Renal Pathology Fellowship
Fellowship Director: Amanda Tchakarov, MD
The one-year Renal Pathology Fellowship at UTHealth Houston offers comprehensive training in a high-volume outreach service, processing over 1,000 kidney biopsies annually. The program receives biopsies from hospitals throughout the Texas Medical Center and Houston region, providing exposure to a diverse mix of native and transplant kidneys, including pediatric and onco-nephrology cases. On-site, state-of-the-art special tissues and electron microscopy laboratories ensure rapid case turnaround and offer hands-on experience in laboratory management.
Training Overview:
- Preparation of cases with interpretation of immunofluorescence and electron microscopy, photography of cases, and report writing. Fellows have progressive responsibility and the expectation of reaching independent sign-out by completion of training.
- Teaching is case-based, via one-on-one tutorials, supplemented by readings, conferences and interactions with faculty.
- Fellows are involved in scholarly activity and spend 20% of their time on research and teaching.
- As fellows progress through training they will take the lead in educating rotating pathology residents and Nephrology Fellows. They will also prepare and present multidisciplinary conferences and Grand Rounds.
Fellow Schedule:
- The academic year is divided into 13 four-week long blocks, fellows rotate in renal pathology for the majority of the blocks with the option of 1-3 blocks of electives.
- The fellow will shadow in the Special Tissues Histology Laboratory and the Electron Microscopy Laboratory to provide a basis for the understanding of the processing of renal biopsies.
- The fellow takes one weekend of stat case review call per block.
Additional Faculty:
Apply:
- Now accepting applications for 2028-29 and 2029-30 academic years.
- Applicants must be board certified or board-eligible in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology or Anatomic Pathology and eligible to obtain a Texas Medical License (external link).
- Interested candidates may apply here. (external link)
- For additional information contact fellowship coordinator, Ms. Debbie Pena