Pathology for Surgeons

PATHOLOGY FOR SURGEONS explores the surgeon-pathologist relationship through practical activities like frozen section analysis and specimen grossing to enhance understanding of the pathologist's role in surgical patient management.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Erin Brooks3.9/5

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MED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813

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Fall 2026
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ERIN BROOKS is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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LEC 005Classroom Instruction1 / 30
LEC 007Classroom Instruction3 / 30

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The surgeon-pathologist relationship is an integral aspect of the surgical care process. The intraoperative and postoperative findings of the pathologist confirm that the appropriate course of action was taken, and this information determines what the surgeon will tell the patient and his or her family about the disease entity, prognosis, and recommended next steps. In this basic science selective, future surgeons will have the opportunity to refresh their understanding of essential anatomy and histology, and deepen their knowledge of disease pathophysiology. They will also engage in multiple practical learning activities such as cutting a frozen section, working up a transfusion reaction, staining and interpreting an FNA cytology slide, assisting in prosecting (grossing) surgical pathology and autopsy specimens and following up on the diagnosis/molecular testing/tumor board discussion to enhance their understanding of the pathologist's critical role in managing surgical patients.

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Topics

  • Anatomy and histology
  • Disease pathophysiology
  • FNA cytology
  • Surgical pathology and autopsy
  • Molecular testing

Skills

  • Cutting frozen sections
  • Working up transfusion reactions
  • Staining and interpreting FNA cytology slides
  • Prosecting and grossing surgical pathology and autopsy specimens
  • Following up on diagnosis, molecular testing, and tumor board discussions

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PATH 960 · Fall 2026

Pathology for Surgeons

Recorded 2026-09-07
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