The Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residents and faculty foster a collegial environment and education-focused culture that provides an inclusive learning experience. Our residency draws trainees from across the U.S. and around the world. While all our trainees have a love of learning and a compassionate approach to patient care, they come from diverse backgrounds, family status, and professional and personal interests.
Meet our current residents and learn about their experience in the program.
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What has been most rewarding about your training so far?
It's been so rewarding to reflect on my time in this program and recognize how much I have learned. Things that were incredibly challenging for me at the beginning of residency are much more approachable now. Also, while I enjoyed pathology as a medical student, I love it even more as a resident. It has been fun to rotate through different fields and discover which areas of pathology are most interesting to me.
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Why did you choose Mayo Clinic?
When I interviewed here at Mayo Clinic, I was blown away by how kind, humble, and welcoming everyone was. I had been afraid that the culture at a place with as big a reputation as Mayo would be one of arrogance and condescension, but it was immediately apparent to me that that was not the case. In the months following my interview, I couldn't stop thinking about the impact that the great conversations I'd had with my interviewers had left on me. I knew it was the place I wanted to train.
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What has been most rewarding about your training so far?
Pathology is extremely diverse and each day of training is full of learning a vast amount of information and performing a wide array of tasks. It is an honor to work with and learn from members of the field who are passionate about their jobs and work with a true sense that the ultimate goal is to assist patients and clinicians reach appropriate diagnoses so that proper treatments can be initiated.
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Mazen Atiq, M.B., B.S.
Home country: Pakistan Medical school: Ziauddin Medical College Clinical Pathology |
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Nicholas Boire, M.D.
Home state: New York Medical school: St. George's University, Grenada |
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Ryan Kendziora, M.D.
Home state: Illinois Medical school: University of Illinois |
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Michael McCarthy, M.D.
Home state: California Medical school: Loma Linda University |
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Fabiola Righi, D.O.
Home country: Brazil Medical school: University of North Texas |
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Burak Tekin, M.D.
Home country: Turkey Medical school: Istanbul University |
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Adelita Vizcaino Villalobos, M.D.
Home country: Mexico Medical school: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Facultad de Medicina |
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Belinda Galeano, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: Arizona Medical school: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine |
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Clarissa Jordan, M.D.
Home state: New Mexico Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine |
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Edwin Lin, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: California Medical school: University of Utah Clinical Pathology |
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Ameya Patil, M.B.B.S.
Home country: India Medical school: Topiwala National Medical College |
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Luisa Ricaurte Archila, M.D.
Home country: Colombia Medical school: Universidad de Los Andes Facultad de Medica |
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Nadarra Stokes, M.D.
Home state: Illinois Medical school: University of Illinois |
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Philip Hurst, M.D.
Home state: West Virginia Medical school: West Virginia University |
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Allison Kerper, M.D.
Home state: Illinois Medical school: University of Illinois |
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Peter Kundert, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: Minnesota Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine |
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Amanda Nguyen, M.D.
Home state: Nevada Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine |
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Aswath Padmanabhan Chandrasekar, M.B.B.S.
Home country: India Medical school: K.S. Hedge Medical Academy |
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Andrew Cannon, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: Nebraska Medical school: University of Nebraska Physician Scientist – Research - APCP |
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Haukur Einarsson, M.D.
Home country: Iceland Medical school: University of Iceland |
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Jane Jarshaw, M.D., M.P.H.
Home state: Oklahoma Medical school: University of Oklahoma |
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Alma Oskarsdottir, M.D.
Home country: Iceland Medical school: University of Iceland |
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Rosalie Sterner, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: Iowa Medical school: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine |
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Brittney Thiele, M.D.
Home state: Arizona Medical school: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine |
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Tommy Zhao, M.B., Ph.D.
Home country: China Medical school: Wuhan University Physician Scientist - Research - AP |
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Chuan Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Home country: China Medical school: Southern Medical University |
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Saadiya Nazli, M.B.B.S.
Home county: Pakistan Medical school: Faisalabad Medical University |
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Ilke Ozcan, M.D.
Home country: Turkey Medical school: İstanbul Üniversitesi |
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Dustin Parsons, M.D.
Home state: Maryland Medical school: Indiana University |
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Casey Vieni, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: New York Medical school: New York University |
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Yi Zhu, M.D., Ph.D.
Home country: China Medical school: Jinan University Class of 2027 |
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David Cook, M.D.
Home state: Michigan Medical school: Michigan State University Class of 2026 |
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Amir Nazem, M.D., Ph.D.
Home country: Iran Medical school: Mashhad University Class of 2025 |
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Blake Ebner, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: Minnesota Medical school: University of Kansas Class of 2024 |
Explore just a few of the ways our residents maintain balance between work and life responsibilities.
