Four-year Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency & One-year Surgical Pathology Fellowship
The Department of Pathology subscribes to a three-fold mission of excellence in service, education and research. The department has provided, and will continue to provide, state-of-the-art anatomic and clinical laboratory services to our patients and the physicians who treat them at the medical center, its affiliated sites, and reference population. We are fully committed to the education of pathology residents and fellows.
05/19/2026
Another Throwback to our upcoming Chief Resident, Dr. Makayla Hyde PGY2, presenting her poster “Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis: A Diagnostic Challenge,” at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Annual Meeting in March!
Way to represent our program!🔬
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05/14/2026
Playing catch-up, but we couldn’t miss the opportunity to recognize Dr. Christie Estrada (PGY3)! 👏
In February, Dr. Estrada attended the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Meeting, where she presented research she completed alongside our Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Darinka Mileusnic, at the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. Their poster, “Drug Overdose Deaths in Knox County, Tennessee, Adults 65 and Over: A Retrospective Study,” highlighted important forensic research impacting our community.
And this feels like the perfect time to also congratulate Dr. Estrada on successfully matching into a Forensic Pathology Fellowship with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation! 🎉
We are so excited to watch your passion for forensic pathology continue to grow. Congratulations, Dr. Estrada!🔬
04/22/2026
📣 Big news from our residency crew!
Help us give a warm welcome to our incoming Chief Resident for the next academic year, Dr. Makayla Hyde, PGY-3 👏🏽✨
When she’s not in the hospital, you can find her with a good book in hand or planning her next travel adventure ✈️📚
We are beyond excited to have her step into this leadership role. We know she’s going to do amazing things and keep us all inspired along the way!
Drop some love for Dr. Hyde below! ⬇️💙
04/15/2026
Big win for the backbone of our department 🥹✨
Our department truly wouldn’t run without her! Huge congratulations to our Program Manager, Ashley Capps, for being recognized as the best of the best and taking home the Graduate School of Medicine Excellence Award 🏆
She keeps everything running seamlessly (and somehow makes it look easy), and we are beyond lucky to have her. So, so proud of you, Ashley 🤍👏
03/20/2026
Its the best day of the year! Happy Match Day! We are so so excited for the next year with our new PGY1s. Welcome to the UT Path Fam🧡🤍
11/20/2025
Dr. Brinkley and Dr. Ventura had such a SKIN-tacular time at ASDP Annual Meeting in Baltimore. They put the “derm” in determined
11/10/2025
Future pediatric pathologist Dr. Charles Blue (PGY 3) presented his research at Society of Pediatric Pathology Fall meeting in Philadelphia!
11/01/2025
Happy Halloween from our residents🎃who’s the scariest? 👻
10/22/2025
Round of applause to Dr. Horvath PGY2! He presented his research at NAME25 in Louisville.
10/08/2025
Brew at the zoo with the best Crew🦓🐅🐘🦒 a fun faculty and residents night out!