Opening for 2021 and 2022 - Number of appointments per year: 1

Description

This one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship provides experience in a large academic hospital transfusion medicine, apheresis, and coagulation service at the University of Alabama Hospital, including patient blood management (PBM), pre-transfusion testing, investigation of antibody problems and transfusion reactions, component therapy, hemostasis consultation, apheresis collections and various types of therapeutic apheresis, including photopheresis, transplantation immunogenetics, and HLA. Donor experience and reference laboratory consultation occur at the American Red Cross Blood Services. Teaching and research involvement are not only abundantly available, but expected and rewarded.

Staff

This program is directed by Marisa B. Marques, M.D., Professor of Pathology, Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine Services.

Requirements

Candidates should be Board-eligible or Board-certified in Clinical Pathology or other major specialty board such as Anesthesiology, Medicine or Pediatrics and have an unrestricted Alabama license prior to starting fellowship.

Stipends

Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training. A professional development fund is also provided.

Applications

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

Address letters of recommendation to:

Marisa B. Marques, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19^th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:

Susan Mills
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program

Opening for 2022 - Number of appointments per year: 1

Description

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, offers a one-year fellowship experience in Diagnostic Surgical Pathology with subspecialty focus on Breast/GYN Pathology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Surgical Pathology laboratory performs more than 40,000 evaluations per year, which cover the entire breadth and depth of clinical material. There are especially strong services in Breast Pathology and GYN Pathology. Opportunities for elective rotations in subspecialty areas exist, including GU, Musculoskeletal, ENT, Transplant, and GI Pathology. Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division. Rotations are entirely at The University of Alabama Hospital. For those having an interest in Pediatric Surgical Pathology, a selected rotation at Children’s of Alabama (adjacent to UAB Hospital) is possible.

Staff

This program is directed by Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Associate Director of the Division of Anatomic Pathology and Section Head of Surgical Pathology.

Requirements

MD degree, license to practice medicine in the State of Alabama, and completion of pathology core requirements (3 yrs of AP or 4 yrs of combined AP/CP training). Most fellows are in their 5th postgraduate level of training.

Stipends

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

Applications

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

Address letters of recommendation to:

Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Breast/GYN Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19^th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu

Openings for 2022 - Number of appointments per year: 2

Description

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, offers a one-year ACGME-approved fellowship experience in Cytopathology, with rotations entirely at the University of Alabama Hospital. The UAB Cytopathology laboratory receives approximately 14,500 gynecologic cases per year (conventional and liquid based) and 7,800 non-gynecologic cases per year, including fluids, FNAs, EUS-FNAs, and pulmonary cases.  Fellows actively participate in previewing and signing out all types of Cytopathology cases and perform rapid on-site evaluation. In addition, fellows will have hands-on experience with ultrasound-guided thyroid FNA and Head and Neck FNAs. Opportunities for elective rotation in subspecialty areas of Surgical Pathology are available, making the program flexible and individually tailored.  Participation in ongoing clinical studies and translational research is also encouraged, leading to publications and presentations at national meetings. The program is optimized with structured didactic lectures and slide sessions relevant to daily practice and Board examination, as well as continuing education through the American Society of Cytopathology monthly webinars. Faculty evaluation of fellows focuses on achievement of competency in patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and lastly system-based practice. Additionally, progress is evaluated through the Progressive Evaluation of Competency exam provided by the American Society of Cytopathology, and through the quarterly meeting of the Clinical Competency Committee.

• Dedicated Education Time
• FNAs including thyroid FNAs in Clinic
• Electives
• Research

Cytopathology Fellowship information:

Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu

Staff

This program is directed by Frida Rosenblum, MD, Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology.

Requirements

Applicants must be AP or AP/CP Board eligible, or Board certified. Graduates of medical schools approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) and those who are Board certified will be given preference. Most fellows are in their 4th or 5th postgraduate year.

Stipends

Salary levels are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training. A professional development fund is also provided.

Applications

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

Address letters of recommendation to: 

Frida Rosenblum, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19^th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:

Program Coordinator:
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu

Description

This one-year ACGME dermatopathology fellowship is sponsored jointly by the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. It is designed to provide intensive training in dermatopathology for board-certified/eligible graduates of Dermatology and Pathology programs. Experience in the techniques of immunohistochemistry as it pertains to dermatopathology will be provided, as well as appropriate training in pathology for those with a dermatology background and in dermatology for pathology graduates. The fellow will be expected to identify areas of interest in the specialty and pursue them through a clinical/basic research project. Learn more about Dermatology Fellowship programs.

