Genitourinary/General Surgical Pathology Fellowship
The Department of Pathology offers a one-year position in the Advanced Specialty Training Program (ASTP) in combined genitourinary (GU) pathology and general surgical pathology. The candidate will be offered a junior faculty position at the rank of instructor (non-tenure-eligible) in the Department of Pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, with sign-out privileges at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
The program provides comprehensive training in diagnostic GU pathology (six months) and general surgical pathology (six months), including standard diagnostic practices, consultation cases, daily quality assurance conferences, teaching conferences and a weekly urological oncology conference (i.e., tumor board). In addition, the program also offers focused training in digital pathology and frozen section service.
The primary training site, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, is situated in downtown Chicago and is one of the premier referral medical centers in the U.S. for patients with urologic diseases, with 20 full-time urologists on staff. The fellow will have the opportunity to join our digital pathology team (including Lee Cooper, PhD; Ashley Ross, MD, PhD; and Ximing Yang, MD, PhD) for an exciting ongoing research program on digital analysis of prostate and other GU conditions.
More than 5,000 GU cases are evaluated in surgical pathology annually, including more than 500 prostatectomies and 1,500 in-house prostate needle core biopsies and full-spectrum and complicated cases of bladder, kidney, testis and other GU organs. The fellow will also have the opportunity to receive training in general surgical pathology with a focus on diseases of the lung, head and neck, soft tissue and bone. The fellow will learn specialized techniques, such as immunohistochemistry, molecular diagnostics and in situ hybridization.
Interested candidates for this fellowship, please contact Anderson Van Voorhis at anderson.vanvoorhis@nm.org
We are now accepting applications for the 2027–28 and 2028–29 academic years.
Program Faculty
About the Fellowship
Clinical Experience
The fellow is expected to participate in diagnosing GU specimens from a wide range of benign and malignant urologic conditions and in interdepartmental clinical conferences. In addition, ample opportunities are available for scholarly collaborations in all areas of GU pathology, including collaborations with investigators from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
As a junior faculty member in the Department of Pathology, the ASTP instructor will be granted the privilege of independently signing out surgical pathology and frozen section cases and participating in the on-call process similar to the department's staff pathologists after an initial six-month observation period. Additionally, the ASTP instructor is expected to participate in interdepartmental clinical conferences and training of anatomic pathology residents.
Eligibility & Requirements
Candidates must be board-eligible or certified in anatomic pathology (AP or AP/CP) and be able to obtain an unrestricted permanent Illinois medical license. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States and maintain appropriate employment authorization for the duration of the fellowship. Due to the clinical responsibilities associated with this fellowship, including responsibilities during the final six months of training, the program is unable to sponsor or support training or employment visas for this position.
Stipend
The stipend is commensurate with the fellow's Postgraduate Year (PGY) of training. Find stipend information via the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University site.
How to Apply
Submit the following documents via email to the fellowship program coordinator at gupathfellowship@northwestern.edu:
- Current CV
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- ASTP Application
Why Northwestern?
Training at Northwestern University provides diverse and challenging clinical experiences and world-class education located in the heart of the beautiful city of Chicago.
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