Department of Pathology Fellowships

Hematopathology Fellowship

The University of New Mexico Hematopathology Fellowship training program instills diagnostic excellence through a team-oriented approach to challenging cases. We are an academic practice based at TriCore Reference Laboratories, where we perform and interpret all testing necessary to support a contemporary hematopathology service—including 10-color flow cytometry, comprehensive cytogenetic and molecular offerings, and in-house next-generation sequencing for myeloid and other neoplasms.

Our fellows take graduated responsibility for all cases, including the especially stimulating and educational cases seen in our national consultation service. Our faculty members are enthusiastic teachers, prominent authors, and lecturers at the national level—and our collegial environment ensures that fellows derive full benefit from these resources.

At graduation, our fellows are confident hematopathologists with expertise in all aspects of the discipline, especially the integration of morphology with molecular, cytogenetic and flow cytometric data in bone marrow and lymph node cases. We hope you will consider joining us in the “Land of Enchantment” for a rewarding and enjoyable fellowship year!

Teaching Faculty

Daniel Babu, MD
Dr. Babu, Director of the Hematopathology Fellowship Program, graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin, and received his MD from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed anatomic and clinical pathology residency at the Cleveland Clinic and fellowship in hematopathology at UNM. Dr. Babu served as Medical Director of Laboratory Hematology at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake and Harford Memorial Hospitals before returning to UNM, where he is currently the Director of the Flow Cytometry Laboratory at TriCore Reference Laboratories. He is the recipient of the George C. Hoffman Excellence in Teaching Award from the Cleveland Clinic.

David Czuchlewski, MD, MEd
Dr. Czuchlewski received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University and his MD from the Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He completed residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, followed by fellowships in hematopathology and molecular genetic pathology at UNM. He currently practices both hematopathology and molecular genetic pathology and serves as the medical director of the Cytogenetics laboratory at TriCore Reference Laboratories. Dr. Czuchlewski has received multiple teaching awards and is the co-author of several textbooks, including Foucar's Bone Marrow Pathology 3^rd edition and Blood and Bone Marrow Pathology 3^rd edition.

Kathy Foucar, MD
Dr. Foucar received her BS and MD degrees from the Ohio State University, and completed residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology at UNM and the University of Minnesota. She is currently a Distinguished Professor of Pathology with over 30 years of experience in diagnostic hematopathology. She is the author/co-author or editor of thirteen books on neoplastic and non-neoplastic hematopathology, including the landmark textbook Bone Marrow Pathology, and has contributed over 120 peer-reviewed publications to the literature. A renowned teacher and diagnostician, she is a former president of the Society for Hematopathology and was recently awarded the Berard-Dorfman Founders Award from the Society for Hematopathology and the H.P. Smith Award for Distinguished Pathology Educator from the American Society for Clinical Pathology for her outstanding contributions to the field.

Qian-Yun Zhang, MD, PhD
Dr. Zhang received her medical degree from West China University of Medical Sciences/Sichuan University Medical Center and her PhD from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. After post-doctoral research at the University of Michigan, she trained in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences and at UNM, where she also completed her hematopathology fellowship. She is currently Medical Director of the University Hospital Hematology Laboratory and the clinical laboratory of the UNM Clinical and Translational Science Center. Dr. Zhang’s major research interest is B-cell chronic leukemias. She has served on national committees for the College of American Pathologists and the Centers for Disease Control, and on the Education Committee of the International Society for Laboratory Hematology. She received the UNM School of Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award for her work teaching medical students, including co-directorship of the medical school Hematology course.

Devon Chabot-Richards, MD
Dr. Chabot-Richards graduated cum laude from UNM, where she also received her MD degree and completed anatomic and clinical pathology residency and fellowships in hematopathology and molecular genetic pathology. She is currently Medical Director of the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory and Associate Director of the Transplant and Histocompatibility Laboratory at TriCore Reference Laboratories. Dr. Chabot-Richards, department Vice-Chair for Education, is an enthusiastic teacher of residents and fellows. She has received multiple teaching awards, and has served on committees devoted to furthering resident and fellow education for the Association for Molecular Pathology and the American Society for Clinical Pathology.

