Gastrointestinal pathology — including the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, liver, biliary tract (ampulla-biliary tract and gallbladder) and pancreas — is a recognized subspecialty discipline of surgical pathology. The GI pathology service in surgical pathology provides comprehensive diagnostic expertise and services for the full range of gastrointestinal/liver/pancreas diseases, including the diagnosis and characterization of neoplastic and non-neoplastic diseases, with special emphasis on chronic inflammatory diseases and tumors of the GI tract, pancreas and liver. The service provides expert diagnostic interpretation of in-house cases for Northwestern Memorial Hospital, as well as national and international consultations. The GI pathology service provides daily educational activities for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine residents and fellows, as well as medical students.
Education
Gastrointestinal pathology offers a one-year specialized training fellowship (non-Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited) in diagnostic gastrointestinal, liver and pancreaticobiliary pathology, including evaluation of biopsies, resection specimens and consult material. Pathology residents are fully involved in GI pathology service during their rotation in surgical pathology to learn diagnostic GI pathology in both biopsy and surgical resected specimens. GI pathologists are fully involved in teaching medical students, including lectures in GI disease modules and supervision during elective GI pathology rotations. Faculty hold weekly medical liver conferences and tumor boards with GI oncology; hepatology, endoscopy and inflammatory bowel disease conferences are held monthly.
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Neha Varshney
Assistant Professor, Pathology (Gastrointestinal Pathology)