University of Pittsburgh (UPMC)
School of Medicine
Department of Pathology
S-417 BST
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
(412) 648-1260
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program[]
Information on UPMC's website about its pathology training program is available here:
http://path.upmc.edu/brochure/residency/
Trish Zrimsek
Academic Manager
A711 Scaife Hall
3550 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Phone: 412-802-6013
Fax: 412-802-6079
Email: TRAINING_PATH@upmc.edu
UPMC Pathology Residency FAQ's
Comment (Updated July 2017)
Residency Program Name: UPMC
Residency Program Director: Marie DeFrances, MD PhD
Number of residents (per year / total):
7-9 per year / 25-28 total
Sample residency makeup:
2 MD PhD, 5 MD
In a sample of 7 incoming residents:
1-2 single track AP or CP only residents
1-2 foreign graduates with previous pathology experience
1 PIRRT research track resident (typically accept 1 research candidate each year or every other year)
Visas Sponsored:
H1B and J1
Track Options:
Accepts both single and dual track with the potential to switch during PGY1
AP/CP
AP only
CP only
Pros:
Volume; research material/mentoring resources; glass & virtual slide study sets; subspecialized dept; core program includes a women's hospital and a children's hospital
High volume of surgicals, subspecialty sign-out, breadth of research opportunities, responsive PD
Cons:
Lack of personal workspace (share desks at each site); multiple sites (pros and cons of a subspecialized system)
Shared resident desk space, multiple hospitals
Average work hours on surgical path?
50-65/wk
Are you allowed to do external rotations?
Yes
Famous Faculty:
- Samuel Yousem, MD
- Steven Swerdlow, MD
- Darrell Triulzi, MD
Do you feel you have:
Adequate preview time? At most of the sites, yes
Adequate support staff (P.A.’s, secretarial, etc.)? More than adequate = superb
Adequate AP Teaching? Yes
Adequate CP Teaching? Sometimes (varies by attending)
Are Fellowship Programs Offered? Yes
Please list: Neuropathology; Head/Neck/Endocrine; Breast/Gyn; GU; GI; Gen Surgical Pathology; Cytopathology; Hematopathology; Clinical Infomatics; Transfusion Medicine; Transplant Pathology; Thoracic, Bone and Soft Tissue; Pediatric Pathology, Dermatopathology; Molecular Genetic Pathology, Cytogenetics
CAP Standardized Fellowship Application Accepted? No
Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Karen Schoedel, MD (412) 623-2319
Cytopathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Samer Khader, MD (412) 623-3745
Dermatopathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Jonhan Ho, MD (412) 864-3860
Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Gabriel Quiroga-Garza, MD (412) 623-1326
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Reetesh Pai, MD (412) 647-3935
Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Raja Seethala, MD (412) 647-9051
Hematopathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Nathanael Bailey, MD (412) 647-8780
Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Tim Oury, MD, PhD (412) 648-8346
Neuropathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Clayton Wiley, MD, PhD (412) 624-0764
Breast & Gynecologic Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Rohit Bhargava, MD (412) 641-4655
Pathology Informatics Fellowship[]
- Program Director: Jeffrey Fine, MD (412) 641-8561
- Number of fellows (per year / total): 1-2
- Pros: Great experience and diversity of training in informatics
- Cons: None
- Average work hours on surg path? 40
- Are you allowed to do external rotations? Yes
- Do you feel you have:
- Adequate preview time? Yes
- Adequate support staff (P.A.’s, secretarial, etc.)? Yes
- Adequate AP Teaching? Yes
- Adequate CP Teaching? Yes
- CAP Standardized Fellowship Application Accepted? Yes
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Ana Maria Gomez, MD (412) 692-5650
Surgical Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Sheldon Bastacky, M.D. (412) 647-9612
Thoracic Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Humberto Trejo Bittar, MD. (412) 647-6203
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship[]
Program Director: Lirong Qu, MD (412) 209-7428
Transplant Pathology Fellowship[]
Program Director: Michael Nalesnik, MD (412) 647-2094
Cytogenetics Fellowship[]
Program Director: Aleksandar Rajkovic, M.D., Ph.D (412) 641-4212