Evelyn Lockhart, MD
Evelyn Lockhart, MD, Professor, is a transfusion medicine physician and clinical pathologist with a specialization in laboratory hemostasis. She has over two decades of experience in medical education, where she has dedicated her time to establishing clear communication with patients and colleagues. She recently completed a Master of Science in Biomedical Communication at the University of Toronto, focusing on visualization design and animation.

Nicole S. Deshmukh, MD
Dr. Deshmukh graduated summa cum laude from the University of Louisville, where she also received her Doctor of Medicine degree. She completed her anatomic and clinical pathology residency and hematopathology fellowship training at the University of Utah/ARUP Laboratories. Dr. Deshmukh is now incredibly excited to practice and teach hematopathology at the University of New Mexico/TriCore Reference Laboratories, where she also serves as co-chair of the UNM School of Medicine Hematology course.

Current Hematopathology Fellows

Obianuju Mercy Anelo, MD
Degree: MD from Saba University SOM, Saba, Caribbean Netherlands
AP/CP Residency: University of Tennessee HSC, Memphis, Tennessee

Donald Mignogna III, MD
Degree: MD from Geisinger Commonwealth SOM, Scranton, Pennsylvania
AP/CP Residency: University of Louisville, Kentucky

Caitlin Porter-Smith, DO
Degree: DO from Penrose-St. Francis Hospitals, Parker, Colorado
AP/CP Residency: Rocky Vista University COM, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Jessie Xiong, MD
Degree: MD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
AP/CP Residency: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado

Testimonials from Former Fellows

“I can't imagine a better way to gain experience and knowledge than by working directly with world-renowned hematopathologists, in a supportive setting that fosters growth and independence. The diversity and complexity of the cases on the consult service coupled with those from a busy university academic service is exceptional.”

— Joanna Conant, MD, UNM Hematopathology Fellow 2017-2018

“It was an amazing opportunity to work alongside some of the top hematopathologists in the country during residency and fellowship. I can’t imagine getting better training elsewhere. The quality of the bone marrow and lymph node consult cases is phenomenal.”

— James Halfacre, MD, UNM Hematopathology Fellow 2014-2015

“Doing my Hematopathology fellowship at UNM was the most valuable training experience in my entire medical career. It offered me the unique experience of handling the most complicated cases in the field under the guidance of people who literally wrote the book.”

— Amer Mahmoud, MD, UNM Hematopathology Fellow 2012-2013

Fellowship Alumni and Subsequent Positions

2023 - 2024

Ryan Braunberger, MD	Yellowstone Pathology Group Billings, MT
Austin Green, MD	Dermatopathology Fellowship, Indiana University Indianapolis, IN
Clayton Kibler, MD	Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Amirah Kuzu, MD	Private Practice Ashland, KY

2022 - 2023

Kaia Adams, MD	Private Practice, Pacific Pathology Associates Salem, OR
Michael Franklin, DO	TBD
Andres Mindiola Romero, MD	Transfusion Medicine Fellowship The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Jordan Redemann, MD	Molecular Genetic Fellowship The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2021-2022

Anthony "Jake" Emanuel, MD	Surgical Pathology Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
Feras Zaiem, MD	Oncologic Pathology Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York City, NY
Stephanie Holdener, MD	Denver Health Denver, CO
Elise Venable, MBBS	Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship, The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM

2020-2021

Favia Dubyk, MD	Private Practice, Diagnosis Education Clinic Albuquerque, NM
Audra Kerwin, MD	Pediatric Clinical Pathology, Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH
Rebecca Kunak, DO	Michigan Pathology Specialists PC Grand Rapids, MI
Olumide Odeyemi, MD	Stanford University Stanford, CA

2019-2020

Brittany Coffman, MD	Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Heather Gridley, MD	Oncologic Surgical Pathology Fellowship at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Tampa, FL
Andrew Judd, MD	Pacific Pathology Associates Salem, OR
Alae Yaseen, MD	Diagnostic Pathology Medical Group, Inc. Sacramento, CA

2018-2019

Chelsey Deel, MD	University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City, OK
Jonathon Gralewski, DO, MS	Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Audrey Sato, DO	Veterans Affairs Medical Center Aurora, CO
Laura Toth, DO, MPH	Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2017-2018

Peter Carbone, MD	Portsmouth Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA
Joanna Conant, MD	UNM Department of Pathology Albuquerque, NM
Amy Jencks, DO	Scottsdale Pathology Consultants Scottsdale, AZ
Sarah Kelting, MD	University of Kansas Medical Center Kansas City, KS

