Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
AP/CP Resident: 2007-2011
Robert H. Heptinstall Fellow in Renal Pathology: 2011-2012
Genitourinary Pathology Fellow: 2012-2013
Dr. Ellis is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology at Northwestern University. She obtained her B.S. in Psychology with honors from Howard University on a full women’s volleyball scholarship, where her jersey is currently retired, and she was inducted into the athletic hall of fame. She went on to obtain a master's degree in anatomic pathology at the University of Maryland and began her career as a pathologists’ assistant. She proceeded to medical school at the University of Nevada and completed her pathology training at Johns Hopkins, where she received the Joseph Carr Eggleston award for excellence in surgical pathology research and published numerous articles in genitourinary and renal pathology.
Dr. Ellis spent the beginning of her career on faculty at Emory University, where she received two Golden Apple teaching awards and the AnnaLee Boyett award for outstanding teaching and support of the residency program. She also began a wellness program for trainees and served as an ambassador for the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology.
Dr. Ellis joined fellow alumnus Dr. Daniel Brat at Northwestern University, where she serves as the director of wellness, diversity and inclusion and the medical director of the renal biopsy service. She is the president and a founding member of the Society of Black Pathologists and was recently inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Dr. Ellis is committed to mentorship, outstanding medical education and diversity, equity, and inclusion in pathology and beyond.