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Pathology Residency Program

Surgical Pathology Fellowship

Program Faculty

Rochelle L. Garcia, MD
  Asst. Professor, Pathology
  Director, Pathology Residency Program
  Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program-Gyn and Cytopathology
Paul E. Swanson, MD
  Professor, Pathology
  Director, Anatomic Pathology - GI & IHC
Melissa Upton, MD
  Assoc. Professor, Pathology   Asst. Director, Anatomic Pathology - GI
Charles E. Alpers, MD - Renal Zsolt Argenyi, MD - Dermatopathology
Christine Disteche, PhD - Cytogenetics Corinne L. Fligner, MD - Autopsy
Thomas J. Lawton, M. - Breast Charles Murry, MD - Cardiovascular
Thomas H. Norwood, MD - Cytogenetics Peter Rabinovitch, MD PhD - Flow Cytometry
Dennis D. Reichenbach, MD - Cardiovascular Brian Rubin, MD PhD - Bone & Soft Tissue
Rodney Schmidt, M.D. Ph.D. - Pulmonary & Informatics Kelly Smith, MD PhD - Renal
Karen Swisshelm, PhD - Cytogenetics Matthew Yeh, MD PhD - GI

Description:The Surgical Pathology Fellowship is a one-year program based at the University of Washington Medical Center on the Anatomic Pathology service. The fellowship is designed to offer a broad experience in diagnostic anatomic pathology and to optimize utilization of ancillary diagnostic methodolgies including immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular biology. The primary responsibility of the fellow is case signout and supervising junior residents. In addition, the fellow will handle consult cases for faculty as arranged, supervise and teach junior trainees, teach students in health sciences pathology courses, and coordinate resident rotations, teaching conferences, and tumor boards.

Program Goals and Objectives

Requirements: Applicants are expected to have completed at least 2 years of Anatomic Pathology.

Stipends: Appointment is for one year. Salary and benefits are based on the schedule for residents at an equivalent level. Fellows are encouraged to apply for extramural funding if additional years of research training is desired.


For More Information:
Dr. Rochelle L. Garcia
Department of Pathology
University of Washington
Box 356100
Seattle, WA 98195-6100

Telephone: 206-543-4359
Fax: 206-543-4919
Email: rochelle@u.washington.edu 		 
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