Rotation Philosophy and General Purpose Statement:
The autopsy and forensic pathology rotation at West Virginia University is designed to instruct trainees in autopsy pathology in a tertiary care, academic setting and a large community hospital and forensic pathology through the Morgantown office of the WV Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Embedded into this rotation is forensic pathology at WVU. Residents are responsible for prosection of both hospital and forensic cases during their month long rotations. As they evaluate patient specimen, physicians in training are instructed in gross evaluation, microscopic evaluation, and ancillary studies. By providing residents with increasing responsibilities and duties, as their level of training increases, the teaching faculty hope to instill in the resident the skills and tools necessary to develop a life-long course of continued professional development. In addition to the apprentice type training, the residents attend and present their cases at the monthly Autopsy Conference.
Training Sites/Institutional Site Directors:
- WVU/ Dr. Matrina Schmidt
- CAMC/ Dr. Mario Anselmo
Duration of Rotation: 1 month
Post Graduate Level of Residents Involved in Rotation: PGY levels 1-5.
Coordinating Teaching Faculty Members:
- Dr. Matrina Schmidt
- Dr. Mario Anselmo
Teaching Faculty Members:
West Virginia University
Patrick Bacaj, M.D., (General Surgical Pathology)
Barbara S. Ducatman, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology, GYN, ENT, and Pulmonary Pathology)
Melina Flanagan, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology and Cytology)
Maurice Grant, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology and Hematopathology)
Kymberly A. Gyure (General Surgical Pathology and Neuropathology)
Tiffany Harper, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology)
Ryan Livengood, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology and Hematopathology)
Kathryn Skitarelic, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology)
Jeffrey Vos, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology and Hematopathology)
H. James Williams, M.D. (General Surgical Pathology and GYN Pathology)
CAMC
Mario T. Anselmo, M.D.
Terry M. Barreta, M.D.
Oscar Estalilla, M.D.
Tzong-Wen Edgar Huang, M.D. (Neuropathology)
Mark G. Inman, M.D.
Tomislav Jelic, M.D.
Judy King, M.D.
J. Todd Kuenstner, M.D.
William Mangano, M.D.
Milton J. Plata, M.D.
Phyllis Sawyer, M.D.
Veterans Administration Hospital
Wilma Franco, M.D.