Hematopathology Fellowship

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is offering a unique one year, ACGME accredited Hematopathology Fellowship Program, with three positions available. The fellowship involves one year of training in Hematopathology, focusing on morphologic, flow cytometric immunophenotyping, clinicopathologic, and genetic/genomic analysis of hematopoietic malignancies. The fellows have rotations in lymphoma, leukemia, and myeloma sign out services as well as rotations in flow cytometry, cytogenetics, molecular pathology and hematology laboratories. An optional second year of training is also available as the Neoplastic Hematopathology Fellowship, with one position available per year.

The Hematopathology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) is a high-volume clinical service with more than 30,000 hematological malignancy specimens and flow cytometry cases accessioned each year. The service utilizes an all-digital clinical workflow with integrated artificial intelligence tools, at the cutting edge of hematopathology practice. The fellow develops their diagnostic skills through exposure to a mix of in-house biopsies, surgical specimens, and extramural consultation cases. Excellent communication skills are built through consensus/interesting case meetings, tumor boards, journal clubs, and presentations at conferences.

Eighteen hematopathology faculty are enthusiastically engaged in teaching the fellows in all areas of hematopathology. Didactic lectures and microscope sessions are given by the faculty to the fellows throughout the year. Other academic activities are offered by both the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Hematology/Oncology Department. There are numerous research opportunities for fellows, and most fellows participate in at least one project resulting in research publications, as well as presentations at national and international meetings. 

All applicants should be MDs or MD/PhDs who have completed residency training in AP, CP or AP/CP in the United States (ACGME accredited) or Canada and who are certified (or are eligible for certification) by the American Board of Pathology.

Download a Hematopathology Fellowship Program brochure.

Curriculum

• Lymphoma, Leukemia, and consultation services – 34 weeks
• Molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics – 4 weeks
• Flow cytometry – 6 weeks
• Hematology/Coagulation – 2 weeks
• Elective – 3 weeks
• Vacation – 3 weeks

Faculty

Ahmet Dogan

Oscar Lin

Kimon Argyropoulos

Leonardo Boiocchi

Alexander Chan

Mark D. Ewalt

Pallavi Kanwar Galera

Sergej Konoplev

Ying Liu

Kseniya Petrova-Drus

Shenon Sethi

Wenbin Xiao

Mariko Yabe

Ting Zhou

Menglei Zhu

Maria E. Arcila

NRMP match

The MSKCC ACGME accredited Hematopathology fellowship will be participating in an NRMP administered match process in the 2027-2028 academic year. Applications are still accepted online via our website. However, please also review the Society for Hematopathology’s informational website for more information regarding the match process.

NRMP program code: Hematopathology: 1466311F0

Availability

2028-29 academic year

Deadline

December 31

Number of Positions

Three

How to Apply

Apply Online

Once applicants have submitted their applications, they will need to send the following documents in order to be considered for a fellowship position:

• Three letters of recommendation from an institution in which the applicant has trained. Letters should be addressed to the program director. Please request letter writers add the following line after the heading (RE: Candidates Name, Program & Year Applying to)
• CV
• Copy of a medical school diploma and translation, if necessary.
• International medical school graduates must submit a copy of their Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate that is marked “valid indefinitely”