About the Program
- Number of Positions: Two
- Length: Two years
This is a rigorous two-year program that prepares our trainees to be competent in both diagnostic and investigational neuropathology. The program is an alliance of remarkable affiliated institutions in the Texas Medical Center which allows access to a high volume of surgical and autopsy material including approximately 3,000 brain and spinal cord biopsies (~1,800 nervous system tumors), 450 autopsies and 200 pediatric/adult neuromuscular biopsies per year.
Our affiliated institutions include a large adult private hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital; the largest children's hospital in the United States, Texas Children's Hospital; a modern public general hospital, Ben Taub Hospital; one of the largest oncology centers in the United States, MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Harris County Institute for Forensic Sciences. In addition, we have a close relationship with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and a broad community case referral base.
The administrative center of this alliance is at Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, under the direction of Dr. Suzanne Powell.
Admissions
Applicants must be Board eligible in anatomic and clinical pathology, or anatomic pathology. It is also possible for applicants having Board eligibility in neurology or neurosurgery to enter the fellowship after one year of training in anatomic pathology.
Types and Numbers of Appointments
We have two accredited neuropathology fellowship positions.
Stipend
Stipend is commensurate with the training level of the applicant.
Direct inquiries to:
J. Clay Goodman, M.D. F.A.A.N.
Associate Dean for Medical Education
Walter Henrick Moursund Endowed Chair in Pathology
Professor of Pathology (Neuropathology) and Neurology
Neuropathology Program Director
Department of Pathology & Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine - BCM286A
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: (713) 798-7234
Email: jgoodman@bcm.edu
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Suzanne Z. Powell, M.D.
Co-Director, Neuropathology Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine
Houston Methodist Hospital
6565 Fannin St., Suite M227
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: (713) 441-9027
Fax: (713) 441-3489
Email: cmoreno@tmhs.org
Curriculum
Research activity is required during the fellowship and may be pursued within the Neuropathology Fellowship Program with faculty members in the following areas of interest:
- Molecular Foundations of Neural Injury in Stroke and Trauma
- Molecular Pathology of Pediatric Brain Tumors and Molecular Genetic Pathology
- Surgical and Autopsy Neuropathology
- Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Neuro-Oncology
- Molecular Pathology of Brain Tumors
- Diagnostic Neuro-Oncology
- Forensic Neuropathology
There are also research opportunities outside of the Neuropathology Fellowship Program in several basic science and clinical departments at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital Research Institute and MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Life in Houston
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