Staff

The program is led by director Andrzej Slominski, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Dermatology and Pathology and Peter Pavlidakey, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology.

Requirements

Candidates must be board-certified or eligible for certification in Anatomic Pathology, AP/CP or Dermatology.

Stipends

Salary levels are commensurate with postgraduate year and are set by the UAB GME office.

Applications

Contact Regina Farmer, Dermatopathology Fellowship Coordinator, by email at rlfarmer@uabmc.edu for all inquiries about the Dermatopathology Fellowship Program.

Opening for 2023 - Number of appointments per year: 1

Description

The Pathology Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office offer a one year accredited fellowship training program in forensic pathology. The office draws its caseload from Jefferson County, which includes the city of Birmingham, and has a population base of approximately 662,000. The office annually examines approximately 950 bodies including approximately 150 homicides and 450 accidental deaths. Complete scene investigations are routinely conducted by in-house investigators of homicidal, accidental, and suicidal deaths. All medical and police records are routinely obtained. The fellow acts as a functioning forensic pathologist and is responsible, under supervision by staff pathologists, for scene investigations, complete postmortem examinations, protocol preparations, conferences with interested parties, and actual court testimony. Consultation in all medical specialties is readily available if needed, as are opportunities for teaching. Two crime laboratories (representing two jurisdictions) serve the metropolitan area. The medical examiner office is well staffed and equipped, including complete photographic and radiography facilities and digitization of all records. The database makes research feasible, and research with presentation at a national scientific meeting is encouraged. In addition, toxicological testing is provided in-house by the UAB Department of Pathology's Forensic Toxicology Section. Opportunities for collaboration on research projects with faculty in the Toxicology Division are also available.

Staff

Daniel Dye, M.D., Associate Professor/Associate Coroner-Medical Examiner, Fellowship Program Director; Gregory G. Davis, M.D., Professor/Chief Coroner-Medical Examiner; Daniel Atherton, M.D., Assistant Professor/Associate Coroner-Medical Examiner; Brandi McCleskey, M.D., Assistant Professor/Associate Coroner-Medical Examiner, Assistant Fellowship Program Director

Requirements

Successful completion of accredited pathology residency training program in either anatomic pathology or anatomic/clinical pathology.

Stipends

Salary levels are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training. Also provided is a professional development fund.

Applications:

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

Address letters of recommendation to:

Daniel Dye, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Forensic Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19^th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450 Fax: (205) 975-PATH
Email: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program

To learn more about the work of this division, click to hear a story about two of our Forensic Pathology faculty, Drs. Daniel Dye and Brandi McCleskey, examining, "a skeleton in the middle of the woods on the side of a mountain." Their story is featured on the UAB Memories website celebrating the university's 50th anniversary this year. 

UAB 50: Dr. Daniel Dye & Dr. Brandi McCleskey

Also featured is a story by Division Director Dr. Greg Davis, who performed autopsies in the wake of the 2011 tornadoes that hit central Alabama: UAB 50: Dr. Greg Davis and Dr, Rachel Gill. 

Number of appointments per year: 2

Description

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, offers a one-year fellowship experience in GI tract, liver, pancreas and biliary tract. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Surgical Pathology laboratory performs between 44,000-46,000 surgical cases yearly, of which ~25% are GI cases. In addition to the heavy liver transplant program, we are expecting to have the IBD Center of Excellence operating soon.  There are multiple interdisciplinary GI conferences at UAB (including GI/Hepatobiliary Oncology, Transplant/Medical Liver Conference among others) in which fellows may actively participate. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services.  Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division. Rotations are entirely at The University of Alabama Hospital. For those having an interest in Pediatric Surgical Pathology, a selected rotation at Children’s of Alabama (adjacent to UAB Hospital) is possible.

Staff

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

Requirements

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

Stipends

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

Applications

Address letters of recommendation to:

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

Additional information can be obtained from:

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

Overview

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, offers a one-year fellowship experience in Genitourinary (GU) pathology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 50,000 surgical cases yearly, of which ~2500 are GU cases comprising benign and malignant conditions of prostate, bladder, kidney, testis, penis and adrenal gland, from different specimen types, including needle biopsies, resections, and consult cases.  Fellows actively participate in previewing and signing out all types of GU cases. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services.  Opportunities for elective rotation in subspecialty areas of Surgical Pathology are available, making the program flexible and individually tailored. There are multiple interdisciplinary conferences at UAB (including GU and multidisciplinary tumor board, among others) in which fellows may actively participate. Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division, leading to publications and presentations at national meetings. Rotations are entirely at The University of Alabama Hospital. The program is optimized with structured didactic lectures and slide sessions relevant to daily practice.

