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Gastrointestinal Tract

The Selective Pathology (GI) fellowship is designed to serve as advanced training in the surgical pathology of the luminal gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreatobiliary system. The basis of this training lies in the receipt of approximately 23,000 cases per year which includes approximately 15,000 endoscopically obtained mucosal biopsy specimens, 700 medical liver biopsies and 250 transplant liver biopsies. Additionally, approximately 1000 GI pathology cases per annum are received from outside institutions for consultation. Due to the nature of the tertiary care institution, many of these cases are challenging and unusual, and provide the GI fellow with a unique opportunity for concentrated experience in GI pathology. The GI pathology faculty includes 7 subspecialty trained attending pathologists, many of whom are nationally recognized for their contributions their respective fields.

Two GI pathology fellows are recruited annually. Generally, the annual schedule is composed of 10 months of GI/liver pathology and 2 months of general surgical pathology.

Description of Responsibilities:

Triage, preview, and signout of intradepartmental and extradepartmental consults of luminal gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatobiliary specimens.

Gross room supervision of residents performing macroscopic examination of specimens.

Twice weekly, the GI pathology fellows act as the surrogate attending pathologist on the daily GI or liver pathology signouts. The fellow reviews cases with the resident and directs the work-up and diagnosis of cases. Once the cases are fully diagnosed, they are then passed to the attending pathologist for formal signout.

Conference Coverage. The GI path fellows present at a host of interdisciplinary conferences which include medical liver conference, pancreatobiliary conference, IBD rounds, GI oncology tumor board, medical/surgical GI
conference, and liver tumor conference.

For two weeks annually, each GI pathology fellow will rotate at the Department of Pathology at Children’s Hospital Boston which handles a high volume of endoscopically obtained mucosal biopsies on pediatric patients. During this time, the fellow will be able to preview all luminal GI tract biopsies in concert with an attending pathologist.

For application materials and information, please contact:
Program coordinator
Joan Allin
Phone: (617) 667-7284
Email: jallin@bidmc.harvard.edu

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship

This fellowship provides one full year of specialized training in diagnostic gastrointestinal, liver and pancreaticobiliary pathology, including evaluation of biopsies, resection specimens and consult material. The gastrointestinal pathology service evaluates approximately 12,000 to 15,000 cases each year.

The gastrointestinal pathology fellow assumes supervised sign-out responsibilities on a week-to-week basis, participates in many conferences in GI pathology and oncology, and is involved in teaching of pathology residents and medical students. In addition to clinical sign out responsibilities, the fellow is highly encouraged to participate in clinical, translational or molecular research projects related to gastrointestinal, liver or pancreaticobiliary pathology.

The ultimate goal of the fellowship program is to provide highly specialized training in digestive diseases pathology in order to enable fellows to gain faculty level positions in academic hospitals.

Faculty

Robert D. Odze, MD, FRCPC, Chief
Jason Hornick, MD, PhD
Amitabh Srivastava, MD
Agoston Agoston, MD, PhD
Leona Doyle, MD
Stephanie Schulte, MD
Jerrold Turner, MD, PhD

Requirements

Candidates for the GI pathology fellowship should be either Board certified in anatomic pathology or Board eligible by the American Board of Pathology and have demonstrated an interest in pursuing an academic career in GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary pathology. Applicants must be eligible for Massachusetts medical license.

Application

Fellowship application form and inquiries should be submitted to:

Robert D. Odze, MD, FRCPC
Chief, Gastrointestinal Pathology Service
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Pathology
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115

GI and Liver Pathology Fellowship

The department offers a one-year ACGME-accredited training program in gastrointestinal and liver pathology. The fellow will be exposed to specimens from biopsies, surgical specimens and consultation cases encompassing a wide variety of diseases of the alimentary tract, liver and pancreas including pediatric specimens. There is an excellent mix of non-neoplastic, and neoplastic case material. The importance of clinicopathologic correlation and consultation with our clinician colleagues is stressed. The responsibilities of the fellow include daily case preparation of all luminal and liver biopsy material and review with the surgical pathology GI subspecialty team. A significant proportion of the more complex GI, liver and pancreatic resections are also reviewed by the fellow. There is excellent supervision of the fellow by senior level attending pathologists with expertise in GI, liver and pancreatic pathology. The fellow is expected to reach the level of a “junior attending” during their fellowship. The fellows prepare and present weekly GI tumor board, adult and pediatric medical GI conferences and a monthly IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) conference. Fellows actively participate in the teaching and supervision of pathology residents and medical students. Clinical, clinicopathological and translational research projects are encouraged.

Send inquiries to Program Director Murray Resnick, M.D.,Ph.D. (mresnick@lifespan.org)

Program Overview

The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship is an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited program that provides comprehensive training in diagnostic gastrointestinal (GI) and liver pathology including liver transplant and pancreatic pathology. The mission of the fellowship is to

• Provide outstanding education in all aspects of GI and liver pathology.
• Prepare fellows to become effective educators.
• Prepare fellows for a clinical and/or research career in GI and liver pathology.

The program provides ample resources including a generous annual educational stipend and support for clinical and translational research.

Applicants must be board-eligible in anatomic pathology (AP), clinical pathology (CP) or AP/CP as appropriate, and licensed to practice medicine in the state of California by the time their fellowship begins. Find more information at California Medical License Information.

To apply to the program, please send:

A completed pathology fellowship application form (PDF)
Current curriculum vitae
A statement of your interest in the subspecialty area in which you are applying
Three letters of reference, one of which should be from the chair or the residency director of your residency training program

USMLE scores (steps 1, 2, 3)
Medical school transcripts and copy of your medical school diploma
ECFMG certificate, if applicable
California State License, if available
Photo, if available

The Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Fellowship programs encourage those interested to apply 20 months in advance. All application materials and inquiries should be addressed to the academic program coordinator, Carrie Domagas, at carrie.domagas@cshs.org.

For graduates of international medical schools, more information can be found at International Graduates.

Interview Process

During the interview day, the fellow applicant meets with the fellowship program director and other faculty members in their subspecialty area. There is ample time during lunch and a tour with the current fellow(s) in the subspecialty area to ask questions and learn about all aspects of the fellowship.

Facilities

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a 958-bed quaternary care facility with medical education as a core mission. The medical center has a Level 1 trauma center and a multi-organ transplant program, including heart, lung, liver, kidney, bone marrow and pancreas. There are many Centers of Excellence and institutes within Cedars-Sinai that provide outstanding anatomic and clinical pathology case material from patients of all ages. The medical library contains 11,000 volumes and 400 print and online subscriptions, with library material also available from UCLA Medical Center. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine has a large subspecialized faculty committed to educating our housestaff, including fellows in their subspecialty areas, with more than 50,000 surgical specimens, 8,500 cytology specimens, 2,300 fine-
needle aspirations and over five million clinical laboratory tests annually. There is a new grossing room (completed in 2015) and a spacious autopsy suite with leading-edge equipment. The clinical laboratories feature advanced instrumentation, such as front-end automation in the core and microbiology laboratories, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and 10-color flow cytometry. The departmental library contains current editions of major general and subspecialty pathology textbooks, subscriptions to major
pathology journals, and subspecialty glass- and digitized-slide study sets. Fellows are provided their own desk with a computer and microscope, as needed, close to the faculty offices.

Graduate Medical Education

Information regarding stipends, benefits and contracts can be found on the Compensation Benefits and Policy Information page at the Cedars-Sinai Graduate Medical Education site.

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Fellowship Programs

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship
Hematopathology Fellowship
Molecular Genetics Pathology Fellowship
Renal Pathology Fellowship
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Cytopathology Fellowship

Carrie Domagas
Senior Academic Program Coordinator
Phone: 310-423-1610
Fax: 310-248-6233
Email: carrie.domagas@cshs.org

Location
Cedars-Sinai
Pacific Theater Building, 5th Floor
116 N. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Gastrointestinal (GI), Hepatic and Pancreaticobiliary Pathology Fellowship

The GI Pathology fellowship provides an in-depth exposure to the full spectrum of the subspecialty through an engaging and experienced faculty.

Patient material includes 60,000 inhouse GI, liver and pancreaticobiliary biopsy and resection cases annually and more than 4,000 extramural consultation cases. Fellows have the opportunity to learn about the diagnostic approach, differential diagnoses, and application of ancillary tests during interpretation of a variety of diseases within this subspecialty, including Barrett’s esophagus, IBD, cancer and precancerous conditions, mesenchymal and hematolymphoid lesions, motility disorders, hepatic and pancreatic medical, neoplastic and transplantation pathology. In addition, weekly GI molecular pathology signout is
also an integral component of the fellowship experience. The program comprises 15 subspecialized staff pathologists. Their interests are focused on research, diagnostic work and resident and fellow education, including intensive training in GI and hepatic molecular diagnosis.

Duration

• Two fellowship positions with a one-year duration (i.e., starting July 1 through the following June 30).

Responsibilities

• Diagnostic training, including histologic review and reporting of GI, liver, biliary and pancreatic biopsies and resection material.
• Initial review of consultation material.
• Gross room supervision of residents and pathology assistants.
• Conference presentations with attending supervision.
• A well-defined clinical, translational or basic research project is highly recommended.

