For Students and Residents

American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2424 American Lane
Madison, WI 53704

Telephone: +1-608-443-2479
Fax: +1-608-443-2474
email: info@asvcp.org

Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Contact Person(s):
Reema Patel
Address:
Laboratory of Pathology and Toxicology
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
3800 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone:
215-746-3255 (office), 215-898-8877 (lab)
Fax:
215-898-0719
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
July 1, 2010
Application Deadline:
November 20, 2009
Type of Program:
Residency
Length of Training:
3 years
No. of Trainees:
2
Current Trainee(s):
Karen Jackson
Martina Piviani
Program Goals:

1) Board certification.

2) Preparation for employment or continued (post)doctoral training.
Program Strengths:
 High volume of very complex cases receiving excellent diagnostic workups. Large species diversity: cytologies, bone marrows, CBCs, and chemistries from small companion animals, exotics, and nonmammalian species; cytologies and bone marrows from horses and cattle and occasionally llamas, sheep, pigs. Diverse research interests within the department, with many opportunities for collaboration. Excellent interactions with anatomic pathology, medicine, critical care, and oncology. Excellent computerized library services.
Training Activities:
Clinical diagnostic service duty, laboratory instrumentation, educational seminars, rounds, and journal club. Small group and didactic veterinary curriculum instruction. Diagnostic histopathology training. Biannual board preparatory examination. Opportunities for clinical research projects, presentation, and publication.
Additional Training Areas:
 Independent research projects are encouraged.
Coursework:
None.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
Raquel Walton, VMD, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor
Reema Patel, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Staff Clinical Pathologist
Roberta DiTerlizzi, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor
Faculty Research Interests:
Pulmonary carcinomas, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma and Sezary syndrome, platelet kinetics, histiocytic disorders utility of body cavity fluid biochemistry to predict sepsis, hematology instrumentation and methods, murine bone marrow lymphocyte kinetics in response to Toxoplasma gondii infection, multiple myeloma, nasal lymphoma.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Reema Patel, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Staff Clinical Pathologist, University of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Little, VMD, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Pathologist, Antech Diagnostics, Langhorne, PA
Nicole Weinstein, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor, VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Sakurako Neo, DVM, Assistant Professor, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan
Allison Billings, DVM, Dipl ACVP
This Page Was Last Updated
 October 5, 2009