Clinical Fellowships

The Department of Pathology has been accredited for two new clinical fellowships:

hematopathologyHematopathology
One fellowship position in an ACGME-accredited program offers experience in hematopathology, emphasizing diagnostic hematopathology and laboratory hematology.  Three board-certified hematopathologists are enthusiastically engaged in teaching the trainee in all areas of hematopathology.  The program includes training in peripheral blood and bone marrow morphology interpretation, lymph node pathology, laboratory pathology, coagulation, flow cytometry, cytogenetics and molecular pathology.  The trainee is exposed to a very active bone marrow transplantation service.  The trainee will have the opportunity to teach residents and medical students as well as to participate in translational research.

Program Director:
Yupo Ma, MD, PhD
Basic Science Tower, Level 9
Phone:  (631) 444-3000
Fax:  (631) 444-3424

Program Coordinator: Kathleen Pitisi

selective pathololgySelective Pathology (Surgical Pathology)
2012 and 2013 Selective Pathology Fellowship positions have been filled
Two one-year fellowship positions in an ACGME-accredited program will provide an intensive experience in general surgical pathology and subspecialties including breast, GYN, GI, pulmonary, renal, neuropathology and placental pathology. The fellows will become familiar with the innovative use of technology to improve work flow and the significance of quality assurance and improvement within surgical pathology. The service includes approximately 22,000 cases per year, encompassing a wide variety of organ systems and subspecialties. Fellows are involved in the performance and interpretation of frozen sections, supervision of the gross room, sign out of cases and participation in translational research.  They will have the opportunity to teach residents and medical students, and to conduct presentations at conferences as well.

Program Director:
Meenakshi Singh, MD
University Hospital, Level 2
Phone:  (631) 444-2221
Fax:  (631) 444-3419  
 
Program Coordinator: Kathleen Pitisi

Current Fellows:

James Davis, MD (Selective Pathology: Surgical Pathology)          
Annika Svensson, MD, PhD (Hematopathology)