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PROGRAMS OFFERED
Fully approved programs are offered in pathologic anatomy and clinical
pathology. One may train in both in preparation for the general practice
of pathology or specialize in either. Fellowships are available in
surgical pathology, neuropathology and pediatric pathology. The
integrated programs utilize the extensive teaching and diagnostic
materials at University Hospital of Brooklyn, Kings
County Hospital
Center, the Brooklyn
Veterans Affairs
Hospital and the SUNY
Health Science
Center at Brooklyn.
The core residency program consists of rotations and staff conferences at
each level of training. Anatomic Pathology provides training in autopsy
pathology, surgical pathology, forensic pathology, neuropathology,
cytopathology, electron microscopy and histochemistry. Clinical pathology
includes training in blood banking, tissue typing, clinical chemistry,
hematology and clinical microscopy, immunology, cellular immunology and
serology, microbiology, parasitology, virology, laboratory management,
computers and interpretive analysis of laboratory test results. Elective
rotations are available at advanced levels of training. Residents
interested in an academic career have the opportunity to participate in
research and teaching. Active research programs currently in progress
include monitoring and alteration of the immune response and immune
deficiencies; in vitro pancreatic carcinogenesis; macrophage physiology
and the membrane role in phagocytosis; protein synthesis; viral protein
distribution histocytochemical detection of steroid receptors; molecular
pathology; instrumentative biophysics; computer assisted instruction,
artificial intelligence and interpretive reporting.
TYPES AND NUMBERS OF APPOINTMENTS
There are 21 pathology residencies and fellowships.
FACILITIES
Our facilities include approximately 2400 beds at the three hospitals.
The laboratories are staffed by faculty members of the Department of
Pathology of SUNY HSCB. The clinical material is voluminous, challenging,
and reflects the diversity of our hospitals and environment. It is
provided by a large transplant and renal dialysis program; medical,
surgical, gynecological and radiation oncology services; large addictive
disease and AIDS patient units for clinical investigation, a Sickle Cell
Disease Center and inner city residents afflicted with an unimaginable
array of diseases. In addition, our full time medical examiners perform
about 1900 forensic autopsies at KCHC annually. The department maintains
electron microscopy facilities and research laboratories in the Basic
Sciences Building,
University Hospital of Brooklyn, and the Brooklyn
Veterans Affairs
Hospital. The HSCB library is
one of the largest medical libraries in the United
States and features extensive computer
facilities.
COMMUNITY
The enormous number and variety of cultural, recreational and
educational opportunities available in New York City
are well known. Perhaps less well known are the
extraordinary entertainment, recreational and cultural
opportunities in Brooklyn. In addition, the student
center has lounges, a large gym, pool, squash courts, sauna and music
rooms.
STIPENDS AND MAINTENANCE
First year postgraduate $43,858-45,856; second year postgraduate $46,802-48,783;
third year postgraduate $50,111-51,456; fourth year postgraduate $51,338-54,132;
fifth year postgraduate $52,566-56,804. The chief resident receives an
additional $1,000 per year Residents are provided with professional
liability, medical care and hospitalization insurance, and meals
allowance.
STAFF
Suzanne Mirra MD Professor and Chair, neuropathology. Virginia
Anderson MD Associate Professor; pediatric pathology. Thomas
Athanassiades MD Associate Professor; immunology. Constantine A. Axiotis
MD Professor; surgical pathology oncology. Randall Barbour PhD Associate
Professor; clinical chemistry; instrumentative biophysics. Enzo Bard PhD
Associate Professor; molecular biology. Patrick Chen MD, PhD Associate
Professor; cytopathology, immunology. Helen G. Durkin PhD Associate Professor;
immunology. Elizabeth Gloster MD Associate Professor; blood banking,
coagulation, pediatric pathology. Susan RS. Gottesman PhD, MD Associate
Professor; hematopathology. Edward Heilman MD Associate Professor;
dermatopathology. Joan Howanitz MD Professor; clinical pathology,
chemical pathology. Peter Howanitz MD Professor; clinical pathology,
clinical pathology. Y.D. Kim MD Assistant Professor; surgical
pathology. Theresa Alasio, Assistant Professor, Surgical
pathology. Josef Michl MD Associate Professor; hematology, cellular
immunology. Anthony Nicastri MD Professor; surgical pathology,
nephropathology. Maja Nowakowski PhD Associate Professor; immunology.
Matthew R Pincus MD, PhD Professor; clinical pathology. Chandrakant Rao
MD Associate Professor; neuropathology. Martin Salwen MD Distinguished
Service Professor; clinical pathology, computers. Janet A. Schneller MD
Associate Professor; surgical pathology, cytology. Haseeb A. Siddiqi, PhD
Assistant Professor; parasitology. Marshall P. Solomon DDS Associate
Professor; oral pathology. Carl Vinciguerra MD Assistant Professor; blood
banking, hematology. Jacques Wallach MD Professor; clinical pathology,
computers. Carolyn Webber MD Associate Professor; cytology.
APPLICATIONS
Residency candidates must be graduates of approved medical schools in
the United States
or Canada.
Graduates of foreign medical schools must have an ECFMG certificate.
References and personal interviews are recommended. Applications should
be received by November 1, for appointments beginning July 1 of the
following year.
All applications should be
made through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
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