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West Reading, Pennsylvania

Pathologist

PathologyFull-Time

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Job Description

Tower Health is seeking an experienced Pathologist to join our department at Reading Hospital in West Reading Pennsylvania. The practice includes a wide variety of general surgical pathology and multiple subspecialties.

Candidates should be board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and have at least 3 years' experience in a hospital setting. Additional expertise and fellowship training in surgical pathology, gastro-intestinal pathology and/or dermatopathology are a plus.

Interest in collaborative projects with other departments and graduate teaching and tumor board presentations is highly desirable.

Our Pathology Department includes 7 board certified fellowship trained Pathologists. The department supports Reading Hospital, a regional 715+ bed tertiary care center, as well as Pottstown and Phoenixville Hospitals and Spring Ridge Surgi Center all located within a 20-mile radius.

In addition, a rehabilitation hospital and associated physician offices. The pathology laboratory employs over 250 technologists, technicians and support personnel and performs 4 million tests per year.

Our annual volume of surgical pathology cases is over 25,000 with 5,600 non-GYN cytology cases, 1,300 FNAs, 250 bone marrow biopsies and 700 flow cytometry cases. The laboratory has a state-of-the-art immunohistochemistry/FISH laboratory.

The practice is varied to include multiple specialties and has a wealth of interesting and challenging cases in a collaborating environment dedicated to advancing medical knowledge with an unmatched physician commitment to excellence.

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plans with employer automatic contribution and match
  • Claims-made malpractice insurance with tail coverage
  • 50K New Hire Bonus
  • Generous paid time-off allowance
  • CME time and money
  • Relocation assistance
  • H1B visas and green card sponsorship
  • Spousal / domestic partner job search support
  • Living in Berks County – From Reading Fellows (Video)
  • Berks County Living Website
  • Contact Name: Brittany Kulp
  • Contact Email: Brittany.Kulp@towerhealth.org
  • Contact Phone: 484-587-9535

Qualifications

MD/DO

Licensed to Practice Medicine in Pennsylvania

Candidates must be Board Certified in Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and have at least 3 years' experience in a hospital setting.

Fellowship in Surgical Pathology

Overview

Tower Health is a regionally integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.

With over 10,000 team members and a combined 1,200 beds, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, a partnership with Drexel University. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.

Tower Health is strongly committed to academic medicine and training, including multiple residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences in West Reading.

Key Responsibilities

The Pathologist will perform a wide variety of general surgical pathology and subspecialty diagnostics within a regional tertiary care center. Responsibilities include collaborative projects with other departments, graduate teaching, and active participation in tumor board presentations.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Anatomic pathologyFNAMedical diagnosis

Pathology — Physician Career Context

Pathology pay on WeekdayDoc is down 7.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 1.5
Below most Pathology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 233 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in West Reading

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,904/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Reading, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tower Health

Hospitals and Health Care
West Reading, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plans with employer automatic contribution and match
Claims-made malpractice insurance with tail coverage
$50K New Hire Bonus
Generous paid time-off allowance
CME time and money
Relocation assistance