Requirements

• ACGME-accredited combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology or Anatomic Pathology residency training program.

Application

• Download the Application for Fellowship
• Early application is encouraged, and electronic copies of documentation are preferred. Applications and letters of recommendation must be received by August 31 of the current academic year for appointments beginning two years later on July 1 (i.e., August 31, 2017 for programs beginning July 1, 2019).

Contacts

Fellowship Program Co-Director
John Goldblum, MD
216.444.8238
goldblj@ccf.org

Fellowship Program Co-Director
Keith Lai, MD
216.445.2097
laik2@ccf.org

Program Coordinator
Paul Suchy, DM, MSM
Administrator, Center for Pathology Education
Robert J. Tomsich Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, L-21
Cleveland, OH 44195
Telephone: 216.636.5843
Fax: 216.445.9535
suchyp@ccf.org

GI Pathology Fellowship

The fellowship for academic year 2018-2019 has been filled. The GI Pathology Fellowship provides in-depth training in GI, pancreatic and liver pathology. The fellow will review GI, liver and pancreatic cases with faculty with subspecialty expertise. The fellowship includes diagnostic responsibilities in adult and pediatric hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal pathology, with over 100 annual liver transplants and Whipple procedures performed annually. The fellow will be responsible for gross room supervision and microscopic sign-out of in-house and consultation cases. Excellent opportunities exist for clinical and/or basic science research. A second year focused on translational research may be considered. Applicants with interest in developing an independent physician-scientist research career are encouraged to apply for the two-year combined clinical research GI fellowship program.

Requirements

The candidate must have completed an approved AP or AP/CP pathology training program. A New York State medical license is required for appointment. For more information, please contact the NY State Education Department at (518) 474-3817, ext 260.

Stipends

Commensurate with level of training.

Applications

Applications must be received by Jan 1 (1 1/2 years preceding the start of the fellowship). To apply, please send your CV and personal statement to Ms. Suzette Carpio (sc4155@cumc.columbia.edu) and arrange to have 3 letters of recommendation sent to Dr. Antonia Sepulveda, Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship via email to sc4155@cumc.columbia.edu or at the following address:

Program Coordinator

Ms. Suzette Carpio
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-6136
E-mail: sc4155@cumc.columbia.edu

Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology Fellowship

The fellowship for academic year 2019-2020 has been filled. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine offers a one-year fellowship in Gastrointestinal Pathology focusing on the characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, and liver. The fellowship emphasizes a multidisciplinary team approach to patient management as well as clinicopathologic and translational research. A wealth of interesting and challenging in-house and consultation case materials are available for study, as are comprehensive slide study sets.

The Gastrointestinal Pathology team is fully subspecialized and includes full-time faculty members devoted exclusively to gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatic pathology, as well as additional faculty who participate on the service. Case materials cover the full range of gastrointestinal diseases, including a substantial amount of non-neoplastic and transplant hepatic pathology. The gastrointestinal pathology fellow reviews slides and prepares reports for selected in-house and consultation cases with increasing independence as the fellowship progresses. Fellows are significantly involved in teaching pathology residents and medical students.

The gastrointestinal pathology fellow engages in both independent and collaborative research. Fellows select a limited number of primary research projects to pursue under the guidance of the attending faculty. Collaboration with members of other departments may be sought as necessary. Fellows prepare research protocols, participate in and coordinate completion of the project, compile and analyze data from these studies, and prepare abstracts for submission to scientific meetings, and ultimately submit manuscripts to scientific journals.

Requirements: Candidates must have completed a four-year Anatomic Pathology/Clinical Pathology residency or three years of a straight Anatomic Pathology residency.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine only accepts J1 visas for all fellowships.

Types and Numbers of Appointments: One position is available each academic year.

Facilities: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the major clinical affiliate and teaching hospital of Weill Cornell Medicine. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, an 824-bed facility, is centrally located in a collaborative medical community that includes the Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and The Rockefeller University. Community: Weill Cornell is located in a beautiful residential neighborhood along the East River in Manhattan, within walking distance of Central Park and the midtown entertainment and shopping areas. Attractions include major museums, concert halls, theaters, and an opera house, all of which are easily accessible.

Faculty: Rhonda K. Yantiss, MD (Chief), Debra Beneck, MD, Jose Jessurun, MD, Meredith
Pittman, MD, and Melanie Johncilla, MD

Dates and deadlines (for 2019-2020 fellowship year):
August 30, 2017 – Deadline for receipt of completed application (including recommendation letters) from candidates. Please note that we have a rolling admissions policy, therefore, we strongly encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible.
September 1 through December 1, 2017 – Interviews are conducted. On or before
December 30, 2017 – Issuance of formal offers (12:00pm EST)

Stipends: Salaries are commensurate with the level of training.

Recommendation letters: Please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to us via email
to jep2018@med.cornell.edu. The letters should be addressed to:

Dr. Rhonda K. Yantiss – Director, Gastrointestinal/Liver Pathology Fellowship
Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
525 East 68th Street, ST-1000A
New York, NY 10065

The Duke Department of Pathology is pleased to announce the creation of The Fred and Janet Sanfilippo Fellowship in Surgical Pathology. This distinction identifies budding pathologists with academic and diagnostic excellence interested in furthering their diagnostic acumen and developing leadership skills. The Department of Pathology and Duke University Health System boast a wide array of leadership development opportunities in areas including but not limited to: health care policy, informatics, diversity and inclusion, laboratory management, translational research, biorepositories, and medical education. The fellowship will meld surgical pathology and leadership development in the successful applicant’s chosen area of interest. Interested applicants should indicate their interest for consideration of The Fred and Janet Sanfilippo Fellowship in their cover letters. Personal statements should address their specific area of interest for leadership development.

The Department of Pathology of the Duke University Health System annually seeks academically oriented, Board certified or eligible surgical pathologists who desire an additional one year of training in surgical pathology. The relative distributions of clinical service/patient care responsibilities (pure or mixed subspecialty including general surgical pathology) will be tailored to the successful applicant’s experience and career goals for two general surgical pathology fellows. In addition, the Department supports annually one fellow who wishes to specialize in GI, pancreas, and liver.

The Department has 66 faculty and 23 residents and clinical fellows in anatomic and clinical pathology in a predominantly subspecialties oriented model. Surgical Pathology processes over 45,000 accessions. The successful candidates will have a primary interest in genito-urinary, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, breast, or head and neck pathology but also with an interest in other areas of surgical pathology. The environment at Duke provides rich opportunities for exceptional clinical and translational research, both within the Department and in other Centers of Excellence in the Medical Center. Applicants should be committed to excellent patient care, as well as teaching, scholarship, and research. Participation in national scientific meetings and clinical research projects is encouraged and supported. Teaching responsibilities include interactions with medical students, residents, fellows and trainees in multiple departments.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

Applicant must be Board certified or eligible in AP/CP or AP and have passed Step 3 of the USMLE.

TYPES AND NUMBERS OF APPOINTMENTS

At least two general surgical pathology fellowship positions are available annually.
One GI fellowship position is available annually.

STIPENDS

Academic rank and stipends are commensurate with the year of postgraduate training (generally PGY5 and PGY6).

APPLICATION

Send CAP standard fellowship application (headshot photo recommended), cover letter, personal statement, curriculum vitae, ECFMG certificate if applicable, copies of USMLE scores (Step 1, Step 2
CK, Step 2 CS and Step 3) and three letters of recommendation. Please provide a clear indication of your Citizenship on your CAP form.

Application materials may be submitted for review via email to Ginger Griffin.

For General Surgical Pathology Fellowships, address Letters of Recommendation to:
Sarah M. Bean, MD
Program Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship
ATTENTION: Ginger Griffin
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC 3712
Durham, NC 27710

For GI/Pancreas/Liver Fellowship, address Letters of Recommendation to:
Cynthia Guy, MD
Program Director, GI Surgical Pathology Fellowship
ATTENTION: Ginger Griffin
Duke University Medical Center
DUMC 3712
Durham, NC 27710

IMPORTANT DATES

2018-2019 General SurgPath Fellowship: Filled
2019-2020 General SurgPath Fellowship: Filled
Accepting applications for 2020-2021 July 1, 2018
Deadline for Applications for 2020-2021: September 1, 2018

2018-2019 GI/Pancreas/Liver Fellowship: Filled
2019-2020 GI/Pancreas/Liver Fellowship: Filled
Accepting Applications for 2020-2021: July 1, 2018
Deadline for Applications for 2020-2021: September 1, 2018

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship

Description:
The Gastrointestinal Fellowship Program at Emory University School of Medicine provides comprehensive training across the entire spectrum of gastrointestinal pathology from routine mucosal biopsies to complex resection specimens. Strengths of this program are twofold: a wide spectrum of case material goes hand-in-hand with dynamic and distinguished faculty, who are all enthusiastic about teaching, mentoring and transitional research. The fellow will be exposed to a high volume practice in both routine “every day” cases as well as specialized areas of gastrointestinal pathology such as pancreatic pathology, oncologic pathology, medical liver biopsies, and liver transplantation pathology. There is a busy review and consult service of cases referred from outside institutions which expose the fellow to gastrointestinal pathology as practiced in the wider community. The fellow will develop the ability to handle a large and diverse case load in an efficient and accurate manner. Upon completing the program the fellow will be prepared to assume the role of a specialized gastrointestinal pathologist in either an academic or private practice setting. Attendance and presentation at GI consensus conferences, liver transplantation conference and multi-disciplinary tumor boards is required. Participation in one or more research projects and submission of at least one abstract/ completed manuscript for publication is required for successful completion of the fellowship.

