Pathology & Laboratory Medicine About Us Message from the Chair Contact Us Education & Training Residency Program Fellowship Programs CLS Program Graduate Program Research Faculty & Labs Scholarly Activity Clinical Expertise Divisions Faculty Surgical Pathology Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Home About Campus & Community Resources Pathology & Laboratory Medicine: Divisions > Surgical Pathology Expertise in Surgical Pathology Our surgical pathology faculty plays a vital role in the education of medical students, residents and fellows, as well as in the clinical care of patients at UCI Medical Center. Involving the gross and microscopic examination of surgical specimens, cytology and biopsies submitted by surgical specialties, internal medicine, dermatology, neurology, radiology and medical oncology, surgical pathology is the basis for diagnosis either intraoperatively or following surgery. Our faculty has expertise in the following areas: Consultations on problematic and unusual cases Preoperative review before major surgery Frozen section diagnosis Rapid diagnosis of biopsy specimens Immunohistochemistry Molecular studies for malignancies, breast cancer Electron microscopy Tumor grade and staging Fine-needle aspiration (on-site evaluation) Educational opportunities for the Surgical Pathology subspecialty include multidisciplinary conferences, residency training and a surgical pathology fellowship. Pathology Residency Program Our fully-accredited Pathology Residency program provides comprehensive training in anatomic and clinical pathology. Explore Our Residency Program Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program The Selective Surgical Pathology Fellowship is designed to offer advanced, focused and intensive diagnostic training in all areas of surgical pathology. Explore Our Fellowship Program Medical Director, Surgical Pathology Beverly Wang, MD Chief of Anatomic Pathology, Pathology Faculty Ali Afsari, MD Assistant Professor, Pathology Vishal Chandan, MD Program Director, Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship Program Director, Selective Surgical Pathology Fellowship Robert Edwards, MD, PhD Professor, Pathology Giovanna Giannico, MD Program Director, Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship Professor, Pathology Shu-Yuan Liao, MD Professor, Pathology Behdokht Nowroozizadeh, MD Assistant Professor, Pathology Ryan O'Connell, MD Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Sejal Shah, PhD Associate Professor, Pathology Beverly Wang, MD Chief of Anatomic Pathology, Pathology Contact Us Please visit our Pathology & Laboratory Science Department contact us page for department and division contact information. Connect with Us