Overview
The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, offers a one-year fellowship experience in GI tract, liver, pancreas and biliary tract. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 50,000 surgical cases yearly, of which 25% are GI cases. Our robust liver transplant program provides the fellow with numerous GI cases that complement the junior faculty experience. There are multiple interdisciplinary GI conferences at UAB (including GI/Hepatobiliary Oncology, Transplant/Medical Liver Conference among others) in which fellows may actively participate. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services. 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 structural didactic lectures and slide sessions relevant to daily practice. For those having an interest in Pediatric Surgical Pathology, a selected rotation at Children's of Alabama (adjacent to UAB Hospital) is possible.
Meet Our GI Pathology Faculty
Goo Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, GI Pathology Fellowship
Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Leona Council, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Melad Dababneh, M.B.B.S.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Isam-Eldin Eltoum, M.D., M.B.A.
Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Behiye Goksel, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Abdullah Osme, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Ayman Tawil, M.D.
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Requirements
MD degree and completion of pathology core requirements (3 years 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.
Applications
Submit application along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, including one from the current program director to path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
GI Pathology Fellowship Information
Stephanie Hobbs
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-4230
Email: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program