Overview
The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Faculty Assistant Program is an advanced fellowship that provides training in diagnostic gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic pathology. Our case material consists of in-house specimens from Johns Hopkins, as well as cases from our active consultation service. Our faculty members provide specialty experience in gastrointestinal luminal pathology, liver pathology, and pancreatic pathology.
The faculty assistant takes full responsibility for sign-out of in-house luminal gastrointestinal biopsy material and works closely with our faculty members on consult cases. The faculty assistant also participates in clinical conferences and housestaff and medical student teaching. Participation in research is strongly encouraged, and there are multiple opportunities to work with our faculty members on projects.
Requirements
Three years of AP training or four years of AP/CP training are required. Applicants must have completed their AP training and be AP Board eligible/certified by the July start date. A Maryland medical license is required prior to the starting date. Applicants must have a U.S. permanent resident visa or be a U.S. citizen. A J-1 or H-1B visa is not appropriate for this position.
Deadline
Applications should be received by July 1 for a July 1 starting date 24 months later (e.g., an application submitted by July 1, 2022 will be for a July 1, 2024 start). Though the deadline for applications is July 1, we encourage you to apply early. Supporting documents should be received within 2 weeks of this deadline (e.g., by July 15, 2022 in previous example).
Applying
Please download the application form and send with the supporting documents.
Supporting Documents
- A CV with bibliography
- A brief discussion about your interest in gastrointestinal pathology and your longer-term career plans.
- Four (4) original letters of recommendation: one from your current department chairperson or other superior, and three others from persons of your choosing.
These letters should be addressed and emailed directly to the program directors separately by the persons making the recommendations.
Send the application and supporting documents (via email) to:
Kiyoko Oshima, M.D., Ph.D., Program Director
Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman, M.D., Assistant Program Director
Weinberg 2333 Pathology
401 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Phone: 443-287-7344
Fax: 410-502-1493
Current Fellows
- Tiane Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
- Bing Han, M.D., Ph.D.
- Xuefei Huang, M.D., Ph.D.
Our Alumni
| Fellow | Year | Fellowship Activity | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saman Karimi, M.D., M.S. | 2023-2024 | Epithelioid GIST, pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Irvine, CA |
| Tom Liang, M.D. | 2023-2024 | Antibody-mediated rejection in liver transplantation, eosinophilic esophagitis | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Yujie (April) Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. | 2023-2024 | Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma of GI and hepatobiliary tract, lymph node sampling in IBD resections, low grade endometrial stromal sarcoma involving GI tract, congenital glucose-galactose malabsorption, hypertrophic HSV of the anus | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH |
| Ryan Sappenfield, M.D. | 2022-2023 | Uncommon HPV-driven anal neoplasia | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| Weihua Song, M.D., Ph.D. | 2022-2023 | Electron microscopy in pediatric NAFLD | Staff Pathologist, CellNetix Pathology and Laboratories, Seattle, WA |
| Lei Sun, M.D. | 2022-2023 | Clinicopathologic manifestations of CTLA4 haploinsufficiency in the tubular GI tract | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UTHealth Houston, TX |
| Fengming Chen, M.D.. Ph.D. | 2021-2022 | Colonic Mucinous Neoplasms | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC |
| Ozlem Kulak, M.D., Ph.D. | 2021-2022 | Serrated Epithelial Changes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA |
| Jasmine Shen, M.D., Ph.D. | 2021-2022 | HLA Antibodies in Liver Transplantation Rejection | Staff Pathologist Pathology Consultants, Inc , Michigan City, IN |
| Naziheh Assarzadegan, M.D. | 2020-2021 | Immune response in IPMN and invasive ductal adenocarcinoma, segmental atrophy of the liver, blue nevi of the GI tract, HPV-driven anal neoplasia | Assistant Professor, Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL |
| Jacqueline Birkness-Gartman, M.D. | 2020-2021 | Pregnancy-related liver injury, radiation gastritis, resident education in GI/Liver pathology | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| Jose Rodriguez-Leon, M.D. | 2020-2021 | Serrated epithelial changes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), CMV in IBD | Staff Pathologist, Hato Rey Pathology Labs San Juan, PR |
| Danielle Hutchings, M.D. | 2019-2020 | Perianal Paget’s disease and radiation changes in gastric mucosa | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA |
| Kevan Salimian, M.D., Ph.D. | 2019-2020 | Barrett Esophagus and Medical student & resident education in GI/Liver Pathology | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| Annika Windon, M.D. | 2019-2020 | Microscopic colitis in pediatric patients | Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
