"SELECTIVE SURGICAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP - JULY 2027"

Position Overview

Salary Range: The base salary range for this position is $78,900 - $109,093. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. This position includes membership in the health science compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.

Application Window

Open date: July 11, 2025
Next review date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position Description

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center offers a one-year selective Surgery Fellowship starting JULY 2027 that provides training to prepare fellows for successful general surgical pathology. Training includes broad exposure to all aspects of surgical pathology, including preparing complex surgical cases for sign-out, frozen section examination, consultation cases, gross room supervision, and junior attending role. Additional time may be spent in subspecialized services including Head & Neck, GYN, Breast, Women's Health (GYN & Breast) or GU, among others. Areas of focus, if chosen, will be documented on the graduation certificate. The fellow will be responsible for one month of grossing, some multi-disciplinary tumor board conferences and resident teaching. Research activity is highly encouraged during the year as well. Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP residency program.

UCI Health is comprised of: the Douglas hospital, a 400+-bed state-of-the-art tertiary-quaternary care center, which is the principal clinical facility for UCI Health and School of Medicine's teaching and research programs; the NCI-designated Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Regional Burn Center; the only Level I trauma center in Orange County; and, a new hospital complex on the Irvine campus. UCI Health is the only academic medical center in Orange County, the nation's 6th largest county and one of the most desirable locations to live in the US.

Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship: Dr. Vishal Chandan
UC Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Dr. S., Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Orange, CA 92868

Department: https://www.pathology.uci.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP residency program.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research (Optional)
• Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement. (Optional)