2016-2017

M. Brandon Allen, MD	Arkansas Pathology Associates Little Rock, AR
Simone Davion, MD	Billings Clinic, Department of Pathology Billings, MT
Payal Sojitra, MD	Advocate Sherman Hospital, Department of Pathology Elgin, IL
Jie Yan, MD	Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI

2015-2016

Daniel Bustamante, MD	Texas Tech University El Paso, TX
Melody Harrison, MD	Pathology Laboratories of Arkansas Little Rock, AR
David Lynch, MD	San Antonio Military Medical Center San Antonio, TX
Celina Villa, MD	Aurora Diagnostics Austin Pathology Austin, TX

2014-2015

J. Anthony Halfacre, MD	Pathology Associates of Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
Nathan Thompson, DO	Valley Pathology Associates Twin Falls, ID
Daniel Babu, MD	UNM Department of Pathology Albuquerque, NM
Michael Reyes, MD	NM Veterans Affairs Albuquerque, NM

2013-2014

Dorothy Wong, MD, JD	Regional Medical Center of San Jose San Jose, CA
Nichole Steidler, MD	Vista Pathology Medford, OR
Benjamin Wetzel, MD	Valley Pathology Services Corvallis, OR
Julia Boncher, MD	Northwest Permanente Portland, OR

2012-2013

Frank Moore, MD	Ameripath Colorado Denver, CO
Stella Wenceslao, MD	PBM/Medfusion Lewisville, TX
Elizabeth Chastain, MD	St. Dominic Hospital Jackson, MS
Amer Mahmoud, MD	Pathology Associates of Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM

2011-2012

Devon Chabot-Richards, MD	UNM Department of Pathology Albuquerque, NM
Bijayee Shrestha, MD	El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA
Jennifer Knight, MD	Pathology Associates of Greenville Greenville, SC
Joshua Coleman, MD	University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT

2010-2011

Alexei Bakhirev, MD	Pathology Associates of Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
Giovanni Insuasti-Beltran, MD	Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
Jake Sramek, MD	Iowa Pathology Associates Des Moines, IA
Natalia Golardi, MD	Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX

2009-2010

Melissa Myrsiades, MD	Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA
Jordan Hall, MD	San Antonio Military Medical Center San Antonio, TX
Christine Sillings (Norton), MD	WakeMed Health and Hospitals Raleigh, NC
Douglas Kingma, MD	OncoMetrix Memphis, TN

2008-2009

Nathan Shumaker, MD	Pathology Associates of Central Virginia Lynchburg, VA
Clovis Pitchford, MD	Pathology Associates of Huntsville Huntsville, AL
Sara McClintock-Treep, MD	ThedaCare Regional Medical Center Neenah, WI

2007-2008

Heath Worcester, MD	Summit Pathology Loveland, CO
Jared Andrews, MD	Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, WA
Kenneth Spengel, DO	MAWD Pathology Group Kansas City, MO
David Czuchlewski, MD	UNM Department of Pathology Albuquerque, NM

2006-2007

Kristin Karner, MD	University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT
Christine Roth, MD	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX
Larry Tsao, MD	Quest Diagnostics Teterboro, NJ
Jennifer Jastram-Belcher, MD	Pathology Group of Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA

2005-2006

Michael Sennett, MD	Amarillo Pathology Group Amarillo, TX
Jason Hyde, MD	Legacy Hospital Systems Portland, OR
Mohamed Salama, MD	Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

2004-2005

Ayumi Corn, MD	Incyte Diagnostics Spokane Valley, WA
Cindi Starkey, MD	Regional Medical Laboratory Tulsa, OK
Charles Abbott, MD	Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield, MA

2003-2004

Lian Bonds, MD	Kaiser Permanente Denver, CO
Anne Avery, MD	Kaiser Permanente Portland, OR
Sanjay Lahiri, MD	Pathology Consultants of New Mexico Roswell, NM
Kaari Reichard, MD	Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

