Cytopathology Fellowship
Since 1999, the Oregon Health & Science University Department of Pathology has offered a one year, ACGME-approved fellowship in cytopathology. Our faculty and fellows have a track record of success in both academic and private practice careers.
The program is designed to provide comprehensive training in cytopathology with emphasis on the performance and interpretation of fine needle aspiration biopsies and the integration of molecular diagnostic tools in non-gynecologic and gynecologic specimens. The clinical service volume is moderate with approximately 12,000 gynecologic specimens, 1,500 non-gynecological specimens, and 1,000 fine needle aspirations (FNA) each year.
The FNA service emphasizes head and neck lesions, including thyroid, and provides exceptional training in diagnosing endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided biopsies of pancreatic, gastric, and mediastinal lesions. The fellow has increasing levels of responsibility commensurate with his/her level of performance.
In addition to their clinical duties, fellows participate in laboratory management, CAP inspection training, quality control measures, resident education, and translational research activities. Ancillary facilities support immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, and molecular diagnostics.
Eligibility
Applicants must have completed 3 years of AP training or 4 years of AP/CP training in an ACGME- or RCPSC-accredited program and have passed the USMLE Step 3 exam. Applicants must be legally able to work in the U.S., or eligible to obtain work authorization, and are expected to take and pass the ABP cytopathology examination upon graduation
Cytopathology Fellowship Graduates
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Name of Fellow |
Date of Graduation |
Current Position |
| David Edwards, MD | June 2017 | Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellow, University of Nebraska |
| Megan Lockyer, MD | June 2016 | Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellow, Cleveland, OH |
|
Matt Prall, MD |
June 2015 |
Associate Pathologist, Foothills Pathology, Tucson, AZ |
| Michele McElroy, MD | June 2014 | Pathologist, Ameripath, Denver, CO |
| Nicole Turner, MD | June 2013 | Staff Pathologist, Blue Mountain Pathology, Pendleton, OR |
| Marina Landa, MD | June 2012 | Staff Pathologist, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, NY |
| George Wettach, MD | June 2011 | Chief of Pathology at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Louis, MO |
| Sandra White, MD | June 2010 | Director of Cytopathology & Staff Pathologist, Puget Sound Institute of Pathology, Seattle, WA |
| Thomas Palmrose, MD | June 2009 | Staff Pathologist, Good Samaritan Hospital, Corvallis, OR |
| Reva Ricketts-Loriaux, DO | June 2008 | Staff Pathologist, Kaiser Regional Laboratory, Portland, OR |