Autopsy Pathology Fellowship
Overview
The Stanford Autopsy Pathology Fellowship is a one-year, ACGME accredited, program that is designed to hone the knowledge and skills of autopsy interested residents to create quality Autopsy directors/pathologists, principally in academic settings, but also lending knowledge of the hospital autopsy to forensic practitioners. These individuals will also bring experience and skills to the creation and running of research autopsy programs. There will be dedicated time to pursue research in laboratories affiliated with the Research Autopsy Center as well as opportunities to experience other subspecialty training in elective time.
Stanford has a recently built autopsy suite and co-located 24/7 Office of Decedent Affairs. Fellows will experience a large and varied autopsy caseload with opportunities to participate in resident training and to take ownership of their own cases and will have one on one training with experienced and dedicated Autopsy faculty.
The Research Autopsy Center at Stanford is an all-disease, all-organ system program to perform autopsies on an urgent basis for collection of donated research samples, collaborating with over 50 investigative groups at Stanford. Fellows will learn about the creation and operation of research autopsy programs and be able to pursue individual projects.
The Autopsy Pathology fellowship accepts one fellow per year.
Stanford establishes PGY levels for new fellows based on the successful completion of all prerequisite training required for entry into your fellowship program. Stanford does not recognize additional training beyond the prerequisite training requirements when establishing the PGY level for entry into the program.
Autopsy Pathology Fellowship Program Director
Jody E. Hooper, MD
Professor of Pathology
Director, Autopsy Service
Director, Autopsy Pathology Fellowship Program
Associate Chair, Appointments and Promotions
Associate Chair, Faculty Affairs
Dr. Jody E. Hooper is a Professor of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine and the creator of the new Research Autopsy Center at Stanford. She was previously the Director of Autopsy and of the Legacy Gift Rapid Autopsy program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. She has performed nearly 1100 autopsies including over 120 rapid research autopsies. Her research focuses on the use of postmortem tissue in research, including utilizing autopsy tissue in characterizing cancer evolution from genetic and immunologic standpoints. She has published many papers on autopsy and quality and co-edited a book, Autopsy in the 21st Century.
Autopsy Pathology Faculty
Meagan Chambers, MD, MS, MSc
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Dr. Meagan Chambers is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine with subspecialty training in neuropathology. She previously worked for the University of Washington Rapid Autopsy Program, the oldest rapid research autopsy program in the country. She is the current Vice-Chair of the College of American Pathologists’ Autopsy Committee where she participates in projects supporting the highest standards for hospital-based autopsies. She is a tireless advocate for making post-mortem tissue available to those who are interested, and she is committed to compassionate and dignified after death care.
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