Dr. Alejandro Mendoza

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Alejandro Mendoza is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UC Davis Health specializing in Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology. His clinical expertise includes breast, thoracic, and gastrointestinal surgical pathology, as well as cytopathology techniques such as ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy. Dr. Mendoza has a comprehensive background in cytomorphologic analysis and digital pathology, with a strong interest in the development of medical devices. He completed his medical education at Lady Fatima University, followed by residency training in Pathology at Harbor UCLA. He has further specialized in Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology through fellowships at UC Davis. Dr. Mendoza has received several prestigious awards including the Resident/Fellow-Mentor Joint Research Award from the Department of Pathology at UC Davis and has been recognized for his teaching abilities with the Fellow Teaching Award.

Research Interests

Cytopathology Surgical Pathology Digital Pathology Medical Device Development

Experience

Assistant Clinical Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

UC Davis Health • Davis, CA

Director of Cytopathology, specializing in Cytopathology and Surgical Pathology.

Awards

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Resident/Fellow-Mentor Joint Research Award

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Fellow Teaching Award

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FASEB MARC Travel Award

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.