| Zainab I. Alruwaii, M.D. | 2018-2019 | Rosai-Dorfman of the digestive system, Serrated adenomas of the small intestine in patients with familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome, Advanced liver fibrosis in pediatrics | Staff pathologist Regional Laboratory and Blood Bank Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Tatianna Larman, M.D. | 2018-2019 | Intestinal crypt homeostasis and early colon cancer pathogenesis | Assistant Professor Department of Pathology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, MD |
| James A. Miller, M.D., M.P.H. | 2018-2019 | Application of informatics to cutting edge diagnostic pathology | Assistant Professor Department of Pathology Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI |
| Yang Zhang, M.D. | 2018-2019 | Cancerization of ducts in hilar cholangiocarcinoma, malakoplakia of the GI tract | Staff pathologist Joint Pathology Center Silver Spring, MD |
| Kathleen Byrnes, M.D. | 2017-2018 | schemic colitis, Hepatic hemangioendothelioma | Assistant Professor Washington University St. Louis, MO |
| Armen Khararjian, M.D., M.B.A. | 2017-2018 | Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement | Staff Pathologist Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek, CA |
| Rifat Mannan, M.D. | 2017-2018 | pathCast: live broadcasting pathology lectures; The Outlet Patch: Gastric heterotopia of colo-rectum and anus; Reactive Stromal Pseudotumors of the gastrointestinal tract | Assistant Clinical Professor City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, CA |
| Ogechukwu Eze, M.D. | 2016-2017 | Lateral Spread In Esophageal Squamous Cell Neoplasia, Upper Gastrointestinal Lesions in Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome | ProPath Dallas, TX |
| Yaman Tarabishy, M.D. | 2016-2017 | Gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors | ProPath Dallas, TX |
| Kevin Waters, M.D., Ph.D. | 2016-2017 | Barrett Esophagus, Pancreatic Cancer, and Epideiology in GI diseases | Surgical Pathologist Cedars-Sinai Hospital Los Angeles, CA |
| Maryam Kherad Pezhouh, M.D., M.Sc. | 2015-2017 | Inflammatory Bowel Disease | Associate Professor of Pathology University of California San Diego |
| Arunima Ghosh, M.D., Ph.D. | 2015-2016 | Gastrointestinal histopathology in SLE patients | VP, Clinical Network-USA Indivumed Group Silver Spring, MD |
| Justin Poling, M.D. | 2015-2016 | Grading and immunomodulation of radiated pancreatic cancer | Staff Pathologist Pathgroup Nashville, TN |
| Feriyl Bhaijee, M.D. | 2014-2015 | Tumor Immunology | Pathologist Florida Digestive Health Specialists Lakewood Ranch, FL |
| Thomas Huebner, M.D. | 2014-2015 | Response of pancreatic cancers to treatment | Chief Pathologist Integrated Cellular and Molecular Diagnostics Greenbelt, MD |
| Meredith Pittman, M.D. | 2014-2015 | Pancreatobiliary and hepatocellular carcinoma; autoimmune diseases of the luminal GI tract | Attending Pathologist Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY |
| Scott Robertson, M.D., Ph.D. | 2014-2015 | Chromosomal aberrations in solid pseudopapillary neoplasms | Staff Pathologist The Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH |
| Changqing (Cathy) Ma, M.D., Ph.D. | 2013-2014 | Upper tract involvement by juvenile polyposis | Associate Professor, Pathology & Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO |
| Arvind Rishi, M.D. | 2013-2014 | Expression of adhesion kinases/stem cell markers in pancreatic adenocarcinoma | Assistant Professor North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System Manhasset, NY |
| Sabrina Sopha, M.D. | 2013-2014 | Prognostic role of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in colorectal carcinoma | Chairman and Medical Laboratories Director University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center Glen Burnie, MD |
| Michael Cruise, M.D., Ph.D. | 2012-2013 | Immunomodulatory features of MSI-high colorectal tumors | Medical Director, Center for Pathology Informatics Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH |
| Safia Salaria, M.D. | 2012-2013 | Gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatobiliary diseases | Associate Professor of Pathology Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN |
| Laura Wood, M.D., Ph.D. | 2012-2013 | Genomic analyses of gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic neoplasms | Associate Professor of Pathology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Oliver McDonald, M.D., Ph.D. | 2011-2013 | Epigenomic reprogramming during evolution of pancreatic cancer | Associate Professor of Pathology University of Miami Miami, FL |
| Ta-Chiang Liu, M.D., Ph.D. | 2011-2012 | Using viruses to treat cancer | Associate Professor of Pathology Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO |
| Aatur Singhi, M.D., Ph.D. | 2011-2012 | The pathology of familial pancreatic cancer | Associate Professor of Pathology University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
| Christina Arnold, M.D. | 2010-2012 | Whipple disease and Teaching GI Pathology | Associate Professor of Pathology University of Colorado Aurora, CO |
| Karen Matsukuma, M.D. | 2010-2012 | Timing of ATRX/DAXX inactivation in neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas | Associate Professor UC Davis Health System Sacramento, CA |
| Toby Cornish, M.D., Ph.D. | 2009-2011 | Three-dimensional mapping of precursor lesions in the pancreas | Medical Director of Informatics Associate Professor of Pathology University of Colorado Aurora, CO |