Requirements:
Applicants must have completed an accredited AP/CP or AP residency training program, and be eligible for a medical license in the state of Georgia.

Fellowship Director:
Romil Saxena, MD, FRCPath (UK)

Fellowship Coordinator:
Serita Phillips, MSW

Applications:
Please submit standard CAP fellowship application, curriculum vitae, personal statement and 3 letters of reference to PathFel-GI@emory.edu

Website: https://med.emory.edu/departments/pathology/training/fellowships/gastrointestinal-pathology.html

The GI Fellowship Program at IU School of Medicine provides comprehensive training across the entire spectrum of gastrointestinal pathology. The department receives a diverse array of cases ranging from mucosal biopsies to complex resection specimens. A large pancreatic tumor program at IU Health supplies the department with 300-400 pancreatic resection specimens annually. The transplant program at IU Health is the largest in pancreatic and small intestinal transplantation and sixth largest in liver transplantation in the United States, providing ample training in transplantation pathology. IU School of Medicine is a part of the NIH-funded clinical research network for study of non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis as well as the NIH-funded Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network. In addition, a busy consult service in GI and liver pathology is housed at IU Health in Indianapolis.

Fellows in this program actively participate in all these aspects of GI pathology and develop the ability to handle a large and diverse case load in an efficient and accurate manner. Attendance at teaching conferences, including a daily consensus conference, is expected. Participation in one or more research projects is encouraged. Upon completing the program, fellows are prepared to assume the role of a specialized gastrointestinal pathologist in either an academic or private practice setting.

Applicants must have completed two years of accredited anatomic pathology training and be eligible for a medical license in the state of Indiana. Stipends are commensurate with the year of postgraduate training in pathology. Applications should include the CAP Standard Fellowship application, CV, personal statement and three letters of recommendation. All documents should be submitted (preferably by email) by November 1 (one and a half years prior to beginning of fellowship) to the Pathology Fellowship Coordinator, Beverly Jarrett at bjarrett@iupui.edu.

Johns Hopkins Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Faculty Assistant Program

The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Faculty Assistant Program is an advanced fellowship that provides training in diagnostic gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic pathology. Our case material consists of in-house specimens from Johns Hopkins, as well as cases from our active consultation service. Our faculty members provide specialty experience in gastrointestinal luminal pathology (Drs. Lysandra Voltaggio, Kiyoko Oshima, Laura Wood, Tatianna Larman, Kevan Salimian, and Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman), liver pathology (Drs. Kiyoko Oshima, Robert Anders, Lysandra Voltaggio, Tatianna Larman, and Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman) and pancreatic pathology (Drs. Ralph Hruban and Elizabeth Thompson).

The faculty assistant takes full responsibility for sign-out of in-house luminal gastrointestinal biopsy material and works closely with our faculty members on consult cases. The faculty assistant also participates in clinical conferences and housestaff and medical student teaching. Research is an integral part of the program and may have either a clinical or an experimental emphasis. There are multiple opportunities for collaborative studies in gastroenterology and in basic research in this and other departments.

Requirements

Three years of AP training or four years of AP/CP training are required. Applicants must have completed their AP training and be AP Board eligible/certified by the July start date. A Maryland medical license is required prior to the starting date. Applicants must have a U.S. permanent resident visa or be a U.S. citizen. Non-U.S. citizens must hold or be able to obtain the appropriate employment visa. A J-1 visa is not appropriate for this position.

Deadline

Applications should be received by July 1 for a July 1 starting date 24 months later (e.g., an application submitted by July 1, 2022 will be for a July 1, 2024 start). Though the deadline for applications is July 1, we encourage you to apply early. Supporting documents should be received within 2 weeks of this deadline (e.g., by July 15, 2022 in previous example).

Application

Please visit our website to download an application.
https://pathology.jhu.edu/education/fellowships/gi-liver

Supporting documents:

1. A CV with bibliography.
2. A brief discussion about your interest in gastrointestinal pathology and your longer-term career plans.
3. Four (4) original letters of recommendation: one from your current department chairperson or other superior, and three others from persons of your choosing. These letters should be addressed and emailed directly to the program directors separately by the persons making the recommendations.

Send the application and supporting documents (via email) to:

Kiyoko Oshima, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director
Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman, M.D., Assistant Program Director
Weinberg 2333 Pathology
401 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231

Email: koshima3@jhmi.edu, jbirkne1@jhmi.edu
Phone: 443-287-7344
Fax: 410-502-1493

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology

Surgical pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital is a fully subspecialized department. The Gastrointestinal Pathology subspecialty unit of Surgical Pathology at Massachusetts General Hospital processes and delivers diagnoses for approximately 21,000 specimens per year. These include inpatient and outpatient biopsies of both adults and pediatric patients, endoscopic resections, and resections of the gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreaticobiliary systems. In addition, the unit renders second-opinion (consultation) diagnoses on over 1200 cases per year. The MGH is a liver transplant center and has a very active hepatobiliary surgery division.

Faculty

• Joseph Misdraji, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of GI Pathology
• Mari Mino-Kenudson, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Director of Pulmonary Pathology
• Vikram Deshpande, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology
• Vânia Nosé, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Associate Chief, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology
• Martha Bishop Pitman, MD, Professor of Pathology, Director of Cytopathology
• Lawrence R. Zukerberg, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology
• Omer H. Yilmaz, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology
• Ricard Masia, MD, PhD. Instructor in Pathology

Clinical Program

The GI fellow is responsible for signing out their cases independently, after an initial period of supervision. The fellow is assigned to cover all services (including GI and Liver service) with a balanced distribution of work.

Teaching and Educational Activities

When on service, the GI fellow is responsible for resident supervision, in the same manner as a staff member. Supervision of resident or PA grossing is required. The fellow is also required to be on the rotation for conferences, including the clinical fellow conference in which GI fellows review their pathology specimens, and the surgical pathology unknown case (“Outs”) conference.

Additional responsibilities

The GI fellow rotates call with faculty and senior residents for frozen section coverage during the weekdays, frozen section during weekends, and rush biopsy interpretation on weekends. The fellow may also be required to cover frozen section during the usual hours of operation.

Research

The GI fellow is expected to complete a clinical research project during their tenure under the supervision of senior GI staff members.

Contact

Please contact Dr. Joseph Misdraji at jmisdraji@partners.org

Program description

The one-year Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, offers exposure to a broad spectrum of biopsy material and surgical specimens relating to gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disease.

Mayo Clinic’s annual volume of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary specimens includes:

• Nearly 20,000 in-house endoscopic GI biopsy cases and 2,000 extramural consultation cases
• More than 2,000 liver biopsies, including 400 from liver transplant patients and more than 600 in the extramural consultation practice
• A large-volume surgical practice with broad exposure to resected gastrointestinal, pancreatic an hepatobiliary cancers

The fellowship combines diagnostic training with opportunities for basic science and clinicopathologic research projects. There are also extensive opportunities for interactions with clinical colleagues in the form of working conferences (reviewing and discussing material from active patients), teaching conferences (explaining pathology to clinicians and clinical trainees) and attendance at clinical conferences.

Accreditation

The Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology Fellowship is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Program history

The Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology Fellowship was accredited in 2006. Since that time, more than 10 physicians have completed training. It is anticipated that one fellow will complete training in this program annually.

Selective GI & Liver Pathology Fellowship

The Department of Pathology offers a one-year fellowship in gastrointestinal and liver pathology starting July 1 each year. The department currently accessions over 10,000 gastrointestinal, pancreatic and hepatobiliary cases, including complex surgical resection specimens, mucosal and liver biopsies, and outside referrals and consultation specimens from a wide variety of neoplastic and non- neoplastic conditions. The fellowship is designed to prepare individuals for a career in an academic setting. The fellow will be expected to spend the majority of his/her time performing clinical duties such as surgical signout, and participating in intradepartmental and multidisciplinary conferences. In addition, the fellow is encouraged and expected to participate in clinical or laboratory- based research projects.

Requirements

Candidate must be board certified or eligible for certification in anatomic pathology or AP/CP.

Please check complete GME Eligibility Requirements prior to applying.

Application deadline

December 31 (18 months prior to the start of the training year)

Stipends

Commensurate with the candidate’s level of training

Contact Information

Asif Rashid, M.D., Ph.D.
Program Director, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Unit 085
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030

For inquiries, please contact:
Kareen Chin
Program Manager
Phone: 713-792-3108
Fax: 713-745-0789
Email: pathology-fellowship@mdanderson.org

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship

The G-I/Liver pathology fellowship is designed to provide in-depth exposure to all aspects of gastrointestinal tract and hepatic pathology including medical diseases, infectious and inflammatory processes, neoplastic conditions, and transplant pathology. The G-I/Liver service is the busiest clinical service in Surgical Pathology and processes more than 8,000 cases yearly, affording ample exposure to the fellow in all aspects of the field. The fellow will gain experience in presenting and discussing the cases with their surgical and clinical colleagues through participation in the various multi-disciplinary conferences, including G-I and Liver Tumor Board, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Conference and Transplant conferences. The fellow will have the opportunity to work with world-class surgeons, transplant physicians and clinicians in a multidisciplinary environment, and under the supervision of three experienced, dedicated G-I/Liver pathologists. The fellow also has the opportunity to participate in clinical research projects and teaching.

