Biographical summary
Dr. Valentina Zanfagnin earned her medical degree from the University of Turin, Italy, where she also completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She subsequently pursued postdoctoral research in Translational Medicine and Precision Oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota before completing her Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Dr. Zanfagnin received subspecialty training in Selective Surgical Pathology and in Women's and Perinatal Pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Zanfagnin's interest is in tumors of the female genital tract and tumors of the breast.
Dr. Zanfagnin speaks Italian in addition to English.
Conditions treated
Interests
- Women's and Perinatal Pathology
- Breast Pathology
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2026
Fellowship - Women's and Perinatal PathologyBrigham and Women's Hospital
- 2025
Fellowship - Selective Surgical PathologyMassachusetts General Hospital
- 2024
Residency - Anatomic and Clinical PathologyUniversity of Southern California
- 2020
Post Doctoral FellowshipMayo Clinic
- 2016
Residency - Obstetrics and GynecologyFaculty of Medicine, University of Turin
- 2011
Clinical InternshipFaculty of Medicine, University of Turin
- 2009
MD - MedicineFaculty of Medicine, University of Turin
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2024
Anatomic PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
Awards and honors
- 2026
USCAP Honorable Mention, Association of Directors of Anatomic and Subspecialty Pathology (ADASP)USCAP Annual Meeting
- 2024
Fellow Excellence in TeachingMassachusetts General Hospital