Gynecology Pathology Fellowship

Overview

We offer a one-year fellowship in gynecologic pathology (ACGME accredited) that provides advanced, focused, and intensive training in diagnostic gynecologic pathology.

Specific rotations include: "hot seat", frozen section, sign out of consultation material (including immunohistochemistry and other special diagnostic techniques), “junior” attending sign-out, placental pathology, research, and elective time.
Elective time may be designed to pursue additional subspecialty training in other areas of surgical pathology, including dermatopathology, or in molecular pathology, cytogenetics, hematopathology, and/or research or other areas depending on fellow interest and/or career goals.
Fellows participate in departmental and interdepartmental conferences, as well as medical student and resident teaching.
Departmental resources and support are available for clinicopathologic and translational research projects.

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.

Teri A Longacre, MD

Richard L Kempson Endowed Chair in Surgical Pathology
Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology
Director, Gynecologic Pathology
Director, Faculty Development and Diversity

Foreign Students & Visa Sponsorship

Canadian Visa Requirements

Graduates of Canadian medical schools will be placed on ECFMG sponsored J-1 visas. They are not required to take the qualifying examinations such as FMGEMS, NBME, and USMLE in order to obtain their visas.

Note: At this time, the government of Canada is restricting approval of physicians wishing to obtain clinical training outside Canada. SHC is unable to obtain a J-1 visa without the consent of the Canadian government.

Non-Canadian Visa Requirements

All trainees in residency and clinical fellowship programs will be placed on ECFMG sponsored J-1 visas.

Stanford Hospital and Clinics (SHC) does not sponsor such trainees for the H-1B visa. ECFMG requires a valid ECFMG certificate obtained by successful completion of their qualifying examinations (VQE, FMGEMS, NBME, or USMLE) coupled with the appropriate English language examination to be eligible for a visa.

Allow 120 working days for ECFMG to process an initial visa.

For further information, please contact:
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2685
Tel: [215] 386-5900

California Medical License

California law states that all U.S. and Canadian graduates are required to obtain a California medical license before starting a fellowship at Stanford.

If you have any questions please visit the Stanford Medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME) and/or the California Medical Board website for more information.

Stipends

2022-2023 Stanford Stipends and Bonuses (Effective 9/5/22)

Year	Annual	Per Month
I	$74,027.20	$6,168.81
II	$77,771.20	$6,480.81
III	$83,657.60	$6,971.33
IV	$88,400.00	$7,366.53
V	$93,953.60	$7,829.32
VI	$98,092.80	$8,174.24
VII	$103,604.80	$8,633.57
VIII	$108,326.40	$9,027.03

All pathology clinical fellows will annually receive a taxable housing allowance in the amount of $10,000 from the Department of Pathology. Fellows will receive the first half of the pathology housing allowance in their September paychecks and the second half of the allowance in their February paychecks.

From the Stanford Health Care GME Office, new fellows will receive a one-time $3,000 payment to assist with moving expenses, a one-time $1,000 for cell phone allowance, an annual educational allowance of $2,000, and a 1% annual bonus based on completion of a Quality Improvement project. A housing allowance of $7,200 (paid monthly at $600) per year is also provided. All allowances are subject to appropriate taxes.

Stipends depend upon the postdoctoral level of training and are equal to the general residency stipends at Stanford University Hospital.

Bonuses

*All allowances are subject to appropriate taxes.
+ Housing allowances will not be provided during any period of extended training.

Item	Detail
Annual educational allowance $2,000*	Paid in November providing, all required HealthStream and EPIC/LINKS modules are completed by house staff's assigned deadline
Cell phone allowance $1,000*	Automatically added to paycheck in July
Food allowance $10 per day (shifts of 12 hours or longer for clinical rotations only at SHC & LPCH)*	Payments made on last paycheck of each month Meal money is taxable income
Housing stipend $7,200 per year (paid as $600 monthly)*+	Automatically paid on 1st paycheck of each month
Medical, dental, vision, and long-term disability insurance provided	Eligible to participate on house staff's hire date
Moving allowance (new hires only) $3,000*	Automatically added to a paycheck in August
1% annual bonus based on completion of a Quality Improvement Project*	Automatically paid at the end of each academic year in June
Cost of initial CA MD license and renewals	Paid upon reimbursement submission for academic year expense occurrence
Cost of initial DEA and renewals	Paid upon reimbursement submission for academic year expense occurrence
Cost of USMLE Part Ill for Interns	Paid upon reimbursement submission for academic year expense occurrence

For more information please go to: Stanford Healthcare/Stipends & Bonuses

Applying

Deadlines:

The program is no longer accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Required Materials:

