Educating future generations of pathologists.
The Department of Pathology is a community of basic and clinical scientists who bring an extraordinary range of specialized expertise to research, teaching and clinical care, establishing diagnoses and developing outstanding novel therapeutics through our affiliated hospitals.
Education
Residency: The three- or four-year residency program provides trainees with the opportunity to excel in clinical service, research and leadership roles.
Fellowships: The department offers several advanced fellowship programs that give doctors the opportunity to work with leading faculty in state-of-the-art facilities.
Research
Our Work
Learn more the department's latest research efforts, including the work we do through our affiliated institutions.
Publications
Browse our archive of recent publications to catch up on the latest discoveries from within our laboratories.
Faculty Spotlight
Jian-Jun Wei, MD
MD: Shandong Medical University, China (1985)Wei is an endowed Professor of Pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His research interests focus on the histological and phenotypical interpretation of human cancer. He is also dedicated to discovering and developing translational research tools to explore biomarkers for early cancer detection and to conduct genetic analysis of neoplasia in the female reproductive system. His subspecialty is gynecologic pathology, and he provides clinical service, medical education and laboratory management.
Hamza Tariq, MD
Resident: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, Pathology, Anatomic & Clinical (2020)
Fellow: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Hematopathology (2021)
Tariq completed his residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2020. After that, he completed subspecialty fellowship training in hematopathology at McGaw Medical Center at Northwestern University, where he is a faculty hematopathologist.
Physician-Scientist Training & Resources
We offer a wide range of resources, mentorship opportunities and training to help our residents and fellows excel as physician-scientists. Explore all of the resources and hear from housestaff who are making research a major part of their career development plans, including one of our fellows, Kate Poropatich, MD, MPH.
Health Equity
Our vision is to make Northwestern, our communities, all communities, our lives and the world a better place — with everyone having the chance and responsibility for reaching their own pinnacle of health.
