Dr. Tanakchi received her medical degree from the University of Baghdad, College of Medicine in 2010. She completed her residency in anatomic pathology at the National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD followed by two fellowships in general surgical pathology and cytopathology at LAC-USC Medical Center, and a fellowship in Women’s Health Pathology at the University of California, Irvine. She is board certified in anatomic pathology and has expertise in cytopathology, breast pathology and GYN pathology. She joined San Diego Pathologists Medical Group in 2026.