| Dora Lam-Himlin, M.D. | 2009-2010 | Gastric polyps in patients with Peutz-Jeghers' and Juvenile Polyposis Syndromes | Senior Associate Consultant & Instructor Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ |
| Ming-Tseh Lin, M.D., Ph.D. | 2009-2010 | Molecular Diagnostics | Director, Molecular Diagnostics Lab Associate Professor of Molecular Pathology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Chanjuan Shi, M.D., Ph.D. | 2009-2010 | Precursors of Pancreatic Cancer | Professor of Pathology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
| Jason Park, M.D., Ph.D. | 2008-2010 | Pdx1 expression patterns in pancreatic neoplasms | Clinical Director Advanced Diagnostics Lab, Children's Medical Center Dallas, Texas |
| Thong Nguyen, D.O. | 2008-2009 | GI/Liver Pathologist, PathMD Lab | |
| Jennifer Scudiere, M.D. | 2007-2009 | Clinical correlates of GI Pathology | GI Pathologist Arizona Digestive Health, P.C. Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Zongming Chen, M.D., Ph.D. | 2007-2008 | Pyloric Gland Adenoma of the stomach and duodenum | Associate Professor Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
| Jason Daniels, M.D. | 2006-2008 | Clinical correlates in GI/Liver Pathology | Hospital Pathology Associates Minneapolis, MN |
| Jon Davison, M.D. | 2005-2007 | Zebrafish models of Pancreatic Cancer | Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
| Guang-Yu Yang, M.D., Ph.D. | 2004-2005 | Chemoprevention of Pancreatic Cancer | Vice Chair of Anatomic Pathology Joseph C. Calandra Research Professor of Pathology and Toxicology Northwesten University Chicago, IL |
| H. Parry Dilworth, IV, M.D. | 2003-2005 | Teaching GI Pathology | Hospital Pathology Associates Minneapolis, MN |
| Baishali Bhattacharya, M.D. | 2003-2004 | Web-based teaching of GI Pathology and research on telomere length in gastric adenocarcinoma, gastritis, and gastric carcinoma precursor lesions | Chairman Samyak Pathology Lab Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Christine Iacobuzio-Donahue, M.D., Ph.D. | 2001-2003 | Gene expression in Pancreatic Cancer | Director, David M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY |
| Anirban Maitra, M.B.B.S. | 2001-2002 | Application of SNP chip technology | Professor of Pathology and Translational Molecular Pathology MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Michael Torbenson, M.D. | 2000-2002 | Hepatitis C | Professor of Pathology Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
| Eric Y. Li, M.D. | 1999-2000 | Fat accumulation in the liver | Chairman, Department of Pathology United Medical Center Washington, DC |
| Susan Abraham, M.D. | 1998-1999 | Gastric Polyps | Professor MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Julian Alexander, M.D. | 1997-1998 | Characterizations of RER + colorectal carcinomas | Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Poole, UK |
| Shuan Li, M. D. | 1996-1998 | Histopathology of solitary rectal ulcer lesions | Orlando Regional Medical Center Orlando, FL |
| TT Wu, M.D., Ph.D. | 1995-1997 | Research on Barrett's Esophagus | Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN |
| Asif Rashid, M.B.B.S., Ph.D. | 1994-1996 | Genetics and alterations in tubular adenomas of the colon | Professor of Pathology MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Christopher Moskaluk, M.D., Ph.D. | 1993-1995 | Defined the molecular genetic alterations in early pancreatic neoplasms | Walter Reed Professor and Chair of Pathology and Professor of Pathology & Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA |
| Susan Kornacki, M.D. | 1992-1994 | Studied the genetic mutations in dysplasia arising in patients with ulcerative colitis and dysplasia in fundic gland polyps in patients with FAP | Clinical Director Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Science New York, NY |
| Mark Redston, M.D. | 1991-1994 | Molecular genetic changes in pancreatic cancer | Associate Professor of Pathology Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA |
| Janice McCall, M.D. | 1990-1991 | Subtraction DNA hybridization for Crohns Disease | Retired |
| G. Johan A. Offerhaus, M.D. | 1989-1991 | Studied extracolonic neoplasms in patients with FAP, chemoprevention by Sulindac, and DNA content and molecular genetic alterations in colon cancer. | Received a Royal Decoration as '"Knight" in the Order of the Netherlands Lion' |
| Joel K. Greenson, M.D. | 1988-1990 | Studied AIDS Enteropathy | Professor & Director of Surgical Pathology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI |
| Scott E. Kern, M.D. | 1987-1990 | Morphometric analysis of gastric endocrine cells in pernicious anemia. Associated allelic loss with metastasis in colorectal neoplasia. | Professor of Oncology Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Audrey Lazenby, M.D. | 1986-1988 | Further defined the histologic features, clinical aspects, and causes of lymphocytic and collagenous colitis | Professor of Pathology and Microbiology & Director of Anatomic Pathology University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE |
| Wade S. Samowitz, M.D. | 1985-1987 | Immunohistochemical detection of oncogenes | Medical Director of Anatomic Pathology Professor of Pathology University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jose Jessurun, M.D. | 1984-1986 | Defined Iymphocytic colitis and helped define collagenous colitis | Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY |