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Children’s Hospital Colorado is a beautiful 383-bed pediatric hospital on the Anschutz medical campus in Aurora, Colorado, and serves the Denver metropolitan area and the greater Rocky Mountain region with a growing network of care.  Ranked #7 in the latest US News and World Report poll, Children’s Colorado is a major teaching site for the Department of Pediatrics and all pediatric surgical subspecialities.  The clinical laboratory is an 18,000 square-foot modern facility with state-of-the-art equipment and highly trained personnel, performing over 1.2 million tests annually.  The Department of Pathology at Children’s Colorado receives over 7,500 surgical cases, 2,700 cytology cases, 650 bone marrows, 500 consultation cases, and approximately 40 autopsies annually.  The Colorado Institute for Maternal and Fetal Health includes a fetal surgery program and the affiliated University of Colorado Hospital provides more than 350 perinatal autopsies and placentas annually for examination.  The pediatric pathology training program includes 14 faculty, including 5 board-certified pediatric pathologists, 1 pediatric hematopathologist, 2 neuropathologists, 1 obstetric and gynecologic pathologist, 1 forensic pathologist, 1 molecular pathologist, 1 transfusion medicine pathologist, 2 cytogeneticists, 1 pediatric electron microscopist, and 1 pediatric microbiologist/virologist, many of whom have been awarded for excellence as medical educators.  The close relationship between Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Hospital, Denver Office of the Medical Examiner, and Colorado Genetics Laboratory allows the fellow to draw upon expertise and resources in virtually every area of diagnostic and experimental pathology.  The fellowship year can be tailored to the individual interests of the fellow, and mentorship is provided for scholarly projects, quality improvement activities, and future employment opportunities.  Funding is provided for local and national pediatric pathology meetings, and attendance is encouraged. 

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