Selective Pathology: Surgical Pathology Fellowship

Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, an affiliate of the Weill Cornell Medical College and Texas A&M Medical College, offers an ACGME-accredited fellowship for physicians with pathology training who would like to receive additional training in general surgical pathology. Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, Houston Methodist Hospital is a 950-bed private adult teaching hospital with 85 operating rooms and over 45,000 annual surgical accessions. In addition, the hospital has nearly 400,000 Emergency Room, Outpatient visits, and Admissions each year. Houston Methodist offers a full range of services from primary to tertiary care, including a multi-organ transplant center and cancer center.

Five one-year fellowship positions are available each academic year under the directorship of Mary R. Schwartz, MD. In addition to advanced training in general surgical pathology, the fellowship provides experiences in a broad spectrum of subspecialty areas under the guidance of faculty experts. Electives in surgical subspecialty areas, as well as in immunohistochemistry, hematopathology, flow cytometry, cytopathology, dermatopathology, and molecular pathology, are available. Rotation on a busy consultation service is included. Experience in quality management, laboratory management, teaching junior residents, and tumor board participation are also part of the fellowship. The fellow will assume responsibility commensurate with his/her level of training experience, and will be expected to participate in scholarly activities leading to publication.

Stipend

Commensurate with level of post-graduate training. For more information, visit our GME Compensation and Benefits page.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed at least two years of training in anatomic pathology, preferably AP or AP/CP board-eligible. Candidates must hold or be eligible for a Texas Physician In Training Permit or Licensure.

Application Deadline

Deadline for applications is December 31st of the year prior to the intended fellowship year, which begins July 1st.