1986-2003

2002-2003	April Ewton, MD	Houston Methodist Houston, TX
2002-2003	Michael Wang, MD, PhD	Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO
2001-2002	Ann Marie Blenc, MD	William Beaumont Hospitals Royal Oak, MI
2001-2002	Kim Monnin, MD	Clinical Pathology Associates Austin, TX
2000-2001	Lisa Robinson, MD	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA
2000-2001	Qian-Yun Zhang, MD, PhD	UNM Department of Pathology Albuquerque, NM
2000-2001	Shakil Merchant, MD	South Texas Pathology Associates San Antonio, TX
1998-1999	Lance H. Evans, MD	Vista Health Center East Waukegan, IL
1998-1999	Chris (Yap-Yee) Chong, MD	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH
1997-1998	Lisa Rimsza, MD	Mayo Clinic Phoenix, AZ
1996-1997	Cynthia Snyder, MD	UC San Diego Health La Jolla, CA
1995-1996	David Marmaduke, MD	Laboratory Medicine Consultants Las Vegas, NV
1995-1996	David Viswanatha, MD	Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
1993-1994	Carolyn Mongeon, MD	Charlton Memorial Hospital Fall River, MA
1992-1993	Sanjeev Deodhare, MD	Credit Valley Hospital Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1992-1993	Amy Scott, MD	Albuquerque, NM
1991-1992	Cordelia Sever, MD	Pathology Associates of Albuquerque Albuquerque, NM
1990-1991	Catherine Leith, MD	University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
1989-1990	Michael Whittaker, MD	ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital Waukesha, WI
1988-1989	Irene Saikevych, MD	Presbyterian Hospital Charlotte, NC
1987-1988	Daniel Kerrigan, MD	Pathology Consultants Springfield, OR
1986-1987	Teri Longacre, MD	Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA

Sample Teaching Conference: Challenging Cases with Dr. Foucar

Selected Books by Faculty Members

Vasef M and Auerbach A. Diagnostic Pathology: Molecular Oncology 3rd Edition. Elsevier; 2023 December. ISBN: 9780443112201.

Foucar K, editor. Diagnostic Pathology: Blood and Bone Marrow 3rd Edition. Elsevier; 2023 July. ISBN: 9780323878784. Contributing authors: D Babu, D Chabot-Richards, B Coffman, K Culbreath, D Czuchlewski, K Karner, M Rollins-Raval, M Vasef, and QY Zhang.

Kathryn Foucar, Kaaren Reichard, and David Czuchlewski. Bone Marrow Pathology. 4th ed., American Society for Clinical Pathology Press, 2019.

Kathryn Foucar, Steven H. Kroft, Robert W. McKenna, and LoAnn C. Peterson. Tumors of the Bone Marrow (AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology, Series 4). American Registry of Pathology, 2016.

Attilio Orazi, Kathryn Foucar, Daniel Knowles and Lawrence M. Weiss. Knowles’ Neoplastic Hematopathology. 3rd ed., Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014.

Kathryn Foucar, David S. Viswanatha, and Carla S. Wilson. Atlas of Nontumor Pathology: Non-Neoplastic Disorders of Bone Marrow. American Registry of Pathology, 2008.

Accreditation

The UNM Hematopathology Fellowship is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME # 3113421013).

Certification

Graduates of the program meet eligibility and subspecialty training requirements for Hematopathology certification from the American Board of Pathology.

About New Mexico

Fellows enjoy exploring our unique and beautiful state during their time with us. Start your explorations with the resources at newmexico.org.

Application process

Download the CAP Standardized Application

Apply Here and attach your completed CAP Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowship form, CV, and personal statement, preferably in PDF format. (Note: if possible, please omit the photograph from the CAP form; if a photo is included, it will be removed for purposes of application evaluation.)
Upon completing step 1, you will receive an email with instructions for submitting your three signed letters of reference. Forward the email to each of your three letter signees so they may follow instructions to submit their letter as a PDF. Alternatively, letters can be emailed to the Fellowship Director.
UNM is a participating program in the NRMP Fellowship Match. Please see the Society for Hematopathology Fellowship Match page for information and guidance: https://www.society-for-hematopathology.org/web/education-match.php
For best consideration, please apply by December for the academic year fellowship that begins two years later. For example, apply by December 2024 for the 2026-27 academic year. If you have questions on the application process, please contact the Fellowship Director.

Visiting Resident Rotations

In addition to our fellowship positions, the Hematopathology division can host visiting pathology residents for away rotations during the course of their residency training. Please contact Dr. Babu by email to inquire about availability and scheduling.

Contact Information

For further information contact:

Daniel Babu, MD
Hematopathology Fellowship Director
dbabu@salud.unm.edu

Address:
Hematopathology Fellowship Program
1001 Woodward Place NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102-2705

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