Selective Pathology – Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship
Mission & Vision
The Selective Pathology – Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship is a one-year, accredited program designed to provide advanced, in-depth training in head and neck surgical pathology. Our vision is that fellowship graduates will exemplify competence in the diagnosis of routine and complex head and neck specimens and, through their academic contributions, advance the practice of head and neck pathology for improved patient care.
Mission & Vision
The Selective Pathology – Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship is a one-year, accredited program designed to provide advanced, in-depth training in head and neck surgical pathology. Our vision is that fellowship graduates will exemplify competence in the diagnosis of routine and complex head and neck specimens and, through their academic contributions, advance the practice of head and neck pathology for improved patient care.
Program Director’s Welcome
Welcome to the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Selective Pathology – Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship. Our fellows are integral members of the University of Miami Head and Neck Pathology Service and, as such, work closely with specialty pathology faculty as well as members of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller Department of Otolaryngology, a renowned program that is consistently top ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Their strong surgical presence on campus affords fellows a large head and neck surgical pathology case volume with complex, unique and interesting cases on a daily basis.
Program Director’s Welcome
Welcome to the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Selective Pathology – Head and Neck Pathology Fellowship. Our fellows are integral members of the University of Miami Head and Neck Pathology Service and, as such, work closely with specialty pathology faculty as well as members of the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller Department of Otolaryngology, a renowned program that is consistently top ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Their strong surgical presence on campus affords fellows a large head and neck surgical pathology case volume with complex, unique and interesting cases on a daily basis.
Annually, the UM Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine receives and processes more than 4,000 head and neck surgical specimens from operating rooms at UHealth Tower, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Lennar Foundation Medical Center. An integral part of both head and neck surgery and the practice of pathology is the use of intraoperative frozen sections.
Head and neck surgical cases performed at the University of Miami account for more than 5,000 individual frozen sections performed and diagnosed annually. The UM Department of Otolaryngology and its associated clinics are a premier referral center, and as a result, the Department of Pathology receives nearly 650 surgical cases in consultation yearly. The UM Head and Neck Pathology Service is in charge of diagnosing these cases along with cases processed at the Jackson Health Services pathology laboratory. The JHS pathology laboratory receives more than 1,000 head and neck surgical specimens a year, ranging from diagnostic biopsies to large, complex resections.
-Carmen R. Gomez-Fernandez, MD
Description
Head and neck surgical cases performed at the University of Miami account for more than 5,000 individual frozen sections performed and diagnosed annually. The UM Department of Otolaryngology and its associated clinics are a premier referral center, and as a result, the Department of Pathology receives nearly 650 surgical cases in consultation yearly. The UM Head and Neck Pathology Service is in charge of diagnosing these cases along with cases processed at the Jackson Health Services pathology laboratory. The JHS pathology laboratory receives more than 1,000 head and neck surgical specimens a year, ranging from diagnostic biopsies to large, complex resections.
-Carmen R. Gomez-Fernandez, MD
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Fellows per Year?
1
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Year 1
This one-year fellowship program includes 48 weeks that are spent primarily in the diagnostic work-up of head and neck surgical pathology cases. Fellows are expected to review the clinical history, images and pathology slides for patient samples received by the UM Head and Neck Pathology Service for the daily sign-outs. Exposure to intraoperative frozen sections is integral to the service and the fellow is expected to actively participate in this activity. An important role for the fellow is to serve as the liaison between the pathology service and head and neck surgery. On any given day, the head and neck pathology service includes an attending H&N faculty pathologist, the H&N pathology fellow and a pathology resident. The fellow works closely with the resident in a supervisory and mentor role in the resident’s education.
Fellows may attend the daily noon conferences and lectures designed for residents and fellows. They are expected to present at journal clubs and unknown slide conferences.
Your Faculty
Carmen Gomez-Fernandez, MD
Professor of Pathology
Vice Chair and Director of Education
Director of Head and Neck Pathology Services
Oleksandr Kryvenko, MD, FCAP
Associate Professor, Pathology
Associate Professor, Urology
Director, Selective Pathology – Genitourinary Pathology Service and Fellowship Program
Jaylou Velez-Torres, MD
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Associate Director of Head and Neck Fellowship Program
Head & Neck and Cytopathology
University of Miami Hospital
Miller School of Medicine
Alumni Placements Include:
Brandon Regional Hospital
University of Miami
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Alumni Placements Include:
Brandon Regional Hospital
University of Miami
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Notable Alumni
Christina Kovacs, MD
2015
Pathology Residency Faculty, Brandon Regional Hospital
Ernesto Martinez-Duarte, MD
2019
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jaylou Velez-Torres, MD
2017
Assistant Professor, University of Miami
Christina Kovacs, MD
2015
Pathology Residency Faculty, Brandon Regional Hospital
Ernesto Martinez-Duarte, MD
2019
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jaylou Velez-Torres, MD
2017
Assistant Professor, University of Miami