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship

The Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center offers a one-year fellowship program in gastrointestinal pathology. All fellows should have completed residency training in anatomic pathology and be certified (or eligible for certification) by the American Board of Pathology. The fellowship focuses on the characterization of gastrointestinal, pancreatic and hepatic neoplasms, and non-neoplastic diseases. It emphasizes a multidisciplinary team approach to patient management as well as clinicopathologic and translational research. A wealth of interesting and challenging in-house and submitted consultation case material is available for study, as are comprehensive slide study sets. The gastrointestinal pathology team is fully subspecialized and responsible for all gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic pathology cases. The program includes a three-month rotation in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center, where the case material includes a substantial amount of non-neoplastic gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology.

Download a Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship Program brochure.

Availability
July 2019

Deadline
September 1

Length of Program
One year

Number of Positions
One

How to Apply
Apply Online

Additional Information

Gastrointestinal Pathology Staff

David Klimstra
Jinru Shia
Carlie Sigel
Olga Basturk
Jacklyn Hechtman
Laura Tang
Nora Katabi
Michael Roehrl

Goals and Objectives

To increase experience with gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and hepatic tumors, their precursors, and their mimics To increase experience with the diagnosis of non-neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver To develop an understanding of special techniques in the pathologic characterization of gastrointestinal diseases To develop an understanding of the clinical features of gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic diseases, including diagnostic evaluation of patients, treatment algorithms, and tumor-staging parameters and prognostic indices To develop an appreciation of the multidisciplinary team approach to the treatment of patients with these diseases To enhance teaching abilities through the interaction with pathology trainees, students, and clinicians To develop appreciation for research techniques and utilize these techniques to complete research projects.

Clinical Responsibilities

Gastrointestinal pathology fellows will review slides and prepare reports for selected in-house and submitted consultation cases, with increasing independence as the fellowship progresses. The fellows will be significantly involved in teaching pathology residents, surgical pathology fellows, and medical students. Their responsibilities will include the supervision of trainees in the handling of specimens, assistance to trainees in the preparation of cases, and participation in intradepartmental teaching conferences and journal clubs. Numerous interdisciplinary conferences are held regularly with various members of the institutions’ gastrointestinal disease management teams, and the fellows will review cases and present them at conferences such as tumor boards, gastroenterology fellows’ conferences, and tumor-staging conferences.

Research Activities

Gastrointestinal pathology fellows will engage in both independent and collaborative research. The fellows will select a limited number of primary research projects to pursue under the guidance of the attending faculty. Collaboration with members of other departments may be sought as necessary. The fellows will prepare research proposals, participate in and coordinate the completion of projects, compile and analyze the data from these studies, and prepare abstracts for submission to scientific meetings. The fellows will prepare presentations of the data and compile manuscripts for submission to scientific journals. The fellows will also participate in activities such as tissue procurement, review of archival pathology cases, and correlation of pathologic data with clinical outcomes and other data.

Stipend and Maintenance

The stipend is commensurate with the year of the applicant’s postgraduate training. Nearby housing is available with rents that are comparable to NYC market rates; professional liability insurance and health coverage are provided free of charge.

Facilities

Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases is a 425-bed hospital devoted to the care of patients with neoplastic diseases. The hospital is part of the Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, which also includes Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research. There is an affiliation and close interaction between the clinical and research units of the Center and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, as well as with The Rockefeller University.

Program Director
Jinru Shia, MD

Contact
For questions regarding this fellowship, please contact Nicole Rinaldi at 212-639-7102. Applications should be completed online no later than January 1 of the preceding year. A curriculum vitae and at least three letters of reference must be sent to the address listed below. Additional information is also available from Dr. Shia at 212-639-7282.

Jinru Shia, MD, Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Pathology
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY 10065

GI-Liver Fellowship Program

Program Director

Kathryn E. Tanaka, MD
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street, Room N4
Bronx, NY 10467
Tel: 718.920.4976
Email: ktanaka@montiefiore.org

Program Description

The Department of Pathology offers a one-year ACGME accredited fellowship in gastrointestinal and liver pathology. The Department currently receives a mix of adult and pediatric biopsies and complex surgical specimens, including liver transplant. There are 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 eleigible/certified in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Stipends

Commensurate with level of post graduate training.

Application Materials

An application form can be requested from Debrah Negron via email at denegron@montefiore.org or call (718) 920-6459.

Application Submission

Please send hard copies of the materials to:
Kathryn E. Tanaka, MD
Director fo GI-Liver Fellowship Program
c/o Debrah Negron

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Surgical Pathology N-4
Bronx, NY 10467

Liver Pathology Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Hospital

Our fellowship program is under the auspices of the The Department of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine and Division of Liver Pathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The program was founded in 1989, a year after the start of the liver transplantation program at The Mount Sinai Hospital, now an internationally known center for hepatology. Graduates from our program have attained international recognition in liver pathology and fill leading positions at prestigious medical institutions in the United States and throughout the world.

Mount Sinai is home to an active liver transplantation program and surgical oncology service, as well as state-of-the-art basic science and clinical research in the area. The Division of Liver Pathology, with three full-time attending pathologists, plays an integral role in these endeavors and handles approximately 1,600 liver biopsies and 400 liver resections a year, including 100 to 120 liver transplantations. We maintain a close working relationship with faculty and staff from the Department of Medicine’s Division of Liver Diseases, the Recanati-Miller Transplantation Institute, and the Department of Surgery’s Division of Surgical Oncology.

Curriculum

Fellows spend approximately 75 percent of training in clinical setting, with all rotations taking place at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and 25 percent in research. Clinical duties include participation in signing out all resected and explanted liver specimens, liver biopsy specimens, and consult cases. Educational duties include formal presentation of cases at pathology and combined clinical conferences, didactic presentations to pathology and clinical staff, and participation in training of residents in the gross examination, clinical correlation, and processing of surgical specimens. Fellows will also spend 12 weeks in the Division of Gastrointestinal Pathology with attendant responsibilities. Isabel Fiel, MD, Swan Thung, MD, and Stephen Ward, MD, PhD, supervise the fellows during grossing and sign-out and are available as mentors for research projects.

Research

Fellows participate in research in the Division of Liver Pathology and we encourage fellows to develop or join collaborative research projects with other clinical and research departments, culminating in scholarly contributions to the medical literature.

How to Apply

One position is available each year and is open to applicants who have completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic-Clinical Pathology and hold New York state medical licensure. Salary is competitive and commensurate with training. We accept and review applications between September and December a year and a half prior to the beginning of the program.

Your completed application should include: curriculum vitae (CV), personal statement, three letters of recommendation, copy of medical school diploma, copy of United States Medical Licensing Examination transcript, copy of visa status, J1, H1 (if applicable), copy of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates certificate (if applicable), and copy of medical school transcript.

We accept and review applications between July and December a year and a half prior to the beginning of the program. Applications should be sent via regular mail or e-mail to:

Stephen C. Ward, MD, PhD
Director, Hepatopathology Fellowship Program
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Department of Pathology – Box 1194
One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
stephen.ward@mountsinai.org

GI and Hepatic Pathology Fellowship

Director

Wenqing Cao, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology / Director, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program

Description

One fellowship position. The program will include 44 weeks of education and training in diagnostic GI and hepatic pathology including understanding of molecular techniques and research training in the field of GI and hepatic pathology. Educational and research activities will take place in the Department of Pathology of the NYU School of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center. The diagnostic GI and hepatic pathology curriculum will comprise direct training in macroscopic and microscopic evaluation of GI and hepatic specimens including liver transplantation pathology. The program will include training in gross examination, frozen section interpretation, histopathologic diagnosis, and molecular pathology relevant to prognosis, prognostification, and therapeutic treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. The fellow will attend and present cases at intradepartmental conferences including the weekly multidisciplinary GI oncological conference, tumor board, and liver transplantation pathology conference, and will participate in didactic presentations to the pathology residents.

Requirements

Completion of a three-year program in Anatomic Pathology or a four-year program in AP/CP. MUST hold a NY State License/Limited Permit prior to the start date. Please inquire with the Program Manager. Visas: NYU only offers J-1 visas through the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to candidates in need of visa sponsorship. Stipends: Commensurate with Candidate’s level of training.

Applications

Applications for positions beginning July 1 should be received by August 30th two years prior to start date.

All application materials should be emailed and sent according to the instructions below.

