Pediatric Pathology Fellowship
Overview
The Department of Pathology is pleased to offer an ACGME accredited fellowship in Pediatric Pathology. We accept individuals who aim to practice in academic medicine or community practice. As defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), “Pediatric Pathology is the practice of pathology concerned with the study and diagnosis of human disease manifested in the embryo, fetus, infant, child and adolescent.”
The Pediatric Pathology Fellowship is designed to develop fellows into skilled, confident diagnosticians in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology as they relate to pediatric disease. Through comprehensive, hands-on training, fellows will build the knowledge and diagnostic expertise needed to excel in the clinical practice of Pediatric Pathology in an academic or community practice setting, and to sit for the American Board of Pathology subspecialty examination in Pediatric Pathology.
The fellowship is a one-year training program. We accept 2 first year fellows per year.
The fellow will participate in the following clinical rotations:
- Autopsy
- Biochemical Genetics
- Cytogenetics
- Dermatopathology
- Forensics
- Hematopathology
- Molecular Pathology
- Neuropathology
- Surgical Pathology
Dedicated research and elective weeks are also allotted.
Each fellow is required to participate in at least one research project and one Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement project. These experiences include opportunities to gain experience in all areas of the laboratory, including clinical informatics.
Note: If you are currently a medical student or Pathology trainee in the US, and interested in visiting our program, please send your CV and cover letter to Michael Arnold, MD, PhD (Michael.Arnold@stanford.edu).
Canadian nationals may substitute documentation of successful passing scores on LMCC examinations in lieu of USMLE.
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.
Master of Science Program [Option]
An additional optional educational opportunity is available for applicants with an interest in enrolling in the Masters of Science degree program offered by Stanford University.
This opportunity is available to trainees who have successfully completed the one year Pediatric Pathology fellowship.
Applicants must apply and be accepted to a Masters of Science degree program of their choice via the normal graduate application process. Tuition and salary support can be obtained through grants awarded by the Child Health Research Institute.
Interested applicants are required to apply for these grants:
- Tuition support – Masters Tuition Program
- Salary support - Stanford CHRI Clinical (MD) Trainee Support grant
If funding is not awarded through these grant opportunities, the Department of Pathology may fund tuition and salary for trainees directly.
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Director
Michael Arnold, MD, PhD, FCAP
Professor of Pathology
Medical Director, Pediatric Pathology & Clinical Lab Services SHC
Director, Pathology Informatics for Pathology and Stanford Children's Health
Director, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program
Dr. Michael A. Arnold is a Professor of Pathology at Stanford University. He serves as Medical Director of Pediatric Pathology and Clinical Laboratory Services at Stanford Health Care, Director of Pathology Informatics for the Department of Pathology and Stanford Children’s Health, and Director of the Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program. Dr. Arnold completed his Anatomic Pathology residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the National Cancer Institute. He subsequently completed a Pediatric Cancer Pathology Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute and a Pediatric Pathology Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Pediatric Pathology, and Clinical Informatics. His research interests focus on pediatric sarcomas, and he is actively involved in the Children’s Oncology Group, where he serves as a central reviewer for rhabdomyosarcoma studies.
Pediatric Pathology Faculty
Darren Salmi, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology & Surgery (Clinical Anatomy)
Assistant Dean, Academic Advising
Dr. Salmi is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology and Surgery (Clinical Anatomy). He earned his MD from UC Davis School of Medicine and completed his residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Stanford. His primary interests are in autopsy and cardiovascular pathology, particularly congenital heart disease.
Hiroyuki Shimada, MD PhD
Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics
Director, Neuroblastoma Reference Laboratory
Dr. Shimada is a Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics. He earned his MD and PhD from Yokohama City University School of Medicine in Japan and completed his Pathology residency training at The Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. He completed Pediatric Pathology fellowships at The Children’s Hospital and Children’s Cancer Group & Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Pathology Center. His clinical and research interest is in the field of neuroblastoma. He is also the founding director of the Neuroblastoma Reference Laboratory.
Serena Tan, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology (Pediatric Pathology)
Dr. Tan is an Assistant Professor of Pathology. She earned her MD from Duke University School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Stanford. She then completed a Pediatric Pathology fellowship at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Her primary interests are in pediatric/developmental disorders of the lung, heart and liver, as well as soft tissue tumors.
Autopsy
Biochemical Genetics
Cytogenetics
Dermatopathology
Forensics
Hematopathology
Molecular Pathology
Neuropathology
Alumni Pediatric Pathology Fellows
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