This fellowship program is directed by Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, PhD, Professor, Anatomic Pathology.

Meet Our Genitourinary Pathology Staff

Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, PhD
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Division Director, Anatomic Pathology
Section Head, GU Pathology
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship    

George Netto, MD
Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair
UAB Department of Pathology

Todd Stevens, MD
Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Section Head, Head & Neck Pathology

Shi Wei, MD, PhD
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Associate Division Director, Anatomic Pathology
Section Head, Breast Pathology
Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship    

Requirements

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

Stipends

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

Applications

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

Address letters of recommendation to:

Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, MD, PhD | Professor
Division Director, Anatomic Pathology
Section Head, GU pathology
Director, GU Pathology Fellowship Program
The C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professorship in Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
1802 6th Avenue South, NP 3545A, Birmingham, AL 35233 

Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship information:

Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu 

Overview

The Hematopathology Fellowship at UAB is a one-year program, fully accredited by ACGME for two fellows towards subspecialty board certification. The program includes experience in all major aspects of hematopathology, including morphology, immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, coagulation, pediatric hematopathology and diagnostic molecular pathology. Fellows are responsible for initial review, final drafts of bone marrow, lymph node biopsies, complex consult cases and other hematopoietic entities.  Fellows supervise the residents in bone marrow, flow cytometry, lymph node diagnosis and consults. Fellows have teaching responsibilities to junior residents and at MS-II student Hematology/Oncology module of the UAB School of Medicine. The fellows also participate in clinical research projects during the fellowship, and presentation at national meetings is strongly encouraged.

Hematopathology fellows guide and share cases, and review with faculty member at AM or PM session at multiheaded microscopes. Fellows are usually present at each sign-out, and there are often rotating Hem/Onc fellows or medical students. Residents are responsible for reporting all diagnostic modalities on their cases, for example: bone marrow biopsy, aspirate smear, peripheral blood smear, flow cytometry, and immunohistochemistry are reviewed together by one resident-fellow- faculty team, reinforcing the importance of integrated reporting of hematologic neoplasms. The residents incorporate other ancillary test results into the draft reports.  The Hematopathology faculty give didactic lectures to the residents during the rotation, including an intensive series of practically-oriented lectures and slide review sessions during the daily sign-out sessions.

Hematopathology Tumor Boards and Educational Conferences

Hematopathology attendings and fellows participate in a number of weekly, biweekly multidisciplinary conferences (heme malignancy, Lymphoma, Heme-Onc tumor boards, etc.) with the Hematology/ Oncology division focused on pathology/flow/molecular findings, imaging modalities and treatment considerations.  UAB Hematology/Oncology fellows rotate at Hematopathology sign-out sessions as well. Hematopathology attendings, fellows and residents attend and present cases at daily afternoon department-wide Consultants’ Conference.  In addition, journal clubs are presented by fellows and residents at weekly Laboratory Medicine conferences. 

Contact Us

Baleed Vishnu V. Reddy, MD
Professor of Anatomic Pathology
Director, Hematopathology Fellowship
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th Street South, P230A
Birmingham, AL 35233
vreddy@uabmc.edu

Hematopathology Fellowship information:

Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450; Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu

Opening for 2022 - Number of appointments per year: 1

Overview

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Departments of Pathology and Genetics jointly offer a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship in molecular genetic pathology. The fellowship is designed to train academically oriented pathologists and medical geneticists for a career in molecular genetic pathology, including hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, identity testing, molecular diagnostics of Mendelian disorders, cytogenetics, bioinformatics, and medical genetics. After completion of this program, the fellow will be eligible to take the Molecular Genetic Pathology board examination co-sponsored by ABP and ABMMG.

Training includes didactic courses, selected laboratory rotations and opportunities for an in-depth research experience. The fellow will gain experience in a broad range of molecular techniques including nucleic acid extraction and amplification (PCR, RT-PCR, real-time PCR, NASBA, and SDA), conventional sequencing, capillary electrophoresis, traditional cytogenetics, FISH, microarray and next generation sequencing technology. Trainees are expected to function as junior attending physicians. They actively participate in the following activities: test development and validation, preparation of clinical reports, participation in clinic/inpatient visits and clinical consultation. Fellows are exposed to the administrative components of directing a modern molecular diagnostics laboratory. Opportunities for research experience are encouraged and supported throughout the training experience.

