Department of Pathology

Services

Professional consultations
Diagnostic electron microscopy
Routine culture and sensitivity and parasitology
Routine analyses, organ profile panels, metabolites, hormones, vitamins and lipids analysis, special protein analysis and custom-designed test panels
Hepatitis screening of tissue or blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow morphology and coagulation
Antibody profiles and antigen detection for infectious diseases and cancer, AIDS screening
Routine Pap smear
Sputum and all fluids, slide consultations and immunoperoxidase
Special stains
Immediate autopsy program for tissue procurement for transplantation
Blood alcohol and drug testing, drug screening programs, therapeutic drug monitoring, chain of custody/expert witness testimony
Routine and special stains, immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry
Environmental pathology and toxicology, including environmental studies, tissue analysis for asbestos, forensic and toxicology studies
Kidney pathology biopsies and studies
Veterinary and environmental studies
Flow cytometric analysis of blood and tumor cells
Digital imaging fluorescence microscopy and confocal microscopy
Consultation in transfusion therapy; antibody identification for cross-match, prenatal testing, platelet and leukocyte transfusions and reactions; autologous transfusions; and therapeutic apheresis
Collection and characterization of human tissues for transplantation and research
Computerized laboratory reports
Specimen transportation

This page was last updated on: October 30, 2009.

For more information about the Department of Pathology or to contact one of our pathologists, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians)