Curriculum
All rotations begin on the first day of the month. The 48-month curriculum is divided as follows:
Anatomic pathology rotations
- Autopsy / Neuropathology (three months)
- Breast Surgical Pathology (three months)
- Cytopathology (three months)
- Dermatopathology (three months)
- Forensic Pathology (two months)
- GI-Small (one month)
- GI-Large (four months)
- GU Surgical Pathology (three months)
- Gynecologic Pathology (three months)
- Lung / ENT Surgical Pathology (three months)
- Renal Pathology (elective)
Clinical pathology rotations
- Blood Banking / Coagulation (three months)
- Clinical Laboratory Core Rotation (four months)
- Flow Cytometry (one month)
- Hematopathology (three months)
- Informatics (one month)
- Laboratory Management (two months)
- Microbiology (three months)
- Molecular Diagnostics and Cytogenetics (two months)
Elective rotation (up to two months): Residents may use their elective month for further experience in one of the core rotations or a subspecialty area at Rush or at another ACGME-approved program.
Sample schedule
| PGY1 | Aut | BB | Breast | Gyn | Aut | Cor | GI-L | Aut | H | Mic | GU | Cyt |
| PGY2 | Lung/ENT | Cor | H | Gyn | GI-L | MD | Cyt | Breast | GI-L | Derm | BB | GU |
| PGY3 | Flow | GI-L | Derm | Lung/ENT | Cyt | H | Cor | Mic | BB | Gyn | Breast | MD |
| PGY4 | FP | FP | GI-S | LM | Lung/ENT | Cor | Derm | GU | LM | Elec | Mic | Inf |
Educational conferences
| Monday | 8 a.m. | Unknown Slide Conference |
| Tuesday |
8 a.m. 8 a.m. |
Clinical Pathology Cases (first and second Tuesday of each month) Autopsy Conference (third and fourth Tuesday of each month) |
| Wednesday |
8 a.m. 12 p.m. |
Organ System Lecture / Slide Conference Core Lab Case Presentation |
| Thursday |
8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 8 a.m. 12 p.m. |
First Thursday: Gross Surgical Conference Second Thursday: Cytopath Lecture Third Thursday: Management Seminar Renal Conference (March - May) Journal / Reading Club or Residents' Meeting |
| Friday |
8 a.m. 1 p.m. |
Clinical Pathology Lecture Series Blood Bank Rounds |
Research
Pathology house staff publications
2021
Sakaleshpura Mallikarjunappa S, Jakate S, Cheng J. Colonic metastasis of adenoid cystic carcinoma 19 years after the primary tumor resection. Case Rep Pathol. 2021 Apr 27;2021:5511935. Doi: 10.1155/2021/5511935. PMID: 34007502.
Insler JE, Seder CW, Furlan K, Mir F, Reddy VB, Gattuso P. Benign endobronchial tumors: a clinicopathologic review. Front Surg. 2021 Mar 5;8:644656. Doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.644656. eCollection 2021. PMID: 33748183.
Vestergaard AL, Justesen S, Volgvartz T, Aagaard SK, Andreasen MF, Lesnikova I, Uldbjerg N, Larsen A, Bor P. Vitamin D insufficiency among Danish pregnant women-prevalence and association with adverse obstetric outcomes and placental vitamin D metabolism. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2021 Mar;100(3):480-488. Doi: 10.1111/aogs.14019.Epub 2021 Jan 12. PMID: 33030742.
Pathology house staff presentations
2020
2020 CAP Annual Meeting
Alabkaa A, Reddy V, Gattuso P. Primary cardiac neoplasms: a clinical pathologic review. College of American Pathologists 2020, Virtual Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Cody B, Vega M, Reddy VB, Gattuso P. Characterization of scrotal lesions: an institutional review. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Furlan K, Reddy V, Alabkaa A, Gattuso P. Metastatic head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinomas: a retrospective observational study. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Ramos J, Yun NK, Shammo J, Miller I. Myeloproliferative neoplasms with co-occurrence of lymphoid and/or plasma cell neoplasms: a retrospective clinicopathologic review. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Lashmanova N, Yan L, Gattuso P. Small cell lung cancer in patients with history of non-small cell malignancies. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Sakaleshpura Mallikarjunappa S, Valluru N, Mahmud W, Almajnooni A, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Clinical and cytomorphological features of metastatic sarcomas in body cavity fluid. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Sakaleshpura Mallikarjunappa S, Mir F, Almajnooni A, Rohra P, Gattuso P. Serous carcinoma of the ovary with extra-abdominal metastases: a clinico-pathologic review. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Solarewicz J, Ocampo Gonzalez FA, Almajnooni A, Alabkaa A, Ghai R. Metastasis to the heart in autopsy: an institutional review. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Vega M, Rohra P, Mir F, Furlan K, Sakaleshpura Mallikarjunappa S, Solarewicz J, Mahmud W, Ghai R, Cheng L, Gattuso P. Phyllodes tumor associated with other breast lesions: a clinical and pathologic review. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
Vega M, Zhang X. A rare combination of transcription factors in a monomorphous pituitary adenoma. College of American Pathologists 2020 Annual Meeting, October 10–14, 2020.
2020 IRAP Annual Meeting
Almajnooni A, Pool M. Hepatic perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa). Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology, Chicago Pathology Society Meeting, February 24, 2020.
Cody B, Cimbaluk D. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis secondary to anabolic androgenic steroid use. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology, Chicago Pathology Society Meeting, February 24, 2020.
Furlan K, Miller I. Glomangiomatosis: a rare entity presenting in the ankle of a young female. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology, Chicago Pathology Society Meeting, February 24, 2020.
Ocampo Gonzalez FA, Park JW. Vaping-induced lung injury. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology, Chicago Pathology Society Meeting, February 24, 2020.
Sakaleshpura Mallikarjunappa S, Ghai R. Extranodal Rosai Dorfman disease of the breast. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology, Chicago Pathology Society Meeting, February 24, 2020.
Ramos J, Cheng L. Primary mamammary-analogue secretory carcinoma of the lung. Illinois Registry of Anatomic Pathology, Chicago Pathology Society Meeting, February 24, 2020.
2020 USCAP Annual Meeting
Furlan K, Solarewicz J, Rohra P, Jakate S. Novel clinicopathological insights in racial and disease variance in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis. USCAP 2020 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, February 28 – March 5, 2020.
Mir F, Rohra P, Vega M, Gattuso P, Cheng L. Atypical squamous cells in urine cytology: a clinical/cytological review with histopathologic correlations. USCAP 2020 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, February 28 – March 5, 2020.
Mir F, Rohra P, Yassan L, Jakate S. Colonic malakoplakia: a rare and largely incidental entity. USCAP 2020 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles CA, February 28 – March 5, 2020.
Ocampo Gonzalez FA, Ward N. LEF-1 Negativity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia a Diagnostic Pitfall. USCAP 2020 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, February 28 – March 5, 2020.