Neuropathology Fellowship

This 2-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship program is directed by Dr. Stewart G. Neill and is centered on substantial training in surgical neuropathology, with available additional fulsome exposure to autopsy, neurodegenerative, neuromuscular, and ophthalmologic pathology. Completion of the two year fellowship leads to board eligibility following an AP or AP/CP program. 

Activities are based at Emory University Hospital, where cases are reviewed from throughout the Emory system as well as from our consultation service. Together, the hospitals provide a large case volume, including approximately 1000 surgical neuropathology cases per year. Surgical cases at Emory receive a broad-spectrum genomic workup, including next-generation sequencing, chromosomal microarray, and DNA methylation array with dedicated weekly integrated molecular neuropathology consensuses meetings. Two of our faculty members, Drs. Matthew Schniederjan and Jose Velazquez, are also attending neuropathologists at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, providing for excellent training in pediatric and developmental neuropathology.  

The exact schedule of the fellowship is flexible; the core of the fellowship revolves around surgical neuropathology, with concurrent exposure to neuromuscular and neurodegenerative neuropathology. Fellows have also pursued elective opportunities in ophthalmologic pathology, infectious disease pathology, and specialized research in neurodegeneration or CNS neoplasia. Clinical electives have taken place within Emory’s specialized laboratory in ophthalmologic pathology as well as at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately adjacent to Emory University’s campus. Emory features an active research community across the neurosciences, including within its Winship Cancer Institute and its Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. 

Neuropathology fellows also have excellent opportunities to engage in teaching through their participation in daily signout as well as in departmental and interdepartmental conferences. 

• Dr. Bryan Morales-Vargas (2021-2023)- Private practice (Atlanta, GA)
• Dr. Pia Mendoza (2019-2021) – Emory Ophthalmology Department (Atlanta, GA) 
• Dr. Abigail Goodman (2018-2020) – Private Practice, Atrium Health (Charlotte, NC) 
• Dr. Lindsey Lowder (2017-2019) – Private Practice, Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta, GA) 
• Dr. Jose Velazquez (2015-2017) – Neuropathologist and Pediatric Pathologist, Emory and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)