To: pathologyeducation@nyulangone.org
Email Subject: Lastname, First initial – GI and Hepatic Pathology Fellowship

A complete application includes the following documents as PDF files:

1. CAP Standardized Applications (Download PDF)
2. Personal Statement
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Copy of Medical School Transcript
5. Copy of USMLE Step 1-3 score reports or COMLEX reports for D.O. candidates
6. ECFMG Certificate (if applicable)
7. Three letters of recommendation dated within the past six months (Letters must come directly from the author or Program Coordinator)

Application files must be titled in the following way:

PDF FILE NAMES:
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-capApplication.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-personalStatement.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-curriculumVitae.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-medSchoolTranscript.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-USMLE-Step1-3.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-COMLEXReports.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-letterRec1.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-letterRec2.pdf
ClnFelGi-lastname-firstInitial-letterRec3.pdf

Letters of recommendation addressed to:

Wenqing Cao, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology
Director, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program

GASTROINTESTINAL

Fellowship Director: Wendy L. Frankel, MD

Positions: One (1); Availability: 2021

Description: This one-year program provides instruction and experience in gastrointestinal pathology. The Fellowship allows fellows to integrate their medical knowledge with the use of traditional and modern techniques for the diagnosis of gastrointestinal and liver disorders. The fellow will become proficient in the use of ancillary studies such as immunohistochemistry and the interpretation of some molecular testing. There is a large volume of GI and liver cases including wide spectrum of medical and neoplastic disease. Additionally, OSU treats many patients with pancreatic disease and the fellow will have ample opportunity to evaluate this disease material. The Fellowship is also designed to develop investigational skills through ongoing research projects in gastrointestinal pathology as well as expand teaching and presentation skills.

Requirements: The candidate should be AP/CP Board eligible or Board certified.

Stipend: Support will commensurate with year of post-graduate training.

Applications and Inquiries: Please complete the fellowship application and send with supporting documents to the following email address:

EMAIL: courtney.saby@osumc.edu

• Courtney Saby
• Pathology Education Manager
• The Ohio State University Medical Center
• N308 Doan Hall
• 410 W. 10th Avenue
• Columbus, OH 43210

University of California, Irvine Medical Center

The Department of Pathology at the University of California, Irvine offers a one-year fellowship in gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology. This fellowship provides an intense and focused training in all aspects of gastrointestinal, 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 inflammatory bowel diseases, 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 in sign-out of GI and liver surgical and biopsy material, frozen sections and consultation cases. The fellow will preview all cases and even provide preliminary diagnosis to the clinicians. 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. He/she will also supervise the gross room and teach rotating pathology residents. The fellow will be actively involved in resident teaching via interesting slide conferences and didactic lectures. The fellow also presents 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.

Requirements and Stipend: Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP residency program. Stipend is comparable to that of other residents at this institution with equivalent years of training.

To apply, please send a letter of intent, CV and 3 letters of recommendation to (via email):

Vishal S. Chandan, MD
Clinical Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Email: vchandan@hs.uci.edu

2020-2021 Accepting applications due to an unexpected opening
2021-2022 Position filled
2022-2023 Accepting applications

The University of California Davis offers a one-year GI/Liver 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 (with full sign- out privileges), 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 all application materials to Residency & Fellowship Program Coordinator, Damaris Rodriguez at HS-Pathfellowships@ucdavis.edu.

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

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Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology Fellowship

For More Information

Director
Sanjay Kakar, MD

Contact
Miguel Marquez-Sanchez
Miguel.Marquez-Sanchez@ucsf.edu
Phone: (415) 353-7331
Fax: (415) 514-8928
University of California, San Francisco
Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
185 Berry Street, Suite 100
Campus Box 0506
San Francisco, CA 94107

The Department of Pathology offers one-year fellowships in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology. The fellowship provides a primary role in diagnosis of adult and pediatric gastrointestinal, liver, pancreas and biliary tract disease. The consultation service receives nearly 2000 outside consultations (60-70% medical and neoplastic liver, 30-40% tubular GI and pancreas). The fellow also coordinates the consultations for challenging cases from in-house gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary as well as the liver transplant services. UCSF has a large pediatric/adult IBD program, and is a renowned liver transplant center, providing rich diagnostic material in these areas. The fellows participate in multidisciplinary clinical conferences, including liver transplant, hepatology/gastroenterology conferences, pediatric gastroenterology conference, as well as other ad hoc conferences pertinent to the hepatobiliary GI cases. There are numerous research opportunities and the service extensively uses cutting edge immunohistochemistry, molecular techniques and sequencing assays. The fellows work at Moffitt and Mission Bay Hospitals; elective experience in endoscopy, molecular pathology and other subspecialties of surgical pathology is available.

Additional years of post-doctoral level training may be available for qualified candidates with an interest in basic research in hepatobiliary & gastrointestinal disease. Candidates who are interested in general surgical pathology fellowship, in addition to GI and hepatobiliary pathology subspecialty training, may be offered a two year combined clinical training experience (see surgical pathology fellowship webpage for details), which may allow for a limited independent sign out experience during the second year.

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Overview

The University of Chicago Department Of Pathology offers a one- or two-year fellowship that combines diagnostic gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology training with opportunities for clinical or basic research. The GI service includes the full range of adult and pediatric gastrointestinal diseases (approximately 12,000 cases annually), with special emphasis on inflammatory bowel diseases, celiac disease and Barrett esophagus. The University of Chicago is also a major center for pediatric and adult liver transplantation and serves as a referral center for the diagnosis and treatment of the full spectrum of hepatic diseases (approximately 1,500 cases annually).

The fellow participates in the sign-out of GI and liver surgical and biopsy material, frozen sections, and consultation cases. The fellow also presents pathology findings at a number of departmental and multidisciplinary conferences. Research opportunities are available within the Pathology department and in collaboration with Gastroenterology, GI surgery, and Transplant surgery investigators among others. Major ongoing basic science research programs involve pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal, pancreatic and hepatic carcinogenesis, and the molecular regulation of ion transport in intestinal epithelium. The optional second year of training may be devoted entirely to laboratory investigation.

Requirements

A minimum of three years’ training in anatomic pathology or four years’ training that combines anatomic and clinical pathology. The candidate must be able to obtain an Illinois medical license.

Stipend

Commensurate with level of training

Applications

Submit application, personal statement, CV, letters of recommendation, and ECFMG certificate (if applicable) to:

John Hart, M.D.
Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology MC 6101
University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 South Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Documents can be submitted via email to: john.hart@uchospitals.edu

Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship (non-ACGME-accredited)

The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship offered by the University of Florida Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine is a comprehensive one- or two-year program that begins on July 1 annually.

The Fellowship provides the opportunity for advanced training and experience in GI/liver pathology practice and investigative pathology research. Boasting a fellowship faculty that comprises five Board- certified pathologists, the goal of this program is to train academic pathologists with GI/liver expertise.

Fellows will sign-out cases; teach medical students and residents; participate in clinical conferences; and perform various scholarly activities. With strong liver research and clinical programs, including liver transplantation, molecular biology, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy and cytometry, the Program can be tailored to fellows’ individual interests to include GI/liver-related research. Lecture series, comprehensive instructional conferences and digital data and record retrieval are available for fellows enrolled in the Program.

Date of Next Available Positions: July 1, 2020;

• Two positions will be filled for the 2020 – 2021 academic year.
• Completed applications are due by October 1, 2018; candidate selections will be made in the months following.

Benefits: Commensurate with level of training. Visit the UF Administrative Affairs Housestaff Benefits Web page for more information.

Director: Xiuli Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

Faculty:

• Amy Collinsworth, M.D.
• Lisa R. Dixon, M.D.
• Ashwini Esnakula, M.D.
• Michael M. Feely, D.O.
• David Hernandez Gonzalo, M.D.
• Jesse Kresak, M.D.

Applicant Requirements

Successful fellowship candidates must be certification-eligible or certified in anatomic, or anatomic and clinical pathology, by the American Board of Pathology. Applicants are required to have passed the first three steps of the United States Medical Licensing Examination and the Council for Scientific Affairs exam.

For International Medical Graduates

The Department requires that all IMG applicants have valid certificates from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. The University of Florida supports J1 visas but does not support H1B visas.

Applications

Completed application packets include:

Completed application packets must be received by October 1, 2018, and must include a

• National Standard Application (or National Standard Application)
• Personal statement of interest;
• Curriculum vitae; and
• Three letters of recommendation (addressed to the fellowship director).

Interviews for the fellowship will be completed by March 1, 2019. Candidates are typically notified of their acceptance by late April.

Send completed packets to:

Xiuli Liu, M.D., Ph.D.
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Director
University of Florida College of Medicine
Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine
P.O. Box 100275
Gainesville, FL 32610

Gastrointestinal Pathology

Next opening is 2020-2021

The Department of Pathology offers a one-year fellowship in gastrointestinal- hepatobiliary pathology with emphasis on diagnosis and clinicopathologic correlation. The fellowship begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. The program includes training in diagnosis and handling of resections and biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract, the liver, the pancreas and the biliary tract, with supporting immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics. The fellow is the primary consultant for the daily diagnostic service for about 6 months and interacts closely with house officers, clinicians, clerical and technical staff and the GI pathology faculty. The in-house diagnostic service handles approximately 65 cases per day. There is an active liver transplant program, so the fellow will gain extensive experience with liver resections and post-transplant biopsies. In addition, the fellow spends about 6 months on the consult service, covering the 8-12 problem cases daily which are submitted by pathologists from other institutions. During the consult service rotation, the fellow is instructed in composing meaningful consultation reports. An elective rotation on the endoscopy service is included in the training. The fellow will participate in regular gastrointestinal and liver pathology interdisciplinary and intradepartmental conferences including the weekly Gastrointestinal Tumor Board. The fellow is encouraged to participate in clinically oriented research projects with the aim of presenting these projects at national meetings and publishing them subsequently.

