Welcome from the Program Director

Shahla Masood, M.D.
Program Director


Yvette S. McCarter, Ph.D.
Associate Program Director

Welcome to the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville Department of Pathology's four-year, ACGME-accredited anatomic and clinical pathology residency program. Our combined approach provides residents with a unique experience, which is designed to introduce the importance of an integrated multidisciplinary structure to patient care, research and education. This approach requires all of our faculty, residents and fellows to be exposed to and knowledgeable of, the newest research and technology in order to obtain the most accurate diagnostic and prognostic information.

Thank you for your interest in our residency program. If you have any questions, please contact us.

Shahla Masood, M.D.
Professor; Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Chief, Division of Cytopathology; Program Director, Pathology Residency; Program Director, Cytopathology Fellowship; Program Director, Breast Pathology Fellowship; Medical Director, Breast Health

Yvette S. McCarter, Ph.D.
Professor; Associate Program Director, Pathology Residency; Director, Microbiology Laboratory