Completed Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowships form (CAP with supplemental available below) with your signature
Updated Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Cover letter and/or personal statement
3 letters of recommendation
Photo

Please submit application and letters electronically (pdfs) to:

Phyllis Bettencourt
Administrative Associate
T: [650] 498-6460
E: phyllis2@stanford.edu

CAP Standardized Application (w/supplemental) for Pathology Fellowships

Visit the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for more information on the application process

Contact

Gynecologic Faculty

Ann Folkins, MD

Assistant Professor of Pathology (Gynecologic Pathology)
Director of Surgical Pathology

Dr. Folkins specializes in the diagnosis and classification of gynecologic and obstetric disorders. Her main areas of interest is in gynecologic and obstetric pathology, specifically in ovarian and endometrial malignancies and placental clinical-pathologic disorders. Dr. Folkins received her medical degreee at University of California San Diego School of Medicine Registrar and is certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology by the American Board of Pathology. She completed her Residency and Fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School with additional Residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics.

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Brooke Howitt, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pathology (Gynecologic Pathology)

Dr. Howitt is an Assistant Professor of Pathology at Stanford University School of Medicine, where she also obtained her medical degree. She completed Residency in Anatomic Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, followed by a fellowship in Women’s and Perinatal Pathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Her clinical work encompasses gynecologic, sarcoma, and genitourinary pathology, with research interest in molecular pathogenesis of gynecologic malignancies.

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Christina Kong, MD

Professor of Pathology
Directory, Cytopathology Service and Cytopathology Fellowship Program
Medical Director, Clinical Laboratory and Anatomic Pathology Services
Performance Improvement Leader, SHC
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs

Christina Kong, MD is Medical Director of Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Lab Services, Director of the Cytopathology Service, and Director of the Cytopathology Fellowship, which she started in 2003. She completed her residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at UCSF, and is fellowship trained in Cytopathology (UCSF) and Surgical Pathology (Stanford). She is skilled at performing FNA biopsies and signs out on the cytology, GYN, and head & neck pathology services. Her research interests focus on squamous dysplasias and carcinomas of the gynecologic tract, head & neck.

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Teri A Longacre, MD

Richard L Kempson Endowed Chair in Surgical Pathology
Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology
Director, Gynecologic Pathology
Director, Faculty Development and Diversity

Dr. Teri Longacre received a B.A. from St. John’s College, a B.S. from the University of New Mexico, and an M.D. from the University of New Mexico. She trained as a resident in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of New Mexico and pursued subspecialty fellowships in hematopathology, gastrointestinal pathology and general surgical pathology at Stanford Medicine, where she is now the Director of Gynecologic Pathology as well as Director of Gastrointestinal Pathology. She is actively involved in resident and fellow teaching in the residency and surgical pathology fellowship programs at Stanford and has established ACGME subspecialty fellowships in Gynecologic Pathology and Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology. During her career, she has mentored more than two dozen residents and fellows who have entered into successful academic careers both nationally and internationally.

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Eric Yang, MD, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology, Gynecologic Pathology and Cytopathology

Dr. Eric Yang completed his Anatomic Pathology residency and fellowships in Cytopathology and Gynecologic Perinatal Pathology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. He is skilled at performing FNA biopsies and signs out on the cytology, GYN, & perinatal pathology services. His research interests focus on novel tools for early detection of anogenital dysplasias and carcinomas.

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Current Gynecologic Fellows [2023-24]

Austin McHenry, MD

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago
Residency: Yale University School of Medicine

Ashley Monsrud, MD

Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Residency: Emory University

Incoming Gynecologic Fellows [2024-25]

Phoebe Hammer, MD

Medical School: Oregon Health & Science
University School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford Medicine

Brooke Liang, MD

Medical School: Washington University in
St. Louis School of Medicine
Residency: University of Chicago and Stanford Medicine

Tanner Mack, MD

Medical School: University of Alberta
Residency: University of Ottawa, The Ottawa Hospital

Graduated Gynecologic Fellows

Class of 2023

Class of 2022

Erna Forgo, MD
Medical School: Ross University
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine
Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellow: Stanford University School of Medicine

Lucy Han, MD
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
Residency: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Cytopathology Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Emily Ryan, MD (AP3)
Medical School: Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine

Class of 2021

Erna Forgo, MD
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine

Joseph Frye, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Residency: Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Michael Pepper, MD
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine

Class of 2020

Anne Chen, MD
Medical School: University of Miami LM Miller School of Medicine
Residency: George Washington University

Nkechi Okonkwo, MD
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center

Gregory Scott, MD, PhD
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Residency: Stanford University School of Medicine

Class of 2019

Class of 2018

Class of 2017

Class of 2016

Class of 2015

Class of 2014

Class of 2013

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