Requirements:
Applicants must be Board-certified or Board-eligible in anatomic pathology.

Stipends:
Support is commensurate with the candidate’s level of training.

Applications:
Applications should be submitted by September 30th for fellowships starting on July 1st of the following year. They may be considered after the September 30th deadline at the discretion of the program director. Applications should be submitted online: Click Here

Inquiries can be directed to:
Henry D. Appelman, M.D., Gastrointestinal Pathology Director
Department of Pathology, 5220 Med Sci I
1301 Catherine Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5602
Phone: (734) 936-6770
E-mail: appelman@umich.edu

Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship

Within the University of Minnesota’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, the Division of Anatomic Pathology receives more than 7,000 luminal gastrointestinal (GI) and pancreato-biliary, 600 liver, and 700 GI consult cases annually, making the GI pathology service the home of the heaviest volume of cases among all surgical pathology subspecialties. The surgical pathology workup in this field integrates very well with our department’s Molecular Pathology and Genomics division (for familiar cancer and prognostic markers testing) and cytopathology (for fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of pancreatic lesions). Our practice focuses on three main areas of GI pathology, including oncologic pathology, transplant medicine, and the multidisciplinary management of inflammatory bowel disease.

One fellow will be accepted per year and will rotate in the East and West Bank laboratories. Trainees who have finished their AP or AP/CP training are invited to apply.

Curriculum:

The GI Pathology fellowship program is one year of clinical training. An additional research year is available for eligible candidates who have a demonstrated track record in scholarly activities and want to acquire an in-depth training in basic science techniques pertaining to GI pathology.

During the one year of clinical training, the fellow will be exposed to the daily signout of the following specimens.

• Luminal GI tract, biopsy and resection specimens
• Pancreato-biliary specimens
• Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) biopsies
• CT-guided abdominal and GI-related fine needle aspiration specimens

• GI Pathology: 7 months, Signing out of luminal GI tract and pancreatobiliary specimens (biopsies and resections)
• Cytopathology: 1 month, Signing out endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) biopsies, CT-guided abdominal and GI-related fine needle aspiration specimens
• Liver: 2 months, Signing out of biopsies and resections. Strong emphasis on transplant pathology
• Electives: 2 months, Can be spent in research, perinatal, cytopathology, renal, neuropathology, derm, heme, molecular, cytogenetics, or other surgical pathology sub-specialty

A translational research month is offered as an elective during the year to provide time devoted to finishing up a project for which data and investigative work have already been performed throughout the early months of the fellowship.

While grossing is not required, opportunities for practicing on large complex cases are available upon request. It is estimated that a fellow may take 5-6 general surgical pathology call weeks per year according to the departmental needs.

Program Highlights:

• Subspecialty training offered at the University of Minnesota Medical Center by renowned GI Pathology consultants
• There is an emphasis in our institution on Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) biopsies and the fellow will gain a unique experience in this growing field
• Whole slide imaging and telepathology technologies embedded in teaching, research, and clinical practice
• Integrated molecular pathology and cytogenetics services
• Informatics faculty for hands-on training and research
• A wide range of basic science and translational research opportunities with a dedicated time for research
• Special emphasis on quality management and leadership training
• Graded responsibility with a focus to prepare the trainee to function independently as a GI pathologist and serve as a resource for his/her colleagues upon the future joining of a large practice group.
• Medical, dental, disability & life insurance
• 15 days of vacation, 10 days of sick time, 10 professional development days
• Book/study materials fund

Teaching Faculty:

• Oyedele Adeyi, MD, Professor & Program Director
• Khalid Amin, MD, Associate Professor
• David Cartwright, MD, Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Aastha Chauhan, MD, Assistant Professor
• Mahmoud Khalifa, MD, PhD, Professor
• Mark Luquette, MD, Assistant Professor
• Kevin Turner, DO, Assistant Professor

For more information on requirements and how to apply, visit:

http://z.umn.edu/pathfellowapply

Oyedele Adeyi, MD
Program Director
adeyio@umn.edu

Gaby Cronick
Program Administrator
croni110@umn.edu

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The UNMC Department of Pathology and Microbiology offers special expertise in the diagnosis of infectious, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases involving the esophagus, stomach and intestinal tract. The section is headed by Dr. Audrey Lazenby and those desiring consultative diagnostic assistance should contact her at 402-559-4186.

The department has four faculty members with extensive experience in the diagnostic evaluation of liver and biliary tract diseases. This includes non-neoplastic medical liver biopsies, as well as primary hepatic neoplasms and gall bladder and bile duct specimens. Available resources include a suitable array of histochemical and immunohistochemical stains, as well as electron microscopy for selected cases. This group also has twenty-five years of experience with liver allograft pathology (see transplantation pathology section). The group is led by Dr. Stan Radio and assisted by Drs. Geoffrey Talmon, Benjamin Swanson and James Wisecarver. We would welcome the opportunity to assist with any challenging cases that you may encounter. Please contact us by calling 402-559- 4186 and asking for the liver pathologist on service.

GI/Hepatic Pathology

Fellowship

This ACGME accredited program, the first such accredited in the country, is aimed toward the development of academically oriented surgical pathologists with a subspecialty interest in gastrointestinal and liver pathology. To that end, the first year is devoted to clinical duties including the development of research projects, while the second year is fully devoted to research endeavors, the choice of which may come from the entire university community.

During year one, the fellow is responsible for the GI and Liver pathology consult service within the section of surgical pathology and numerous conferences involving the departments of medicine, surgery, and radiology. The clinical service encounters a wide variety of cases from the very active liver transplant, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatology, and oncology programs. The diverse and strong academic research environment of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania serves as a rich source from which the fellow may chose a research project to carry out during year two.

Requirements

Successful completion of the Residency requirements for certification in Anatomic Pathology.

Application

Documents needed: Completed application; Curriculum Vitae; Personal Statement; USMLE score report; ECFMG certificate (international); three (3) letters of recommendation.

Inquiries, application, and CV should be sent to:

Emma E. Furth, MD
Director, GI and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
6 Founders
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Tel.: 215-662-6503

HEPATIC PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Applications are invited for a Hepatic Pathology Fellowship Training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). UPMC is one of the leading teaching and research institutions in the US. It has an outstanding learning environment with frequent interdisciplinary conferences, interactions and collaborations. Fellowship program faculty have authorship on all updates of the Banff Schema of Allograft Pathology since 1991. Several research projects funded by the NIH and industry are available for fellow participation. Library resources are excellent, and major textbooks as well as professional journals can be accessioned electronically.

The fellowship is a 12 month program with the option to spend up to 3 months as electives in other areas such as Pediatric Liver Pathology at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Immunogenetics (HLA typing, DSA testing), immunobiology of transplantation, immunohistochemistry, and in-situ hybridization, Clinical material includes a diverse variety of common and uncommon hepatic allograft and native liver biopsies. The fellow will be exposed to approximately1000biopsies annually, equally distributed between transplanted organs and medical liver disease. Many cases are complex referrals from other transplant centers.

The fellow will gain clinical competency in light microscopy, immunohistochemistry and genetic profiling of hepatic adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma and metastatic lesions using next generation sequencing. The biopsy service includes a phone discussion with the referring nephrologist to discuss clinical correlations, and treatment options. The laboratory hosts a weekly CME accredited in-house liver biopsy conference for in-depth case-based education for Hepatology and Gastroenterology fellows and attendings. In addition, there are working conferences at the microscope, and research conferences featuring cutting edge investigations.

The department is equipped to evaluate formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue by multiplex labeling, machine learning based algorithms applied to whole slide imaging, Nanostring nCounter, and Digital Spatial Profiling technology. 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 produce a competent diagnostician, an educator to medical students and pathology residents and a consultant to transplant physicians and nephrologists.

Fellowship Start Date: July 1st of each academic year

Application Instructions

We have a rolling admissions policy and applications are accepted throughout the year for up to two years prior to desired commencement date. Applicants should have completed core-training in an AP or AP/CP residency program and should be committed to excellent clinical care in an academic medical center environment. The candidate must be eligible for a (limited) Pennsylvania medical license. Assistance with Visa applications is available as needed. 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), and USMLE scores to:

Fellowship Director: Parmjeet Randhawa
Email: randhawapa@upmc.edu
Telephone: 412 647 7646

GI Pathology Fellowship

The Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine offers a one-year fellowship program in GI, hepatic, and pancreaticobiliary pathology. This fellowship is designed to give the fellow experience at the junior faculty level, including progressive sign-out privileges for qualified fellows. Fellows have the opportunity to learn about the range of diseases within this subspecialty, including Barrett’s esophagus, idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, cancer and precancerous conditions, mesenchymal and hematolymphoid lesions, motility disorders, and hepatic and pancreatic medical, neoplastic, and transplantation pathology. Our program offers in-depth training in molecular diagnosis, an ever expanding and critical component of pathology.

