Cleveland Clinic

Program Director	Program Associate Director	Program Admin
Edmunds Reineks, MD, PhD, DABCC, FCAP	Adam J. McShane, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), FADLM	Darlene Straub
Professional Staff Member	Professional Staff Member	Program Coordinator
reineke@ccf.org	mcshana@ccf.org	straubd@ccf.org
(216) 219-0950	(216) 444-2415	(216) 217-0596

About the Program

The Cleveland Clinic is a comprehensive academic medical center. There are more than 1,000 licensed beds on the main campus. There are also 9 full service hospitals in Northeast Ohio. 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 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 on main campus. The professional direction of the clinical laboratories is provided by the faculty of the Division of Laboratory Medicine within the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. This is a dedicated 2-year training program in the Section of Clinical Biochemistry. Fellows that are admitted will work and learn in a clinical biochemistry laboratory setting. There are three main specialty laboratories – automation, special chemistry, and immunopathology. The fellows will also rotate through Molecular Pathology, Microbiology, Hematology and Transfusion Medicine. They also will have the opportunity of learning other specialties (e.g. biochemical genetics, prenatal screening, etc). The fellows will learn through five major routes – self-study, staff members, pathology residents/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 abundant opportunities for method development and translational research during the two-year training.

Program Requirements

To be considered for the program, prospective fellows must have:

1. Doctoral or medical degree(s) in chemistry, biochemistry, biology, medicine, pathology, pathobiology or pharmacology from an accredited university.
2. Minimum of 30 semester hours (undergraduate or graduate level) of coursework in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and biochemistry to qualify for certification by the ABCC.
   • If a candidate’s academic credentials are obtained outside the United States, they must be deemed equivalent by an appropriate education evaluation agency.

To Apply

The application period is off-cycle in 2024; we are currently receiving applications for the next fellow to commence in January 2025.

The application packet must include:

1. Letter of interest: should include expected available date and origin of interest in a career in clinical chemistry
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Contact information for three references

The recruitment committee will invite promising applicants to complete an application form, submit reference letters and provide transcripts. The process may include online interviews, research talks and possibly on-site interviews for final candidates.

Training Level

Postdoctoral Training Level
Number of positions available per year: 1 every other year
Duration of program: 2 years
Approximate annual salary or stipend: PGY Scale
Source of funding: Department Funded
Current number of trainees: 0
Number of past graduates: 6

Faculty

Jessica Colon-Franco, PhD, DABCC	Special Chemistry, Lab Leadership, Endocrine testing, Blood Gases
Kamran Kadkhoda, PhD, DABMLI	Immunopathology, Serology, Allergy, Cellular Immunology
Grace Kroner, PhD, DABCC	Send out testing and stewardship, Reference lab operations, lab developed tests
Adam J. McShane, PhD, DABCC (CC, TC), FADLM	Core Laboratory, Automation, Mass Spectrometry, Cardiovascular Testing, Toxicology
Marvin Natowicz, MD, PhD	Biochemical Genetics
Ed Reineks, MD, PhD, DABCC, FCAP	Point-of-Care Testing, Protein Electrophoresis, Quality, Lab Management, Informatics