This program is directed by Shuko Harada, M.D., Professor, Anatomic Pathology; Associate Director of the Division of Genomic Diagnostics & Bioinformatics, and Section Head of Molecular Pathology.

Our Faculty

Teaching Faculty in UAB Department of Genetics

Andrew Carroll III, PhD
Fady Mikhail, MD, PhD
Jon Daniel Sharer, MD, PhD
Ludwine M. Messiaen, PhD, FACMG
Anna Hurst, MD
Nathaniel Robin, MD
Marie Descartes, MD
Joy Dean, MD

Requirements:

Applicants must be AP, CP or AP/CP or medical genetics Board eligible, or Board certified.

Stipends:

Stipends are commensurate with the year of postgraduate training in pathology or genetics. Also provided is a professional development fund.

Applications:

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

Address letters of recommendation to:

Shuko Harada, MD
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Director, Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information may be obtained from:
Program Coordinator: Susan Mills
Telephone: (205) 975-3450 Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program

We accept 1 fellow per year of training - Openings for 2022

Overview

The Neuropathology Fellowship at UAB is a two-year program, fully accredited by the ACGME for one Fellow per year, eventuating in subspecialty board certification. The program includes experience in all areas of Neuropathology, including intraoperative consultations (frozen sections) as well as appropriate use and interpretation of special stains, immunohistochemistry, and molecular studies including FISH and next generation sequencing. There is also weekly experience in brain cutting and in case presentation at the Neuro-Oncology Brain Tumor Conference.  The fellows also attend conferences and lectures in neuromuscular pathology.  Fellows also have many opportunities to teach Pathology and Neurology Residents and medical students. There are many opportunities for translational or clinical research in the first year, leading to presentation at regional or national meetings such as the Association of American Neuropathologists. In the second (research) year, there are numerous choices for basic, translational or clinical research, either within the Department of Pathology or in other Departments of the UAB Medical Center.

Our Faculty

C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD, Translational Research Endowed Professor and Division Director, Neuropathology

Kenneth Fallon, MD, Associate Professor, Neuropathology

James Hackney, MD, Associate Professor, Neuropathology

Rati Chkheidze, MD, Assistant Professor, Neuropathology

Richard Powers, MD, Professor, Neuropathology 

Requirements

Board eligibility or certification in anatomic pathology or AP/CP; additionally, a license to practice medicine in Alabama, which requires successful completion of USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3, is needed.

Stipends

Commensurate with year of postgraduate training; also, a professional development fund is provided.

Applications

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

Address letters of recommendation to:
Kenneth B. Fallon, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, Neuropathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information:

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

Openings for 2021 and 2022 - Number of appointments per year: 4

Description

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, offers a one-year Instructor/Fellow experience in Diagnostic Surgical Pathology with graduated responsibilites and sign-out privileges. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Surgical Pathology laboratory performs more than 40,000 evaluations per year, which cover the entire breadth and depth of clinical material. There are especially strong services in Breast Pathology, GYN Pathology, GU Pathology, Musculoskeletal Pathology, ENT Pathology, Transplant Pathology, and GI diseases including the liver. Tailoring the fellowship with subspecialty focus in up to three aforementioned (Breast, GYN, GU, ENT, Bone/Soft Tissue, GI) areas is possible. Opportunities for elective rotations in other services exist. Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division. Rotations are entirely at The University of Alabama Hospital. For those having an interest in Pediatric Surgical Pathology, a selected rotation at Children’s of Alabama (adjacent to UAB Hospital) is possible.

Staff

This program is directed by Deepti Dhall, M.D.
Professor, Associate Director of the Division of Anatomic Pathology

Requirements

MD degree, license to practice medicine in the State of Alabama, and completion of pathology core requirements (3 yrs of AP or 4 yrs of combined AP/CP training). Most fellows are in their 5th postgraduate level of training.

Stipends

Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training in Pathology. A generous professional development fund is also provided.

Applications

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

Address letters of recommendation to:

Deepti Dhall, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship
Department of Pathology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19^th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:
Program Coordinator:
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Fax: (205) 975-PATH
E-mail: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program