Fellow responsibilities include diagnostic sign-out of consultation and in-house material, weekly presentations at patient treatment planning conferences, resident and medical student teaching, participation in journal club, and completion of a well-defined and supervised clinical, translational, or basic research project.

The overall goal of the fellowship is to provide in-depth exposure to the full spectrum of GI, hepatic, and pancreaticobiliary pathology with our faculty: Dr. Mary Bronner, Dr. Kajsa Affolter, Dr. Maria Pletneva, Dr. Fred Clayton, Dr. Kim Evason, Dr. Gillian Hale, Dr. Jola Jedrzkiewicz, Dr. Mariana Moreno Prats, Dr. Cameron Beech, Dr. Alexander Kikuchi, and Dr. Katherine Boylan (Fellowship Director).

Additional information and our application can be found at https://medicine.utah.edu/pathology/fellowships/gi-pathology/

For questions, please contact our fellowship program director, Dr. Katherine Boylan, or our fellowship coordinator, Chloe Dyer, at chloe.dyer@path.utah.edu

Location: Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah
Positions: Two
Stipend: Commensurate with year of postgraduate training

Clinical Fellowships: GI and Hepatic Pathology

Program Faculty

Matthew M.C. Yeh, MD PhD
Director, GI & Hepatic Pathology Fellowship Program
Professor, Pathology

Paul E. Swanson, MD
Professor, Pathology
Chief, GI and Hepatic Pathology Service

Melissa Upton, MD
Associate Director, Residency Program Director
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Staff Pathologist, UWMC

Ben Hoch, MD
Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Director, Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology Fellowship Program
Attending Pathologist, UWMC

Camtu Truong, MD
Acting Assistant Professor, Pathology

Lisa Koch, MD, PhD
Acting Instructor, Pathology

Florencia Jalikis, MD
Acting Assistant Professor, Pathology

Description

The gastrointestinal pathology fellow participates in all activities of the GI pathology service. The fellow evaluates gastrointestinal biopsies from the University of Washington Academic Medical Center, including liver and pancreatic transplant biopsies, with the pathology resident, and communicates the results to the gastroenterology fellow or attending. The fellow has primary responsibility for the evaluation and work up of outside consultation cases (approximately 1,500 annually), including dictation of reports and letters to the contributing pathologist and responding to telephone calls about the cases.

The fellow is responsible for presenting at hospital-wide clinical conferences, including GI clinicopathologic case conference, liver and pancreas transplant conference, liver tumor conference, GI journal club and GI histopathology conference. Each fellow is expected to complete one or more significant research projects. These can be either clinically oriented studies using patient case material, or they can be done in collaboration with a basic scientist and involve laboratory bench work, usually in the area of molecular biology. The latter usually requires an additional year of training and a funding source. 1 position/year

This non-ACGME certified fellowship provides one full 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 the Digestive Health Center (close to 20,000 GI cases annually, including 450 medical/allograft liver biopsies, 250 extramural consultations and 575 pediatric GI cases). The service is staffed by 6 GI/Liver subspecialty consultants and additional general surgical pathologists, as needed. The program is designed to prepare the fellow for a successful career in academic medicine or private practice with a subspecialty focus.

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 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.

The position has the possibility to be extended for an additional year.

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

Please apply at https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/504984/gi-liver-pathology-fellow and send a statement of interest, referencing PVL 221774, current CV, personal statement, list of at least three references and three letters of recommendations to hr@pathology.wisc.edu for your application to be considered complete.

Gastrointestinal, Hepatic, and Pancreatobiliary Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program Openings for 2026 and 2027
Number of appointments per year: 1

Description: The Department of Pathology offers a one-year fellowship program for the advanced study of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. This includes native and transplant hepatopathology, diseases of the gallbladder, biliary tract, and pancreas in both adult and pediatric patients. Our department is devoted to teaching, and the fellow is to participate in clinical conferences, housestaff, and medical student education. The fellowship training includes the use of modern molecular biology techniques, and participation in research is strongly encouraged. There are multiple opportunities to work with our faculty members on projects. The department will provide funding and one-week time off for the fellow to attend a national conference.

Our medical school and clinical campus is within The Texas Medical Center (TMC) with over 60 patient care, basic biomedical sciences, and translational research facilities. The TMC campus between Rice University, Hermann Park, and Brays Bayou constitutes the largest medical center in the world. The fellow has constant access to research talks and symposiums. Our clinical work includes tissue biopsies and resection specimens from patients at UTHealth, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Children’s Memorial Hermann, and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital. In addition, the fellow will have an opportunity to spend a one-month elective at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Curriculum: The fellowship begins on July 1st and ends on June 30th of the following year. The fellow will supervise PA and resident grossing, preview slides, construct pathology reports, have cooperative learning with the attending pathologist, take an active role in intraoperative consultations, participate in clinical-pathological conferences and tumor boards. The fellow has the potential for independent sign-out privileges (see requirements below).

Requirements: Candidate must be board certified or eligible for certification in Anatomic Pathology (AP) or AP/Clinical Pathology (CP). Applicants must have completed their AP training and be AP Board eligible/certified by the July start date. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, have a permanent resident card, work authorization (EAD) or J-1 visa. If the fellow wishes for the opportunity of independent sign-out, a Texas medical license is required. The department will reimburse TMB license fees.

How to Apply and Supporting Documents: Accepting applications for academic year 2026-27; and 2027-28

• Statement of intent and a brief discussion about your interest in gastrointestinal pathology and long-term career plans.
• Curriculum vitae
• ECFMG certificate (if applicable)
• USMLE (passed within 3 attempts)
• Three letters of recommendation (1 from current program director, 2 from current attendings). These letters should be emailed directly to GI Fellowship Program Director Dr. Erin Rubin at Erin.Rubin@uth.tmc.edu separately by the persons making the recommendations.

Send the application and supporting documents (via email) to the attention of GI Fellowship Program Director Erin Rubin, MD. All application documents should be sent to Program Coordinator, Ms. Novate Creeks at Novate.Creeks@uth.tmc.edu

Stipends: Commensurate with the candidate’s level of training.

Faculty

• Erin Rubin, MD, Program Director
• Antonio Galvao Neto, MD
• Suhair Al-Salihi, MD
• Lei Sun, MD
• Rossana Kazemimood, MD

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Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship

Overview

The Gastrointestinal (GI) and Liver Pathology Fellowship is a Texas Medical Board-approved program offered by the Department of Pathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. It is a one- year fellowship with comprehensive training in diagnostic GI and liver pathology that includes in- depth exposure to all aspects of the specialty. The Fellowship Program covers a full spectrum of adult and pediatric medical and neoplastic diseases and transplant-related pathology of the digestive system.

The fellow is given graduated responsibility for signing out cases. The fellow is expected to participate in independent and collaborative research, including the initiation and completion of at least one research project during the course of the year.

Length of Program: One year

Program Structure

The Gastrointestinal (GI) and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program is structured to provide all needed core training over a one-year period and to ensure proficiency in practice in GI and liver pathology (gross pathology, histology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular diagnostics).

The clinical responsibilities the fellow assumes during the year of training include:

• Sign-out of in-house GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary cases
• Review of all GI and liver consult cases
• Grossing of selected liver resection/explant specimens
• Presentation and participation in GI and liver conferences
• Participation in research project(s)
• Study of GI/liver teaching sets

While on call, the fellow performs all frozen sections requested, diagnoses all emergent biopsies, and generally functions as junior faculty. A faculty member is in-house for backup, if needed.

Conference Schedule

During the year, the fellow works closely with the GI and liver multidisciplinary team, actively participating in weekly conferences and providing service and consultation to clinicians in matters relating to GI and liver diseases.

The GI and Liver Fellowship mandatory conferences include:

• Colorectal Cancer Conference (weekly)
• Liver Biopsy Review Conference (weekly)
• GI team meeting (weekly)
• Liver Transplant Committee (weekly)
• IBD conference (monthly)
• GI Pathology Conference (bimonthly)
• Liver Pathology Conference (bimonthly)

Other conferences and educational endeavors in which the fellow may be involved include:

• Surgical Pathology Consensus Conference (daily)
• Pathology Grand Rounds (monthly)
• Participation in developing, reviewing, and modifying GI gross manual, diagnosis templates, and synoptic reports (for GI and liver tumors)

The fellow is expected to present pathology at some of the above conferences. Cases with questions should be discussed with the appropriate faculty member prior to the conference.

Research

The fellow is expected to participate in one or more research projects related to GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary pathology, to submit and present the abstracts to national scientific meetings, and to publish the data in pathology/biomedical journals.

Goals and Objectives

The overall goals are to acquire the necessary medical knowledge, diagnostic skills, and experience to practice as a subspecialty expert in GI, liver, and pancreaticobiliary pathology and to gain research experience and skills.

Specifically, goals and objectives include:

• To become proficient in pathology and diagnosis of gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic tumors, their precursors, and their mimics
• To develop an understanding of the clinical features of gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic diseases, including diagnostic evaluation of patients, treatment algorithms, and tumor-staging parameters and prognostic indices
• To become proficient in pathology and diagnosis of non-neoplastic and transplant-related gastrointestinal and liver disease

Evaluation of the Fellow

The program directors and other GI pathology faculty members with whom the fellow interacts will evaluate the fellow on a semiannual basis.

