Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship
1 Position: 2023 - 2024

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 a 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

[#10364-1, exp. 3 February 2022]

University of California, Davis
Department of Pathology
GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2023-2024

The University of California, Davis, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is seeking candidates for its GI/Liver Pathology Fellowship for the 2023-2024 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

[#9680, exp. 11 October 2021]

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 2021. This fellowship provides training in all aspects of GI, liver, pancreas and biliary tract disease with opportunities for clinical research. The GI service (approximately 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 3 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 also takes few weeks of call during the year, as an acting attending on Surgical Pathology service. The fellow will be actively involved in resident teaching and also present at the weekly GI/liver tumor board meetings. Funded research opportunities are available within the department and fellows 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/JPF06195. Also, send a letter of intent, CV and 3 letters of recommendation to klbae@hs.uci.edu (via email).

[#10514, exp. 5 March 2022]

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: Accepting applications for 2021 and 2022. 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/

[#10137, exp. 23 November 2021]

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2023-2024

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, 2023.

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 31, 2021. The standard CAP Fellowship training application packet is accepted.

For further information, please contact:
Jackie Campbell
Education Coordinator
Moffitt Cancer Center
MCC-GME
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
Email: Jackie.campbell@moffitt.org
Fax: (813) 745-8798

[#9567, exp. 10 July 2021]

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2023-2024

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 Coordinator
Adriana Zanaty
Email: amz93@med.miami.edu

[#10510-3, exp. 8 March 2022]

Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Department of Pathology
Advanced Specialty Training Program (ASTP) in
General Surgical Pathology and Gastrointestinal Pathology
Opening for 2023-2024

Program:
The Department of Pathology offers a one-year position in the Advanced Specialty Training Program (ASTP) in general surgical pathology with an emphasis on gastrointestinal pathology for the 2023-24 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. The ASTP fellowship does not support H1B or J1 visa holders.

Stipends:
The stipend is commensurate with experience. Find stipend information via the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University site.

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

  • Current CV
  • Personal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation

[#10429, exp. 25 May 2022]

Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathology Fellowship
Iowa City, Iowa
Openings for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025

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

[#9936, exp. 10 November 2021]

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
GI & Liver Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2023 - 2024

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

[#9594, exp. 2 August 2021]

 

GI Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2023

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

[#9996 exp. 12 October 2021]

GI/Liver Surgical Pathology Fellowship / Clinical Instructor
July 2023 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 and 250 extramural consultations).

The GI/Liver pathology fellow participates on the GI/Liver subspecialty services, undergoes a frozen section 'hot seat' rotation in general pathology, participates in many multidisciplinary conferences (medical liver biopsy, and colorectal, pancreaticobiliary, UWH/VA regional liver transplant and molecular tumor boards), and is involved in teaching of pathology residents and medical students. Based on the candidate's proficiency and performance, there may be opportunities to be involved in laboratory management projects and independent sign out. Overall the fellowship is aimed at developing academic and leadership skills to thrive as an expert in GI/Liver pathology. Elective time is also available, and the fellow is highly encouraged to participate in translational research projects related to GI and Liver pathology.

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

Application instructions and link to apply will be available in Spring 2021. You will be required to submit a statement of interest, a current CV and a list of at least three references. In addition, three letters of recommendation will be required. Questions can be directed to Dr. Rashmi Agni c/o hr@pathology.wisc.edu.

[#9600, exp. 9 June 2021]