Cleveland Clinic

Director:	Address:
Sihe Wang, PhD, DABCC, FACB Telephone: (216) 445-2634 FAX: (216) 444-4414 E-mail: wangs2@ccf.org	Department of Clinical Pathology/L11 Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44195 Phone: 216-445-2634 Fax: 216-444-4414
Co-Director: Kimia Sobhani, PhD, MS Telephone: (216) 444-9143 FAX: (216) 444-4414 E-mail: sobhank@ccf.org

Faculty and Research Interests

Cleveland Clinic
Sihe Wang, PhD, DABCC, FACB	General clinical chemistry, therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical toxicology, LC-MS
Kimia Sobhani, PhD, MS	Automated chemistry
Manjula Gupta, PhD	Immunology, cancer, endocrinology
Raymond Tubbs, MD	Molecular Diagnostics
Walter Henricks, MD	Pathology informatics
Marvin Natowicz, M.D.	Pediatric and inherited disease
Brain Walsh, MS	Laboratory management and finance
Barbara Kirkley, MS	Laboratory regulation and compliance

Program Listing:

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Postdoctoral

2 years

Commensurate with experience

Hospital

0 (program started in 2009)

Applicant Procedures:
Prerequisites:	Applicants must have an earned Doctor of Medicine degree or Doctor of Philosophy (or an equivalent doctoral degree) in the basic sciences; chemistry, biology or physics from an accredited university or college. Applicants should have successfully completed enough chemistry courses to apply to the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, i.e., a minimum of 30 semester hours (or equivalent) in undergraduate and/or graduate level chemistry or biochemistry courses taken at institutions acceptable to the Board
Procedures:	Submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, three reference letters, and a copy of transcripts for initial consideration. Selected applicants will be required to have an onsite interview.
Deadline:	None but will start evaluation in early November till filled

Program Description:

The Cleveland Clinic is a comprehensive academic medical center. There are more than 1,000 licensed beds on the main campus. There are also 8 full service hospitals in the great Cleveland area: Euclid Hospital (371), Fairview Hospital (478), Hillcrest Hospital (424), Huron Hospital (211), South Pointe Hospital (232), Lakewood Hospital (400), Lutheran Hospital (204), Marymount Hospital (322). In addition, there are 34 family health centers across the area. A stand-alone medical school (Lerner College of Medicine) associated with Case Western Reserve University is based on the main campus. Furthermore, the research institute of Cleveland Clinic is adjacent to the Laboratory Medicine facility. A medical technology school is also in place within the institute.

The training program is based primarily on main campus but may involve any other hospitals as needed. The professional direction of the clinical laboratories is provided by the faculty of the Department of Clinical Pathology within the Institute of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.This is a dedicated 2-year training program in the Section of Clinical Biochemistry within the Clinical Pathology Department. Fellows that are admitted will work and learn in a clinical biochemistry laboratory setting. There are three specialty laboratories – automation, special chemistry, and immunopathology. The fellows will also rotate through the Molecular Pathology Lab and the Inherited Diseases Laboratory. They also will have the opportunity of learning other specialties if the need arises. The fellows will learn through five major routes – self study, staff members, residents and other fellows, medical technologists, and interaction with clinicians. The fellows will also participate in education for staff, residents and fellows, medical technologists, and medical technology students. There will be plenty opportunities for method development and translational research during the two-year training.