New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus Program

Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus Program

New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia Campus Program is a residency program specializing in Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, located in New York, New York, directed by Carlos A. Pagan, MD and coordinated by Ramonita Ferreira. The program accepts applications through January 1, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (212) 305-8063. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a top-tier academic pathology program embedded in Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, distinguished by a department ranked among the top 5 nationally in NIH funding and over $30 million in annual extramural research support. The program offers a dedicated Physician-Scientist Research Pathway, subspecialty fellowship training largely retained in-house (GI/liver, hematopathology, neuropathology, renal, molecular genetic pathology), and a Digital and Computational Pathology Laboratory with advanced whole-slide imaging and AI infrastructure, signaling strong investment in computational and molecular diagnostics. Graduate outcomes overwhelmingly trend toward fellowship training followed by academic faculty appointments, including many who return to Columbia itself, reflecting a strong pipeline into academic medicine and physician-scientist careers. The program supports resident-driven research through structured mechanisms like the Shelanski Research Innovation Award and appears to value applicants with MD/PhD backgrounds, subspecialty-specific career direction, and academic/research trajectories.

Who it fits

An applicant with MD/PhD training or substantial research experience who has already identified a pathology subspecialty interest (e.g., neuropathology, hematopathology, GI/liver, molecular pathology) and is oriented toward an academic or physician-scientist career at a major research university.

Research intensity

Central - research is embedded in the department's identity, with dedicated funding, infrastructure, a formal physician-scientist pathway, and resident-specific research awards.

Career orientation

Mixed - Academic Medicine, Physician-Scientist, Fellowship

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