University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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