Where we rotate
Our residents are exposed to an exciting mix of case material in our affiliated hospitals: University Hospital of Brooklyn, Kings County Hospital Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, Maimonides Medical Center, and the Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System - Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses.
University Hospital of Brooklyn
University Hospital of Brooklyn (UHB) is quaternary care institution that is the principal teaching hospital of SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The University and the Hospital are proud homes to medical innovation and sophisticated clinical care. The hospital has approximately 325 beds and is a parent institution to over twenty residencies and fellowships. UHB is the "home base" for our residents. It is a 376 Bed academic hospital, with an attached medical school, nursing school, and college of health related professions. Residents spend most of their time at UHB at Kings County Hospital, with access to both clinical and basic science research opportunities. Residents rotate in Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Hematopathology, Neuropathology, Autopsy, Transfusion Medicine, Chemistry, Microbiology, Laboratory Management, and Informatics.
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner – Brooklyn
The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) conducts independent investigations using advanced forensic science in the service of families, communities and the criminal justice system. Our work provides answers for those affected by sudden and traumatic loss and helps protect public health.
Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System Manhattan
The VA New York Harbor Healthcare System is dedicated to providing quality health care to veterans using the abilities of all employees supported by our commitment to education and research.
Columbia University Medical Center
The Department of Pathology & Cell Biology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University offers an extraordinary opportunity for ACGME-accredited training in Pathology in a vibrant medical and cultural setting. All residents participate in medical student teaching in the College of Physicians & Surgeons.
The department is proud of its long history of training men and women for leadership roles in diagnostic, academic and research pathology and for careers in the clinical practice of pathology. The Department of Pathology and Cell Biology has 144 full-time faculty members (both clinical and basic, 19 fellows, and 23 residents.)
Kings County Hospital Hospital Center
The Kings County Hospital Center (KCHC) is a Level 1 trauma center, and the flagship facility of the Health and Hospitals Corporation in Brooklyn. With over 625 beds, it is the largest public hospital in Brooklyn, performing approximately 7000 surgical procedures annually. Residents rotate in Surgical Pathology, Hematopathology, Neuropathology, Autopsy, and Transfusion Medicine.
Maimonides Medical Center
Maimonides Medical Center is a 711 bed hospital, the largest in Brooklyn, with all major surgical specialties, and a busy surgical pathology service. MMC has an advanced children hospital, with the more babies delivered annually than any other hospital in New York, giving residents a unique insight into placental pathology. The clinical pathology experience at MMC includes a Blood Bank with an integrated blood donor center. Downstate Pathology residents rotate at MMC for Cytology, Hematopathology, Breast Pathology, and Transfusion Medicine.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — the world’s oldest and largest private cancer center — has devoted more than 135 years to exceptional patient care, innovative research, and outstanding educational programs. The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine includes nine clinical services — Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Diagnostic Molecular Pathology, Hematopathology, Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy, Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Immunology, and Clinical Microbiology — as well as the research-based Division of Experimental Pathology. MSKCC generates more than 170,000 diagnostic reports each year.