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University of Pennsylvania Health System Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

Residency · Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania Health System · Director Nicole Aqui

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Class size
10
PGY-1 salary
$79k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20269 on record of 10 seats · 7 US MD, 1 DO, 1 international · 6 published before starting
  • Clayton OtterPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania13 papers · 7 first author
  • Samuel McCrightPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania10 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Arnelle DowningDrexel University College of Medicine2 papers
  • Clare HartmanUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine2 papers · 1 case report
  • Justine NewmanSouthern Illinois University School of Medicine2 papers · 2 reviews
  • Madison BrooksGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Joi WayAmerican University of Antigua
  • Kristen BowmanWest Virginia Sch of Osteo Med
  • Lisa SuUniversity of Tennessee College of Medicine
Started 202513 on record of 11 seats · 8 US MD, 1 DO, 3 international · 5 published before starting
  • Charles DananPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania14 papers · 5 first author · 2 reviews
  • Meaghan DougherPenn State College of Medicine8 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report
  • Eman Al HaddadSaint James SCH of Med Anguilla4 papers · 3 case reports
  • Yacob BizunehAddis Ababa Univ3 papers
  • Henry SanchezPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania1 paper · 1 first author
  • Chuan ChenPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Denise ZiebaRutgers New Jersey Med Sch
  • Iniobong NtukidemUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
  • Jose CastelliEscuela de Medicina José María Vargas
  • Kevin YangArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Kevin YangPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Ranjitha NairAmrita SCH of Med
  • Yaelin SilverioRenaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Started 202411 on record of 13 seats · 8 US MD, 2 international · 7 published before starting
  • Derek SungPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania12 papers · 4 first author · 1 review
  • Niaz KhanUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine12 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Daniel AkumaPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania6 papers
  • Alexandra TatarianState University of New York Upstate Medical University2 papers
  • Nitin VaswaniUniversity of Queensland Faculty of Medicine2 papers · 1 review
  • John Sagrati1 paper
  • Pravin PatelDrexel University College of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Abiana AdamsonUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
  • Anna DavidianUniversity of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine
  • Ethan MackPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Matthew MillerLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Training

4 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to cytopathology.

Months at each site

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System43 mo
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia3 mo
  • Office of the Medical Examiner1 mo
  • Pennsylvania Hospital (UPHS)1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Cytopathology Fellowship43
  • Hematopathology Fellowship25
  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship17
  • Neuropathology Fellowship15
  • Dermatopathology Fellowship14
  • Fellowship13

Where graduates work now

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System63
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science5
  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University5
  • Stanford Health Care4
  • University of Washington School of Medicine4
  • UPMC Medical Education4

Research

65% of current residents have a paper since 2023

35 of 54, 221 papers between them

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

People

Leadership

  • Nicole AquiPathology Residency Training Program Director
  • Zahra AlipourAssociate Program Director, Anatomic Pathology
  • Charlene BierlDirector, Division of Laboratory Medicine
  • Kathleen MontoneDirector, Division of Anatomic Pathology

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  • Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicinePositions: 3
  • CytopathologyPositions: 3
  • HematopathologyPositions: 4
  • NeuropathologyPositions: 3
  • Selective PathologyPositions: 1
  • Selective PathologyPositions: 2
  • Selective PathologyPositions: 10

Place

Summers reach 88°, winters fall to 27°. About 22 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.8M people live within 20 minutes of University of Pennsylvania Health System by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,390 a month within 10 miles of University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Hazards

  • Heat waves
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Xueting JinAnatomic Pathology, 10 residents
  • Yusuf OzcelikAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 9 residents
  • Kajanna McKenzieAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 9 residents
  • Zubair BalochAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 6 residents