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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I choose Mayo Clinic for the many cases I would be able to see that are rarely seen elsewhere. I also appreciated the strength and balance of both anatomic and clinical pathology as my goal is to be a well-rounded pathologist. I enjoy the strong mentorship program in place and the ability to reach out any time to direct my future course in anything from pathology to questions about life.
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Mayo Clinic seemed to me a wonderful place to achieve my future professional goals. The triad pillars of education, practice and research are strongly structured. Further, the possibility to collaborate with world-renown consultants in Pathology as well as Medicine drew my attention from the very beginning. My choice of residency has been confirmed with the outstanding collegial environment that exists in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Mayo Clinic.
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The people! This program is exceptionally supportive, creating collaborative environment where everyone - from fellow to residents to attendings to educational specialists, etc. - is genuinely investing in our learning. This culture, which fosters friendships among residents and strong mentorship from faculty, has greatly enhanced my residency experience and is still my favorite part about this program.
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I like the technical aspects of the program, including subspecialty-based AP sign-out, esoteric testing modalities in the CP realm, daily high yield conferences, resident involvement in education and decision-making, and really the gravitational pull that the institution generates for new knowledge. Mayo struck me as a place to develop an edge in today's landscape for pathology and medicine.
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There were a number of features that drew me to Mayo's Pathology program. As an introvert who prefers smaller groups, I looked for small-to-medium sized cohorts where there would be ample opportunity to cultivate relationships with co-residents and faculty. After interviewing with the program, I was further impressed with the strong emphasis on supporting trainees and begin able to tailor one's training to meet learning needs or career interests. Also, Mayo's patient population offers exceptional exposure to breadth of complex diagnoses.
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Great! The number of resources dedicated to our training is staggering. There are multiple education specialists for every rotation and no shortage of consultants, pathologist assistants and laboratory technicians who all go above and beyond to teach us. Research and mentorship opportunities are abundant, which results in a collaborative rather than competitive learning experience. There is a huge variety of cases from both in-house and consult services, as well as easy access to many experts across various subspecialties
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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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Caroline Culver, M.D.
Home state: Louisville, Kentucky Medical school: University of Kentucky School of Medicine |
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Adilson DaCosta, M.D., Ph.D.
Home state: Sao Paulo, Brazil Medical school: Santa Casa of Sao Paulo School of Medicine |
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Elsha Eggink, M.D.
Home state: Mukilteo, Washington Medical school: University of Utah |
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James Fleming, M.D.
Home country: Minnesota Medical school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York |
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Sam Wu, M.D.
Home country: San Jose, California Medical school: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Phoenix, Arizona |
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Vy Huynh, M.D.
Home country: Seattle, Washington Medical School: University of Washington Class of 2028 |
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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.
