Overview

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 (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 50,000 surgical cases yearly, 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 other subspecialty areas exist, including GU, Musculoskeletal, ENT, Transplant, and GI Pathology as well as Cytopathology, Hematopathology, and Molecular Pathology. There are multiple interdisciplinary conferences at UAB 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. For those having an interest in Pediatric Surgical Pathology, a selected rotation at Children’s of Alabama (adjacent to UAB Hospital) is possible.

Meet Our Women's Health Pathology Faculty

Andrea Kahn, M.D.
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Section Head, GYN Pathology
Director, Breast/GYN Pathology Fellowship Program

Sameer Al Diffalha, M.D.
Vice Chair for Outreach
Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Valeria Dal Zotto, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Virginia Duncan, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Perinatal Section Head

Behiye Goksel, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Hua Guo, M.S., M.D.
Associate Professor, Women's Health
Breast Section Head

Xiao Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
Division Director, Women's Health

Hui Zhang, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Women's Health

Requirements

MD degree and completion of pathology core requirements (3 years of AP or 4 years 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 and a generous relocation allowance.

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:

Andrea Kahn, M.D.
Professor of Pathology
Director, Women's Health Fellowship Program 
Department of Pathology 
The University of Alabama at Birmingham  
619 19th Street South, HSB 149M  
Birmingham, AL 35249

Women's Health Pathology Fellowship Information:

Stephanie Hobbs
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-4230
Email: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program