NRMP Program Code: 1208311F0

This one-year, ACGME accredited program is designed to provide extensive training in all aspects of hematopathology, including bone marrow pathology, lymph node pathology, spleen pathology, blood smear pathology, body fluid pathology, immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, automated hematology, hemoglobinopathies, coagulation, cytogenetics, and molecular pathology.

Approximately 4,200 bone marrow biopsies, 600 lymph node biopsies, and 6,800 flow cytometry specimens are evaluated each year in our hospital-based laboratory.

The fellow is required to participate in interdepartmental multidisciplinary tumor conferences, teach pathology residents and medical students, and conduct a research project. Presentation of research findings at a national conference is encouraged. The University of Kansas Health System has a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center serving a complex patient population.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board eligible or certified in either Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and must have or be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in Kansas and Missouri.

Board-certified faculty in Hematopathology

• Da Zhang, M.D. (Program Director)
• Saurav Chopra, MBBS
• Wei Cui, M.D.
• Daniel J. Farrell, M.D.
• Sarah M. Kelting, M.D.
• Amin Mostofizadeh, M.D.
• Janet M. Woodroof, M.D.

Match 2026

Society for Hematopathology (society-for-hematopathology.org)

• January 2026: Programs start interviewing
• February 4, 2026: Match opens for registration to programs and applicants
• March 11, 2026: Ranking opens
• April 1, 2026: Quota change and withdrawal deadline
• April 15, 2026: Ranking closes
• April 29, 2026: Match day
• July 2027: Start of fellowship

Hematopathology is not participating in a centralized application process.

The 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 fellowships are filled.

Applications for the 2026-2027 academic year are currently being accepted.

Applications must consist of the following:

• Completed Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowships (Word)
• Current CV
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation (addressed to Da Zhang, M.D.)
• USMLE or COMLEX Transcript of Scores

Send completed application to the Fellowship and Education Coordinator. Contact information is provided below.

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