Requirements

Prospective candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited residency in anatomic pathology, must be board eligible or board certified in anatomic or anatomic and clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology, and must be eligible for a medical license to practice in Texas by the beginning of the Fellowship Program.

Salary

The salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s level of training.

Contact

Purva Gopal MD, MS
Pathology Education Office
UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390-9073
Phone: 214-645-3711
purva.gopal@utsouthwestern.edu

GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP

Vanderbilt Department of Pathology
Director: Safia N. Salaria MD

This is a flexible, one-or two-year training experience for pathologists who have completed 4 years of AP/CP pathology training or 3 years of AP training, or for fully board-eligible/ board-certified individuals; one position per year is usually offered.

The fellowship offers exposure to GI and liver surgical pathology cases at Vanderbilt Hospital, fulfilling primary signout responsibilities, including surgical specimens, medical biopsies, and frozen sections with concentrated exposure to GI and liver biopsies and consultation cases. Flexible time is spent in elective study/research including opportunity for clinicopathologic and translational research.

The curriculum includes weekly informal microscopy review sessions on a variety of GI and liver pathology topics, opportunities for medical student and resident teaching, responsibility for presentation of pathology findings at a variety of multidisciplinary conferences, and research opportunities in GI and liver pathology. The fellows also participate in departmental and interdepartmental conferences.

Applications:

For fellowships starting July 1, 2019, applications will be accepted starting July 2017 and interviews wil begin in late August 2017.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, application*, CV, personal statement, three letters of recommendation, and ECFMG certificate (if applicable) to:

Tapherine DeVany
Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
CC-3322 MCN
1161 21st Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232
t.devany@vanderbilt.edu

Liver/GI Pathology Fellowship

The Liver and Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine is a one year program aimed at focusing on and training individuals for academic practice.

Curriculum

This is a heavily clinically-oriented program with 3 months of elective including 2 weeks of clinical rotations and research time. The fellowship is designed to take advantage of the opportunities afforded by the presence of strong clinical programs in Hepatology, GI, Liver Surgery and Transplant, Colorectal and Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery Sections at Washington University. The Liver/GI Fellow will spend 2 weeks rotating through clinical services of their choice; possibilities include liver surgery and/or transplant, GI surgery, HPB surgery, IBD clinic and/or surgery, advanced endoscopic procedures, etc.

Fellows will also be allowed to participate in the monthly to weekly interdisciplinary conferences shared amongst our Departments. Additional GI research conferences can be attended for further expansion of the Fellow’s knowledge base in the field. By the end of this year, the fellow should be comfortable with the evaluation, clinical correlations and future research questions pertaining to a wide variety of specimens related to Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases.

Clinical material

The clinical material for the program includes all liver/pancreas/ luminal GI biopsy material in Barnes-Jewish hospital, all inflammatory bowel disease biopsies from Barnes West County Hospital and a part of the “outside” referral biopsies. The material from St. Louis Children’s hospital is separate, but the L/GI Fellow has an opportunity to avail themselves of pertinent material. There are over 7500 specimens and 1000 FS specimens for the adult and pediatric L/GI services.

The Liver/GI Fellow will gain experience by, oversight and specimen handling of the GI/Pancreatobiliary/Liver specimens.

The Liver/GI Fellow will participate in the in-house L/GI sign-outs, in Liver Transplant coverage (one or two weekends during second half of the year with available back up) and in the weekly and monthly clinico-pathologic conferences involving Hepatology, GI, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Colorectal Surgery and Hepatic Imaging.. Consensus conferences for challenging L/GI cases are held twice a week, although faculty members are available at any time for questions/consults.

Facilities

Training for the fellowship occurs in the state of the art facilities of Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes Jewish Hospital/St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The Liver/GI section is located in the 680,000 square-foot BJC Institute of Health (BJCIH) at Washington University School of Medicine which is an 11-story research building housing laboratories and support facilities and is Washington University’s largest building.

Application

Applicants must be Board eligible or certified in anatomic and/or clinical pathology.

The application period for 2019-2020 begins on July 1, 2017 (2 years prior to the start date for the fellowship) with a deadline of October 13, 2017.

The following information should be sent by email as pdf documents to Sue Pagano, Fellowship Coordinator at spagano@path.wustl.edu.

1. Completed Fellowship Application
2. Statement of interest and goals
3. CV
4. Statement of ability to be licensed in Missouri
5. Three reference letters

For further information please contact Sue Pagano.
Phone: (314) 747-0687
spagano@path.wustl.edu

Gastrointestinal Pathology

Overview

The Gastrointestinal (GI) Pathology service at Yale is a large, interactive practice comprised of five GI pathologists who oversee more than 15,000 surgical pathology cases per year. The clinical training during fellowship is a one year experience with a primary emphasis on acquiring outstanding skills in diagnostic pathology of gastrointestinal specimens. In addition to a rigorous clinical schedule, fellows participate in research, attend and present at intra- and interdepartmental conferences, and teach pathology residents and clinical fellows. In addition to the one year clinical program, the GI program also offers a three-year program combining one year of training in diagnostic gastrointestinal, hepatic and pancreatic pathology with two years of laboratory-based research.

• Clinical Track
• Research Track

Additional Information

GI pathology at Yale is a subspecialty service, where only GI specimens are grossed in and signed out. The sign out team consists of an attending, the GI fellow and a resident who rotates monthly. Each day 40-50 GI biopsies, liver biopsies and resections are signed out. In the gross room, the GI fellow teaches residents in the handling of all GI specimens. The attending frequently examines complicated specimens. As the fellow gains experience and confidence, graduated responsibility is quickly given in decision making in the gross room.

In general, slides (biopsies and resections) are reviewed by the GI fellow, independent of the resident prior to sign out. This is done to ensure that residents generate an independent opinion. Residents write up all resections, while biopsies are dictated by either the attending or fellow. At the time of sign out with the attending, all cases are reviewed and discussed by the entire team together at a multiheaded microscope. Following sign out of in house cases, the GI fellow and attending sign out consults and discuss conferences.

The role of the resident and fellow are distinct and clearly defined. The resident is responsible for all in house cases, while the fellow serves as supervisor and teacher. The fellow is responsible for generating his or her own opinion on in house cases, outside consults, and for ensuring the orderly flow of the service. The fellow becomes adept at ordering special stains and molecular studies independently and in reviewing the literature on unusual cases. At sign out, it is expected that the fellow will be able to generate an extensive differential diagnosis and be prepared to discuss the clinical consequences of diagnoses at length. In addition, the fellow is a liaison to the clinical service, becoming a consultant to clinical GI fellows and attendings. The GI fellow is frequently asked to show and discuss cases with the clinical team on rounds.

The GI fellow quickly attains graduated responsibility in sign out. Within one month, the fellow begins dictating biopsies prior to sign out. At the time of sign out the fellow’s diagnoses are discussed and corrected as needed. Within two months the fellow signs out with the resident one day each week. In addition, the fellow is responsible for teaching residents in gross and histologic interpretation as well as case management. The fellow also presents the pathology component at two weekly interdepartmental case conferences throughout the year and gives occasional conferences to clinical GI fellows.

In addition, there are a number of ongoing clinical and translation research projects in the gastrointestinal pathology division in which the fellows often participate, or develop research projects of their own. Three weeks of dedicated research time, free of usual clinical responsibilities are ensured for the clinical fellowship in order to facilitate the completion of projects. There is a strong and long established interest in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas at Yale, with an outstanding liver center and section of digestive diseases. Fellows in the past have also collaborated with investigators from these sections with publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Where Are Our GI Fellows Now?

Since 1990, more than 70% of graduates from the Yale Gastrointestinal Pathology Program are academic pathologists at major academic institutions across the United States. These institutions include the University of Washington, Indiana University, University of Vermont, University of Pittsburg, and Yale University. Fellows are also successfully placed in a variety of private practice settings, including large clinical hospitals and specialty laboratories.

Yale Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship
Currently Accepting Applications for 2023-2024

The Gastrointestinal Fellowship (Clinical) at Yale is a one-year program combining training in diagnostic gastrointestinal and hepatic pathology with clinical research. The clinical activities of the Yale Program in Gastrointestinal Pathology (https://medicine.yale.edu/pathology/clinical/surgpath/gi/) focus on the annual evaluation of approximately 15,000 gastrointestinal and pancreatobiliary cases and 1,000 liver cases (including liver transplantation). The fellow will take a major role in clinicopathologic conferences and will assist in the training of first- and second-year residents. Strengths of the program include the dedicated nature of the gastrointestinal pathology service, the strong and diverse clinical gastroenterology and hepatology programs at Yale, and extensive teaching materials within the department. Research may be undertaken as part of active interdepartmental research programs aimed at understanding pathobiology and improving the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal diseases. There is a strong and long-established interest in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas at Yale, with outstanding research programs in each area. There are opportunities to work with research groups in the Department of Pathology and other departments at Yale, and the Yale Cancer Center.

Applications: Please visit our website: https://medicine.yale.edu/pathology/training/fellowship/gi/clinical/ for complete checklist and more information.

Email Application materials to: path.education@mailman.yale.edu or xuchen.zhang@yale.edu or
marie.robert@yale.edu