Program Overview

Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship Program

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers a one-year fellowship experience in Genitourinary (GU) pathology.

Overview

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 50,000 surgical cases yearly, of which ~2500 are GU cases comprising benign and malignant conditions of prostate, bladder, kidney, testis, penis, and adrenal gland, from different specimen types, including needle biopsies, resections, and consult cases. Fellows actively participate in previewing and signing out all types of GU cases. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services.

Program Structure

• Opportunities for elective rotation in subspecialty areas of Surgical Pathology are available, making the program flexible and individually tailored.
• There are multiple interdisciplinary conferences at UAB (including GU and multidisciplinary tumor board, among others) in which fellows may actively participate.
• Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational, or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division, leading to publications and presentations at national meetings.
• Rotations are entirely at The University of Alabama Hospital.
• The program is optimized with structured didactic lectures and slide sessions relevant to daily practice.
• A combined GYN/GU one-year fellowship option is also available.

Faculty

• Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Robert and Ruth Anderson Endowed Chair, Section Head, GU Pathology, Director, Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship Program
• Valeria Dal Zotto, M.D., Assistant Professor, Women's Health

Requirements

• MD degree and completion of pathology core requirements (3 years of AP or 4 years of combined AP/CP training)
• Previous Surgical Pathology or Cytopathology training is preferred

Stipends

• Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training in Pathology
• Also provided is a professional development fund and a generous relocation allowance

Application

• Submit application along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, including one from the current program director

Education

• The fellowship program includes:
  • Residency
  • Fellowships in various subspecialties, including:
    • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
    • Breast
    • Cytopathology
    • Dermatopathology
    • Forensic Pathology
    • Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary & Transplant Pathology
    • Genitourinary Pathology
    • GU/Renal Pathology
    • Gynecologic Pathology
    • Hematopathology
    • Microbiology
    • Molecular/Genetic Pathology
    • Neuropathology
    • Surgical Pathology
    • Women's Health Pathology
  • Graduate Training
  • Case of the Week
  • Resources for Students
  • Research Opportunities
  • Endowed Lectures
  • Awards + Endowments
  • Pathology Education Instructional Resource

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