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Division of Anatomic Pathology & Molecular Oncology

Consultative and diagnostic services built on expertise, accuracy, and state-of-the-art technology.

University of Utah · Department of Pathology · Est. 1905

Division Leadership
Daniel Albertson, MD — Chief, Division of Anatomic Pathology & Molecular Oncology · Professor of Pathology

The Division of Anatomic Pathology & Molecular Oncology provides a full range of consultative and diagnostic services. With thirty expert faculty, the Division spans surgical pathology, cytopathology, molecular oncology, and autopsy pathology — combining rigorous clinical care with world-class research and graduate medical education.

The Molecular Oncology Laboratory at ARUP is one of the leading laboratories of its kind in the world, offering next-generation sequencing, Nanostring, Sequenom, digital droplet PCR, and automated FISH imaging.

University of Utah Department of Pathology patient-care services are delivered in close partnership with ARUP Laboratories for the benefit of academic medicine — offering NGS, digital FISH, Nanostring, Sequenom, and digital droplet PCR.
30+
Expert faculty
20+
Subspecialties
5
Fellowship programs
8
Molecular oncology faculty

What we do

Faculty in the Division

Patient Care

Diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic care through morphologic diagnoses, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, FISH, electron microscopy, immunofluorescence, and a full spectrum of molecular analyses.

Research

Vibrant programs in diagnosis, prognosis, and disease mechanisms. The Division runs the Biorepository and Molecular Pathology shared resource at Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Education

Training pathology residents, fellows, medical students, and graduate students through fellowship programs in cytopathology, surgical pathology, GI/hepatic/pancreaticobiliary pathology, and neuropathology.

Areas of expertise

Subspecialties

The Division spans four primary service areas, with surgical pathology further organized into organ-system subspecialties.

Primary Services

  • Surgical Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Molecular Oncology
  • Autopsy Pathology
Breast Pathology Bone & Soft Tissue Cardiac Pathology Gastrointestinal Genitourinary Gynecological Head & Neck Hematopathology Hepatic Pathology Neuropathology Pulmonary Renal Pathology

Graduate medical education

Fellowships

Five fellowship programs offering intensive subspecialty training for the next generation of academic pathologists.

Cytopathology

Fine-needle aspiration, gynecologic and nongynecologic cytology.

Application Deadline: November 1

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Surgical Pathology

Comprehensive subspecialty rotations across all organ systems.

Application Deadline: October 1

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GI / Hepatic / Pancreatobiliary

Subspecialty training in GI, hepatic, and pancreaticobiliary pathology.

Application Deadline: October 15

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Neuropathology

CNS and peripheral nervous system pathology with intraoperative consultation.

Application Deadline: November 15

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Women's Health Track

Subspecialty focus on gynecologic and breast pathology within the surgical pathology fellowship framework.

Application Deadline: October 1

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