Cytology Fellowship
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Director
Contact
- Caren Hale
- caren.hale@
ucsfmedctr.org - Tel: 415-353-7331
Fax: 415-514-8928
- UCSF Department of Pathology
- 185 Berry Street, Box 0506
- Lobby 2, Suite 100
- San Francisco, CA 94107
Each year 2 positions are available in this 1-year program. The fellowship provides training in all areas of cytology with special emphasis on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology biopsy techniques including ultrasound guided biopsy, sample preparation, and smear interpretation. In the beginning the fellows receive intensive training and supervision. Gradually, they are given more responsibility and ultimately function independently. Fellows will have access to and participate in the sampling of some 4000 specimens per year collected by the UCSF FNA Clinics at the Mount Zion and San Francisco General sites. In addition large numbers of interesting exfoliative cases are seen. Deep seated lesions are accessed with imaging in collaboration with other departments. Advanced ancillary testing is applied regularly to cytologic material. Fellows participate in daily cytopathology signouts and participate in inter-departmental teaching conferences and Grand Rounds.
Current Cytopathology Group Photo
Row 1 (left to right): Brandie Firetag, Poonam Vohra, Annemieke van Zante, Gioia Iezza, Sara Barcia, Anna Berry, Ronald Balassanian
Row 2 (left to right): Doug Hanks, Britt-Marie Ljung, Ted Miller & Elham Khanafshar
Not pictured: Teresa Darragh, Rick Baehner, Kirk Jones & Laura Tabatabai
Faculty Involved with Fellowship
Ronald Balassanian, MD
Frederick Baehner, MD
Anna B. Berry, MD
Teresa M. Darragh, MD
Douglas K. Hanks, MD
Gioia Iezza, MD
Kirk D. Jones, MD
Elham Khanafshar, MD, MS
Britt-Marie Ljung, MD
Theodore R. Miller, MD
Z. Laura Tabatabai, MD
Annemieke van Zante, MD, PhD
Poonam Vohra, MD
Current & Future Fellows
2012-13
Sara Barcia, MD
Brandie Firetag, MD
2013-14
Sarah Calkins, MD
James Michael Lindsey, MD
2014-15
Vijay George, MD
Tara Saunders, MD
Requirements
Candidates must have completed 3 years of AP or AP/CP residency training and be Board eligible in pathology by starting date of the Fellowship.
We are currently accepting applications for the 2015-16 academic year. For early consideration, a completed application, your most current C.V., and three letters of recommendation are due by September 1, 2013.