Jeffrey L. Myers, M.D.
A. James French Professor and Director,
Division of Anatomic Pathology

Campus Address:
2G332 UH 0054
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0054


Phone: (734) 936-1888
Fax: (734) 763-4095
E-mail: myerjeff@med.umich.edu

Administrative Support:

Beth Minors, 936-1888

Clinical Interests:

Pulmonary pathology and general surgical pathology.


Research Interests:

Pulmonary and general surgical pathology; patient safety and practice innovation.


For a list of Dr. Myer's most recent publications, click here


Brief Biography:

Dr. Myers received a B.A. in Biology (summa cum laude) from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota (1977), and an M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (1981). He completed residency training in the Department of Pathology at Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals from the period 1981-1984. During the period 1983-1984, Dr. Myers completed an American Cancer Society Regular Clinical Fellowship in the Division of Surgical Pathology, Barnes and Affiliated Hospitals. From July 1984 through June 1985, he completed fellowships in Surgical Pathology and Pulmonary Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Upon completion of training, he joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as an Assistant Professor. He has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the North Dakota State Medical Association Award, Alpha Omega Alpha, Mayo Distinguished Clinical Award, and the Joanne Vandenberge Hill Award & William O. Russell Lectureship in Anatomical Pathology from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

In 1989, he accepted a position at the Mayo Clinic as Senior Associate Consultant in Surgical Pathology. In 1990, he was appointed Assistant Professor at Mayo Medical School, was promoted to Associate Professor in 1991 and Professor in 1996. While at Mayo, he also served as Chair, Section/Division of Surgical Pathology (1992-1993); Chair, Division of Anatomic Pathology (1993-2002).

Dr. Myers is a member of a number of professional societies including the College of American Pathologists, Arthur Purdy Stout Society, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology and the American Thoracic Society. He has served as an invited speaker nationally and internationally on over 250 occasions and has over 100 publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals, abstracts, and chapters.

In January 2006, Dr. Myers joined the faculty of the Department of Pathology as the A. James French Professor of Diagnostic Pathology and Director, Division of Anatomic Pathology. He is board certified in Anatomic Pathology.