The path to becoming a pathologist is long and hard, including medical school, residency, and fellowship training. Today, we welcome nine new Clinical Instructors who have joined the ranks of Pathology faculty for the first time. These Clinical Instructors each work in subspecialty areas and are mentored by our senior pathologists as they enhance their expertise and develop into some of the best-trained pathologists in their fields.
Dr. Maria Westerhoff, alongside Co-Lead Author Dr. Sanjay Kakar of the University of California, San Francisco, has captured the latest advancements in gastrointestinal pathology in the newly published fourth edition of Diagnostic Pathology: Hepatobiliary and Pancreas. Published by Elsevier, the full-color textbook is now available as a comprehensive, expertly curated guide to one of the most challenging areas in pathology.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a previously unrecognized survival mechanism in neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of prostate cancer. The findings, which have been published in Cancer Cell, uncover a critical vulnerability in NEPC and suggest a novel dual-targeting strategy that could eventually lead to more effective treatment options for patients with advanced disease.
Each year, a new group of clinical fellows joins the department to pursue their training in subspecialty areas as they take their final preparatory step toward becoming independent pathologists serving in hospital laboratories, academic medical centers, reference laboratories, and community laboratory settings. This year, we welcome seven clinical fellows to the department.