Selective Pathology – Breast and Gynecologic Pathology Fellowship
Mission & Vision
Our vision is that fellowship graduates will exemplify competence in the diagnosis of routine and complex breast and gynecologic specimens and, through their academic contributions, advance the practice of breast and gynecologic pathology for improved patient care.
Mission & Vision
Our vision is that fellowship graduates will exemplify competence in the diagnosis of routine and complex breast and gynecologic specimens and, through their academic contributions, advance the practice of breast and gynecologic pathology for improved patient care.
Program Director’s Welcome
Welcome to the Breast and Gynecologic Pathology Fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System!
We appreciate your interest in our one-year fellowship program, which offers two ACGME-approved positions. Our curriculum allows the fellows to independently cover each division, providing a comprehensive and immersive training experience.
Our program offers diverse array of specimens from two major institutions: Jackson Health System and the University of Miami Health System. Trainees will have the opportunity to work with an unparalleled variety of cases, including material from one of the largest public hospitals in the nation, and specimens from South Florida’s only NCI-designated cancer center.
Program Director’s Welcome
Welcome to the Breast and Gynecologic Pathology Fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System!
We appreciate your interest in our one-year fellowship program, which offers two ACGME-approved positions. Our curriculum allows the fellows to independently cover each division, providing a comprehensive and immersive training experience.
Our program offers diverse array of specimens from two major institutions: Jackson Health System and the University of Miami Health System. Trainees will have the opportunity to work with an unparalleled variety of cases, including material from one of the largest public hospitals in the nation, and specimens from South Florida’s only NCI-designated cancer center.
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Fellows per Year?
2
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Year 1
The fellows will alternate between Jackson Memorial Hospital and UHealth Tower. The core training includes a 10.5-month rotation equally divided between breast and gynecologic pathology services, and two weeks of elective time. Elective rotations include research, breast imaging, frozen sections and another subspecialty service.
Your Faculty
Andre Pinto, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director of Pathology Residency Program
Director of Gynecologic Pathology
Associate Director of Pathology/Oncology Service Line
Carmen Gomez-Fernandez, MD
Professor of Pathology
Vice Chair and Director of Education
Director of Head and Neck Pathology Services
Merce Jorda, MD, PhD, MBA
Professor and Joseph R. Coulter Jr. Chair
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
CLIA Director of UHealth Laboratories
Service Chief of Pathology, Jackson Health System
Director of Genitourinary Pathology Service
Mehrdad Nadji, MD
Professor, Pathology
Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs
Nemencio Ronquillo, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Youley Tjendra, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Elena Brachtel, MD, PhD
Associate Program Director
Professor of Clinical Pathology (pending rank)
Alumni Placements Include:
American University of Beirut
Baptist Health South Florida
Doctors Hospital
Moffitt Cancer Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center
South Texas Pathology
Alumni Placements Include:
American University of Beirut
Baptist Health South Florida
Doctors Hospital
Moffitt Cancer Center
Mount Sinai Medical Center
South Texas Pathology