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Cytopathology Fellowship Program


We participate in the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) unified recruitment timeline for cytopathology fellowship programs for the 2025-2026 fellowship year starting on July 1, 2024. Below are the guidelines for the unified timeline:

Application window: July - September 2023
Interview window: August 14, 2023 - October 2023
Earliest offer date: October 2, 2022 (Acceptance terms 72 hours for applicants to accept/decline offer).

Fellowship spots:
2023-2024: Both fellowship spots filled
2024-2025: One fellowship spot open
We have an unexpected opening in Cytopathology 2024-2025 for more information contact Ela Stekala estekal@lumc.edu


Fellowship Director: Dr. Guliz Barkan

Application Form

Fellowship Coordinator: Ms. Ela Stekala


Past Fellows:

2022-2023: Alessa P. Aragao, MD – Attending Pathologist, Loyola University Medical Center
2022-2023: Elizabeth Brahmbhatt, MD
2021-2022: Imran Uraizee, MD - Attending Pathologist, Advocate Christ Medical Center, IL
2021-2022: A. Irem Kilic, MD - Fellow, Genitourinary Pathology, Indiana University, IN
2020-2021: KhinSu Mon, MD – Faculty University Medical Center, IL
2020-2021: Abhilasha Borkar, MD - Resident, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
2019-2020: Schuharazad Abro, MD – Attending Pathologist, St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart, IN
2019-2020: Laila Nomani, MD – Faculty, Medical College of Wisconsin, WI
2018-2019: Reza Eshraghi, MD – Faculty, Moffitt Cancer Center, FL
2018-2019: Patrick McIntyre, MD – Faculty – Cleveland Clinic, OH
2017-2018: John Biemer, MD – Faculty – Edward-Elmhurst Hospital, IL
2017-2018: Sharda Thakral, MD – Faculty, Evanston Hospital, IL
2016-2017: Haiyan Chen, MD, PhD – Faculty, Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA
2016-2017: Samah Nabeel Saharti, MD  Faculty, University of Nebraska Medical Center NE
2015-2016: Aggie (Agata) Czapla, MD - Faculty, Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth, TX
2015-2016: Ozlem Fidan-Ozbilgin, MD - Faculty, East Orange VA Medical Center, NJ
2014-2015: Lu Wang, MD - Faculty, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN ???
2014-2015: Renu Virk, MD - Faculty, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NY
2013-2014: Harold L. Evans, MD – Faculty – Vista Health Center East, IL
2013-2014: Lisa Smith, DO  - Faculty, Aurora Diagnostics, FL
2012-2013: Brent Arville, DO - Attending Pathologist - Midwest Diagnostic Pathology, S.C., IL
2012-2013: Jennifer Prather, MD - Faculty - Genesis Medical Center, IA

Current Fellows:
Gokce Terzioglu, MD
Pritibahen Singal, MBBS., MD