and AP/ GI-liver journal club. Based on the evaluation of the candidate's proficiency and performance, there may be opportunities for independent sign out and resident/medical student teaching. Elective time is also available, and the fellow is highly encouraged to participate in translational research projects related to GI and liver pathology, utilizing the services of the fully equipped TRIP labs. Overall, the fellowship is aimed at developing academic and leadership skills to thrive as an expert in GI/Liver pathology, in either academic medicine or private practice with a subspecialty focus.

Requirements:
  • An MD, MD/PhD or DO
  • Successful completion of a certified residency training program
  • Board-eligible or board-certified in AP or AP/CP
  • Permanent Wisconsin medical license prior to start date

Please apply through “Jobs at UW”: https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/513935/gi-liver-pathology-fellow

You will be required to submit a cover letter and current CV. In addition, three letters of recommendation are required. Questions can be directed to Dr. Rashmi Agni c/o hr@pathology.wisc.edu.

[#12660, exp. 7 June 2023]