Overview

The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham offers a one-year fellowship experience in Genitourinary (GU) and Renal pathology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 60,000 surgical cases yearly, of which ~2,500 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.

Renal biopsy laboratory, a sub-section of the main histopathology lab, receives approximately 850 renal biopsies per year from nephrologists at UAB and across the state of Alabama, with a broad spectrum of native and transplant cases.

Fellows actively participate in previewing and signing out all types of GU and Renal Pathology cases. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services. 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, Renal 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.

Meet Our GU/Renal Faculty

Huma Fatima, M.D.
Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology
Director, GU/Renal Pathology Fellowship
Director, Renal Pathology Service

Valeria Dal Zotto, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Andrea Kahn, M.D.
Professor, Anatomic Pathology
GYN Section Head

Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair & Professor of Pathology
C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Section Head, GU Pathology
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship Program

Mustafa Goksel, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Frida Rosenblum, M.D.
Associate Professor, Anatomic Pathology

Casey Weaver, M.D.
Dr. Leonard H. Robinson Endowed Chair in Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
Member, National Academy of Sciences

Requirements 

MD degree, license to practice medicine in the State of Alabama 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.

Applications

Submit application along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, including one from current program director to: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu

Address letters of recommendation to:

Huma Fatima, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology
Director, GU/Renal Pathology Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Email: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu