Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship

Ciera was born and raised in rural Pennsylvania. She received her B.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, and went on to medical school at Saint Louis University in Missouri. While in medical school, she completed a post-sophomore fellowship in pathology, acting as a first-year resident in the pathology department for one year. It was during this year that she discovered her love of surgical pathology, in particular prostate pathology. She moved back to the east coast to complete her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where her interest in genitourinary pathology continued to grow along with a passion for education. She enjoyed being a part of medical school and resident teaching and hopes to continue to be involved in trainee education throughout her career. She is currently working as Surgical Pathology Assistant at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, furthering her knowledge in general surgical pathology. She will then be pursuing a Genitourinary Pathology fellowship at Johns Hopkins with a special interest in prostate pathology. In her free time, Ciera enjoys relaxing with a good book and spending time with her husband, toddler, two dogs, and pet pig.

Swati is from New Delhi, India. She completed medical school at Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, where she was awarded a Gold Medal. She did her residency training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. She has a passion for medical education and teaching and was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award for innovation, commitment and excellence in medical education. She has authored and co-authored 5 book chapters on urologic and gynecologic pathology. She is also actively involved in research and has been the recipient of the “Proof of Concept Award” for research funding during residency. She has authored multiple research papers and was awarded the First Prize for her poster at CAP21. She is also actively involved in organized medicine serving as an Ex Officio Governor for the College of American Pathologists (CAP), has been the Chair of the CAP Residents Forum, a past delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA), and an USCAP Ambassador, among other roles. In her free time, she likes to paint, cook, and spend time with family.

Ruihe (Ray) received his medical education in Shanghai, China. After several years of clinical work as a surgeon, he completed a PhD training in Shanghai followed by postdoctoral translational research at Thomas Jefferson University. He completed AP/CP pathology residency training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital followed by surgical pathology fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania. During residency, he became interested in genitourinary pathology, and pursued research projects with several original publications in the area. After fellowship training in Urologic Pathology at Johns Hopkins, Ray plans to continue a career in academic pathology. He enjoys cooking, traveling, music, playing sports, and spending time with family.

Ray will join the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania as an Assistant Professor in 2025 after his fellowship training.