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Rotation Details/Objectives:
Surgical pathology is a very busy and demanding rotation; each resident is required to complete six two-month surgery rotations over a four-year period. Given the size of the medical center, and the diversity of the staff, all areas of surgical pathology are adequately covered. As dermatology and renal biopsy cases get separated, rotations are available in each of these fields. This ensures that residents have the opportunity to explore these subspecialties in depth. Neuropathology specimens are also separated; these cases are seen during the general sign-out.
Conference presentation is an essential component of the surgical pathology rotation. Residents on the service are expected to assemble and present at the weekly surgical pathology, frozen section, and surgical oncology conferences. Other cases may need to be presented at such subspecialty interdepartmental conferences as renal and skin. Residents are expected to learn gross and microscopic photographic skills to aid in these conference presentations, as well as the electron microscopic and immunopathologic methods required.
The duties are typically divided so that different house officers handle frozen section (FS) specimens, operating room (OR) routine specimens, or clinic and hospital-derived biopsies. |
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STAFF:
Kim R. Geisinger, MD
Director, Surgical Pathology
Simon Bergman, MD
AP Faculty
James Cappellari, MD
AP Faculty
Steven R. Feldman, MD PhD
AP Faculty
A. Julian Garvin MD PhD
Department Chair; AP Faculty
Samy S. Iskandar, PhD
AP Faculty
Constance A. Stanton, MD
AP Faculty
H. Lamar Jones, BS, HT(ASCP)
Section Manager, Anatomic Pathology
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The resident on FS duty usually covers from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., when the duty switches to the resident on call. The resident handling OR specimens is expected to begin at 7:30 a.m., and handle all cases that arrive before 3 p.m. (except large caes that need additional fixation). The resident covering biopsies begins grossing at 8 a.m. and will cover rush cases until 5 p.m. Residents on the dermatopathology elective rotation are responsible for dermatology cases separately.
As the residents advance, their skills at microscopic evaluation are expected to increase. First-year residents will review cases with the attending pathologist as soon as the slides are available. Over time, the residents begin to review their work independently. By the third year, residents should be writing up cases completely. FS sign-out is also expected to progress with training. An attending pathologist is always available for consultation.
Senior residents are expected to teach proper grossing techniques to junior residents who are on their first rotation. Junior residents are expected to show all frozen sections to a senior resident or attending pathologist. Once the staff agrees that a resident is capable of exercising independent judgment, frozen sections may be signed out independently, though the option of requesting help continues to exist. Independent sign-out is in practice only an occasional event.
The department also offers a one-year surgical pathology fellowship; click here for more information.
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